• Re: QFTCI23 Game 4, Rounds 2-3: Canadian ranks, US cities

    From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Nov 8 16:09:58 2023
    On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:16:50 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly.

    On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
    both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
    Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
    based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
    the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
    the correct answers in about 3 days.

    All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
    of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    I did not write either of these rounds.

    coincidentally, neither did I


    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    Please see: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g4r2/ranks.pdf

    For the first 6 questions, we give you the number and tell you
    which military force, and you must name the rank. Note that two
    images are shown for each of illustrations #3 through #6 -- those
    are the shoulder and sleeve insignia for the rank.

    1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
    is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
    So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?

    5

    2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?

    16

    3. In the navy, which one is a captain?

    14

    4. In the army, which one is a captain?

    10

    5. In the army, which one is a colonel?

    7

    6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?

    2

    The remaining questions, of course, work the other way. You must
    give the full name of each rank -- if the right answer was "lieutenant-general", then "lieutenant" or "general" would be wrong,
    even though this officer would be addressed as "General" Johnson.

    7. What navy rank has insignia 4?

    rear admiral

    8. What army rank has insignia 3?

    brigadier general

    9. What army rank has insignia 9?

    2nd lieutenant

    10. What navy rank has insignia 15?

    commander

    So there were 6 decoys. Please decode the rot13 after you've
    finished the round, if you'd like to see the ranks and identify
    the insignia for each one, for fun, but for no points.

    11. Navy, chief petty officer first class.

    11

    12. Army, major.

    12

    13. Army, sergeant.

    13

    14. Navy, admiral.

    6

    15. Army, lieutenant-colonel.

    1

    16. Navy, lieutenant-commander.

    8


    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.

    jacksonville

    2. Alaska.

    anchorage

    3. Louisiana.

    new orleans

    4. Delaware.

    wilmington

    5. Iowa.

    des moines

    6. Kentucky.

    louisville

    7. Maine.

    portland

    8. Texas.

    houston

    9. North Dakota.

    fargo

    10. Montana.

    billings


    --
    Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
    Toronto interference with a business model."
    m...@vex.net --Bruce Schneier

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

    swp

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Nov 8 16:12:10 2023
    On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 12:16:50 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    Pass.

    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.

    Jacksonville

    2. Alaska.

    Anchorage

    3. Louisiana.

    New Orleans

    4. Delaware.

    Wilmington

    5. Iowa.

    Des Moines

    6. Kentucky.

    Louisville

    7. Maine.

    Portland

    8. Texas.

    Houston

    9. North Dakota.

    Grand Falls; Fargo

    10. Montana.

    Bozeman; Billings

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Nov 8 21:31:56 2023
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.

    Miami

    2. Alaska.

    Anchorage

    3. Louisiana.

    New Oreleans

    4. Delaware.

    Wilmington

    5. Iowa.

    Des Moines

    6. Kentucky.

    Louisville

    7. Maine.

    Portland

    8. Texas.

    Houston

    9. North Dakota.

    Fargo

    10. Montana.

    Helena

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Nov 9 05:09:02 2023
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
    is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
    So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?

    5

    2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?

    16

    3. In the navy, which one is a captain?

    14

    4. In the army, which one is a captain?

    1

    5. In the army, which one is a colonel?

    10

    6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?

    2

    7. What navy rank has insignia 4?

    rear admiral

    8. What army rank has insignia 3?

    brigadier

    9. What army rank has insignia 9?

    first lieutenant

    10. What navy rank has insignia 15?

    commander

    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    1. Florida.

    Miami

    2. Alaska.

    Anchorage

    3. Louisiana.

    New Orleans

    4. Delaware.

    Dover

    5. Iowa.

    Des Moines

    6. Kentucky.

    Louisville

    7. Maine.

    Portland

    8. Texas.

    Houston

    9. North Dakota.

    Bismarck

    10. Montana.

    Helena; Billings

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 8 06:16:38 2023
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly.

    On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
    both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
    Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
    based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
    the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
    the correct answers in about 3 days.

    All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
    current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
    of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    I did not write either of these rounds.


    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    Please see: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g4r2/ranks.pdf

    For the first 6 questions, we give you the number and tell you
    which military force, and you must name the rank. Note that two
    images are shown for each of illustrations #3 through #6 -- those
    are the shoulder and sleeve insignia for the rank.

    1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
    is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
    So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?

    2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?
    3. In the navy, which one is a captain?
    4. In the army, which one is a captain?
    5. In the army, which one is a colonel?
    6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?

    The remaining questions, of course, work the other way. You must
    give the full name of each rank -- if the right answer was "lieutenant-general", then "lieutenant" or "general" would be wrong,
    even though this officer would be addressed as "General" Johnson.

