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RQFTCI03 Game 2 Rounds 4,6: fashions and New Canadians
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Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2020, 12:01:34 AM11/15/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27,
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.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I did not write these rounds.
* Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
| Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
| Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
| Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
| Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
| Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
| Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
| Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
and legs.
2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
and used for mourning.
3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
6. A delicate lace.
7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
9. A high laced boot.
10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
Identify these famous Canadian immigrants.
1. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1940, he and his sister won the Pairs
title for Canada at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
of National Revenue.
2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five Juno
Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
3. This filmmaker was born in India in 1950. She directed
"Bollywood/Hollywood", which opened the Perspective Canada
series at the Toronto Film Festival in 2002.
4. Born in Germany in 1904, he taught at the University of
Saskatchewan and later joined the National Research Council
in Ottawa. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for
molecular spectroscopy.
5. Born in Russia in 1913, he was Canadian Ambassador to NATO and
the United Nations. In 1980, he was appointed Chancellor of
the University of Toronto, which named a theater in his honor.
6. He was born in Yugoslavia in 1935. Best known for his work
at the "Toronto Star", he won first prize in the World Press Photo
Competitions in 1966.
7. Born in England in 1946, she was Prima Ballerina in the National
Ballet of Canada. She won an International Emmy Award in 1999
for writing and producing the TV special "Karen Kain: Dancing
in the Moment".
8. Born in Pakistan in 1945, he became a professional at the Skyline
Racquet Club in Toronto in 1968. He won the North American
Squash Championship 12 times.
9. She was born in the United States in 1935. This novelist,
playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
in 1995.
10. Born in Trinidad in 1941, she opened a Vancouver family medical
practice. She became a Liberal MP in 1993 and served 1996-2002
as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Status of Women.
--
Mark Brader | "A private business wants to make a profit, so they
Toronto | aren't going to do things to hurt their customers.
m...@vex.net | Therefore, this must have been a good thing for you...
| you owe them a thank-you note." --Alan Hamilton
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.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I did not write these rounds.
* Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
| Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
| Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
| Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
| Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
| Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
| Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
| Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
and legs.
2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
and used for mourning.
3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
6. A delicate lace.
7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
9. A high laced boot.
10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
Identify these famous Canadian immigrants.
1. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1940, he and his sister won the Pairs
title for Canada at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
of National Revenue.
2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five Juno
Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
3. This filmmaker was born in India in 1950. She directed
"Bollywood/Hollywood", which opened the Perspective Canada
series at the Toronto Film Festival in 2002.
4. Born in Germany in 1904, he taught at the University of
Saskatchewan and later joined the National Research Council
in Ottawa. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for
molecular spectroscopy.
5. Born in Russia in 1913, he was Canadian Ambassador to NATO and
the United Nations. In 1980, he was appointed Chancellor of
the University of Toronto, which named a theater in his honor.
6. He was born in Yugoslavia in 1935. Best known for his work
at the "Toronto Star", he won first prize in the World Press Photo
Competitions in 1966.
7. Born in England in 1946, she was Prima Ballerina in the National
Ballet of Canada. She won an International Emmy Award in 1999
for writing and producing the TV special "Karen Kain: Dancing
in the Moment".
8. Born in Pakistan in 1945, he became a professional at the Skyline
Racquet Club in Toronto in 1968. He won the North American
Squash Championship 12 times.
9. She was born in the United States in 1935. This novelist,
playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
in 1995.
10. Born in Trinidad in 1941, she opened a Vancouver family medical
practice. She became a Liberal MP in 1993 and served 1996-2002
as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Status of Women.
--
Mark Brader | "A private business wants to make a profit, so they
Toronto | aren't going to do things to hurt their customers.
m...@vex.net | Therefore, this must have been a good thing for you...
| you owe them a thank-you note." --Alan Hamilton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Nov 15, 2020, 3:04:58 PM11/15/20
to
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
dhoti; puggaree
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
> 6. A delicate lace.
alencon
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
> 9. A high laced boot.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
> 9. She was born in the United States in 1935. This novelist,
> playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
> in 1995.
Margaret Atwood
> playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
> in 1995.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Nov 15, 2020, 6:17:52 PM11/15/20
to
On 11/14/20 9:01 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
> | Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
> | Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
> | Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
> | Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
> | Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
> | Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
> | Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
>
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
Astrakhan
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
> | Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
> | Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
> | Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
> | Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
> | Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
> | Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
> | Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
>
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
>
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
>
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
> 6. A delicate lace.
Reticule
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
> 9. A high laced boot.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 16, 2020, 2:04:57 AM11/16/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:tpKdnVllG6i1Ky3CnZ2dnUU7-
fPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
Chasuble
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
Fichu
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
Snood
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
Pelisse
> 6. A delicate lace.
Jacquard
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
Linsey-woolsey
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
Zucchetto
> 9. A high laced boot.
