** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
5. What is "duplicated" -- or, more accurately, identical --
in duplicate bridge? Be sufficiently specific.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* B. Bitter Leisure
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2½ ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
These questions concern Caribbean islands whose names begin with
"Saint" (in some language).
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
1. In which card game might a jack be called a right bower?
2. In which card game might a jack be called his nibs?
3. Please answer questions #1-2 before decoding the rot13 for
questions #3-4. Jura bayl gjb crbcyr cynl pevoontr, ubj znal
pneqf ner qrnyg gb rnpu?
4. Ubj znal pneqf ner hfrq va n rhpuer qrpx?
5. What is "duplicated" -- or, more accurately, identical --
in duplicate bridge? Be sufficiently specific.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
7. Spit in the Ocean is a variety of which card game?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
9. As of the mid 20th century, Section 8 of the US regulation
for the discharge of unfit soldiers referred to mental unfitness.
Which card game is said to derive its name from this section?
10. Mah-jongg, which until the 19th century was played with cards
rather than tiles, resembles which Western card game or family
of card games?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Sweet Science
A2. Aspartame is a sweetener derived from two amino acids.
At high heat it breaks down into its two acids, but it
is often used in cold beverages and frozen desserts.
It """is""" sold for use in coffee and tea, in blue paper
packets, under what brand name (in Canada)?
* B. Bitter Leisure
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* C. Monstrous Lit
C1. In Homer's "Odyssey", Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked
ships to their doom. Opposite the whirlpool lived a 6-headed
monster that snatched sailors 6 at a time. Name the monster.
C2. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, a monster keeps
attacking the leader's hall and eating everybody.
Beowulf fatally wounds the monster by ripping its arm off.
Name the monster.
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2? ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-27,
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 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
If applicable, these questions refer to the games as usually
played in Canada.
1. In which card game might a jack be called a right bower?
2. In which card game might a jack be called his nibs?
3. Please answer questions #1-2 before decoding the rot13 for
questions #3-4. Jura bayl gjb crbcyr cynl pevoontr, ubj znal
pneqf ner qrnyg gb rnpu?
4. Ubj znal pneqf ner hfrq va n rhpuer qrpx?
5. What is "duplicated" -- or, more accurately, identical --
in duplicate bridge? Be sufficiently specific.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
7. Spit in the Ocean is a variety of which card game?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
9. As of the mid 20th century, Section 8 of the US regulation
for the discharge of unfit soldiers referred to mental unfitness.
Which card game is said to derive its name from this section?
10. Mah-jongg, which until the 19th century was played with cards
rather than tiles, resembles which Western card game or family
of card games?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Sweet Science
These questions concern artificial sweeteners.
A1. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener derived from chlorinated
sucrose molecules. It is stable when heated, so it can be
used in baking. But mostly it is consumed in coffee and
tea and """is""" sold in yellow paper packets, under what
brand name (in Canada)?
A2. Aspartame is a sweetener derived from two amino acids.
At high heat it breaks down into its two acids, but it
is often used in cold beverages and frozen desserts.
It """is""" sold for use in coffee and tea, in blue paper
packets, under what brand name (in Canada)?
* B. Bitter Leisure
These questions concern the bitter herbal alcoholic beverages
used as digestives or cocktail flavorings.
B1. It shares its name with a tree and a town in Venezuela,
but the most famous bitter doesn't contain any of the
medicinal bark of the tree of the same name. It's main
herbal ingredient is gentian. You need it to make an
Old-Fashioned or to make Pink Gin. What is it?
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* C. Monstrous Lit
Questions about monsters in literature.
C1. In Homer's "Odyssey", Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked
ships to their doom. Opposite the whirlpool lived a 6-headed
monster that snatched sailors 6 at a time. Name the monster.
C2. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, a monster keeps
attacking the leader's hall and eating everybody.
Beowulf fatally wounds the monster by ripping its arm off.
Name the monster.
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
These questions concern cute and furry animals commonly kept
as pets.
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2½ ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
These questions concern Caribbean islands whose names begin with
"Saint" (in some language).
