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Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2019, 6:38:20 PM10/2/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06,
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*)".
** Final, Round 2 - Literature
* Most-Banned Novels
Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
according to the American Library Association. In each case name
the book.
1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
Alice Walker.
2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
seized and burned 500 copies of it.
3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
* There Once was a Woman from Venus...
This triple, the second, is limericks.
We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
The verse, we'll supply
And ask you to provide
Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
4. There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
Had a daughter named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket...
5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
It said, on the door,
"Don't spit on the floor",
So he stood up and spat on the...
6. There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was far faster than light;
She started one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the... [2 words needed].
* Dr. Dolittle
A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
7. Who was the author of the novels?
8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
(Name and species.)
9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
* Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
(They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
Moore work.
10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
Rorschach.
11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
and terrorism.
* Colorful Novels
All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
a battlefield hero.
14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
to feature Sherlock Holmes.
** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
* Shit Prime Ministers Say
Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
3. "I don't know... A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof?
It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good
proof, it's because it's proven."
* Heritage Minutes
Since 1991, "Heritage Minutes" have depicted persons, events
and stories in Canadian history -- including the topics of these
questions.
4. A young runaway's death sparks the first inquest into treatment
of Indigenous children in residential schools. Gord Downie
dedicated his last album to this person. Name him.
5. Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off
American soldiers until reinforcements arrive -- when which
1812 battle is won?
6. A boyhood fascination with tinkering evolves into a career as
innovator and entrepreneur for the inventor of the snowmobile,
born in 1907. Name him.
* Awards
7. Canada's music awards may seem to be named for a Roman goddess,
but they are actually named for the first chairman of the CRTC,
considered the father of CanCon. Name him -- first and last
name required.
8. Currently sponsored by Scotiabank, this is the largest annual
prize for fiction in Canada -- $50,000 for the best Canadian
novel or short story. Name it.
9. Until 2016, Quebec's own awards of excellence for cinema were
named after the filmmaker known for "Mon Oncle Antoine".
The awards were renamed when sexual-abuse allegations surfaced
posthumously. Name him.
* Municipal Slogans/Nicknames
"The 6", "the Big Smoke", "T-dot", and "Hogtown" notwithstanding,
Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
10. Which Manitoba city calls itself "the Wheat City"?
11. Maritimers simply call it "the Nish". Name the city *and
province*.
12. Which provincial capital is known as "the Birthplace of
Confederation"?
* Companies
13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
internationally and now operates in the US under the John
Hancock brand. Name it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter
m...@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry."
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*)".
** Final, Round 2 - Literature
* Most-Banned Novels
Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
according to the American Library Association. In each case name
the book.
1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
Alice Walker.
2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
seized and burned 500 copies of it.
3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
* There Once was a Woman from Venus...
This triple, the second, is limericks.
We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
The verse, we'll supply
And ask you to provide
Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
4. There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
Had a daughter named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket...
5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
It said, on the door,
"Don't spit on the floor",
So he stood up and spat on the...
6. There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was far faster than light;
She started one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the... [2 words needed].
* Dr. Dolittle
A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
7. Who was the author of the novels?
8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
(Name and species.)
9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
* Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
(They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
Moore work.
10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
Rorschach.
11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
and terrorism.
* Colorful Novels
All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
a battlefield hero.
14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
to feature Sherlock Holmes.
** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
* Shit Prime Ministers Say
Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
3. "I don't know... A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof?
It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good
proof, it's because it's proven."
* Heritage Minutes
Since 1991, "Heritage Minutes" have depicted persons, events
and stories in Canadian history -- including the topics of these
questions.
4. A young runaway's death sparks the first inquest into treatment
of Indigenous children in residential schools. Gord Downie
dedicated his last album to this person. Name him.
5. Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off
American soldiers until reinforcements arrive -- when which
1812 battle is won?
6. A boyhood fascination with tinkering evolves into a career as
innovator and entrepreneur for the inventor of the snowmobile,
born in 1907. Name him.
* Awards
7. Canada's music awards may seem to be named for a Roman goddess,
but they are actually named for the first chairman of the CRTC,
considered the father of CanCon. Name him -- first and last
name required.
8. Currently sponsored by Scotiabank, this is the largest annual
prize for fiction in Canada -- $50,000 for the best Canadian
novel or short story. Name it.
9. Until 2016, Quebec's own awards of excellence for cinema were
named after the filmmaker known for "Mon Oncle Antoine".
The awards were renamed when sexual-abuse allegations surfaced
posthumously. Name him.
* Municipal Slogans/Nicknames
"The 6", "the Big Smoke", "T-dot", and "Hogtown" notwithstanding,
Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
10. Which Manitoba city calls itself "the Wheat City"?
11. Maritimers simply call it "the Nish". Name the city *and
province*.
