** Final, Round 9 - Geography
* Virginia
1. In what city would you find the second-oldest university in
the United States, the College of William and Mary?
2. Thomas Jefferson designed the first buildings of the University
of Virginia. In what town, near Jefferson's Monticello estate,
would you find that campus?
3. In which city on the James River would you find Jefferson Davis's
wartime home, the so-called "White House of the Confederacy"?
* Adriatic Croatia
7. In the year 305, the Emperor Diocletian retired to his massive
palace on the Adriatic coast. The palace, which covered an area
of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), serves """today""" as the historic
center of Croatia's """second-largest""" city. What city?
8. This fortified city on the south Adriatic coast only officially
took its Croatian name in 1918. For centuries prior to that,
it had existed as an important maritime republic under the
name Ragusa. How is it known """today"""?
9. Croatia's central and southern coastline were part of which
Roman province, which extended south as far as Albania?
* Not England
10. Situated on the southwest coast of Wales, this city has a
population of 175,000. During its 19th-century industrial
heyday it was a key center of the world copper industry,
earning the nickname "Copperopolis".
11. This """is""" Scotland's third-most-populous city, and the
UK's 25th. Nicknames include "The Granite City" and "Oil Capital
of Europe". The area around the city has been settled for over
8,000 years.
12. The """4th-biggest""" city on the island of Ireland lies on
the west bank of the river Foyle. A royal charter in the
17th century gave the city its """current""" official name,
although residents generally """call""" it by its original name.
Give either.
* B. Stock Market Lingo
B2. What expression refers to a short-lived jump in the price
of a stock that has been subject to a steep decline?
B3. According to the old Wall Street adage, in what month should
you "sell and go away"?
* C. Religious Dietary Laws
C1. It's called the "Word" of Wisdom and it was revealed
to the faithful in 1833. Among a number of dietary laws,
it discourages "hot drinks" and non-medicinal tobacco.
*Which religious group* follows the "Word of Wisdom"?
C2. What faith observes the laws of the "kashrut"?
C3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
are finished with the previous question. Whqnvfz unf vgf
xbfure sbbqf; Vfynz unf vgf Unyny sbbqf. Jub pbafhzrf bayl
Vgny sbbqf?
* D. Harry Potter
D1. What is the name of Harry's schoolboy nemesis?
The blond-haired troublemaker is adept at the wizard game
of quidditch and spends his time creating problems for
Harry and his friends.
D2. Harry's middle name was his father's given name. What is it?
D3. Name the plump, forgetful boy who appears as a comic foil
through the series but emerges as something more in the
finale.
* E. Latin Imperatives
E2. Noli me tangere.
* F. TV to Big Screen
F1. The long-running science fiction TV series "Doctor Who"
has featured many actors in the title role. In the mid
1960's two feature films were also made -- "Dr. Who and
the Daleks" and "Daleks Invasion Earth 2150". Who played
Who in both of those movies?
** Final, Round 9 - Geography
* Adriatic Croatia
7. In the year 305, the Emperor Diocletian retired to his massive
palace on the Adriatic coast. The palace, which covered an area
of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), serves """today""" as the historic
center of Croatia's """second-largest""" city. What city?
8. This fortified city on the south Adriatic coast only officially
took its Croatian name in 1918. For centuries prior to that,
it had existed as an important maritime republic under the
name Ragusa. How is it known """today"""?
* Not England
From the descriptions, name these UK cities that are not in England.
10. Situated on the southwest coast of Wales, this city has a
population of 175,000. During its 19th-century industrial
heyday it was a key center of the world copper industry,
earning the nickname "Copperopolis".
11. This """is""" Scotland's third-most-populous city, and the
UK's 25th. Nicknames include "The Granite City" and "Oil Capital
of Europe". The area around the city has been settled for over
8,000 years.
12. The """4th-biggest""" city on the island of Ireland lies on
the west bank of the river Foyle. A royal charter in the
17th century gave the city its """current""" official name,
although residents generally """call""" it by its original name.
Give either.
* The Lowest Points on Earth
13. From the Sea of Galilee, this valley descends to the Dead
Sea -- the lowest point on land at """423 m (about 1,390 feet)"""
below sea level. What is the name of the valley?
15. This lake in Australia lies 15 m (50 feet) below sea level
and 700 km (435 miles) north of Adelaide. On the rare occasions
when it's filled with water, it is also Australia's largest lake.
