** Game 2, Round 9 - Literature - Addicts & Company
These writers all had monkeys on their backs -- and a typewriter and
enough time. Inevitably, they wrote great, or at least notable,
novels. We'll give you the title, the year of publication, and
the drug (or its fictionalized version); you give us the author.
1. "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict", 1953, heroin.
2. "Under the Volcano", 1947, alcohol.
3. "Doors of Perception", 1954, mescaline.
6. "A Scanner Darkly", 1977, substance D.
8. "Trainspotting", 1993, heroin.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
These mock-scientific units are named after people, real or fictional.
A1. What is the unit of beauty, possibly first suggested by
Isaac Asimov? It is named after a beautiful woman of myth.
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
* C. Literature: Spy versus Spy
The topic is Cold War spy literature.
C2. John le Carré created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
These are quotes by people with the surname Wilson.
D1. Which Wilson said, "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're
not, you're not"?
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are """currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
E2. Volcanic action created vertical structures called "pipes",
that brought diamond-bearing rock from deep within the
mantle of the earth up to the surface. These pipes,
and the rock they contain, are named for a "diamond-rush"
town in South Africa. Name the town.
* F. Entertainment: Caribbean music
F2. Around 2004, in many Spanish Caribbean countries, a mixture
of latino hip-hop, rap, reggae, and dance-hall became the
rage and """continues""" to be popular. This style includes
one of those precursor styles in its name. Name it.
** Game 2, Round 9 - Literature - Addicts & Company
1. "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict", 1953, heroin.
3. "Doors of Perception", 1954, mescaline.
4. "Confessions of an Opium Eater", 1821, laudanum.
6. "A Scanner Darkly", 1977, substance D.
8. "Trainspotting", 1993, heroin.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
A1. What is the unit of beauty, possibly first suggested by
Isaac Asimov? It is named after a beautiful woman of myth.
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
* B. Canadiana: Unite!
B1. The United Church of Canada was formed in 1925 by the merger
of three Protestant denominations. One of the groups
included 2/3 of the Presbyterian churches of Canada.
Name any one of the other two denominations.
* C. Literature: Spy versus Spy
C2. John le Carr? created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are
"""currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
E2. Volcanic action created vertical structures called "pipes",
that brought diamond-bearing rock from deep within the
mantle of the earth up to the surface. These pipes,
and the rock they contain, are named for a "diamond-rush"
town in South Africa. Name the town.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 9 - Literature - Addicts & Company
These writers all had monkeys on their backs -- and a typewriter and
enough time. Inevitably, they wrote great, or at least notable,
novels. We'll give you the title, the year of publication, and
the drug (or its fictionalized version); you give us the author.
1. "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict", 1953, heroin.
2. "Under the Volcano", 1947, alcohol.
3. "Doors of Perception", 1954, mescaline.
4. "Confessions of an Opium Eater", 1821, laudanum.
5. "Post Office", 1971, and "Factotum", 1975; alcohol.
6. "A Scanner Darkly", 1977, substance D.
7. "Basketball Diaries", 1978, heroin.
8. "Trainspotting", 1993, heroin.
9. "Requiem for a Dream", 1978, diet pills and heroin.
10. "Diary of a Drug Fiend", 1922, cocaine and heroin.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
These mock-scientific units are named after people, real or fictional.
A1. What is the unit of beauty, possibly first suggested by
Isaac Asimov? It is named after a beautiful woman of myth.
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
* B. Canadiana: Unite!
These are national groups that merged.
B1. The United Church of Canada was formed in 1925 by the merger
of three Protestant denominations. One of the groups
included 2/3 of the Presbyterian churches of Canada.
Name any one of the other two denominations.
B2. The New Democratic Party was the result of a merger in
1961 of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (or CCF)
with elements of what national trade union organization,
which still exists as a separate group?
* C. Literature: Spy versus Spy
The topic is Cold War spy literature.
C1. Len Deighton """has created""" three trilogies about jaded
secret agent Bernard Samson's career in the twilight of
the Cold War. Each trilogy has a name based on the three
titles of its individual books; give "*any one* of those
trilogy names.
C2. John le Carré created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
These are quotes by people with the surname Wilson.
D1. Which Wilson said, "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're
not, you're not"?
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
All that glitters is not gold. In this case, we're talking
about diamonds.
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are
"""currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
E2. Volcanic action created vertical structures called "pipes",
that brought diamond-bearing rock from deep within the
mantle of the earth up to the surface. These pipes,
and the rock they contain, are named for a "diamond-rush"
town in South Africa. Name the town.
* F. Entertainment: Caribbean music
It's not just reggae. Let's see if you've been listening to
your Putamayo CDs.
F1. In the countries of the Caribbean where French is spoken,
two styles of music have predominated in the """last 20
years""". Name either. (Note: Only the 2011 answer will
be accepted.)
F2. Around 2004, in many Spanish Caribbean countries, a mixture
of latino hip-hop, rap, reggae, and dance-hall became the
rage and """continues""" to be popular. This style includes
one of those precursor styles in its name. Name it.
** Game 2, Round 9 - Literature - Addicts & Company
These writers all had monkeys on their backs -- and a typewriter and
enough time. Inevitably, they wrote great, or at least notable,
novels. We'll give you the title, the year of publication, and
the drug (or its fictionalized version); you give us the author.
1. "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict", 1953, heroin.
2. "Under the Volcano", 1947, alcohol.
3. "Doors of Perception", 1954, mescaline.
4. "Confessions of an Opium Eater", 1821, laudanum.
5. "Post Office", 1971, and "Factotum", 1975; alcohol.
6. "A Scanner Darkly", 1977, substance D.
7. "Basketball Diaries", 1978, heroin.