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
If applicable, these questions refer to the games as usually
played in Canada.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
9. As of the mid 20th century, Section 8 of the US regulation
for the discharge of unfit soldiers referred to mental unfitness.
Which card game is said to derive its name from this section?
10. Mah-jongg, which until the 19th century was played with cards
rather than tiles, resembles which Western card game or family
of card games?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Sweet Science
These questions concern artificial sweeteners.
A1. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener derived from chlorinated
sucrose molecules. It is stable when heated, so it can be
used in baking. But mostly it is consumed in coffee and
tea and """is""" sold in yellow paper packets, under what
brand name (in Canada)?
A2. Aspartame is a sweetener derived from two amino acids.
At high heat it breaks down into its two acids, but it
is often used in cold beverages and frozen desserts.
It """is""" sold for use in coffee and tea, in blue paper
packets, under what brand name (in Canada)?
* B. Bitter Leisure
These questions concern the bitter herbal alcoholic beverages
used as digestives or cocktail flavorings.
B1. It shares its name with a tree and a town in Venezuela,
but the most famous bitter doesn't contain any of the
medicinal bark of the tree of the same name. It's main
herbal ingredient is gentian. You need it to make an
Old-Fashioned or to make Pink Gin. What is it?
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* C. Monstrous Lit
Questions about monsters in literature.
C1. In Homer's "Odyssey", Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked
ships to their doom. Opposite the whirlpool lived a 6-headed
monster that snatched sailors 6 at a time. Name the monster.
C2. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, a monster keeps
attacking the leader's hall and eating everybody.
Beowulf fatally wounds the monster by ripping its arm off.
Name the monster.
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
These questions concern cute and furry animals commonly kept
as pets.
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2½ ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
These questions concern Caribbean islands whose names begin with
"Saint" (in some language).
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
If applicable, these questions refer to the games as usually
played in Canada.
1. In which card game might a jack be called a right bower?
2. In which card game might a jack be called his nibs?
3. Please answer questions #1-2 before decoding the rot13 for
questions #3-4. Jura bayl gjb crbcyr cynl pevoontr, ubj znal
pneqf ner qrnyg gb rnpu?
4. Ubj znal pneqf ner hfrq va n rhpuer qrpx?
5. What is "duplicated" -- or, more accurately, identical --
in duplicate bridge? Be sufficiently specific.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
7. Spit in the Ocean is a variety of which card game?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
9. As of the mid 20th century, Section 8 of the US regulation
for the discharge of unfit soldiers referred to mental unfitness.
Which card game is said to derive its name from this section?
10. Mah-jongg, which until the 19th century was played with cards
rather than tiles, resembles which Western card game or family
of card games?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Sweet Science
These questions concern artificial sweeteners.
A1. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener derived from chlorinated
sucrose molecules. It is stable when heated, so it can be
used in baking. But mostly it is consumed in coffee and
tea and """is""" sold in yellow paper packets, under what
brand name (in Canada)?
A2. Aspartame is a sweetener derived from two amino acids.
At high heat it breaks down into its two acids, but it
is often used in cold beverages and frozen desserts.
It """is""" sold for use in coffee and tea, in blue paper
packets, under what brand name (in Canada)?
* B. Bitter Leisure
These questions concern the bitter herbal alcoholic beverages
used as digestives or cocktail flavorings.
B1. It shares its name with a tree and a town in Venezuela,
but the most famous bitter doesn't contain any of the
medicinal bark of the tree of the same name. It's main
herbal ingredient is gentian. You need it to make an
Old-Fashioned or to make Pink Gin. What is it?
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* C. Monstrous Lit
Questions about monsters in literature.
C1. In Homer's "Odyssey", Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked
ships to their doom. Opposite the whirlpool lived a 6-headed
monster that snatched sailors 6 at a time. Name the monster.
C2. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, a monster keeps
attacking the leader's hall and eating everybody.
Beowulf fatally wounds the monster by ripping its arm off.
Name the monster.
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
These questions concern cute and furry animals commonly kept
as pets.
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2½ ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
These questions concern Caribbean islands whose names begin with
"Saint" (in some language).
