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Mark Brader
Jul 2, 2020, 12:02:10 AM7/2/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
Farley's best-known book. What book?
5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
high-school curriculums?
6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
think so?
8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
its author ever wrote?
9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
author.
10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
"""last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
Riders played?
* B. Not So Far from the Nile
B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
* C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
C1. What is a scalene triangle?
C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
(Not "scaler".)
* D. The Leader who Would Be King
D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
Canada. How were they related?
* E. When you Hear This
For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
you hear hoofbeats..."
E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
the word culture..."
* F. While I was a Director
F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
"The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
"Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
Name him.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is what customers do: they invent everything
m...@vex.net | you haven't thought of." -- David Slocombe
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
Farley's best-known book. What book?
5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
high-school curriculums?
6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
think so?
8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
its author ever wrote?
9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
author.
10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
"""last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
Riders played?
* B. Not So Far from the Nile
B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
* C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
C1. What is a scalene triangle?
C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
(Not "scaler".)
* D. The Leader who Would Be King
D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
Canada. How were they related?
* E. When you Hear This
For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
you hear hoofbeats..."
E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
the word culture..."
* F. While I was a Director
F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
"The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
"Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
Name him.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is what customers do: they invent everything
m...@vex.net | you haven't thought of." -- David Slocombe
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jul 2, 2020, 12:17:29 AM7/2/20
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
Gulliver's Travels
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
> 5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
> high-school curriculums?
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
> 9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
> Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
> author.
> 10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
> described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
> Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
> D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
> William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
> Canada. How were they related?
> * E. When you Hear This
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
think of horses, not zebras
> you hear hoofbeats..."
> E2. Hermann G?ring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
I reach for my revolver
> the word culture..."
> * F. While I was a Director
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 2, 2020, 12:30:28 AM7/2/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8Zmdnc0xOsugwWDDnZ2dnUU7-
YHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
"Gulliver's Travels"
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
"National Velvet"
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
Don Quixote
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
"The Black Stallion"
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
"Equus"
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
Dick Francis
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
"Black Beauty"
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
>
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
2010; 1992
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
1998; 1995
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
Niger
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
Lagos (?)
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
one where none of the sides are of equal lengths to any of the others
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
a quantity without direction
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
>
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
Gerald Ford
> * E. When you Hear This
>
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
>
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
"think horses, not zebras"
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
"I reach for my gun" (note: common paraphrase; I can't remmber the
original line)
> * F. While I was a Director
>
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
Billy Wilder
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
William Wyler
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
YHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
>
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
>
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
> * E. When you Hear This
>
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
>
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
original line)
> * F. While I was a Director
>
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler
Jul 2, 2020, 8:39:41 AM7/2/20
to
On Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:02:05 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two guesses
> on each questions, but if you give both a right and a wrong answer,
> there is a small penalty. For further information see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current in the
> question have changed since the question was written.
> I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting *tripled
> quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time of the
> original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty much any
> present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept the answer that
> was correct when the question was originally asked. If the facts have
> changed in such a way that a different answer is now correct (rather
> than some other sort of change), I will also accept the new correct
> answer -- unless there is an explicit note requiring otherwise. See the
> companion posting for further details.
>
>
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
nope
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two guesses
> on each questions, but if you give both a right and a wrong answer,
> there is a small penalty. For further information see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current in the
> question have changed since the question was written.
> I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting *tripled
> quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time of the
> original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty much any
> present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept the answer that
> was correct when the question was originally asked. If the facts have
> changed in such a way that a different answer is now correct (rather
> than some other sort of change), I will also accept the new correct
> answer -- unless there is an explicit note requiring otherwise. See the
> companion posting for further details.
>
>
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
A triangle with 3 sides, all different.
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
say it's a "1 dimensional measurement"
>
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
>
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
>
> * E. When you Hear This
>
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
>
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
Dan Tilque
Jul 2, 2020, 2:21:41 PM7/2/20
to
On 7/1/20 9:02 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
Gulliver's Travels
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
>
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney. >
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
>
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
>
> 5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
> high-school curriculums?
>
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
>
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
>
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
>
> 9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
> Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
> author.
