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QFTCIBSI Game 1, Rounds 2-3: world lit, stinker round
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Mark Brader
Jan 16, 2016, 12:14:36 PM1/16/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
Years of Solitude".
2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
and was related to a president of her native Chile.
3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
"Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
*novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
Mah jongg.
8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
with the title characters betting whether one of them can
transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
*novel*.
10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
Name that *entrepreneur*.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
by its "rotten egg" smell?
3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
apples, and peaches?
5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
a particular species of deer?
6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
perfume fixative?
7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
career doing what?
8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
magical control over his own smell. The associated action
figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
his name?
9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
--
Mark Brader "A healthy nation is as unconscious of its
Toronto nationality as a healthy man of his bones."
m...@vex.net -- Shaw
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
Years of Solitude".
2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
and was related to a president of her native Chile.
3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
"Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
*novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
Mah jongg.
8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
with the title characters betting whether one of them can
transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
*novel*.
10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
Name that *entrepreneur*.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
by its "rotten egg" smell?
3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
apples, and peaches?
5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
a particular species of deer?
6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
perfume fixative?
7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
career doing what?
8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
magical control over his own smell. The associated action
figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
his name?
9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
--
Mark Brader "A healthy nation is as unconscious of its
Toronto nationality as a healthy man of his bones."
m...@vex.net -- Shaw
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 16, 2016, 12:32:14 PM1/16/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
this is so totally embarassing.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
Hydrogen Sulfide
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Jan 16, 2016, 1:00:22 PM1/16/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Garcia Marquez
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
>
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the country.
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
>
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
>
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this country of Nadine Gordimer
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the author.
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
Salman Rushdie
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> novel by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> Mah jongg.
>
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> novel.
>
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that entrepreneur.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
Schindler
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: on the first
> question, the author has a double surname. If you answered with
> one name, go back and complete the answer.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
Beetroot
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
Sulphur Dioxide
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
Osmium
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
Cyanide
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
Musk
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
Ambergris
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
Farting
> career doing what?
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
Mustard gas
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
Peter Smyth
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
Gareth Owen
Jan 16, 2016, 2:25:43 PM1/16/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
Björn Lundin
Jan 16, 2016, 2:36:17 PM1/16/16
to
On 2016-01-16 18:14, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
>
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
Cuba
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
>
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
lead
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
>
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
--
Björn
Pete
Jan 16, 2016, 3:24:34 PM1/16/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w9GdnZf78Yjm5wfLnZ2dnUU7-
SGd...@giganews.com:
Cuba; Mexico
>
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa
>
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
Rushdie
>
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
Joy Luck Club
>
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
Schindler
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
Asparagus
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
Sulfur
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
Arsenic
>
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
Skunky
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
Baleen
>
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
Playing songs by passing gas
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
Mustard gas
>
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
>
Pete
SGd...@giganews.com:
>
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
>
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
>
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
>
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
>
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
>
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
>
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
>
Dan Tilque
Jan 16, 2016, 4:51:01 PM1/16/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
>
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
Borges
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
>
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
>
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
>
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
>
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
>
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
>
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
>
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
>
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
>
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
>
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 16, 2016, 7:09:05 PM1/16/16
to
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Jan 16, 2016, 8:03:59 PM1/16/16
to
On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 12:14:36 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Federico Garcia Lorca?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
Isabel Allende
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
Cuba
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
"Heart of Darkness"
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
Salman Rushdie
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
"The Joy Luck Club"
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
Oskar Schindler
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
Cyanide
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
>
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
>
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
>
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
>
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
Putting out fires by farting.
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
>
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
Calvin
Jan 17, 2016, 3:44:27 AM1/17/16
to
On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 3:14:36 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
>
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
I'd steer clear of it if I were you
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
>
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Jan 17, 2016, 10:24:08 AM1/17/16
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carl? in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
Isabel Allende
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
Costa Rica; Mexico
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le P?tomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
farting
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 18, 2016, 1:29:56 AM1/18/16
to
In article <w9GdnZf78Yjm5wfL...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
Allende
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
Cuba
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
Heart of Darkness
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
Salman Rushdie
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
Joy Luck Club
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
Oskar Schindler
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
asparagus
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
hydrogen sulfide
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
osmium
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
cyanide
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
musk
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
ambergris
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
mustard
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
beaver
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
>
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
>
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
>
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur svefg
> dhrfgvba, gur nhgube unf n qbhoyr fheanzr. Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu
> bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur nafjre.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
>
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
>
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
bbowler
Jan 19, 2016, 8:58:02 AM1/19/16
to
On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 11:14:35 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
Nothing to see here, please move along...
