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Mark Brader
May 5, 2015, 12:07:32 PM5/5/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
depended on the kindness of strangers."
3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
the everyday lives of its citizens.
For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
of a Canadian World War I fighter.
5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
What is it called?
7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have
something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
fictional Welsh fishing village.
10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
in the 1980's.
* Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
A. Angry Literature
A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
descriptor of an entire generation?
A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
Eating Contest is held.
B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
celebrates competitive eating?
C. History of Gay Pride
C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
Manhattan?
C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
"Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
his career as a child star on which TV show?
E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
$52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
and of course...
F. Sloths
F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
behavioral niche?
F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
What effect does this have on the fur?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing?
m...@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich
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 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
depended on the kindness of strangers."
3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
the everyday lives of its citizens.
For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
of a Canadian World War I fighter.
5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
What is it called?
7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
"I never travel without my diary. One should always have
something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
fictional Welsh fishing village.
10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
in the 1980's.
* Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
A. Angry Literature
A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
descriptor of an entire generation?
A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
Eating Contest is held.
B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
celebrates competitive eating?
C. History of Gay Pride
C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
Manhattan?
C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
"Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
his career as a child star on which TV show?
E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
$52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
and of course...
F. Sloths
F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
behavioral niche?
F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
What effect does this have on the fur?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing?
m...@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich
My text in this article is in the public domain.
bbowler
May 5, 2015, 1:47:21 PM5/5/15
to
On Tue, 05 May 2015 11:07:31 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see if
> you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Waiting for Godot?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see if
> you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the
> everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan?
>
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she posed
> naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral
> niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
Joe
May 5, 2015, 1:51:03 PM5/5/15
to
On 2015-05-05 17:47:20 +0000, bbowler said:
> On Tue, 05 May 2015 11:07:31 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, and
>> should be interpreted accordingly.
>>
>>
> On Tue, 05 May 2015 11:07:31 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, and
>> should be interpreted accordingly.
>>
>>
>> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
>> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral
>> niche?
>
> Koala
Not this one
>> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral
>> niche?
>
> Koala
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-32587267
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Dan Blum
May 5, 2015, 2:08:44 PM5/5/15
to
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Waiting for Godot
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
> A. Angry Literature
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
William Faulkner
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> C. History of Gay Pride
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> F. Sloths
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
May 5, 2015, 2:38:36 PM5/5/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name either the play or the playwright.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Waiting for Godot
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
A Streetcar Named Desire
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the play.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
>
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
>
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
>
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
Under Milk Wood
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
>
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
>
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Coney Island
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
>
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
Man vs Food
> celebrates competitive eating?
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
A gay sauna
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
wear fur
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
Bryant
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
Messi
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
Koala
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
makes it different colours
> What effect does this have on the fur?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
May 5, 2015, 4:01:25 PM5/5/15
to
In article <z_KdncoABrded9XI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
A Streetcar Named Desire
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
Our Town
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
Uncle Vanya
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
Rosenkrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
The Importance Of Being Earnest
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
>
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
it's by Tony Kushner and I cannot remember the name
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
Faulkner
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Coney Island
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
>
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
Stonewall Inn
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
wear fur
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
Kobe Bryant
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
>
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
koala
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
camouflage (and I've always heard it was algae, although perhaps
the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Waiting For Godot
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
>
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
>
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
>
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
swp
May 5, 2015, 9:50:41 PM5/5/15
to
On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:07:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
May 6, 2015, 1:31:34 AM5/6/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z_KdncoABrded9XInZ2dnUU7-
aud...@vex.net:
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
Tennessee Williams
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
"Our Town"
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
"Angels in America"
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
"Look Back in Anger"
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
William Faulkner
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Coney Island
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
Stonewall Inn
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
"wear fur"
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
"Mickey Mouse Club"
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
Lebron James
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
koala
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
aud...@vex.net:
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
"Waiting for Godot"
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
"The Seagull" (?)