8. "Trainspotting", 1993, heroin.
9. "Requiem for a Dream", 1978, diet pills and heroin.
10. "Diary of a Drug Fiend", 1922, cocaine and heroin.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
These mock-scientific units are named after people, real or fictional.
A1. What is the unit of beauty, possibly first suggested by
Isaac Asimov? It is named after a beautiful woman of myth.
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
* B. Canadiana: Unite!
These are national groups that merged.
B1. The United Church of Canada was formed in 1925 by the merger
of three Protestant denominations. One of the groups
included 2/3 of the Presbyterian churches of Canada.
Name any one of the other two denominations.
B2. The New Democratic Party was the result of a merger in
1961 of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (or CCF)
with elements of what national trade union organization,
which still exists as a separate group?
* C. Literature: Spy versus Spy
The topic is Cold War spy literature.
C1. Len Deighton """has created""" three trilogies about jaded
secret agent Bernard Samson's career in the twilight of
the Cold War. Each trilogy has a name based on the three
titles of its individual books; give "*any one* of those
trilogy names.
C2. John le Carré created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
These are quotes by people with the surname Wilson.
D1. Which Wilson said, "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're
not, you're not"?
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
All that glitters is not gold. In this case, we're talking
about diamonds.
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are
"""currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
E2. Volcanic action created vertical structures called "pipes",
that brought diamond-bearing rock from deep within the
mantle of the earth up to the surface. These pipes,
and the rock they contain, are named for a "diamond-rush"
town in South Africa. Name the town.
* F. Entertainment: Caribbean music
It's not just reggae. Let's see if you've been listening to
your Putamayo CDs.
F1. In the countries of the Caribbean where French is spoken,
two styles of music have predominated in the """last 20
years""". Name either. (Note: Only the 2011 answer will
be accepted.)
F2. Around 2004, in many Spanish Caribbean countries, a mixture
of latino hip-hop, rap, reggae, and dance-hall became the
rage and """continues""" to be popular. This style includes
one of those precursor styles in its name. Name it.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
C2. John le Carré created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
These are quotes by people with the surname Wilson.
D1. Which Wilson said, "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're
not, you're not"?
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
All that glitters is not gold. In this case, we're talking
about diamonds.
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are
"""currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information... see my 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 2, Round 9 - Literature - Addicts & Company
These writers all had monkeys on their backs -- and a typewriter and
enough time. Inevitably, they wrote great, or at least notable,
novels. We'll give you the title, the year of publication, and
the drug (or its fictionalized version); you give us the author.
1. "Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict", 1953, heroin.
2. "Under the Volcano", 1947, alcohol.
3. "Doors of Perception", 1954, mescaline.
4. "Confessions of an Opium Eater", 1821, laudanum.
5. "Post Office", 1971, and "Factotum", 1975; alcohol.
6. "A Scanner Darkly", 1977, substance D.
7. "Basketball Diaries", 1978, heroin.
8. "Trainspotting", 1993, heroin.
9. "Requiem for a Dream", 1978, diet pills and heroin.
10. "Diary of a Drug Fiend", 1922, cocaine and heroin.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Science: Funny Units
These mock-scientific units are named after people, real or fictional.
A1. What is the unit of beauty, possibly first suggested by
Isaac Asimov? It is named after a beautiful woman of myth.
A2. What is the unit of fame or hype, invented by Cullen Murphy
of "The Atlantic" magazine in 1997? Named for a 20th-century
artist, it measures the duration of one's fame.
* B. Canadiana: Unite!
These are national groups that merged.
B1. The United Church of Canada was formed in 1925 by the merger
of three Protestant denominations. One of the groups
included 2/3 of the Presbyterian churches of Canada.
Name any one of the other two denominations.
B2. The New Democratic Party was the result of a merger in
1961 of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (or CCF)
with elements of what national trade union organization,
which still exists as a separate group?
* C. Literature: Spy versus Spy
The topic is Cold War spy literature.
C1. Len Deighton """has created""" three trilogies about jaded
secret agent Bernard Samson's career in the twilight of
the Cold War. Each trilogy has a name based on the three
titles of its individual books; give "*any one* of those
trilogy names.
C2. John le Carré created an anti - James Bond in George Smiley
of MI6. He's just a minor character in "The Spy who Came
In from the Cold", "The Looking Glass War", and "The Secret
Pilgrim", but """he's been the central character of 5 other
books""", including "Smiley's People". Name "*any one*
of the other """four""" Smiley books.
* D. History: Wilsons' Words
These are quotes by people with the surname Wilson.
D1. Which Wilson said, "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're
not, you're not"?
D2. Which Wilson, a British prime minister, once said, "A week
is a long time in politics"?
* E. Geography: All that Glitters
All that glitters is not gold. In this case, we're talking
about diamonds.
E1. Canada has recently become a diamond-mining power. There are
"""currently""" 6 operating diamond mines in Canada. Four of
them are in the Northwest Territories, one is in Nunavut,
and in which territory or province """is the other one"""
located?
E2. Volcanic action created vertical structures called "pipes",
that brought diamond-bearing rock from deep within the
mantle of the earth up to the surface. These pipes,
and the rock they contain, are named for a "diamond-rush"
town in South Africa. Name the town.
* F. Entertainment: Caribbean music
It's not just reggae. Let's see if you've been listening to
your Putamayo CDs.
F1. In the countries of the Caribbean where French is spoken,
two styles of music have predominated in the """last 20
years""". Name either. (Note: Only the 2011 answer will
be accepted.)
F2. Around 2004, in many Spanish Caribbean countries, a mixture
of latino hip-hop, rap, reggae, and dance-hall became the
rage and """continues""" to be popular. This style includes
one of those precursor styles in its name. Name it.
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