* B. Premiers by Party
In each case, name a person of the indicated party who
is currently premier of a Canadian province or territory,
excluding Ontario.
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Brewing
1. 4 years after arriving in Montreal from England, John Molson
opened his brewery. Within 5 years, when did Molson start this
family business?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Zbyfba'f terng eviny Wbua Ynongg jnf
n eryngvir yngrpbzre, rfgnoyvfuvat uvf oerjrel va 1846.
Va juvpu pvgl?
3. A very popular type of beer was made by early Canadian settlers
using hops, molasses, yeast -- and the boughs of *which tree*?
This beer is still made in Quebec today, and a Scottish brewery
also makes a version.
4. In 1860 John Labatt Jr. made a trip to England and brought
back a recipe for a beer style new to Canada. It became the
most popular style of beer in the country from the 1870s through
the Second World War. Name the specific style of beer.
5. Which was the first province to go completely "dry", in 1901?
6. All of Canada went "dry" with the passage of a federal
prohibition on alcohol in March 1918. Within 1, what year
did federal prohibition *end* in Canada?
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
Most countries have a de facto national sport, but some have
a legislated one. These questions deal with official national
sports.
A1. Everyone knows that the national game of Brazil is soccer.
But """it's not""" the official national sport. That sport was
developed by the slave populations of 17th- to 19th-century
Brazil. What """is""" it?
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* C. Taxi Songs
C1. In Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi", who does the
title vehicle take away?
C2. In Harry Chapin's song "Taxi", Sue gives Harry $20 for a
$2.50 fare and tells him what?
* D. What a Gas
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
* E. Internet Words
E1. This word and word-element derives from the Hawaiian word
for "fast". It refers to a web site that allows the
creation and editing of interlinked web pages via a browser.
What's the word?
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
* F. "The Divine Comedy"
F2. Who leads Dante through Paradise?
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* C. Taxi Songs
C1. In Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi", who does the
title vehicle take away?
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
D2. Ethyl bromoacetate was used against G20 protesters in
Toronto """last summer""". What is it better known as?
* E. Internet Words
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Brewing
1. 4 years after arriving in Montreal from England, John Molson
opened his brewery. Within 5 years, when did Molson start this
family business?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Zbyfba'f terng eviny Wbua Ynongg jnf
n eryngvir yngrpbzre, rfgnoyvfuvat uvf oerjrel va 1846.
Va juvpu pvgl?
3. A very popular type of beer was made by early Canadian settlers
using hops, molasses, yeast -- and the boughs of *which tree*?
This beer is still made in Quebec today, and a Scottish brewery
also makes a version.
4. In 1860 John Labatt Jr. made a trip to England and brought
back a recipe for a beer style new to Canada. It became the
most popular style of beer in the country from the 1870s through
the Second World War. Name the specific style of beer.
5. Which was the first province to go completely "dry", in 1901?
6. All of Canada went "dry" with the passage of a federal
prohibition on alcohol in March 1918. Within 1, what year
did federal prohibition *end* in Canada?
7. Upper Canada Brewery opened in 1984 in Toronto. The location
on Atlantic Av. contained what was called a "gift shop", and
gave this microbrewery the ability to do something that neither
the LCBO nor the Beer Store was allowed to do at the time. What?
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* D. What a Gas
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
D2. Ethyl bromoacetate was used against G20 protesters in
Toronto """last summer""". What is it better known as?
* E. Internet Words
E1. This word and word-element derives from the Hawaiian word
for "fast". It refers to a web site that allows the
creation and editing of interlinked web pages via a browser.
What's the word?
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
* F. "The Divine Comedy"
F2. Who leads Dante through Paradise?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-06,
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 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Brewing
(And now you know why Round 3 of this game was tagged "Spo" and not
"Can" in the score table.)
1. 4 years after arriving in Montreal from England, John Molson
opened his brewery. Within 5 years, when did Molson start this
family business?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Molson's great rival John Labatt was
a relative latecomer, establishing his brewery in 1846.
In which city?
3. A very popular type of beer was made by early Canadian settlers
using hops, molasses, yeast -- and the boughs of *which tree*?
This beer is still made in Quebec today, and a Scottish brewery
also makes a version.
4. In 1860 John Labatt Jr. made a trip to England and brought
back a recipe for a beer style new to Canada. It became the
most popular style of beer in the country from the 1870s through
the Second World War. Name the specific style of beer.
