• RQFTCIFFF12 Game 1, Rounds 7-8: literature, latinate science

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 18:17:53 2021
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    Instead of a particular piece of literature to question, here
    are some general questions.

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?
    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?
    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?
    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    Jung jnf Senaxrafgrva'f svefg anzr?

    9. What 19th-century poet wrote: "'Tis better to have loved
    and lost than never to have loved at all"?

    10. Which 20th-century playwright wrote: "For a little stealin'
    dey gits you in jail soon or late. For a big stealin' dey
    makes you Leader and puts you in de Hall o' Fame when you
    croaks."?


    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    Render the following sentences into colloquial English.
    Exact translation is not necessary!

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."
    2. An oxymoron: "I am anarthric!"
    3. "I am dysthymic."
    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."
    5. "I have dentodynia."
    6. "I have cephalgia."
    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice,
    pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    9. "A tarso-testicular trauma."

    10. "She disrupted the medio-lateral ligaments of her talar joints,
    perhaps while inflicting that tarso-testicular trauma."

    --
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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Dec 11 02:40:14 2021
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?

    Naples; Milan

    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?

    Tolkien

    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?

    Catch-22

    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    Vanity Fair

    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    1984

    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    a city in Hell

    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    Frankenstein

    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    Jung jnf Senaxrafgrva'f svefg anzr?

    Victor

    9. What 19th-century poet wrote: "'Tis better to have loved
    and lost than never to have loved at all"?

    Robert Browning; Swinburne


    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."

    He doesn't know his ass from his elbow.

    2. An oxymoron: "I am anarthric!"

    I am mute.

    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."

    A doctor made me sick.

    6. "I have cephalgia."

    I have a headache.

    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    What a pain in the ass!

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice,
    pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    You have a disease peculiar to you.

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    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 Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Dec 10 20:36:03 2021
    On Friday, December 10, 2021 at 6:17:59 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    Instead of a particular piece of literature to question, here
    are some general questions.

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?

    Florence; Venice

    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?

    Tolkien

    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?

    "Catch-22"

    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    "Vanity Fair"

    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    "1984"

    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    hell

    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    "Frankenstein"

    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    Jung jnf Senaxrafgrva'f svefg anzr?

    Victor

    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    Render the following sentences into colloquial English.
    Exact translation is not necessary!

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."

    "He doesn't know his elbow from his ass"

    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."

    "I got sick while in the hospital"

    5. "I have dentodynia."

    "I have a cavity"; "I have a toothache"

    6. "I have cephalgia."

    "I have a headache"

    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    "What a pain in the back"

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice, pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    "I don't know what disease you have"

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Dec 11 03:59:01 2021
    On 12/10/21 4:17 PM, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    Instead of a particular piece of literature to question, here
    are some general questions.

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?
    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?

    Tolkien

    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?

    Catch-22

    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    Ton Sawyer


    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    1984


    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    The place of all the devils


    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    Frankenstein


    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    Jung jnf Senaxrafgrva'f svefg anzr?

    Victor


    9. What 19th-century poet wrote: "'Tis better to have loved
    and lost than never to have loved at all"?

    Tennyson


    10. Which 20th-century playwright wrote: "For a little stealin'
    dey gits you in jail soon or late. For a big stealin' dey
    makes you Leader and puts you in de Hall o' Fame when you
    croaks."?


    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    Render the following sentences into colloquial English.
    Exact translation is not necessary!

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."

    doesn't know his ass from his elbow

    2. An oxymoron: "I am anarthric!"
    3. "I am dysthymic."
    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."
    5. "I have dentodynia."
    6. "I have cephalgia."
    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice,
    pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    9. "A tarso-testicular trauma."

    kick in the nuts


    10. "She disrupted the medio-lateral ligaments of her talar joints,
    perhaps while inflicting that tarso-testicular trauma."

    sprained her ankle


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 13 23:27:25 2021
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    All questions refer to US presidents.

    Several questions ask you to name a president. If any of the
    answers have the same surname as another president, you must
    make it clear which one you mean.

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?


    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A1. Canada's 15 highest mountains are all located in what
    *specific* mountain range? The answer """is""" also the
    name of the second-highest peak in that range.

    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?


    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the Métis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    B2. What political post """is""" Bonar Law the only Canadian
    to have held?


    * C. Canadian 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists

    C1. Name either member of the Canadian ice dance team that took
    gold in Vancouver.

    C2. In what sport did Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
    take gold?


    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    D2. This Canadian actress was the former host of the Canadian
    children's TV series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", before
    she began her Hollywood career at 17. There she landed
    the role of the daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the
    TV series "24", and then went on to star in the 2003 film
    "The Girl Next Door". Name her.


    * E. Canadian Franchise Opportunities

    E1. """For a minimum investment of $650,000, you could own"""
    a location of this proven and successful Canadian favorite
    restaurant chain specializing in gastronomic breakfasts and
    healthy lunches. Open since 1987, this franchise """now"""
    has locations on Blue Jays Way and Carlton St. Name it.

