Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Arts & Literature - Comic Books
> 1. Mjolnir ("mule-near") is the weapon of what Marvel superhero?
Thor. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth,
Marc, and Erland.
> 2. Who was the first black superhero in mainstream American comics?
> He is also the former king of Wakanda.
Black Panther. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Gareth.
> 3. Name *any 2* of the 5 original X-Men (not including Prof. X).
Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey). 4 for
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Gareth.
> 4. Name *any* member of the original Alpha Flight.
Aurora, Guardian (aka Weapon Alpha, Vindicator), Northstar, Sasquatch,
Shaman, Snowbird. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 5. Who is the Scarlet Witch's father?
Magneto. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Gareth.
Stephen asserted that his own answer was wrong due to a retcon.
Dan Blum also wondered if his might be. According to Wikipedia,
there was a retcon some time this year and the answer is now Django
Maximoff. However on Marvel's own web site it says here
http://marvel.com/universe/Scarlet_Witch_%28Wanda_Maximoff%29
that Magneto is correct, and I'm taking that as definitive.
If their left hand doesn't know what their right hand is doing,
that's not my problem.
> 6. Who is Nightcrawler's mother?
Mystique. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> The remaining questions ask about *current* alter egos of
> superheroes. Who is the alter ego of:
> 7. ...the Green Lantern?
Hal Jordan. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, and Erland.
This time it was Dan Tilque who asserted that his own answer was
wrong, and again Wikipedia seems to confirm this, but DC Comics'
own web site
http://www.dccomics.com/characters/green-lantern
confirms it as correct and I'm taking that as definitive.
> 8. ...Storm?
Ororo Munroe. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. ...Hawkeye?
Clint Barton. 4 for Stephen and Gareth.
> 10. ...the Thing?
Benjamin Jacob Grimm. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Gareth.
> * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Scientists and their Passports
> Sure, you know their scientific achievements, but can you identify
> their country of birth or nationality?
> For questions #1-9, name the *present-day* country that includes
> their place of birth.
> 1. Marie Curie, pioneer in the field of radioactivity.
Poland. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen,
Gareth, Marc, and Erland.
> 2. William Osler, father of modern medicine.
Canada. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Gareth.
> 3. Linus Torvalds, software engineer and chief architect of the
> operating system Linux.
Finland. 4 for Dan Tilque, Björn, Pete, Stephen, Gareth, Marc,
and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
> 4. Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr, best known for his
> contribution to quantum theory.
Denmark. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Gareth,
Marc, and Erland. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. Ernest Rutherford, father of nuclear physics.
New Zealand. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Gareth.
3 for Joshua.
> 6. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb.
Hungary. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who is associated with the modern
> biological naming scheme.
Sweden. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Dan Blum, Calvin, Stephen,
Marc, and Erland.
> 8. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics.
Czech Republic. I didn't know either.
No, Czechoslovakia is not a present-day country.
> 9. Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize winner best known for his
> discovery of penicillin.
UK (accepting Scotland). 4 for Dan Tilque, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Gareth, and Erland. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin.
> 10. For Nikola Tesla, *either* answer the same question as above
> *or* give his actual nationality at birth -- but you must say
> which answer you are giving.
His birthplace is now in Croatia. As to nationality at birth,
I'm annoyed to find out that Erland's pre-complaint that this is
not clearly defined is valid -- at the time different groups within
the Austrian empire were declaring themselves to be "nations" and
demanding rights accordingly, so it depends on whether one accepts
their position. The originally expected answer was Serbian, but I'm
also accepting Austrian (but not "Austro-Hungarian"; that came later,
after the Austrians accepted the national claims from Hungary).
Only nobody gave either answer anyway. Those who got it right all
named the present-day country. So it's:
4 for Stephen and Marc. 3 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Can Geo Ent Lit Sci FOUR
Gareth Owen 31 4 20 36 28 23 118
Joshua Kreitzer 22 8 28 24 8 28 102
Dan Blum 8 21 16 16 24 20 81
Dan Tilque 12 16 -- -- 16 24 68
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 36 32 68
Marc Dashevsky 0 7 24 16 4 20 67
Pete Gayde 16 4 16 28 0 4 64
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 32 0 8 20 60
"Calvin" -- -- 24 4 0 17 45
Peter Smyth 19 0 20 4 -- -- 43
Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 4 20 32
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 0 0 16
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