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
"Blithe Spirit"
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
May 6, 2015, 3:40:03 AM5/6/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Dostoevsky
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
>
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
>
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
>
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
>
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
>
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
>
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
>
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
>
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
>
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque
May 6, 2015, 3:45:57 AM5/6/15
to
>> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
>> What effect does this have on the fur?
> camouflage (and I've always heard it was algae, although perhaps
> the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria)
Cyanobacteria were originally known as blue-green algae. But they're not
>> What effect does this have on the fur?
> camouflage (and I've always heard it was algae, although perhaps
> the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria)
very closely related to green algae, so they came up with another name
for them.
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
May 7, 2015, 2:39:44 AM5/7/15
to
On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 2:07:32 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Checkov, Ibsen
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
>
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
>
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
>
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
>
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
>
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
cheers,
calvin
Björn Lundin
May 7, 2015, 3:45:24 AM5/7/15
to
On 2015-05-05 18:07, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
>
>
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
wearing dead animals.
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
>
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
>
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
>
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
>
--
Björn
Pete
May 7, 2015, 11:51:37 PM5/7/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Chekhov
> 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
>
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
>
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
>
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
>
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
>
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
>
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
>
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
>
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
>
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
>
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
>
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
>
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
>
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
>
> A. Angry Literature
>
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
>
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
>
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
>
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
>
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
>
> C. History of Gay Pride
>
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
>
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
>
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
>
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
>
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
>
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
>
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
>
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
>
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
>
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
>
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
>
>
Mark Brader
May 8, 2015, 3:17:52 PM5/8/15
to
Mark Brader:
Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter,
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. 4 for Bruce,
Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
"Billy Bishop Goes to War".
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
"Uncle Vanya". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen. 2 for Pete.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" (by Tom Stoppard, referring
to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
"Blithe Spirit" (by Noel Coward). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen.
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (by Oscar Widle). 4 for Marc,
Stephen, and Joshua.
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
"Under Milk Wood" (by Dylan Thomas). 4 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
"Angels in America" (by Tony Kushner). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Joshua.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> A. Angry Literature
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
"Look Back in Anger". 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
William Faulkner. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua,
and Calvin.
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Coney Island (New York). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen,
Joshua, and Pete.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
"Man vs. Food". 4 for Bruce, Peter, Stephen, and Pete.
> C. History of Gay Pride
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
Stonewall Inn. Anything with "Stonewall" was acceptable.
4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
Dyke March. 4 for Stephen.
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
Wear fur. "Wearing dead animals" was not specific enough.
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
"The All New Mickey Mouse Club". Anything with "Mickey Mouse Club"
was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin.
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
LeBron James. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
Christiano Ronaldo. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Bruce and Calvin.
2 for Björn and Pete.
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
Koala. (And some teenagers, Calvin tells us.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum,
Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn.
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
Turns it green, which provides camouflage. I accepted any reference
to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something
disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187
Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158
"Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 6 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won convincingly.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
Stephen, and Joshua.
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
and Joshua.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
> A. Angry Literature
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
and Calvin.
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Joshua, and Pete.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
> C. History of Gay Pride
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin.
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
2 for Björn and Pete.
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn.
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something
disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187
Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158
"Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
Mark Brader
May 8, 2015, 3:19:25 PM5/8/15
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
army in this battle.
For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
battle of the Hundred Years War.
5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
expansion into Europe.
6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
the battlefield.
8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
military power of the Holy Land.
9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
the Roman Empire.
10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
Pacific.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
these celebrations?
2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
magicians.
3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
animals collectively called?
4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
of the title will suffice.)
5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
late 17th century.
7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
classic does she appear?
9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
--
Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with.
Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well."
m...@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman
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 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
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*)".
As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
army in this battle.
For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
battle of the Hundred Years War.
5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
expansion into Europe.
6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
the battlefield.
8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
military power of the Holy Land.
9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
the Roman Empire.
10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
Pacific.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
these celebrations?
2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
magicians.
3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
animals collectively called?
4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
of the title will suffice.)
5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
late 17th century.
7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
classic does she appear?
9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
--
Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with.
Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well."
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Mark Brader
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Sorry, forgot to change the subject line here. Here it is again...
Mark Brader:
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 6 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won convincingly.
Hearty congratulations!
Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
> Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and
> since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see
> if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives.
> For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright.
> 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about.
"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter,
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua.
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
> depended on the kindness of strangers."
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. 4 for Bruce,
Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
> small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through
> the everyday lives of its citizens.
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> For the remaining questions, name the *play*.
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
> 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in
> collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life
> of a Canadian World War I fighter.
"Billy Bishop Goes to War".
> 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
> glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that
> supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by
> Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it.
"Uncle Vanya". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen. 2 for Pete.
> 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
> fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince.
> It centers around two of the minor characters in that play.
> What is it called?
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" (by Tom Stoppard, referring
to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
> their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and
> dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.
"Blithe Spirit" (by Noel Coward). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen.
> 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks,
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
> "I never travel without my diary. One should always have
> something sensational to read in the train." What is the play?
"The Importance of Being Earnest" (by Oscar Widle). 4 for Marc,
Stephen, and Joshua.
Stephen, and Joshua.
> 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
> the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small,
> fictional Welsh fishing village.
"Under Milk Wood" (by Dylan Thomas). 4 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
> an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life
> in the 1980's.
"Angels in America" (by Tony Kushner). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Joshua.
and Joshua.
> * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> A. Angry Literature
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
> A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a
> descriptor of an entire generation?
"Look Back in Anger". 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
> A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
William Faulkner. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua,
and Calvin.
and Calvin.
> B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
> B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog
> Eating Contest is held.
Coney Island (New York). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen,
Joshua, and Pete.
Joshua, and Pete.
> B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman,
> celebrates competitive eating?
> celebrates competitive eating?
"Man vs. Food". 4 for Bruce, Peter, Stephen, and Pete.
> C. History of Gay Pride
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
> C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours
> of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of
> Manhattan?
Stonewall Inn. Anything with "Stonewall" was acceptable.
4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
> LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other.
Dyke March. 4 for Stephen.
> D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
> D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and
> "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit.
> But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she
> posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what?
Wear fur. "Wearing dead animals" was not specific enough.
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
> his career as a child star on which TV show?
"The All New Mickey Mouse Club". Anything with "Mickey Mouse Club"
was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin.
was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin.
> E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
> E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000
> and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the
> highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014?
LeBron James. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
> $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the
> highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014?
Christiano Ronaldo. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Bruce and Calvin.
2 for Björn and Pete.
2 for Björn and Pete.
> and of course...
> F. Sloths
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
> F. Sloths
> F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits.
> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/
> behavioral niche?
Koala. (And some teenagers, Calvin tells us.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum,
Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn.
Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn.
> F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria.
> What effect does this have on the fur?
> What effect does this have on the fur?
Turns it green, which provides camouflage. I accepted any reference
to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something
disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187
Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158
"Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something
disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187
Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158
"Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
Erland Sommarskog
May 8, 2015, 4:16:47 PM5/8/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies.
No, it didn't. The Serbian Empire as established by Stefan Dusan who
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies.
died in 1355 had alread falled into several feudal states, of which
some at the time of the battle were Ottoman vassals, and some like
Prince Lazar were not. Prince Lazar died in the battle, and his son
would a few years later also become an Ottoman vassal. But that was
not because he was forced at gunpoint, no he needed an ally to
protect him against the threat from Hungary.
This remnant Serbia would chug along for another 50-60 years, and there
would be a second battle at Kosovo in 1448, and this har more importance
in establishing the Ottoman power on the Balkan peninsula.
It may seem picky to bring this up, but the myths of the first battle of
Kosovo is part of the ingredients of the wars in this area in the 1990s.
There is no reason to keep this false legends alive.
> Name the *field* of battle.
