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Mark Brader
May 2, 2022, 10:07:15 PM5/2/22
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-07,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have
been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. After being charged with obstruction of justice in the
investigation of a tandem hang-gliding accident, why was pilot
William Jon Orders held in custody for longer than normal?
2. Explain the significance in this week's news of the phrase
"I'll Have Another".
* Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
"Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
[1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
only by continent.
*Hint:* FDR was Man of the Year three times, so he's not here.
1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
2. 1939 and 1942, European.
3. 1940 and 1949, European.
4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
5. 1964 and 1967.
6. 1987 and 1989, European.
7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
8. 1980 and 1983.
9. 1992 and 1998.
10. 1945 and 1948.
Continuing to the present, when the title is "Person of the Year",
there've been one or two others, depending on how you count.
"The American soldier" was named generically in 1950 and 2003.
Answer the other if you like for fun, but no points:
11. 2008 and 2012.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
In each case, from the list of three children's books by one author,
name that author.
1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
Peril".
5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
the Attic".
6. "Lost in the Barrens", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "Curse of
the Viking Grave".
7. "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Grouchy Ladybug", "The Very
Hungry Caterpillar".
8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
"The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
Turtle and Other Stories".
10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
"Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
MARTIANS BUILD TWO IMMENSE CANALS IN TWO YEARS.
Vast Engineering Works Accomplished in an Incredibly Short Time
by Our Planetary Neighbors. --N.Y.Times headline, August 27, 1911
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
May 2, 2022, 10:11:31 PM5/2/22
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Hmm, I just noticed that when I moved to reposting questions from
a later Canadian Inquisition season, I forgot to change the tag code
in the Subject line. In each of the following sets:
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: death penalty, fictional books
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: foreign references, object of games
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 7-8: movie deaths, twins
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: astronomy, challenge of firsts
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: man of years, kiddie lit
for RQFTCIFFF12 read RQFTCIWSSSG12. Sorry about that, folks.
--
Mark Brader | "The essence of tyranny is not iron law.
Toronto | It is capricious law."
m...@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens
a later Canadian Inquisition season, I forgot to change the tag code
in the Subject line. In each of the following sets:
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: death penalty, fictional books
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: foreign references, object of games
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 7-8: movie deaths, twins
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: astronomy, challenge of firsts
RQFTCIFFF12 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: man of years, kiddie lit
for RQFTCIFFF12 read RQFTCIWSSSG12. Sorry about that, folks.
--
Mark Brader | "The essence of tyranny is not iron law.
Toronto | It is capricious law."
m...@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens
Dan Blum
May 3, 2022, 12:54:15 AM5/3/22
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
George Marshall
> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
Lyndon Johnson
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Ronald Reagan
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Bill Clinton
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
Truman
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
> 1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
Roald Dahl
> 2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
> 4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
> Peril".
> 5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
> the Attic".
> 7. "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Grouchy Ladybug", "The Very
> Hungry Caterpillar".
> 8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
> "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
> 9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
> Turtle and Other Stories".
> 10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
> "Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
May 3, 2022, 1:22:04 AM5/3/22
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On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9:07:15 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
>
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
>
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
>
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
George Marshall
> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
Lyndon Johnson
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
Mikhail Gorbachev
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Ronald Reagan
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Bill Clinton
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
> Continuing to the present, when the title is "Person of the Year",
> there've been one or two others, depending on how you count.
> "The American soldier" was named generically in 1950 and 2003.
> Answer the other if you like for fun, but no points:
>
> 11. 2008 and 2012.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
>
> In each case, from the list of three children's books by one author,
> name that author.
>
> 1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
> 2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
> 4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
> Peril".
> 5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
> the Attic".
> 8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
> "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
> 9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
> Turtle and Other Stories".
> 10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
> "Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
May 3, 2022, 2:29:34 PM5/3/22
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> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
Churchill
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
Eisenhower
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
LBJ
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Ronald Reagan
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Bill Clinton
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
Harry Truman
Obama
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
>
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
Hans C Andersen
Dan Tilque
May 4, 2022, 4:25:44 AM5/4/22
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On 5/2/22 19:07, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. After being charged with obstruction of justice in the
> investigation of a tandem hang-gliding accident, why was pilot
> William Jon Orders held in custody for longer than normal?
>
> 2. Explain the significance in this week's news of the phrase
> "I'll Have Another".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
>
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
>
> *Hint:* FDR was Man of the Year three times, so he's not here.
>
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
MacArthur
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. After being charged with obstruction of justice in the
> investigation of a tandem hang-gliding accident, why was pilot
> William Jon Orders held in custody for longer than normal?
>
> 2. Explain the significance in this week's news of the phrase
> "I'll Have Another".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
>
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
>
> *Hint:* FDR was Man of the Year three times, so he's not here.
>
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
Eisenhower
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
Johnson
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
Deng Xiaoping
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Reagan
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Clinton
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
Truman
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
>
> Continuing to the present, when the title is "Person of the Year",
> there've been one or two others, depending on how you count.
> "The American soldier" was named generically in 1950 and 2003.
> Answer the other if you like for fun, but no points:
>
> 11. 2008 and 2012.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
>
> In each case, from the list of three children's books by one author,
> name that author.
>
> 1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
> 2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
> 4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
> Peril".
>
> 5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
> the Attic".
>
> 6. "Lost in the Barrens", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "Curse of
> the Viking Grave".
