Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-04-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I think I wrote 3 triples in the Canadiana round, part or all of
> the geography round, and 2 triples in the sports round.
In Canadiana, I wrote questions #10-15 and probably also questions
#7-9. In geography, questions #1-3 and #10-14 were definitely
mine, and I think #4; I'm not sure which if any the others I may
have contributed. In sports, I wrote questions #10-15.
> ** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
> By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original
> game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!
And it was, unless you were Stephen!
> * Canadian magazine editors
> We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.
> 1. "Frank" (Central Canada version).
1998 answer: Michael Bate. No 2021 answer; it's defunct. Oh,
but I guess that means I have to accept "no one (defunct)"! So,
3 for Stephen.
> 2. "Report on Business".
1998 answer: Patricia Best. 2021 answer: Dennis Choquette.
This one isn't really a magazine, it's part of the "Globe & Mail".
> 3. "Maclean's".
1998 answer: Robert Lewis. 2021 answer: Alison Uncles.
> * Ontario Canoe Routes
(These are all still true.)
> 4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
> includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?
Killarney Provincial Park. 4 for Stephen.
OSA Lake is named after the Ontario Society of Artists.
> 5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
> includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?
Algonquin Provincial Park. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route
> that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn
> Lake?
Temagami. 4 for Stephen.
> * Geographical Extremes
> If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices.
> Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.
> 7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?
Cape Spear, on the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland & Labrador.
4 for Stephen.
Incidentally, this question was reused in a game one day after
I posted it here in 2009. In our game it went to our opponents;
the individual it went to didn't know it for the 2 points, but a
teammate got it for 1.
> 8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?
Middle Island, in Ontario. 4 for Stephen.
It's in Lake Erie, near Pelee Island -- nearby Point Pelee is the
southernmost mainland point.
> 9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?
Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere I., in the Northwest Territories in 1998
and now in Nunavut. 4 for Stephen.
> * Toronto's Lost Villages
> The reference for this triple is the book "Toronto's Lost Villages"
> by Ron Brown.
> 10. Along Yonge St. between York Mills and Steele's Corners, there
> were at one time or another three other villages, at least
> two of whose names are still familiar today as districts.
> Name *any two* of the three.
Lansing, Newtonbrook, Willowdale.
> 11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills
> were four other villages, at least two of those names are still
> familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.
Bedford Park, Davisville, Drummondville, Eglington (sic, but the
modern street name Eglinton -- also the original Scottish spelling --
was acceptable).
> 12. Along Kingston Rd. between York and the Scarborough Post Office
> were three other villages, one with the name of a country and
> one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any
> one* of the three.
Leslieville (Leslie, the street name, was sufficient), Mortlake,
Norway.
> * Toronto Subway Numbers
> 13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway
> platform in Toronto?
500 feet (accepting 450-550) or 152.4 m (137-168). 4 for Stephen.
2 for Joshua.
> 14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third
> rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on
> the overhead wires for streetcars.
600 V (accepting 550-650) DC. (Still true.) 4 for Stephen.
> 15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the
> rails. Within ¾ inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard
> gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for
> streetcars is the same.
2+3/8 inches (accepting 1+5/8 to 3+1/8) or 60 mm (40-80).
4 for Stephen.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Geography
> Warning: some answers may repeat.
> * Long Bridges and Tunnels
> 1. You may recall that """last season""" the world's record for
> longest main span in a suspension bridge was held by the Humber
> Bridge, in England. """Two weeks ago""" this was beaten by
> more than 40% when a new bridge, with a main span of nearly
> 2 km, opened on schedule. The bridge connects two islands,
> one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger
> island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's
> on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.
Honshu, Kobe, Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge. (Japan, of course. Still true.)
4 for Stephen.
Still true for now, that is. A longer one of just over 2 km to cross
the Dardanelles from Asia to Europe in Turkey is scheduled to open
in March 2022.
> 2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction,
> in a different part of the world, whose main span of just
> under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge.
> It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will
> not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road
> route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel.
> Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer.
> *Alternatively, you can name the country or countries*
> (as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an
> international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects;
> if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located.
> (Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether
> you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing
> twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're
> answering once.)
Storebælt East Bridge (anything with Storebælt or Great Belt was
sufficient); Denmark. 4 for Stephen.
Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the
bridge is within Denmark. It opened on schedule.
> 3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
> tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
> one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
> islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
> *both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
1998 answer: Honshu, Hokkaido; Seikan Tunnel. 2021 answer: Europe,
Europe; Gotthard Base Tunnel (not undersea but in the Swiss Alps).
4 for Erland. 3 for Stephen.