12. Which provincial capital is known as "the Birthplace of
Confederation"?
* Companies
13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
internationally and now operates in the US under the John
Hancock brand. Name it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter
m...@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry."
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Oct 2, 2019, 8:16:14 PM10/2/19
to
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
The Color Purple
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
> * Dr. Dolittle
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
Watchmen
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
> * Colorful Novels
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
> * Heritage Minutes
> 5. Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off
> American soldiers until reinforcements arrive -- when which
> 1812 battle is won?
> * Companies
> 13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
> Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
> WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
> for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 3, 2019, 1:50:37 AM10/3/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Spydnb6Un4RLuwjAnZ2dnUU7-
VfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
>
> * Most-Banned Novels
>
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
>
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
"The Color Purple"
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
"Ulysses"
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
"Beloved"
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
>
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
>
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
Nan tuck it
(with "tuck" meant to indicate "took")
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
ceiling
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
previous night
> * Dr. Dolittle
>
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
>
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
Lofting
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
Pushmi-Pullyu
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
>
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
> * Colorful Novels
>
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
>
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
Skipping this round.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
VfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
>
> * Most-Banned Novels
>
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
>
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
>
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
>
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
(with "tuck" meant to indicate "took")
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
> * Dr. Dolittle
>
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
>
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
>
> The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
>
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
"Watchmen"
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
>
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
"V for Vendetta"
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
> * Colorful Novels
>
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
>
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
"The Red Badge of Courage"
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
"How Green Was My Valley"
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
"A Study in Scarlet"
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 3, 2019, 3:15:26 PM10/3/19
to
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
Odysseus
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
>
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
He took it
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
> 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
> 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
Pete Gayde
Oct 4, 2019, 5:52:27 PM10/4/19
to
>
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
>
>
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
>
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
>
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
>
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
>
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
>
>
> * Dr. Dolittle
>
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
>
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
>
> 8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
> the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
> (Name and species.)
>
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
>
>
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
>
> (They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
>
> The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
>
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
>
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
>
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
>
>
> * Colorful Novels
>
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
>
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
The Red Badge of Courage
>
>
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
How Green was My Valley
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
>
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
>
> * Shit Prime Ministers Say
>
> Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
> We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
>
> 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
>
> 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
>
>
> * Companies
>
> 13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
> Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
> WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
> for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
>
> 14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
> jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
> Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
> and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
>
> 15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
> founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
> as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
> internationally and now operates in the US under the John
> Hancock brand. Name it.
>
Dan Tilque
Oct 5, 2019, 3:21:37 PM10/5/19
to
On 10/2/19 3:38 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
>
> * Most-Banned Novels
>
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
>
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
The Color Purple
>
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
>
> * Most-Banned Novels
>
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
>
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
>
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
>
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
>
>
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
>
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
>
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
>
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
>
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
>
>
> * Dr. Dolittle
>
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
>
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
>
> 8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
> the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
> (Name and species.)
>
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
>
>
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
>
> (They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
>
> The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
>
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
>
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
>
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
>
>
> * Colorful Novels
>
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
>
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
The Red Badge of Courage
>
>
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
>
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
A Study in Scarlet
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
>
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
>
> * Shit Prime Ministers Say
>
> Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
> We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
>
> 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
>
> 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
>
> 11. Maritimers simply call it "the Nish". Name the city *and
> province*.
>
> 12. Which provincial capital is known as "the Birthplace of
> Confederation"?
>
>
> * Companies
>
> 13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
> Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
> WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
> for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
>
> 14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
> jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
> Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
> and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
>
> 15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
> founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
> as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
> internationally and now operates in the US under the John
> Hancock brand. Name it.
>
--
Mark Brader
Oct 6, 2019, 6:22:10 PM10/6/19
to
Mark Brader:
delay.
> For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
> * Most-Banned Novels
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
"The Color Purple". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
"Ulysses". I scored "Odysseus" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
"Beloved". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
Nantucket (Nan took it). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
Ceiling. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
Previous night. 4 for everyone.
> * Dr. Dolittle
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
Hugh Lofting. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
> the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
> (Name and species.)
Gub Gub the Pig.
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
A pushmi-pullyu. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
> (They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
> The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
"Watchmen". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
"V for Vendetta". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> * Colorful Novels
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
"The Red Badge of Courage". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
"How Green was My Valley". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
"A Study in Scarlet". I scored "A Study in Red" as almost correct.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
> * Shit Prime Ministers Say
> Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
> We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
> 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
Kim Campbell (PM for 4 months in 1993).
> 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
William Lyon Mackenzie King (PM 1921-26, 1926-30, and 1935-48,
speaking in 1942).