>
> 10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
> described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
> Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
>
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
>
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
>
>
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
>
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
>
>
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
>
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
>
>
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
>
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
>
> D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
> William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
> Canada. How were they related?
>
>
> * E. When you Hear This
>
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
>
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
>
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
>
>
> * F. While I was a Director
>
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
>
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 2, 2020, 2:34:52 PM7/2/20
to
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
Niger
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
Pete Gayde
Jul 2, 2020, 10:03:54 PM7/2/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
> guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
> wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
> in the question have changed since the question was written.
> I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
> *tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
> of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
> much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
> the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
> If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
> now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
> accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
> requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
>
>
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
Gulliver's Travels
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
> guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
> wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
> in the question have changed since the question was written.
> I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
> *tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
> of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
> much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
> the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
> If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
> now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
> accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
> requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
>
>
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
>
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
>
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
>
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
>
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
>
> 5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
> high-school curriculums?
>
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
>
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
>
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
>
> 9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
> Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
> author.
>
> 10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
> described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
> Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
>
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
>
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
>
>
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
>
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
>
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
>
>
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
>
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
>
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
>
>
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
>
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
>
> D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
> William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
> Canada. How were they related?
>
>
> * E. When you Hear This
>
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
>
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
>
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
>
>
> * F. While I was a Director
>
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
>
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
>
Pete Gayde
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Mark Brader:
205 points! Well done, sir. When this game was posted in 2008,
Stephen Perry won with 240 points, but that was based on all 8 rounds,
not the best 6 out of 8. Joshua was second that time with 199 on
all 8 rounds.
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
That was the challenge round.
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
"Gulliver's Travels". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
"National Velvet". (Elizabeth Taylor's first major role.)
4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
Don Quixote. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
"The Black Stallion". 4 for Joshua.
> 5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
> high-school curriculums?
"The Red Pony". 4 for Dan Blum.
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
"Equus". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
Dick Francis. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
"Black Beauty". (By Anna Sewell.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is about marathon dance competitions!
> 9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
> Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
> author.
Jane Smiley. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
> described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
> Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
Robert Browning.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
("15 years" was a hint that the questions would involve dates,
not meant to imply any specific date.)
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
2007 answer: 1989. 2020 answer: the last Grey Cup they won was in
2013, but the last one that was played in Toronto that they won
was in 2007. (Accepting any of 1988-90, 2006-08, or 2012-14.)
3 for Dan Blum.
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
1996 (accepting 1995-97). 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua.
Until that time, the CFL had two teams with differently spelled
versions of the same name. This happened because it was effectively
formed by the merger of two regional leagues, and both teams kept
their existing names.
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
Niger. (Still true. Both Niamey and Niger are alphabetically
close to "Nile", besides being in Africa.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, and Pete.
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
Abuja (it replaced Lagos). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland,
and Pete.
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
None of its sides are equal. Also, none of its angles are equal;
either answer was fine. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
One that can be given as a single number (perhaps with a unit
of measure and a plus or minus sign, but without an associated
direction). A reference to having only magnitude was acceptable,
although it implies that negative values would not be allowed.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
Gerald Ford (he was adopted). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
> William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
> Canada. How were they related?
Grandfather and grandson (respectively).
> * E. When you Hear This
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
"Think horses, not zebras." Both animals were required. 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
"I reach for my revolver" is the way the line is most often quoted;
the original German wording is "entsichere ich meinen Browning" --
"I release the safety on my Browning". Any reference to preparing to
shoot a gun was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> * F. While I was a Director
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
Billy Wilder. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
William Wyler. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Can Sci Spo Geo Lit Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 4 40 40 20 28 34 205
Dan Blum 36 12 4 36 27 16 24 38 177
Dan Tilque 36 0 8 35 40 28 12 20 171
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 40 26 15 16 113
Erland Sommarskog 32 0 0 16 8 20 0 12 88
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 40 8 0 16 64
"Calvin" 16 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
Joe Masters -- -- 0 16 -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "I couldn't imagine what Americans did at night
Toronto | when they weren't writing novels."
m...@vex.net | --Joseph Heller
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over again, and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER with
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
205 points! Well done, sir. When this game was posted in 2008,
Stephen Perry won with 240 points, but that was based on all 8 rounds,
not the best 6 out of 8. Joshua was second that time with 199 on
all 8 rounds.