    E2. """For a minimum investment of $300,000 you could get"""
    the growth of a start-up, backed by the world's most
    successful bakery network, Bakers Delight. The company's
    success can be attributed to the quality of its product
    and warm and friendly customer service. There """is"""
    a location in the Annex and one in the Beaches. Name it.


    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?


    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is what customers do: they invent everything msb@vex.net | you haven't thought of." -- David Slocombe

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Mon Dec 13 23:15:37 2021
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    Instead of a particular piece of literature to question, here
    are some general questions.

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?
    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?
    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?

    Catch 22

    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    Tom Sawyer


    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    Jung jnf Senaxrafgrva'f svefg anzr?

    9. What 19th-century poet wrote: "'Tis better to have loved
    and lost than never to have loved at all"?

    10. Which 20th-century playwright wrote: "For a little stealin'
    dey gits you in jail soon or late. For a big stealin' dey
    makes you Leader and puts you in de Hall o' Fame when you
    croaks."?


    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    Render the following sentences into colloquial English.
    Exact translation is not necessary!

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."
    2. An oxymoron: "I am anarthric!"
    3. "I am dysthymic."
    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."
    5. "I have dentodynia."
    6. "I have cephalgia."
    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice,
    pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    9. "A tarso-testicular trauma."

    10. "She disrupted the medio-lateral ligaments of her talar joints,
    perhaps while inflicting that tarso-testicular trauma."


    Pete Gayde

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 13 23:25:43 2021
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
    see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - General Literature Questions

    Instead of a particular piece of literature to question, here
    are some general questions.

    1. In which Italian city was Giacomo Casanova born?

    Venice. 2 for Joshua.

    2. Which author's given names were John Ronald Reuel?

    Tolkien. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    3. In which 1960s novel does Major Major Major appear?

    "Catch-22". 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

    4. Becky Sharp is a character in what 19th-century novel?

    "Vanity Fair". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    Tom Sawyer's girlfriend is Becky *Thatcher*.

    5. Which 1940s novel was originally to have been titled "The Last
    Man in Europe"?

    "Nineteen Eighty-Four". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    6. In "Paradise Lost", the word "Pandemonium" is used for the
    first time. What does it refer to?

    The dwelling place of "all the demons", the Capital of Hell.
    I accepted "a city in Hell", but not plain "Hell". 4 for Dan Blum
    and Dan Tilque.

    7. Which book published in 1816 was subtitled "The Modern
    Prometheus"?

    "Frankenstein". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    8. Please answer the previous question before decoding the rot13.
    What was Frankenstein's first name?

    Victor. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    9. What 19th-century poet wrote: "'Tis better to have loved
    and lost than never to have loved at all"?

    Tennyson. ("In Memoriam A.H.H.") 4 for Dan Tilque.

    10. Which 20th-century playwright wrote: "For a little stealin'
    dey gits you in jail soon or late. For a big stealin' dey
    makes you Leader and puts you in de Hall o' Fame when you
    croaks."?

    Eugene O'Neill. ("The Emperor Jones".)


    * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - It Sounds Better in Latin

    Render the following sentences into colloquial English.
    Exact translation is not necessary!

    1. "He doesn't know the condyle of his ulna from his anus."

    He doesn't know his elbow from his asshole. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
    and Dan Tilque.

    2. An oxymoron: "I am anarthric!"

    I am speechless! or I'm at a loss for words! I accepted "I am mute".
    4 for Dan Blum.

    3. "I am dysthymic."

    I've got the blues. (It specifically means mildly depressed, but
    any reference to depression was acceptable.)

    4. "I have an iatrogenic disease."

    The doctor made me sick. 4 for Dan Blum.

    5. "I have dentodynia."

    I have a toothache. 2 for Joshua.

    6. "I have cephalgia."

    I have a headache. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    7. "What a coccalgia!"

    What a pain in the ass! 4 for Dan Blum.

    8. Your doctor puffs out his chest, and, in his most God-like voice,
    pronounces: "You have an idiopathic disease."

    The intended answer was "You're sick but I don't know why", but some
    sources list "You have a disease unique to you" as a possible meaning,
    so I accepted that also. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    9. "A tarso-testicular trauma."

    A kick in the balls. (The tarsus is part of the foot, and the answer
    had to capture that.) 4 for Dan Tilque.

    10. "She disrupted the medio-lateral ligaments of her talar joints,
    perhaps while inflicting that tarso-testicular trauma."

    She sprained her ankle. 4 for Dan Tilque.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
    TOPICS-> Geo Spo Mis Ent Lit Sci FOUR
    Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 36 27 26 14 135
    Dan Blum 39 11 32 29 28 24 128
    Dan Tilque 40 16 20 12 28 12 104
    Pete Gayde 40 28 20 12 4 0 100
    Erland Sommarskog 40 0 8 0 -- -- 48

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Mon Dec 13 22:07:17 2021
    On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 11:27:31 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

    ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    All questions refer to US presidents.