Name it.
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Ontario Party Leaders
* B. Stock Market Lingo
B2. What expression refers to a short-lived jump in the price
of a stock that has been subject to a steep decline?
B3. According to the old Wall Street adage, in what month should
you "sell and go away"?
C3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
are finished with the previous question. Whqnvfz unf vgf
xbfure sbbqf; Vfynz unf vgf Unyny sbbqf. Jub pbafhzrf bayl
Vgny sbbqf?
E2. Noli me tangere.
E3. Ora pro nobis.
** Final, Round 9 - Geography
* Virginia
1. In what city would you find the second-oldest university in
the United States, the College of William and Mary?
2. Thomas Jefferson designed the first buildings of the University
of Virginia. In what town, near Jefferson's Monticello estate,
would you find that campus?
3. In which city on the James River would you find Jefferson Davis's
wartime home, the so-called "White House of the Confederacy"?
* Adriatic Croatia
7. In the year 305, the Emperor Diocletian retired to his massive
palace on the Adriatic coast. The palace, which covered an area
of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), serves """today""" as the historic
center of Croatia's """second-largest""" city. What city?
8. This fortified city on the south Adriatic coast only officially
took its Croatian name in 1918. For centuries prior to that,
it had existed as an important maritime republic under the
name Ragusa. How is it known """today"""?
9. Croatia's central and southern coastline were part of which
Roman province, which extended south as far as Albania?
* Not England
12. The """4th-biggest""" city on the island of Ireland lies on
the west bank of the river Foyle. A royal charter in the
17th century gave the city its """current""" official name,
although residents generally """call""" it by its original name.
Give either.
* The Lowest Points on Earth
13. From the Sea of Galilee, this valley descends to the Dead
Sea -- the lowest point on land at """423 m (about 1,390 feet)"""
below sea level. What is the name of the valley?
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* B. Stock Market Lingo
B2. What expression refers to a short-lived jump in the price
of a stock that has been subject to a steep decline?
B3. According to the old Wall Street adage, in what month should
you "sell and go away"?
* C. Religious Dietary Laws
C1. It's called the "Word" of Wisdom and it was revealed
to the faithful in 1833. Among a number of dietary laws,
it discourages "hot drinks" and non-medicinal tobacco.
*Which religious group* follows the "Word of Wisdom"?
C2. What faith observes the laws of the "kashrut"?
C3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
are finished with the previous question. Whqnvfz unf vgf
xbfure sbbqf; Vfynz unf vgf Unyny sbbqf. Jub pbafhzrf bayl
Vgny sbbqf?
* D. Harry Potter
In honor of the release of the """last""" of the Potter films...
D1. What is the name of Harry's schoolboy nemesis?
The blond-haired troublemaker is adept at the wizard game
of quidditch and spends his time creating problems for
Harry and his friends.
D2. Harry's middle name was his father's given name. What is it?
D3. Name the plump, forgetful boy who appears as a comic foil
through the series but emerges as something more in the
finale.
* E. Latin Imperatives
Latin has an authoritative ring, doesn't it? Translate into
English each of the following Latin commands or exhortations.
(Approximate answers are acceptable.)
E1. Nosce te ipsum.
E2. Noli me tangere.
E3. Ora pro nobis.
* F. TV to Big Screen
F1. The long-running science fiction TV series "Doctor Who"
has featured many actors in the title role. In the mid
1960's two feature films were also made -- "Dr. Who and
the Daleks" and "Daleks Invasion Earth 2150". Who played
Who in both of those movies?
F2. The Monkees were riding high on the success of their
TV show when they made this oddly groovy movie in 1968.
Written by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson, what was this
loony stream-of-consciousness ramble called?
F3. Barbara Feldon played Agent 99 on television. Who took on
the role for the 2008 "Get Smart" movie?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Geography
* Virginia
1. In what city would you find the second-oldest university in
the United States, the College of William and Mary?
2. Thomas Jefferson designed the first buildings of the University
of Virginia. In what town, near Jefferson's Monticello estate,
would you find that campus?
3. In which city on the James River would you find Jefferson Davis's
wartime home, the so-called "White House of the Confederacy"?
* Lakes of Ontario
We give you an outline of a lake that is wholly or partly in
Ontario. You identify the lake. The maps are drawn to different
scales, but north is always at the top; and the arrow in each case
identifies the outflow from the lake.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/6.png
* Adriatic Croatia
7. In the year 305, the Emperor Diocletian retired to his massive
palace on the Adriatic coast. The palace, which covered an area
of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), serves """today""" as the historic
center of Croatia's """second-largest""" city. What city?