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - Card Games
If applicable, these questions refer to the games as usually
played in Canada.
1. In which card game might a jack be called a right bower?
2. In which card game might a jack be called his nibs?
3. Please answer questions #1-2 before decoding the rot13 for
questions #3-4. When only two people play cribbage, how many
cards are dealt to each?
4. How many cards are used in a euchre deck?
5. What is "duplicated" -- or, more accurately, identical --
in duplicate bridge? Be sufficiently specific.
6. How many cards are there in a bridge hand?
7. Spit in the Ocean is a variety of which card game?
8. In poker, what hand beats a full house, but loses to a straight
flush or a royal flush?
9. As of the mid 20th century, Section 8 of the US regulation
for the discharge of unfit soldiers referred to mental unfitness.
Which card game is said to derive its name from this section?
10. Mah-jongg, which until the 19th century was played with cards
rather than tiles, resembles which Western card game or family
of card games?
** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Sweet Science
These questions concern artificial sweeteners.
A1. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener derived from chlorinated
sucrose molecules. It is stable when heated, so it can be
used in baking. But mostly it is consumed in coffee and
tea and """is""" sold in yellow paper packets, under what
brand name (in Canada)?
A2. Aspartame is a sweetener derived from two amino acids.
At high heat it breaks down into its two acids, but it
is often used in cold beverages and frozen desserts.
It """is""" sold for use in coffee and tea, in blue paper
packets, under what brand name (in Canada)?
* B. Bitter Leisure
These questions concern the bitter herbal alcoholic beverages
used as digestives or cocktail flavorings.
B1. It shares its name with a tree and a town in Venezuela,
but the most famous bitter doesn't contain any of the
medicinal bark of the tree of the same name. It's main
herbal ingredient is gentian. You need it to make an
Old-Fashioned or to make Pink Gin. What is it?
B2. Medicinal quantities of this anti-malarial drug, made from
the bark of a South American tree, were occasionally used
in old cocktail recipes. Today it is still found in much
lower concentrations in tonic water, used mostly in drinks
with gin. What is it?
* C. Monstrous Lit
Questions about monsters in literature.
C1. In Homer's "Odyssey", Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked
ships to their doom. Opposite the whirlpool lived a 6-headed
monster that snatched sailors 6 at a time. Name the monster.
C2. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, a monster keeps
attacking the leader's hall and eating everybody.
Beowulf fatally wounds the monster by ripping its arm off.
Name the monster.
* D. Cute and Furry Miscellany
These questions concern cute and furry animals commonly kept
as pets.
D1. This cute and docile member of the rodent family, also
known as a cavy ["kavvy"], serves as a pet and in medical
research, but in its native South America, especially
Ecuador, it's called cui ["kwee"], and it's dinner.
What is it?
D2. Members of this rodent's family live in Africa, India,
and Asia, but most of the pets in Canada hail from Mongolia.
They need to burrow, and shouldn't be near plastic because
they'll eat it. Weighing just 2½ ounces (70 g), """they're
banned""" in California, for fear they'll run rampant if
let free.
* E. Evil Dictatorial History
E1. From 1971 until forced to flee in 1979, he led Uganda,
banishing Asians from the country, attacking other ethnic
groups, torturing dissidents, destroying the economy and
eventually killing somewhere between 100,000 and 300,000
people. His invasion of Tanzania backfired and led to
his exile. Name him.
E2. From 1975 to 1979, he led Democratic Kampuchea into hell,
forcing city dwellers into forced labour in the country,
resulting in the deaths of between 1,700,000 and 2,500,000
Cambodians, or about one person in five. The invasion by
Vietnam sent him into hiding for 18 years. Name him.
* F. Sainted Geography
These questions concern Caribbean islands whose names begin with
"Saint" (in some language).
F1. This Caribbean island's north half is controlled by France,
and its south half is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Name it.
F2. Currently the playground of the rich and famous, this
French Caribbean island was once a Swedish Caribbean island,
and its capital is still named Gustavia. You may remember
it from the movie "Along Came Polly". Name it.
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