    7. What navy rank has insignia 4?
    8. What army rank has insignia 3?
    9. What army rank has insignia 9?
    10. What navy rank has insignia 15?

    So there were 6 decoys. Please decode the rot13 after you've
    finished the round, if you'd like to see the ranks and identify
    the insignia for each one, for fun, but for no points.

    11. Anil, puvrs crggl bssvpre svefg pynff.
    12. Nezl, znwbe.
    13. Nezl, fretrnag.
    14. Anil, nqzveny.
    15. Nezl, yvrhgranag-pbybary.
    16. Anil, yvrhgranag-pbzznaqre.


    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.
    2. Alaska.
    3. Louisiana.
    4. Delaware.
    5. Iowa.
    6. Kentucky.
    7. Maine.
    8. Texas.
    9. North Dakota.
    10. Montana.

    --
    Mark Brader "They're trying to invent a new crime:
    Toronto interference with a business model."
    msb@vex.net --Bruce Schneier

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Nov 9 01:48:18 2023
    On 11/7/23 22:16, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    Please see: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g4r2/ranks.pdf

    For the first 6 questions, we give you the number and tell you
    which military force, and you must name the rank. Note that two
    images are shown for each of illustrations #3 through #6 -- those
    are the shoulder and sleeve insignia for the rank.

    1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
    is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
    So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?

    5


    2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?

    16

    3. In the navy, which one is a captain?

    14

    4. In the army, which one is a captain?

    10

    5. In the army, which one is a colonel?

    7

    6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?

    8


    The remaining questions, of course, work the other way. You must
    give the full name of each rank -- if the right answer was "lieutenant-general", then "lieutenant" or "general" would be wrong,
    even though this officer would be addressed as "General" Johnson.

    7. What navy rank has insignia 4?

    Rear Admiral

    8. What army rank has insignia 3?

    Brigadier General

    9. What army rank has insignia 9?

    Lieutenant

    10. What navy rank has insignia 15?

    Lieutenant Commander


    So there were 6 decoys. Please decode the rot13 after you've
    finished the round, if you'd like to see the ranks and identify
    the insignia for each one, for fun, but for no points.

    11. Anil, puvrs crggl bssvpre svefg pynff.
    12. Nezl, znwbe.
    13. Nezl, fretrnag.
    14. Anil, nqzveny.
    15. Nezl, yvrhgranag-pbybary.
    16. Anil, yvrhgranag-pbzznaqre.


    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.

    Miami

    2. Alaska.

    Anchorage

    3. Louisiana.

    New Orleans

    4. Delaware.

    Wilmington

    5. Iowa.

    Des Moines

    6. Kentucky.

    Lexington

    7. Maine.

    Portland

    8. Texas.

    Houston

    9. North Dakota.

    Fargo

    10. Montana.

    Great Falls; Billings


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Nov 9 22:48:47 2023
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly.

    On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
    both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
    Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
    based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
    the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
    the correct answers in about 3 days.

    All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
    of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    I did not write either of these rounds.


    * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks

    Please see: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g4r2/ranks.pdf

    For the first 6 questions, we give you the number and tell you
    which military force, and you must name the rank. Note that two
    images are shown for each of illustrations #3 through #6 -- those
    are the shoulder and sleeve insignia for the rank.

    1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
    is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
    So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?

    2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?
    3. In the navy, which one is a captain?
    4. In the army, which one is a captain?
    5. In the army, which one is a colonel?
    6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?

    The remaining questions, of course, work the other way. You must
    give the full name of each rank -- if the right answer was "lieutenant-general", then "lieutenant" or "general" would be wrong,
    even though this officer would be addressed as "General" Johnson.

    7. What navy rank has insignia 4?
    8. What army rank has insignia 3?
    9. What army rank has insignia 9?
    10. What navy rank has insignia 15?

    So there were 6 decoys. Please decode the rot13 after you've
    finished the round, if you'd like to see the ranks and identify
    the insignia for each one, for fun, but for no points.

    11. Anil, puvrs crggl bssvpre svefg pynff.
    12. Nezl, znwbe.
    13. Nezl, fretrnag.
    14. Anil, nqzveny.
    15. Nezl, yvrhgranag-pbybary.
    16. Anil, yvrhgranag-pbzznaqre.


    * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States

    We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
    name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
    to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.

    1. Florida.

    Miami; Orlando

    2. Alaska.

    Fairbanks

    3. Louisiana.

    New Orleans

    4. Delaware.

    Wilmington

    5. Iowa.

    Des Moines

    6. Kentucky.

    Louisville

    7. Maine.

    Portland

    8. Texas.

    Houston

    9. North Dakota.

    Fargo

    10. Montana.

    Billings; Butte



    Pete Gayde

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