Jabot
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
Cheongsam
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
>
Skipping this round.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
fPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
Kurta
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
> 6. A delicate lace.
Jacquard
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
> 9. A high laced boot.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Nov 16, 2020, 9:29:41 PM11/16/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27,
> 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.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
>| Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
>| Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
>| Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
>| Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
>| Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
>| Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
>| Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
>
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
Dhoti
> 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.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
>
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
>
>| Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
>| Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
>| Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
>| Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
>| Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
>| Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
>| Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
>
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
>
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
>
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
> 6. A delicate lace.
Pelisse
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
> 9. A high laced boot.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
>
> Identify these famous Canadian immigrants.
>
> 1. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1940, he and his sister won the Pairs
> title for Canada at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
> He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
> of National Revenue.
>
> 2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five
Juno
> Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
Mark Brader
Nov 18, 2020, 2:01:15 AM11/18/20
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
Bombazine. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
Ikat. 4 for Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
Fichu.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
Jacquard. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
The original use of punch cards was to control a Jacquard loom
mechanically so that the patterns could be woven automatically.
Here they are visible inside the left side of the loom's frame,
near the center of the photo:
http://i0.wp.com/ageofrevolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Loom-smaller.jpg
> 6. A delicate lace.
Alencon. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
Astrakhan.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
Zucchetto. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. A high laced boot.
Buskin. 4 for Pete.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
Cheongsam. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
Here are definitions of the other terms, which were chosen so as to
include one red herring for each the correct answers.
babushka (not #3) - a headscarf tied under the chin
buckram (not #8) - coarse cloth stiffened with glue or paste,
used as interfacing
chasuble (not #7) - a sleeveless outer garment worn by a priest
at mass
crepe de chine (not #10) - a fine silk fabric
cretonne (not #5) - a heavy fabric used in upholstery
gaiters (not #9) - leg covering worn below the knee
jabot (not #4) - an ornamental frill or ruffle of lace below the neck
kurta (not #1) - a loose shirt or tunic worn mostly in India
linsey-woolsey (not #6) - a coarse fabric of wool, linen, cotton
or some combination of these
pashmina (not #2) - the Persian name for the fine wool often
called cashmere
pelisse - a woman's cloak
puggaree - light scarf tied around a sun helmet
raglan - a coat or sweater without shoulder seams, or a sleeve of
this sort
reticule - a woman's drawstring bag
scapular - an ecclestiastical garment worn around the shoulders
snood - a band or bag for a woman's hair
trilby - a soft felt hat with an indented crown
vicuna - cloth made from the wool of this mammal
And by the way, one of them just came up on a Sporcle quiz:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/WillieG/catholic-mass-items
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
> Identify these famous Canadian immigrants.
> 1. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1940, he and his sister won the Pairs
> title for Canada at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
> He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
> of National Revenue.
Otto Jelinek. (He moved back to the Czech Republic, now Czechia, in
1994, and was the Canadian ambassador there for a while. His sister
is Maria.)
> 2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five Juno
> Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
Ofra Harnoy. (Still alive.)
> 3. This filmmaker was born in India in 1950. She directed
> "Bollywood/Hollywood", which opened the Perspective Canada
> series at the Toronto Film Festival in 2002.
Deepa Mehta. (Still alive.)
> 4. Born in Germany in 1904, he taught at the University of
> Saskatchewan and later joined the National Research Council
> in Ottawa. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for
> molecular spectroscopy.
Gerhard Herzberg. (He died in 1999.)
> 5. Born in Russia in 1913, he was Canadian Ambassador to NATO and
> the United Nations. In 1980, he was appointed Chancellor of
> the University of Toronto, which named a theater in his honor.
George Ignatieff. (He died in 1989.)
His son Michael became leader of the Liberal Party in 2008, but
resigned the position after the party's electoral disaster of 2011.
> 6. He was born in Yugoslavia in 1935. Best known for his work
> at the "Toronto Star", he won first prize in the World Press Photo
> Competitions in 1966.
Boris Spremo. (He died in 2017.)
> 7. Born in England in 1946, she was Prima Ballerina in the National
> Ballet of Canada. She won an International Emmy Award in 1999
> for writing and producing the TV special "Karen Kain: Dancing
> in the Moment".
Veronica Tennant. (Still alive.)
> 8. Born in Pakistan in 1945, he became a professional at the Skyline
> Racquet Club in Toronto in 1968. He won the North American
> Squash Championship 12 times.
Sharif Khan. (Still alive.)
> 9. She was born in the United States in 1935. This novelist,
> playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
> in 1995.
Carol Shields. (She died in 2003.)
> 10. Born in Trinidad in 1941, she opened a Vancouver family medical
> practice. She became a Liberal MP in 1993 and served 1996-2002
> as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Status of Women.