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
Abrakadabra
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
May 8, 2015, 4:47:17 PM5/8/15
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In article <jYWdnTPKKaGhkdDI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
>
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
coven
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
>
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
Salem, Massachusetts
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
>
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
>
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
witch hazel
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
Midway
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
>
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
>
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
>
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
>
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
swp
May 8, 2015, 5:27:02 PM5/8/15
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On Friday, May 8, 2015 at 3:19:25 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
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
> Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
> Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
>
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
swp
Dan Blum
May 8, 2015, 5:28:54 PM5/8/15
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> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
Flodden
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
Mark Brader
May 8, 2015, 5:46:10 PM5/8/15
to
I just realized I posted this question set in the same thread as the
previous set. Sorry, here it is again. Please respond in either
thread (but only once).
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
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
2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
previous set. Sorry, here it is again. Please respond in either
thread (but only once).
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 (from the first posting).
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,
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the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
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companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
army in this battle.
slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
army in this battle.
For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
battle of the Hundred Years War.
to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
battle of the Hundred Years War.
5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
expansion into Europe.
Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
expansion into Europe.
6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
the battlefield.
in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
the battlefield.
8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
military power of the Holy Land.
vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
military power of the Holy Land.
9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
the Roman Empire.
a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
the Roman Empire.
10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
Pacific.
a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
Pacific.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
these celebrations?
1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
these celebrations?
2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
magicians.
followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
magicians.
3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
animals collectively called?
foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
animals collectively called?
4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
of the title will suffice.)
in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
of the title will suffice.)
5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
late 17th century.
late 17th century.
7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
classic does she appear?
name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
classic does she appear?
9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
--
Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with.
Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well."
m...@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman
Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with.
Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well."
m...@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman
Björn Lundin
May 9, 2015, 11:48:00 AM5/9/15
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On 2015-05-08 21:19, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
> Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
> Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
>
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
hmm. its translation is trastfältet which I'd say would be something
>
> As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
> Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
> Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
>
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
like 'The field of the blackbird'
>
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
>
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
>
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
>
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
>
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
>
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
black sabbath?
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
--
Björn
Erland Sommarskog
May 9, 2015, 1:26:59 PM5/9/15
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Björn Lundin (b.f.l...@gmail.com) writes:
> hmm. its translation is trastfältet which I'd say would be something
> like 'The field of the blackbird'
>
"Blackbird Field" would indeed be a possible translation of Kosovo Polje,
> hmm. its translation is trastfältet which I'd say would be something
> like 'The field of the blackbird'
>
and I was considering making a note of this since the question had
both words in the question. That is, it talked about the battle of
Kosovo and then asked the name of the field - and the name of the
field is indeed the Field...
The Blackbird thing seems to be a little more complicated. Looking
up "trast" in the dictionary and on Wikipedia, I find that the word
is "Thrush" in English. Then again, if I try "koltrast" ("blackbird"),
there is a Serbian entry, and the title is "Kos (ptitsa)". "Kosovo"
would be formed from "kos"; "kosov" is genitiv plural.
Björn Lundin
May 9, 2015, 5:12:34 PM5/9/15
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so I went for the most common (to my knowledge)
bird in that family - blackbird
But I'm impressed about the story you wrote about
which battle that is significant. I only knew of one...
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
May 9, 2015, 5:21:59 PM5/9/15
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>
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the field of battle.
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
Flodden Field
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the conquistador who led the Spanish
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> army in this battle.
Cortes
> For the remaining questions, simply name the battle in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
Agincourt
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
>
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
>
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
Culloden
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
>
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
>
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
>
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
>
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
Midway
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
>
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
>
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
Quarter Days
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
Coven
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
Abracadabra
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
>
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
>
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
>
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
Peter Smyth
> late 17th century.
>
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
>
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
>
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
Erland Sommarskog
May 10, 2015, 4:14:39 AM5/10/15
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Björn Lundin (b.f.l...@gmail.com) writes:
> To be honest - I did not know the English translation of 'Trast'
> so I went for the most common (to my knowledge)
> bird in that family - blackbird
I was actually also considering to give a translated name (in parallel
> To be honest - I did not know the English translation of 'Trast'
> so I went for the most common (to my knowledge)
> bird in that family - blackbird
with Kosovo Polje), but I could not think of any translation at all,
and Mark has told me to stay away from that dictionary.