The Gotthard Tunnel is the summit tunnel on the *old* Gotthard Pass
route -- it was the world's longest railway tunnel itself from 1882
until 1906 -- but I accepted it as "almost correct" for the Gotthard
Base Tunnel. Here's what the portals of the two Gotthard rail tunnels
look like:
http://files.structurae.net/files/photos/2546/ffs-sangottardonp-cimg5523.jpg
http://cdn.openphoto.net/volumes/sizes/stg/33025/2.jpg
The Channel Tunnel, connecting Europe and Great Britain, ranked #2
when it opened and is now #3.
> * Mediterranean Islands
> 4. On what island is Valletta?
Malta. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 5. On what island is Cagliari?
Sardinia (Sardegna). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.
> 6. On what island is Palma?
Majorca (Mallorca). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
> * Rivers of Eastern Europe
> 7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
> a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
Romania. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Stephen.
> 8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
> flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
Dneiper. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
> flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
> Sea near Gdansk.
Wisla ["VEESS-wa"] or Vistula. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.
> * Names of World Landmarks
> 10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is
> commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its
> actual name, which is what?
The Angel of Christian Charity; also accepting Anteros. 4 for
Stephen.
> 11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
> but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
> three words?
Enlightening the World. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Stephen.
> 12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel
> weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
Gateway Arch. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
2 for Joshua.
The park containing it was formerly the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial, but this was not an acceptable answer. It's been renamed
to Gateway Arch National Park, by the way.
This question originally described the arch as a parabola, but
although seen in a number of sources, that was wrong.
> * Official Languages
> 13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
> languages of Switzerland?
Italian, (Rhaeto-)Romansch. The latter is spoken in a small area in
the southeast of the country, near the Austrian and Italian borders.
4 for everyone.
> 14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
> of Finland?
Swedish. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
Arabic, French. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> ** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
> * The Original Olympics
> 1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the
> patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint:
> Olympia itself was not one of them.
Sparta, Elis. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.
> 2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon
> at the ancient Olympics.
Discus (or quoit throw), javelin, long jump, running (or stadion),
wrestling. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.
> 3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
> Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
> wealthy contestants was added. What?
Chariot race. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
I scored "horse race" as almost correct.
> * British Soccer
> 4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
> adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
> Name the song.
"You'll Never Walk Alone". 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Stephen.
> 5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the
> Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?
1958 (accepting 1957-59). 4 for Stephen.
The airplane was unable to take off and ran off the runway. There
were 6 crew and 38 passengers aboard; 2 crew and 21 passengers died,
including 8 members of the team and 3 of the team staff.
> 6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated
> from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".
1998 answer: Barnsley, Bolton, Crystal Palace. 2021 answer: Fulham,
West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
Yes, current events of 1998 in British soccer! And the three teams
listed for 1998 were in fact the ones relegated at the season's end.
For 2021 the season is already over.
> * Formula 1 Racing
> 7. The cars of the three top teams -- McLaren, Ferrari, and
> Williams -- in """this year"""'s Formula 1 races all carry ads
> for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands
> is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as
> imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.
1998 answer: West, Winfield. 2021 answer: I have no idea if there
are any or, if so, what they are.
If any other answers were was posted and you think one is correct,
please cite evidence. I think the question should be interpreted
as referring to the current three top teams, not the ones named.
> 8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is"""
> the Ferrari team's second driver?
1998 answer: Eddie Irvine. 2021 answer: their drivers are Charles
Leclerc and Carlos Sainz; accepting either one.
> 9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?
1998 answer: Heinz-Harold Frentzen. 2021 answer: their drivers are
Nicholas Latifi and George Russell; accepting either.
> * Sequences in Games
> 10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point.
> Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order
> of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)
Yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black. 4 for Stephen.
> 11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
> in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
> the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
> in order from highest to lowest.
Four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind,
two pairs. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Erland
and Joshua.
> 12. Suppose you are playing euchre, as it is commonly played
> around here, with 4 people in the game, and *clubs* are trump.
> List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest.
> You may use either standard card terminology or euchre
> terminology to express the sequence.
Jack of clubs, jack of spades, A-K-Q-10-9 of clubs. Or: right bower,
left bower, A-K-Q-10-9. (If you know the word "bower" we assume
you know what suit the other cards are.) 4 for Stephen.
Apparently the game is also played with the 8 and 7 included at the
bottom of the suit, and we decided to accept that version as well.
> * American Football Leagues
> 13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose
> proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and
> which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and
> the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that
> the league operated.
World Football League, 1974-75. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 14. And then there was the league which at one time or another
> included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis
> Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league
> *and* tell us one of the years when it operated.
United States Football League, 1983-85. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
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4 (in 1926, 1936-37, 1940-41, and 1960-69). (All still true.)
4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Can Geo Spo THREE
Stephen Perry 60 60 39 55 47 175
Dan Tilque 36 40 0 23 16 99
Dan Blum 22 42 0 35 10 99
Erland Sommarskog 12 24 0 40 7 76
Joshua Kreitzer 20 16 2 30 19 69
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