8. This fortified city on the south Adriatic coast only officially
took its Croatian name in 1918. For centuries prior to that,
it had existed as an important maritime republic under the
name Ragusa. How is it known """today"""?
9. Croatia's central and southern coastline were part of which
Roman province, which extended south as far as Albania?
* Not England
From the descriptions, name these UK cities that are not in England.
10. Situated on the southwest coast of Wales, this city has a
population of 175,000. During its 19th-century industrial
heyday it was a key center of the world copper industry,
earning the nickname "Copperopolis".
11. This """is""" Scotland's third-most-populous city, and the
UK's 25th. Nicknames include "The Granite City" and "Oil Capital
of Europe". The area around the city has been settled for over
8,000 years.
12. The """4th-biggest""" city on the island of Ireland lies on
the west bank of the river Foyle. A royal charter in the
17th century gave the city its """current""" official name,
although residents generally """call""" it by its original name.
Give either.
* The Lowest Points on Earth
13. From the Sea of Galilee, this valley descends to the Dead
Sea -- the lowest point on land at """423 m (about 1,390 feet)"""
below sea level. What is the name of the valley?
14. Death Valley is a desert valley known for being well below sea
level. Within the desert is a basin containing the lowest
point in North America, 86 m (282 feet) below sea level.
What's the name of this basin?
15. This lake in Australia lies 15 m (50 feet) below sea level
and 700 km (435 miles) north of Adelaide. On the rare occasions
when it's filled with water, it is also Australia's largest lake.
Name it.
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Ontario Party Leaders
Name the leaders of the Ontario political parties after these
famous defeats.
A1. After Bob Rae's defeat, name either the interim leader or
the next leader of the NDP.
A2. After David Peterson's defeat, name any one of the interim
leaders or the next leader of the Liberal party.
A3. After Frank Miller's defeat, name the next PC leader.
* B. Stock Market Lingo
B1. What is the popular name given to the surge in the price
of stocks that often occurs in the week between Christmas
and New Year's?
B2. What expression refers to a short-lived jump in the price
of a stock that has been subject to a steep decline?
B3. According to the old Wall Street adage, in what month should
you "sell and go away"?
* C. Religious Dietary Laws
C1. It's called the "Word" of Wisdom and it was revealed
to the faithful in 1833. Among a number of dietary laws,
it discourages "hot drinks" and non-medicinal tobacco.
*Which religious group* follows the "Word of Wisdom"?
C2. What faith observes the laws of the "kashrut"?
C3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
are finished with the previous question. Judaism has its
kosher foods; Islam has its Halal foods. Who consumes only
Ital foods?
* D. Harry Potter
In honor of the release of the """last""" of the Potter films...
D1. What is the name of Harry's schoolboy nemesis?
The blond-haired troublemaker is adept at the wizard game
of quidditch and spends his time creating problems for
Harry and his friends.
D2. Harry's middle name was his father's given name. What is it?
D3. Name the plump, forgetful boy who appears as a comic foil
through the series but emerges as something more in the
finale.
* E. Latin Imperatives
Latin has an authoritative ring, doesn't it? Translate into
English each of the following Latin commands or exhortations.
(Approximate answers are acceptable.)
E1. Nosce te ipsum.
E2. Noli me tangere.
E3. Ora pro nobis.
* F. TV to Big Screen
F1. The long-running science fiction TV series "Doctor Who"
has featured many actors in the title role. In the mid
1960's two feature films were also made -- "Dr. Who and
the Daleks" and "Daleks Invasion Earth 2150". Who played
Who in both of those movies?
F2. The Monkees were riding high on the success of their
TV show when they made this oddly groovy movie in 1968.
Written by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson, what was this
loony stream-of-consciousness ramble called?
F3. Barbara Feldon played Agent 99 on television. Who took on
the role for the 2008 "Get Smart" movie?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
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*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Geography
* Virginia
1. In what city would you find the second-oldest university in
the United States, the College of William and Mary?
2. Thomas Jefferson designed the first buildings of the University
of Virginia. In what town, near Jefferson's Monticello estate,
would you find that campus?
3. In which city on the James River would you find Jefferson Davis's
wartime home, the so-called "White House of the Confederacy"?