5. Which was the first province to go completely "dry", in 1901?
6. All of Canada went "dry" with the passage of a federal
prohibition on alcohol in March 1918. Within 1, what year
did federal prohibition *end* in Canada?
7. Upper Canada Brewery opened in 1984 in Toronto. The location
on Atlantic Av. contained what was called a "gift shop", and
gave this microbrewery the ability to do something that neither
the LCBO nor the Beer Store was allowed to do at the time. What?
8. The most popular brand from Dawes Brewery, a major Quebec brewer
of the 1930s and '40s, was named for an animal. The animal
symbol became iconic and Canadian sculptor Ross Butler was
hired to create a statue to salute the creature. What was this
animal-named beer?
9. E.P. Taylor made money in everything, including the beer
industry. Starting in the 1920s, he consolidated a number of
small breweries into Canadian Brewing Corp. In 1968 the
company was sold and renamed for its two largest subsidiaries.
What was the new name?
10. The matriarch of this Halifax family took her home brew
recipes and turned them into a lucrative brewing business in
1867. The family brewer sold out to Labatt but still maintains
a separate brewing operation in Halifax. Name the family.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
Most countries have a de facto national sport, but some have
a legislated one. These questions deal with official national
sports.
A1. Everyone knows that the national game of Brazil is soccer.
But """it's not""" the official national sport. That sport was
developed by the slave populations of 17th- to 19th-century
Brazil. What """is""" it?
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* B. Premiers by Party
In each case, name a person of the indicated party who
is currently premier of a Canadian province or territory,
excluding Ontario.
B1. Progressive Conservatives.
B2. Liberals.
* C. Taxi Songs
C1. In Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi", who does the
title vehicle take away?
C2. In Harry Chapin's song "Taxi", Sue gives Harry $20 for a
$2.50 fare and tells him what?
* D. What a Gas
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
D2. Ethyl bromoacetate was used against G20 protesters in
Toronto """last summer""". What is it better known as?
* E. Internet Words
E1. This word and word-element derives from the Hawaiian word
for "fast". It refers to a web site that allows the
creation and editing of interlinked web pages via a browser.
What's the word?
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
* F. "The Divine Comedy"
F1. How many cantos are there in Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
F2. Who leads Dante through Paradise?
--
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Brewing
(And now you know why Round 3 of this game was tagged "Spo" and not
"Can" in the score table.)
1. 4 years after arriving in Montreal from England, John Molson
opened his brewery. Within 5 years, when did Molson start this
family business?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Zbyfba'f terng eviny Wbua Ynongg jnf
n eryngvir yngrpbzre, rfgnoyvfuvat uvf oerjrel va 1846.
Va juvpu pvgl?
3. A very popular type of beer was made by early Canadian settlers
using hops, molasses, yeast -- and the boughs of *which tree*?
This beer is still made in Quebec today, and a Scottish brewery
also makes a version.
4. In 1860 John Labatt Jr. made a trip to England and brought
back a recipe for a beer style new to Canada. It became the
most popular style of beer in the country from the 1870s through
the Second World War. Name the specific style of beer.
5. Which was the first province to go completely "dry", in 1901?
6. All of Canada went "dry" with the passage of a federal
prohibition on alcohol in March 1918. Within 1, what year
did federal prohibition *end* in Canada?
7. Upper Canada Brewery opened in 1984 in Toronto. The location
on Atlantic Av. contained what was called a "gift shop", and
gave this microbrewery the ability to do something that neither
the LCBO nor the Beer Store was allowed to do at the time. What?
8. The most popular brand from Dawes Brewery, a major Quebec brewer
of the 1930s and '40s, was named for an animal. The animal
symbol became iconic and Canadian sculptor Ross Butler was
hired to create a statue to salute the creature. What was this
animal-named beer?
9. E.P. Taylor made money in everything, including the beer
industry. Starting in the 1920s, he consolidated a number of
small breweries into Canadian Brewing Corp. In 1968 the
company was sold and renamed for its two largest subsidiaries.
What was the new name?
10. The matriarch of this Halifax family took her home brew
recipes and turned them into a lucrative brewing business in
1867. The family brewer sold out to Labatt but still maintains
a separate brewing operation in Halifax. Name the family.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
Most countries have a de facto national sport, but some have
a legislated one. These questions deal with official national
sports.
A1. Everyone knows that the national game of Brazil is soccer.