Hedy Fry. (Not only still alive in 2020, but still an MP.)
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened. This game will now
be scored on your best 5 rounds out of 7.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Geo Mis
Dan Blum 32 21 25 78
Pete Gayde 23 31 20 74
Dan Tilque 28 28 4 60
Joshua Kreitzer 24 26 8 58
Erland Sommarskog 20 36 -- 56
Bruce Bowler 28 0 -- 28
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
m...@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I did not write these rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
> | Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
> | Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
> | Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
> | Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
> | Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
> | Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
> | Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
Dhoti. 4 for Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I did not write these rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Fashion Terminology
> Here is a list of 28 fashion terms. On each question, you are
> given a definition and must pick the correct term from the list.
> | Alencon | Cheongsam | Jabot | Raglan
> | Astrakhan | Crepe de chine | Jacquard | Reticule
> | Babushka | Cretonne | Kurta | Scapular
> | Bombazine | Dhoti | Linsey-woolsey | Snood
> | Buckram | Fichu | Pashmina | Trilby
> | Buskin | Gaiters | Pelisse | Vicuna
> | Chasuble | Ikat | Puggaree | Zucchetto
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
The original use of punch cards was to control a Jacquard loom
mechanically so that the patterns could be woven automatically.
Here they are visible inside the left side of the loom's frame,
near the center of the photo:
http://i0.wp.com/ageofrevolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Loom-smaller.jpg
> 6. A delicate lace.
Alencon. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
> 9. A high laced boot.
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
Here are definitions of the other terms, which were chosen so as to
include one red herring for each the correct answers.
babushka (not #3) - a headscarf tied under the chin
buckram (not #8) - coarse cloth stiffened with glue or paste,
used as interfacing
chasuble (not #7) - a sleeveless outer garment worn by a priest
at mass
crepe de chine (not #10) - a fine silk fabric
cretonne (not #5) - a heavy fabric used in upholstery
gaiters (not #9) - leg covering worn below the knee
jabot (not #4) - an ornamental frill or ruffle of lace below the neck
kurta (not #1) - a loose shirt or tunic worn mostly in India
linsey-woolsey (not #6) - a coarse fabric of wool, linen, cotton
or some combination of these
pashmina (not #2) - the Persian name for the fine wool often
called cashmere
pelisse - a woman's cloak
puggaree - light scarf tied around a sun helmet
raglan - a coat or sweater without shoulder seams, or a sleeve of
this sort
reticule - a woman's drawstring bag
scapular - an ecclestiastical garment worn around the shoulders
snood - a band or bag for a woman's hair
trilby - a soft felt hat with an indented crown
vicuna - cloth made from the wool of this mammal
And by the way, one of them just came up on a Sporcle quiz:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/WillieG/catholic-mass-items
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Famous Immigrants
> Identify these famous Canadian immigrants.
> 1. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1940, he and his sister won the Pairs
> title for Canada at the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships.
> He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
> of National Revenue.
1994, and was the Canadian ambassador there for a while. His sister
is Maria.)
> 2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five Juno
> Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
> 3. This filmmaker was born in India in 1950. She directed
> "Bollywood/Hollywood", which opened the Perspective Canada
> series at the Toronto Film Festival in 2002.
> 4. Born in Germany in 1904, he taught at the University of
> Saskatchewan and later joined the National Research Council
> in Ottawa. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for
> molecular spectroscopy.
> 5. Born in Russia in 1913, he was Canadian Ambassador to NATO and
> the United Nations. In 1980, he was appointed Chancellor of
> the University of Toronto, which named a theater in his honor.
His son Michael became leader of the Liberal Party in 2008, but
resigned the position after the party's electoral disaster of 2011.
> 6. He was born in Yugoslavia in 1935. Best known for his work
> at the "Toronto Star", he won first prize in the World Press Photo
> Competitions in 1966.
> 7. Born in England in 1946, she was Prima Ballerina in the National
> Ballet of Canada. She won an International Emmy Award in 1999
> for writing and producing the TV special "Karen Kain: Dancing
> in the Moment".
> 8. Born in Pakistan in 1945, he became a professional at the Skyline
> Racquet Club in Toronto in 1968. He won the North American
> Squash Championship 12 times.
> 9. She was born in the United States in 1935. This novelist,
> playwright, and professor won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
> in 1995.
> 10. Born in Trinidad in 1941, she opened a Vancouver family medical
> practice. She became a Liberal MP in 1993 and served 1996-2002
> as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Status of Women.
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened. This game will now
be scored on your best 5 rounds out of 7.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Geo Mis
Dan Blum 32 21 25 78
Pete Gayde 23 31 20 74
Dan Tilque 28 28 4 60
Joshua Kreitzer 24 26 8 58
Erland Sommarskog 20 36 -- 56
Bruce Bowler 28 0 -- 28
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