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
>
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
>
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such a smell
> after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is a
> natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans, apples,
> and peaches?
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of a
> particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a perfume
> fixative?
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with magical
> control over his own smell. The associated action figure is notable
> for being scented with patchouli oil. What is his name?
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well as
> the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
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4 for Peter, Gareth, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
Isabel Allende. (Salvador Allende was her first cousin once removed.)
4 for Gareth, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
Cuba. 4 for Björn, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, and Marc.
3 for Pete.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
"Heart of Darkness". 4 for Gareth, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason,
Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
South Africa. 4 for Erland, Peter, Gareth, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
Salman Rushdie. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
"The Joy Luck Club". 4 for Gareth, Pete, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason,
Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
Haruki Murakami. 4 for Gareth and Dan Blum.
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
"Oscar and Lucinda". 4 for Gareth, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
Oskar Schindler. 4 for Erland, Peter, Gareth, Björn, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
The round title plays on the following: in the Canadian Inquisition,
whatever round each week turns out to be the hardest is known as
"the stinker round". Each team's scores on stinker rounds are
accumulated over the whole season and a minor prize is awarded.
In the original game this was not, in fact, the hardest round;
it was the third-easiest.
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
Asparagus. 4 for Gareth, Pete, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
and Bruce.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
Hydrogen sulfide. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Bruce.
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
Osmium. 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
and Bruce.
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
Cyanide. 4 for Erland, Peter, Gareth, Björn, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum,
Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Tilque.
In the foods the cyanide radical is bound into a chemical called
amygdalin, but it can easily be released as hydrogen cyanide.
I scored "hydrogen cyanide" as almost correct.
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
Musk. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Björn, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Bruce.
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
Ambergris. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Marc,
and Bruce. 3 for Björn.
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
He was a fartist. Among other things he did sound effects, playing
"La Marseillaise", and blew out candles. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
Stinkor. (The "or" ending was required, since a protest of
"the Stinker" as close enough was denied in the original game.)
4 for Bruce.
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
Mustard gas. 4 for Erland, Peter, Gareth, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Marc, and Bruce.
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
Beaver. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 64
Dan Blum 32 32 64
Gareth Owen 36 24 60
Dan Tilque 24 23 47
Peter Smyth 16 24 40
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 36
Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
"Calvin" 24 8 32
Björn Lundin 16 15 31
Pete Gayde 19 12 31
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 24
--
Mark Brader "They are taking to the new methods
Toronto like a duck takes to stock trading."
m...@vex.net --Mark Leeper
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
Gabriel García Márquez. Both parts of the surname were required.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - World Literature
> 1. He wrote about Pelayo and Elisenda's discovery of the title
> character in his short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous
> Wings". Name this *Colombian author* who created Macondo in
> works like his novel about the Buendia family, "One Hundred
> Years of Solitude".
4 for Peter, Gareth, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 2. The title character spurns Huberto Naranjo for Rolf Carlé in
> this author's "Eva Luna". Name this *magical realist author*
> who wrote about the Trueba family in "The House of the Spirits"
> and was related to a president of her native Chile.
4 for Gareth, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 3. Novels like Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom of this World"
> were key works in this country's literature. José Martí, a poet
> from this country, had a poem from his collection "Simple Verses"
> adapted into the song "Guantanamera". Name the *country*.
3 for Pete.
> 4. Chinua Achebe's 1975 essay "An Image of Africa" attacked the
> colonialism and racism in an 1899 work. Name *that other work*,
> by a Polish author, which describes a trip up the Congo River
> by the ivory merchant Kurtz.
Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 5. Novels set in this country include one about the Smales
> family and their title servant, "July's People" (pronounced
> "Julie's People"), and another about Stephen Kumalo, "Cry,
> The Beloved Country". Name this *country* of Nadine Gordimer
> and Alan Paton, a recently deceased president of which released
> the 1995 autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom".
Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 6. This man wrote a 1981 novel whose plot revolves around Saleem
> Sinai, who has telepathic powers as a result of being born at
> the exact moment of Indian independence. His later novel about
> Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha earned him a fatwa from
> the Ayatollah Khomeini. Name the *author*.
Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 7. Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Betty St. Clair are the
> four members of the title group in this 1989 novel. Name this
> *novel* by Amy Tan about a group of Chinese immigrants who play
> Mah jongg.
Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 8. This author included literary references in a novel whose
> chapters alternate between the stories of Satoru Nakata and
> Kafka Tamura, 2002's "Kafka on the Shore", as well as the
> Orwellianly-titled "1Q84". Name this *Japanese author* who
> also wrote about Toru Watanabe's memories associated with the
> title Beatles song in 1987's "Norwegian Wood".
> 9. The 1988 Booker Prize was awarded to this novel by Australian
> author Peter Carey. Adapted into a 1997 film, the novel deals
> with the title characters betting whether one of them can
> transport a glass church from Sydney to Bellingen. Name the
> *novel*.
> 10. Australian author Thomas Keneally is probably best known for
> a novel about this man's "ark", adapted into a similarly
> named 1993 film. This Polish entrepreneur bought up Jews to
> save them from the Nazi death regime via his namesake "list".
> Name that *entrepreneur*.
Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Stinker Round
> This round is devoted to things known for their smells.
whatever round each week turns out to be the hardest is known as
"the stinker round". Each team's scores on stinker rounds are
accumulated over the whole season and a minor prize is awarded.
In the original game this was not, in fact, the hardest round;
it was the third-easiest.
> 1. Due to a mutation, some people are able to detect a strongly
> unpleasant smell in their urine after eating this particular
> vegetable. People who lack the mutation fail to notice such
> a smell after eating the vegetable. Identify the vegetable.
and Bruce.
> 2. Also known as "sewer gas", which toxic gas can be recognised
> by its "rotten egg" smell?
> 3. The densest naturally occurring element on the periodic table,
> which element gets its name from the Greek word for "smell",
> due to the characteristic odor of its tetroxide?
and Bruce.
> 4. In any detective story, the smell of bitter almonds indicates
> that the victim was killed using which toxic chemical, which is
> a natural component of almonds as well as cassava, lima beans,
> apples, and peaches?
Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Tilque.
In the foods the cyanide radical is bound into a chemical called
amygdalin, but it can easily be released as hydrogen cyanide.
I scored "hydrogen cyanide" as almost correct.
> 5. Which term has come to cover a variety of smells, but originally
> it referred only to the extract from the preputial glands of
> a particular species of deer?
> 6. A bile duct secretion found in the intestines of sperm whales,
> which foul smelling substance was used as incense and as a
> perfume fixative?
and Bruce. 3 for Björn.
> 7. Joseph Pujol, also known as "Le Pétomane", made a show business
> career doing what?
"La Marseillaise", and blew out candles. 4 for Peter, Gareth, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
> 8. One of Skeletor's lesser-known sidekicks from the "Masters
> of the Universe" series, he was an anthropomorphic skunk with
> magical control over his own smell. The associated action
> figure is notable for being scented with patchouli oil. What is
> his name?
"the Stinker" as close enough was denied in the original game.)
4 for Bruce.
> 9. Which poison gas is described as having a sweet, spicy scent
> that brought to mind lilacs, garlic, and horseradish -- as well
> as the characteristic smell from which it gets its name?
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Marc, and Bruce.
> 10. Castoreum is used to add a leather-like note to perfumes and
> also as a natural flavor in ice cream and other food products.
> It comes from the scent glands of which animal?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 64
Dan Blum 32 32 64
Gareth Owen 36 24 60
Dan Tilque 24 23 47
Peter Smyth 16 24 40
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 36
Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
"Calvin" 24 8 32
Björn Lundin 16 15 31
Pete Gayde 19 12 31
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 24
--
Mark Brader "They are taking to the new methods
Toronto like a duck takes to stock trading."
m...@vex.net --Mark Leeper
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