Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-04-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. More Masters controversy. The CEO of this corporation is given
> a membership at Augusta National Golf Club. The problem with
> that is, their new CEO is (gasp) a woman! What company?
IBM. (Ginni Rometty.) Joshua got this.
> 2. Which US politician got pranked to do a speech before an empty
> house on April Fools Day?
Mitt Romney.
> 3. What major US metropolis was hit by a series of tornadoes last
> Wednesday, grounding more than 400 flights at one of the busiest
> US airports?
Dallas.
> ** Final, Round 2 - Arts & Literature
In the original game, this was tied for being the second-easiest
round, after Current Events.
> * Cormac McCarthy
> 1. What is the collective name given to these three McCarthy novels?
> "All the Pretty Horses", "The Crossing", "Cities of the Plain".
Border Trilogy. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. This is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey of a father and
> his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape
> blasted by an unspecified cataclysm. Name this novel that won
> the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
"The Road". 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum.
> 3. In McCarthy's novel "No Country for Old Men", what is the name
> of the main antagonist, a sociopathic hitman? He was portrayed
> by Javier Bardem in the movie adaptation.
Anton Chigurh. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> * Word Origins
> 4. First used in the context of folklore in 1885, what term
> describes a god/spirit/animal who disobeys normal rules and tries
> to survive the dangers of the world using deceit? Examples:
> Bugs Bunny, "the Tramp" (Charlie Chaplin), Pippi Longstocking.
Trickster. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 5. What word, derived from German, describes a form of art that
> is a tasteless copy of an extant style of art?
Kitsch. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 6. What word that means "cheap" or "gaudy" is derived from the
> practice of trinkets sold at St. Audrey's Fair in England?
Tawdry. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> * Artists
> 7. Which Italian painter's name literally translates to "Little
> Barrel"? His work has been seen to represent the linear grace
> of Early Renaissance painting. Who is he?
Sandro Botticelli. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 8. Who painted the 17th century work "Girl With a Pearl Earring",
> sometimes referred to as the "Mona Lisa of the North"?
Johannes Vermeer. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 9. The 1633 painting, "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee", that
> depicted the miracle of Jesus calming the waves was stolen
> in 1990 from a Boston museum in what was considered to be the
> biggest art theft in history. This painting is the only known
> seascape by which great artist?
Rembrandt van Rijn. Yes, Rembrandt was sufficient. 4 for Erland,
Stephen, and Dan Blum.
> * Last Lines from Novels
> In each case, name the novel whose last line is being given.
> 10. "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man
> to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible
> to say which was which."
"Animal Farm". 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum.
> 11. "But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of
> the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize
> me and I can't stand it. I been there before."
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". The last two words were
sufficient. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum.
> 12. "Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all,
> tomorrow is another day."
"Gone With the Wind". 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Blum.
Jane Austen. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 14.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-02/google/14.jpg
Oscar Wilde. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 15.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-02/google/15.jpg
Charles Dickens. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Science
And this was the hardest round in the original game.
Cumulus. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
2 for Joshua.
> 2.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/cloud/2.jpg
Cumulonimbus. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 3.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/cloud/3.jpg
Cirrus. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
> * Butterflies of Southern Ontario
> In each case, name the butterfly. *Note*: in one or more cases
> two words are required, i.e., be sufficiently specific.
> 4. This one <
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/insect/4.jpg>
> can be found in Southern Ontario and is named for the large
> chestnut-shaped circles on its wings.
Buckeye. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. This one <
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/insect/5.jpg>
> mimics the Monarch's pattern (except for a black horizontal
> stripe that crosses the bottom of its back wings) and fools
> birds and other predators into thinking they have the same
> bitter taste.
Viceroy. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 6. This one <
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/insect/6.jpg>
> is one of the best-known butterflies in this country because
> of its size and distinctive pattern. The yellow background
> with wide black stripes catches the attention of even the most
> casual observer. The underside is yellow, often with extensive
> overscaling of orange, and black.
Tiger swallowtail (both words required). 4 for Stephen.
Ammolite. 2 for Stephen.
> 8.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/gem/8.jpg
Peridot. 4 for Stephen.
> 9.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi-03/gem/9.jpg
Tanzanite. 4 for Stephen.
> * Canadian Extreme Weather
> 10. The deadliest tornado """ever""" in Canadian history hit on
> 1912-06-30, killing 28 people and damaging or destroying about
> 500 buildings. At the time it was referred to as a cyclone.
> What Canadian city did the tornado strike?
Regina. (Still true.) 4 for Stephen.
> 11. Trailer parks are particularly susceptible to the destructive
> forces of a tornado. 15 people in the Evergreen Trailer Park
> in this Canadian city were killed when a tornado swept through
> the eastern part of the city on 1987-07-31. What city?
Edmonton. 4 for Stephen.
> 12. In July of 1996, after two weeks of heavy rains, this Quebec
> river experienced one of the worst floods in Canadian history.
> A small white house that stood unharmed while torrents of water
> flowed around it became the symbol of the flood. What river?
Saguenay. 4 for Stephen.
> * Books by Scientists
> 13. Who wrote "The Cosmic Connection"?
Carl Sagan. 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Dan Blum.
> 14. Who wrote "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male"?
Alfred Kinsey. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 15. Who wrote "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica"
> (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy)?
Isaac Newton. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua,
and Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> A+L Sci
Stephen Perry 52 58 110
Dan Blum 51 24 75
Joshua Kreitzer 44 13 57
Dan Tilque 16 20 36
Pete Gayde 28 4 32
Erland Sommarskog 12 12 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "For want of a bit the loop was lost..."
m...@vex.net -- Steve Summit