>
> 7. "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Grouchy Ladybug", "The Very
> Hungry Caterpillar".
>
> 8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
> "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
>
> 9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
> Turtle and Other Stories".
>
> 10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
> "Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
>
--
Mark Brader
May 6, 2022, 12:33:33 AM5/6/22
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Mark Brader:
> 1. After being charged with obstruction of justice in the
> investigation of a tandem hang-gliding accident, why was pilot
> William Jon Orders held in custody for longer than normal?
He swallowed evidence (a thumbnail-sized video memory card) and police
were waiting to retrieve it when it... emerged. (It did and they did,
after which bail was granted.)
In the end he pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death,
and was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment and 3 years probation.
> 2. Explain the significance in this week's news of the phrase
> "I'll Have Another".
Name of the horse that won the Kentucky Derby.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
Note incidentally that "Man of the Year" (or latterly "Person of
the Year" -- previously the title changed if it was not a man),
is not an honor; according to Time, it designates the person who
"most influenced the news" during the year.
> *Hint:* FDR was Man of the Year three times, so he's not here.
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
George Marshall. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
Joseph Stalin.
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
Winston Churchill. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
Dwight Eisenhower. 4 for everyone.
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
Lyndon Johnson. 4 for everyone.
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
Mikhail Gorbachev. 4 for everyone.
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
Deng Xiaoping. 4 for everyone.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Ronald Reagan. 4 for everyone.
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Bill Clinton. 4 for everyone.
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
Harry Truman. 4 for everyone.
> Continuing to the present, when the title is "Person of the Year",
> there've been one or two others, depending on how you count.
> "The American soldier" was named generically in 1950 and 2003.
> Answer the other if you like for fun, but no points:
> 11. 2008 and 2012.
Barack Obama. Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
> In each case, from the list of three children's books by one author,
> name that author.
> 1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
Roald Dahl. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
E.B. White. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
Hans Christian Andersen. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.
> 4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
> Peril".
Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
> the Attic".
Shel Silverstein. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 6. "Lost in the Barrens", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "Curse of
> the Viking Grave".
Farley Mowat.
> 7. "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Grouchy Ladybug", "The Very
> Hungry Caterpillar".
Eric Carle. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
> "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
Beatrix Potter. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
> Turtle and Other Stories".
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
> "Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
Maurice Sendak. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Lit
Dan Blum 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 68
Erland Sommarskog 32 4 36
Dan Tilque 32 4 36
--
Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development
m...@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment."
Toronto | --Eric Walker
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-07,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
Nobody tried these this time.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. After being charged with obstruction of justice in the
> investigation of a tandem hang-gliding accident, why was pilot
> William Jon Orders held in custody for longer than normal?
were waiting to retrieve it when it... emerged. (It did and they did,
after which bail was granted.)
In the end he pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death,
and was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment and 3 years probation.
> 2. Explain the significance in this week's news of the phrase
> "I'll Have Another".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Time Man of the Years
> This round is about people who have been "Time" magazine's
> "Man of the Year" *twice*. Given the years and maybe another
> clue, identify the person. Except as otherwise noted, all were
> [1] male, [2] American, and [3] politicians (or might be considered
> politicians), in both years. Non-Americans are identified here
> only by continent.
the Year" -- previously the title changed if it was not a man),
is not an honor; according to Time, it designates the person who
"most influenced the news" during the year.
> *Hint:* FDR was Man of the Year three times, so he's not here.
> 1. 1943 (not then a politician) and 1947.
> 2. 1939 and 1942, European.
> 3. 1940 and 1949, European.
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. 1944 (not then a politician) and 1959.
> 5. 1964 and 1967.
Lyndon Johnson. 4 for everyone.
> 6. 1987 and 1989, European.
> 7. 1978 and 1985, Asian.
> 8. 1980 and 1983.
Ronald Reagan. 4 for everyone.
> 9. 1992 and 1998.
Bill Clinton. 4 for everyone.
> 10. 1945 and 1948.
Harry Truman. 4 for everyone.
> Continuing to the present, when the title is "Person of the Year",
> there've been one or two others, depending on how you count.
> "The American soldier" was named generically in 1950 and 2003.
> Answer the other if you like for fun, but no points:
> 11. 2008 and 2012.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Literature - Children's Stories
> In each case, from the list of three children's books by one author,
> name that author.
> 1. "Matilda", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "James and the Giant Peach".
> 2. "Stuart Little", "The Trumpet of the Swan", "Charlotte's Web".
> 3. "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Ugly Duckling".
> 4. "The Bad Beginning", "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Penultimate
> Peril".
> 5. "The Giving Tree", "Where the Sidewalk Ends", "A Light in
> the Attic".
> 6. "Lost in the Barrens", "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be", "Curse of
> the Viking Grave".
> 7. "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Grouchy Ladybug", "The Very
> Hungry Caterpillar".
> 8. "The Tale of Pigling Brand", "The Tale of Tom Kitten",
> "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies".
> 9. "If I Ran the Zoo", "Bartholomew and the Oobleck", "Yertle the
> Turtle and Other Stories".
> 10. "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or: There Must be More to Life",
> "Mommy?", "Where the Wild Things Are".
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Lit
Dan Blum 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 68
Erland Sommarskog 32 4 36
Dan Tilque 32 4 36
--
Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development
m...@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment."
Toronto | --Eric Walker
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