If you didn't know, you might at least have guessed a wartime prime
minister.
> 3. "I don't know... A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof?
> It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good
> proof, it's because it's proven."
Jean Chrétien (PM 1993-2003, speaking in 2002).
> * Heritage Minutes
> Since 1991, "Heritage Minutes" have depicted persons, events
> and stories in Canadian history -- including the topics of these
> questions.
> 4. A young runaway's death sparks the first inquest into treatment
> of Indigenous children in residential schools. Gord Downie
> dedicated his last album to this person. Name him.
Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack.
> 5. Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off
> American soldiers until reinforcements arrive -- when which
> 1812 battle is won?
Queenston Heights.
> 6. A boyhood fascination with tinkering evolves into a career as
> innovator and entrepreneur for the inventor of the snowmobile,
> born in 1907. Name him.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier.
> * Awards
> 7. Canada's music awards may seem to be named for a Roman goddess,
> but they are actually named for the first chairman of the CRTC,
> considered the father of CanCon. Name him -- first and last
> name required.
Pierre Juneau. (But it's the Juno awards, so I think the goddess
got in there too.)
> 8. Currently sponsored by Scotiabank, this is the largest annual
> prize for fiction in Canada -- $50,000 for the best Canadian
> novel or short story. Name it.
Giller Prize.
> 9. Until 2016, Quebec's own awards of excellence for cinema were
> named after the filmmaker known for "Mon Oncle Antoine".
> The awards were renamed when sexual-abuse allegations surfaced
> posthumously. Name him.
Claude Jutra.
> * Municipal Slogans/Nicknames
> "The 6", "the Big Smoke", "T-dot", and "Hogtown" notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> 10. Which Manitoba city calls itself "the Wheat City"?
Brandon. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 11. Maritimers simply call it "the Nish". Name the city *and
> province*.
Antigonish, Nova Scotia. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 12. Which provincial capital is known as "the Birthplace of
> Confederation"?
Charlottetown. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * Companies
> 13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
> Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
> WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
> for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
Corel.
> 14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
> jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
> Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
> and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
Videotron.
> 15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
> founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
(Sorry, I knew this: Sir John A. was a Macdonald, not a MacDonald.)
> as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
> internationally and now operates in the US under the John
> Hancock brand. Name it.
Manulife (accepting the original form, Manufacturers Life).
This one rather startled me, because my wife used to work for the
Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. -- which was founded *in
Toronto in 1887 with Macdonald as president*! That company is now
part of Travelers. But the facts given are correct for Manulife.
I presume Macdonald's presidency of the two separate companies was
not a conflict of interest because they only sold different types
of insurance -- at least, I know that "the Dominion", as they called
it for short, did not offer life insurance when my wife was there.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can
Dan Blum 56 0 56
Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56
Dan Tilque 32 12 44
Pete Gayde 24 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 14
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"But even though they probably certainly know that you probably
wouldn't, they don't certainly know that although you probably
wouldn't there's no probability that you certainly would."
-- Sir Humphrey Appleby ("Yes, Prime Minister") on nuclear deterrence
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
Er, sorry about that. At least we got one more entrant through the
delay.
> For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 2 - Literature
> * Most-Banned Novels
> Here are three of the most-banned works of 20th century fiction,
> according to the American Library Association. In each case name
> the book.
> 1. This novel's graphic portrayals of rape, racism, and violence
> against women have seen it banned by school boards and libraries
> since its release in 1982. A Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by
> Alice Walker.
> 2. James Joyce's epic stream-of-consciousness novel, considered
> a masterpiece, was initially banned for what critics viewed as
> its pornographic nature. In 1922, postal officials in New York
> seized and burned 500 copies of it.
Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 3. This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of freed slave Sethe.
> It has been challenged for scenes of violence and sexual
> material. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988.
> * There Once was a Woman from Venus...
> This triple, the second, is limericks.
> We hope that you all don't get sick of it.
> The verse, we'll supply
> And ask you to provide
> Just some lonely last words, to finish it.
> 4. There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who kept all his cash in a bucket --
> Had a daughter named Nan,
> Ran away with a man,
> And as for the bucket...
> 5. There was an old man of Darjeeling
> Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing.
> It said, on the door,
> "Don't spit on the floor",
> So he stood up and spat on the...
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. There was a young lady named Bright,
> Whose speed was far faster than light;
> She started one day,
> In a relative way,
> And returned on the... [2 words needed].
> * Dr. Dolittle
> A popular series of children's books featured Dr. John Dolittle,
> who could talk to the animals. No whispering was required.
> 7. Who was the author of the novels?
> 8. The doctor had four pets with reduplicative names -- Chee Chee
> the monkey, Too Too the Owl, Dab Dab the Duck, and which other?