More trivia about the site: there is actually a point with using the
translated name like we do in Swedish. To wit, that makes it possible
to distinguish the battlefield from the small town of Kosovo Polje,
which according to Wikipedia was not established until 1921 and named
after the battlefield.
Dan Tilque
May 10, 2015, 4:25:40 AM5/10/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
> Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
> Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
>
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
Pizarro
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted,
> Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History
> Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black."
>
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
>
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
>
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
>
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
>
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
>
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
>
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
>
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
>
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
>
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
>
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
>
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
>
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
>
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
>
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Calvin
May 10, 2015, 4:54:26 PM5/10/15
to
On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 5:19:25 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
>
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
Flodden Field
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
>
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
>
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
>
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
>
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
>
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
>
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
>
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
>
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
>
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
>
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 11, 2015, 6:54:47 PM5/11/15
to
Mark Brader:
audio round (which, by the way, was on "black music: blues, jazz, and
soul"); and, not counting that audio round, it was the third-hardest
round of the entire season.
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
Field of the Blackbirds (or Crows). 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Björn.
I also accepted the Serbian name. See also Erland's exposition of
why the question was wrong, which I have not verified.
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
Flodden Field. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Peter, and Calvin.
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
Francisco Pizarro. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Björn, and Dan Tilque.
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
Agincourt. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
Vienna. 4 for Stephen, Björn, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
Tours (or Poitiers or of Martyrs). 4 for Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Björn, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
The Boyne. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
(The Horns of) Hattin. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
Hadrianopolis or Adrianople. 2 for Stephen.
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
Midway. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
Black sabbaths. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
Coven. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
Familiars. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
"Malleus Maleficarum", by Jakob Sprenger. ("The Hammer of
Witches", or more literally, of [female] evildoers.) 4 for Stephen
and Dan Blum.
As to the full title, Google Books isn't necessarily to be trusted
for the dates of older works, but it it thinks the oldest edition
it has is from 1520; it does not itself show a date. Using modern
letterforms, its full title would be "Malleus Maleficarum, Maleficas,
& Earum Haeresim ut Phramea Potentissima Conterens", which would mean
something like "The Hammer of Witches, Witches and their Associates,
and Very Powerful Incantations Against Them". Some other editions
have quite different and even longer subtitles.
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
Patter.
In the original game, the wording about derivation was less tentative,
but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
"Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
this question but change the expected answer.
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
Salem, Massachusetts-Bay. 4 for Erland, Marc, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Björn, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
The original expected answer was "the Witch of Endor". But in the
King James Version (1 Samuel 28:7) she's "a woman that hath a familiar
spirit at Endor", and looking at other versions online, I find that
she's also "a woman who gets messages from those who have died"
and "a medium" as well as "a witch". I decided to accept anything
like this -- provided that you mentioned Endor rather than Endora,
the eponymous character on "Bewitched".
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
"King Solomon's Mines". 4 for Stephen and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
Baba Yaga. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
Witch hazel. (Apparently in England hazel was the wood of choice.)
4 for Marc, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Mis
Stephen Perry 34 28 62
Dan Blum 24 29 53
Dan Tilque 20 16 36
"Calvin" 16 12 28
Björn Lundin 20 4 24
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 16
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16
Peter Smyth 12 4 16
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> 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 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle
> In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
In the original game this was the second-hardest round, after the
> crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view
> it was not a black day but a resounding victory.
audio round (which, by the way, was on "black music: blues, jazz, and
soul"); and, not counting that audio round, it was the third-hardest
round of the entire season.
> 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of
> the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman
> Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the
> complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by
> Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle.
I also accepted the Serbian name. See also Erland's exposition of
why the question was wrong, which I have not verified.
> 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called
> the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of
> England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over
> the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV,
> the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle.
> 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were
> slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept
> Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish
> army in this battle.
> For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case.
> 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow
> to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous
> battle of the Hundred Years War.