But """it's not""" the official national sport. That sport was
developed by the slave populations of 17th- to 19th-century
Brazil. What """is""" it?
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* B. Premiers by Party
In each case, name a person of the indicated party who
is currently premier of a Canadian province or territory,
excluding Ontario.
B1. Progressive Conservatives.
B2. Liberals.
* C. Taxi Songs
C1. In Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi", who does the
title vehicle take away?
C2. In Harry Chapin's song "Taxi", Sue gives Harry $20 for a
$2.50 fare and tells him what?
* D. What a Gas
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
D2. Ethyl bromoacetate was used against G20 protesters in
Toronto """last summer""". What is it better known as?
* E. Internet Words
E1. This word and word-element derives from the Hawaiian word
for "fast". It refers to a web site that allows the
creation and editing of interlinked web pages via a browser.
What's the word?
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
* F. "The Divine Comedy"
F1. How many cantos are there in Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
F2. Who leads Dante through Paradise?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-06,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Brewing
(And now you know why Round 3 of this game was tagged "Spo" and not
"Can" in the score table.)
1. 4 years after arriving in Montreal from England, John Molson
opened his brewery. Within 5 years, when did Molson start this
family business?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Molson's great rival John Labatt was
a relative latecomer, establishing his brewery in 1846.
In which city?
3. A very popular type of beer was made by early Canadian settlers
using hops, molasses, yeast -- and the boughs of *which tree*?
This beer is still made in Quebec today, and a Scottish brewery
also makes a version.
4. In 1860 John Labatt Jr. made a trip to England and brought
back a recipe for a beer style new to Canada. It became the
most popular style of beer in the country from the 1870s through
the Second World War. Name the specific style of beer.
5. Which was the first province to go completely "dry", in 1901?
6. All of Canada went "dry" with the passage of a federal
prohibition on alcohol in March 1918. Within 1, what year
did federal prohibition *end* in Canada?
7. Upper Canada Brewery opened in 1984 in Toronto. The location
on Atlantic Av. contained what was called a "gift shop", and
gave this microbrewery the ability to do something that neither
the LCBO nor the Beer Store was allowed to do at the time. What?
8. The most popular brand from Dawes Brewery, a major Quebec brewer
of the 1930s and '40s, was named for an animal. The animal
symbol became iconic and Canadian sculptor Ross Butler was
hired to create a statue to salute the creature. What was this
animal-named beer?
9. E.P. Taylor made money in everything, including the beer
industry. Starting in the 1920s, he consolidated a number of
small breweries into Canadian Brewing Corp. In 1968 the
company was sold and renamed for its two largest subsidiaries.
What was the new name?
10. The matriarch of this Halifax family took her home brew
recipes and turned them into a lucrative brewing business in
1867. The family brewer sold out to Labatt but still maintains
a separate brewing operation in Halifax. Name the family.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. National Sports
Most countries have a de facto national sport, but some have
a legislated one. These questions deal with official national
sports.
A1. Everyone knows that the national game of Brazil is soccer.
But """it's not""" the official national sport. That sport was
developed by the slave populations of 17th- to 19th-century
Brazil. What """is""" it?
A2. Three Latin American nations """have""" rodeo, or variations of
rodeo, as their official national sport. Name *any one* of
the three.
* B. Premiers by Party
In each case, name a person of the indicated party who ["""]is
currently["""] premier of a Canadian province or territory,
excluding Ontario.
B1. Progressive Conservatives.
B2. Liberals.
* C. Taxi Songs
C1. In Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi", who does the
title vehicle take away?
C2. In Harry Chapin's song "Taxi", Sue gives Harry $20 for a
$2.50 fare and tells him what?
* D. What a Gas
D1. What is the scientific name or the chemical formula for
"laughing gas"?
D2. Ethyl bromoacetate was used against G20 protesters in
Toronto """last summer""". What is it better known as?
* E. Internet Words
E1. This word and word-element derives from the Hawaiian word
for "fast". It refers to a web site that allows the
creation and editing of interlinked web pages via a browser.
What's the word?
E2. This word was coined by evolutionary biologist Richard
Dawkins. Wikipedia defines it as an idea, behavior, or
style that spreads from person to person within a culture.
With help from the Internet, this word has itself gone viral.
* F. "The Divine Comedy"
F1. How many cantos are there in Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
F2. Who leads Dante through Paradise?
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