> (Name and species.)
> 9. Also living with the doctor was an exotic creature with two
> heads at opposite ends of its body. What was it called?
> * Graphic Novels by Alan Moore
> (They stopped calling them "comic books" decades ago, Dad!)
> The graybeard god of the genre is Alan Moore, mentor to the likes
> of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. In each case, name the Alan
> Moore work.
> 10. Set in a parallel 1980s where Nixon won the Vietnam War with
> the help of superhero Dr. Manhattan, this tale of over-the-hill
> superheroes includes a murder mystery and psychotic vigilante
> Rorschach.
> 11. Moore envisions a Victorian super-hero collective that included
> Captain Nemo, Allan Quatermain, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the
> Invisible Man, fighting supervillain Fu Manchu.
and Dan Tilque.
> 12. Set in a totalitarian post-Third-World-War England, a man in
> a porcelain mask and his protege fight oppression through pranks
> and terrorism.
> * Colorful Novels
> All these books have a color in their title. Name the novel.
> 13. Stephen Crane's depiction of the cruelty of the US Civil War
> features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become
> a battlefield hero.
and Dan Tilque.
> 14. Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel tells the story of the narrator's
> Welsh family and the mining community they live in.
> 15. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle published this story, the first
> to feature Sherlock Holmes.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana
> * Shit Prime Ministers Say
> Canadian politics produces its share of bon and not-so-bon mots.
> We'll give you a famous quote, you name the Canadian PM.
> 1. "An election is no time to discuss serious issues."
> 2. "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription."
speaking in 1942).
If you didn't know, you might at least have guessed a wartime prime
minister.
> 3. "I don't know... A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof?
> It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good
> proof, it's because it's proven."
> * Heritage Minutes
> Since 1991, "Heritage Minutes" have depicted persons, events
> and stories in Canadian history -- including the topics of these
> questions.
> 4. A young runaway's death sparks the first inquest into treatment
> of Indigenous children in residential schools. Gord Downie
> dedicated his last album to this person. Name him.
> 5. Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off
> American soldiers until reinforcements arrive -- when which
> 1812 battle is won?
> 6. A boyhood fascination with tinkering evolves into a career as
> innovator and entrepreneur for the inventor of the snowmobile,
> born in 1907. Name him.
> * Awards
> 7. Canada's music awards may seem to be named for a Roman goddess,
> but they are actually named for the first chairman of the CRTC,
> considered the father of CanCon. Name him -- first and last
> name required.
got in there too.)
> 8. Currently sponsored by Scotiabank, this is the largest annual
> prize for fiction in Canada -- $50,000 for the best Canadian
> novel or short story. Name it.
> 9. Until 2016, Quebec's own awards of excellence for cinema were
> named after the filmmaker known for "Mon Oncle Antoine".
> The awards were renamed when sexual-abuse allegations surfaced
> posthumously. Name him.
> * Municipal Slogans/Nicknames
> "The 6", "the Big Smoke", "T-dot", and "Hogtown" notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> 10. Which Manitoba city calls itself "the Wheat City"?
> 11. Maritimers simply call it "the Nish". Name the city *and
> province*.
> 12. Which provincial capital is known as "the Birthplace of
> Confederation"?
> * Companies
> 13. This Canadian high-tech company was founded in 1985 by Michael
> Cowpland. Its high point came with the acquisition of
> WordPerfect to compete with Microsoft Word. The home arena
> for the Ottawa Senators used to bear this company's name.
> 14. In 2001, this Quebec-based cable giant was snatched from the
> jaws of Rogers by Quebecor and its controversial CEO Pierre-Karl
> Peladeau. Now it's the company's cash cow, competing with Bell
> and Telus in wireless and Internet access services. Name it.
> 15. This Canadian insurance and financial services company was
> founded in Toronto in 1887, with Sir John A. MacDonald
> as president. Canada's largest insurer, it has grown
> internationally and now operates in the US under the John
> Hancock brand. Name it.
This one rather startled me, because my wife used to work for the
Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. -- which was founded *in
Toronto in 1887 with Macdonald as president*! That company is now
part of Travelers. But the facts given are correct for Manulife.
I presume Macdonald's presidency of the two separate companies was
not a conflict of interest because they only sold different types
of insurance -- at least, I know that "the Dominion", as they called
it for short, did not offer life insurance when my wife was there.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can
Dan Blum 56 0 56
Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56
Dan Tilque 32 12 44
Pete Gayde 24 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 14
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"But even though they probably certainly know that you probably
wouldn't, they don't certainly know that although you probably
wouldn't there's no probability that you certainly would."
-- Sir Humphrey Appleby ("Yes, Prime Minister") on nuclear deterrence
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