> 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa
> Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish
> King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic
> expansion into Europe.
> 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General
> Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand
> into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish
> army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen
> of the invaders and forced them into retreat.
Björn, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II
> in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned
> kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on
> the battlefield.
> 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the
> vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
> in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent
> military power of the Holy Land.
> 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between
> a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led
> by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths
> and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of
> the Roman Empire.
> 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize
> a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise,
> he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz.
> This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the
> Pacific.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
> 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on
> February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas),
> and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to
> these celebrations?
> 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12
> followers. The word describing them has continued in use to
> the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil
> magicians.
> 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to
> foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad,
> but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these
> animals collectively called?
> 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago
> in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version
> of the title will suffice.)
Witches", or more literally, of [female] evildoers.) 4 for Stephen
and Dan Blum.
As to the full title, Google Books isn't necessarily to be trusted
for the dates of older works, but it it thinks the oldest edition
it has is from 1520; it does not itself show a date. Using modern
letterforms, its full title would be "Malleus Maleficarum, Maleficas,
& Earum Haeresim ut Phramea Potentissima Conterens", which would mean
something like "The Hammer of Witches, Witches and their Associates,
and Very Powerful Incantations Against Them". Some other editions
have quite different and even longer subtitles.
> 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
In the original game, the wording about derivation was less tentative,
but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
"Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
this question but change the expected answer.
> 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the
> late 17th century.
Björn, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere
> as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible --
> and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called
> in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.)
King James Version (1 Samuel 28:7) she's "a woman that hath a familiar
spirit at Endor", and looking at other versions online, I find that
she's also "a woman who gets messages from those who have died"
and "a medium" as well as "a witch". I decided to accept anything
like this -- provided that you mentioned Endor rather than Endora,
the eponymous character on "Bewitched".
> 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming
> name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard
> classic does she appear?
> 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move
> about on its four chicken legs. Name her.
> 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for
> divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name?
4 for Marc, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
TOPICS-> His Mis
Stephen Perry 34 28 62
Dan Blum 24 29 53
Dan Tilque 20 16 36
"Calvin" 16 12 28
Björn Lundin 20 4 24
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 16
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16
Peter Smyth 12 4 16
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swp
May 12, 2015, 8:28:39 PM5/12/15
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On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 6:54:47 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > 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*)".
noted, again.
> Mark Brader:
> > 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 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft
>
> > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to
> > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> > magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
>
> Patter.
>
> In the original game, the wording about derivation was less tentative,
> but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
> that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
> "Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
> agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
> stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
> in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
> this question but change the expected answer.
I protest. I gave 2 answers, the first of which was the expected answer in the original game. does that mean that I did not interpret them correctly according to the instructions at the top?
> > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage
> > magicians appears to derive from to this activity?
>
> Patter.
>
> In the original game, the wording about derivation was less tentative,
> but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
> that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
> "Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
> agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
> stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
> in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
> this question but change the expected answer.
I am not disagreeing with your answer that was researched after the fact. but I pay my spies well for these things and would like you to accept the answer that was correct in the original game here as well.
swp
Mark Brader
May 13, 2015, 1:14:08 AM5/13/15
to
Mark Brader:
> I protest.
Denied.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The walls have hearsay."
m...@vex.net -- Fonseca & Carolino
> > In the original game, the wording about derivation was less tentative,
> > but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
> > that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
> > "Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
> > agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
> > stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
> > in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
> > this question but change the expected answer.
Stephen Perry:
> > but the expected answer was "abracadabra". Various dictionaries
> > that I checked agree that this is wrong -- they all say things like
> > "Late Latin magical formula of unknown origin" -- but they also
> > agree that the term "patter" for the words used by salespeople and
> > stage magicians does relate to the Pater Noster, or as we call it
> > in English, the Lord's Prayer. I have therefore decided to retain
> > this question but change the expected answer.
> I protest.
Denied.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The walls have hearsay."
m...@vex.net -- Fonseca & Carolino
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