> I originally wrote one of these two rounds.
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Literature - The Horse
> 1. What book features the Houyhnhnms ["h'WIN-ems"]?
> 2. What horsey bestseller became a movie that helped launch a
> star's career? It also featured Mickey Rooney.
4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 3. Whose horse was Rosinante ["ro-sin-ON-tay"]?
> 4. Mickey Rooney also appeared in the 1979 film version of Walter
> Farley's best-known book. What book?
> 5. What horsey novella by John Steinbeck sometimes appears on
> high-school curriculums?
> 6. What play by Peter Shaffer won the 1974 Tony award?
> 7. What former jockey and prolific horsey novelist did in fact write
> at least one novel without horses in it -- although you might not
> think so?
> 8. Which bestseller protested against the often cruel treatment
> of horses, especially working horses, and was the only novel
> its author ever wrote?
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is about marathon dance competitions!
> 9. The Pulitzer-prizewinning author of "Moo" also wrote "Horse
> Heaven", which is set in the world of horse racing. Name the
> author.
> 10. Strangely, the horses that are instrumental to the achievement
> described in the poem "How They Brought the Good News from
> Ghent to Aix" are given no credit. Who is the poet?
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. 15 Yards for Roughing, or Was That 15 Years?
not meant to imply any specific date.)
> A1. Within 1, what year did the Saskatchewan Roughriders
> """last""" win the Grey Cup? The game was played in Toronto.
2013, but the last one that was played in Toronto that they won
was in 2007. (Accepting any of 1988-90, 2006-08, or 2012-14.)
3 for Dan Blum.
> A2. Within 1, what was the last year that the Ottawa Rough
> Riders played?
Until that time, the CFL had two teams with differently spelled
versions of the same name. This happened because it was effectively
formed by the merger of two regional leagues, and both teams kept
their existing names.
> * B. Not So Far from the Nile
> B1. Niamey """is""" the capital of what country?
close to "Nile", besides being in Africa.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, and Pete.
> B2. What city officially became the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
and Pete.
> * C. Science, Not Exactly to Scale
> C1. What is a scalene triangle?
either answer was fine. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> C2. What type of quantity or measurement is a scalar?
> (Not "scaler".)
of measure and a plus or minus sign, but without an associated
direction). A reference to having only magnitude was acceptable,
although it implies that negative values would not be allowed.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> * D. The Leader who Would Be King
> D1. Which US president was formerly named King?
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> D2. William Lyon Mackenzie was once Mayor of Toronto.
> William Lyon Mackenzie King was once Prime Minister of
> Canada. How were they related?
> * E. When you Hear This
> For each question in this pair, complete the quote.
> E1. This aphorism is a guideline in medical diagnosis: "When
> you hear hoofbeats..."
Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> E2. Hermann Göring ["Gurring"] liked to quote this line from
> the Nazi playwright Hanns Johst ["Yost"]. "When I hear
> the word culture..."
the original German wording is "entsichere ich meinen Browning" --
"I release the safety on my Browning". Any reference to preparing to
shoot a gun was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> * F. While I was a Director
> F1. This man directed "One, Two, Three", "Five Graves to Cairo",
> "The Seven Year Itch", and "Stalag 17". Name him.
> F2. *This* man directed "These Three" and "How to Steal a
> Million" -- but enough with the numbers. He also directed
> "Ben-Hur", "Jezebel", "Mrs. Miniver", and "Roman Holiday".
> Name him.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Can Sci Spo Geo Lit Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 4 40 40 20 28 34 205
Dan Blum 36 12 4 36 27 16 24 38 177
Dan Tilque 36 0 8 35 40 28 12 20 171
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 40 26 15 16 113
Erland Sommarskog 32 0 0 16 8 20 0 12 88
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 40 8 0 16 64
"Calvin" 16 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
Joe Masters -- -- 0 16 -- -- -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "I couldn't imagine what Americans did at night
Toronto | when they weren't writing novels."
m...@vex.net | --Joseph Heller
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