* Lakes of Ontario
We give you an outline of a lake that is wholly or partly in
Ontario. You identify the lake. The maps are drawn to different
scales, but north is always at the top; and the arrow in each case
identifies the outflow from the lake.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/lake/6.png
* Adriatic Croatia
7. In the year 305, the Emperor Diocletian retired to his massive
palace on the Adriatic coast. The palace, which covered an area
of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), serves """today""" as the historic
center of Croatia's """second-largest""" city. What city?
8. This fortified city on the south Adriatic coast only officially
took its Croatian name in 1918. For centuries prior to that,
it had existed as an important maritime republic under the
name Ragusa. How is it known """today"""?
9. Croatia's central and southern coastline were part of which
Roman province, which extended south as far as Albania?
* Not England
From the descriptions, name these UK cities that are not in England.
10. Situated on the southwest coast of Wales, this city has a
population of 175,000. During its 19th-century industrial
heyday it was a key center of the world copper industry,
earning the nickname "Copperopolis".
11. This """is""" Scotland's third-most-populous city, and the
UK's 25th. Nicknames include "The Granite City" and "Oil Capital
of Europe". The area around the city has been settled for over
8,000 years.
12. The """4th-biggest""" city on the island of Ireland lies on
the west bank of the river Foyle. A royal charter in the
17th century gave the city its """current""" official name,
although residents generally """call""" it by its original name.
Give either.
* The Lowest Points on Earth
13. From the Sea of Galilee, this valley descends to the Dead
Sea -- the lowest point on land at """423 m (about 1,390 feet)"""
below sea level. What is the name of the valley?
14. Death Valley is a desert valley known for being well below sea
level. Within the desert is a basin containing the lowest
point in North America, 86 m (282 feet) below sea level.
What's the name of this basin?
15. This lake in Australia lies 15 m (50 feet) below sea level
and 700 km (435 miles) north of Adelaide. On the rare occasions
when it's filled with water, it is also Australia's largest lake.
Name it.
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Ontario Party Leaders
Name the leaders of the Ontario political parties after these
famous defeats.
A1. After Bob Rae's defeat, name either the interim leader or
the next leader of the NDP.
A2. After David Peterson's defeat, name any one of the interim
leaders or the next leader of the Liberal party.
A3. After Frank Miller's defeat, name the next PC leader.
* B. Stock Market Lingo
B1. What is the popular name given to the surge in the price
of stocks that often occurs in the week between Christmas
and New Year's?
B2. What expression refers to a short-lived jump in the price
of a stock that has been subject to a steep decline?
B3. According to the old Wall Street adage, in what month should
you "sell and go away"?
* C. Religious Dietary Laws
C1. It's called the "Word" of Wisdom and it was revealed
to the faithful in 1833. Among a number of dietary laws,
it discourages "hot drinks" and non-medicinal tobacco.
*Which religious group* follows the "Word of Wisdom"?
C2. What faith observes the laws of the "kashrut"?
C3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
are finished with the previous question. Whqnvfz unf vgf
xbfure sbbqf; Vfynz unf vgf Unyny sbbqf. Jub pbafhzrf bayl
Vgny sbbqf?
* D. Harry Potter
In honor of the release of the """last""" of the Potter films...
D1. What is the name of Harry's schoolboy nemesis?
The blond-haired troublemaker is adept at the wizard game
of quidditch and spends his time creating problems for
Harry and his friends.
D2. Harry's middle name was his father's given name. What is it?
D3. Name the plump, forgetful boy who appears as a comic foil
through the series but emerges as something more in the
finale.
* E. Latin Imperatives
Latin has an authoritative ring, doesn't it? Translate into
English each of the following Latin commands or exhortations.
(Approximate answers are acceptable.)
E1. Nosce te ipsum.
E2. Noli me tangere.
E3. Ora pro nobis.
* F. TV to Big Screen
F1. The long-running science fiction TV series "Doctor Who"
has featured many actors in the title role. In the mid
1960's two feature films were also made -- "Dr. Who and
the Daleks" and "Daleks Invasion Earth 2150". Who played
Who in both of those movies?
F2. The Monkees were riding high on the success of their
TV show when they made this oddly groovy movie in 1968.
Written by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson, what was this
loony stream-of-consciousness ramble called?
F3. Barbara Feldon played Agent 99 on television. Who took on
the role for the 2008 "Get Smart" movie?
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