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    Grover Cleveland

    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    Joe Biden

    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    Barack Obama

    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    George Washington

    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    runner-up in the Electoral College vote for president

    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    Andrew Johnson

    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    Lyndon Johnson

    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    Theodore Roosevelt

    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    Abraham Lincoln

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?

    Warren Commission

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?

    1998; 1997

    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the Métis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    Riel

    B2. What political post """is""" Bonar Law the only Canadian
    to have held?

    prime minister of the United Kingdom

    * C. Canadian 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists

    C2. In what sport did Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
    take gold?

    luge

    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    Art Linkletter

    D2. This Canadian actress was the former host of the Canadian
    children's TV series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", before
    she began her Hollywood career at 17. There she landed
    the role of the daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the
    TV series "24", and then went on to star in the 2003 film
    "The Girl Next Door". Name her.

    Elisha Cuthbert

    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    $20; $100

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?

    $20; $100

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 14 00:23:35 2021
    (Reposted because I forgot to start a new thread the first time.
    Answers in either thread will be accepted.)

    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    All questions refer to US presidents.

    Several questions ask you to name a president. If any of the
    answers have the same surname as another president, you must
    make it clear which one you mean.

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?


    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A1. Canada's 15 highest mountains are all located in what
    *specific* mountain range? The answer """is""" also the
    name of the second-highest peak in that range.

    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?


    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the Métis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    B2. What political post """is""" Bonar Law the only Canadian
    to have held?


    * C. Canadian 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists

    C1. Name either member of the Canadian ice dance team that took
    gold in Vancouver.

    C2. In what sport did Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
    take gold?


    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    D2. This Canadian actress was the former host of the Canadian
    children's TV series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", before
    she began her Hollywood career at 17. There she landed
    the role of the daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the
    TV series "24", and then went on to star in the 2003 film
    "The Girl Next Door". Name her.


    * E. Canadian Franchise Opportunities

    E1. """For a minimum investment of $650,000, you could own"""
    a location of this proven and successful Canadian favorite
    restaurant chain specializing in gastronomic breakfasts and
    healthy lunches. Open since 1987, this franchise """now"""
    has locations on Blue Jays Way and Carlton St. Name it.

    E2. """For a minimum investment of $300,000 you could get"""
    the growth of a start-up, backed by the world's most
    successful bakery network, Bakers Delight. The company's
    success can be attributed to the quality of its product
    and warm and friendly customer service. There """is"""
    a location in the Annex and one in the Beaches. Name it.


    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?


    --
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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Dec 14 19:57:21 2021
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    Teddy Roosevelt

    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    Biden

    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    Obama

    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    Washington

    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    Second in the vote

    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    Jackson

    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    Carter

    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    Wilson

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?

    Warren

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round


    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?

    1999

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Dec 14 12:08:28 2021
    On 12/13/21 10:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote:



    ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    All questions refer to US presidents.

    Several questions ask you to name a president. If any of the
    answers have the same surname as another president, you must
    make it clear which one you mean.

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    Grover Cleveland


    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    Joe Biden


    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    Obama


    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    Washington


    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    runner up in the Electoral College vote


    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    Andrew Johnson


    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    Nixon


    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    T Roosevelt


    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?

    Warren Commission



    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A1. Canada's 15 highest mountains are all located in what
    *specific* mountain range? The answer """is""" also the
    name of the second-highest peak in that range.

    Wrangle Range


    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?

    1998



    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the Métis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    B2. What political post """is""" Bonar Law the only Canadian
    to have held?


    * C. Canadian 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists

    C1. Name either member of the Canadian ice dance team that took
    gold in Vancouver.

    C2. In what sport did Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
    take gold?


    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    D2. This Canadian actress was the former host of the Canadian
    children's TV series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", before
    she began her Hollywood career at 17. There she landed
    the role of the daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the
    TV series "24", and then went on to star in the 2003 film
    "The Girl Next Door". Name her.


    * E. Canadian Franchise Opportunities

    E1. """For a minimum investment of $650,000, you could own"""
    a location of this proven and successful Canadian favorite
    restaurant chain specializing in gastronomic breakfasts and
    healthy lunches. Open since 1987, this franchise """now"""
    has locations on Blue Jays Way and Carlton St. Name it.

    E2. """For a minimum investment of $300,000 you could get"""
    the growth of a start-up, backed by the world's most
    successful bakery network, Bakers Delight. The company's
    success can be attributed to the quality of its product
    and warm and friendly customer service. There """is"""
    a location in the Annex and one in the Beaches. Name it.


    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?



    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Dec 14 21:35:28 2021
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    Cleveland

    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    Biden

    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    Obama

    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    Washington

    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    person with the second-most electoral votes

    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    Lincoln; Andrew Johnson

    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    Lyndon Johnson

    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    Theodore Roosevelt

    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    Lincoln

    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?

    Warren Commission

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?

    2014; 2010

    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the M?tis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    Louis Riel

    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    Art Linkletter

    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    $5; $10

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?

    $10; $20

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    _______________________________________________________________________
    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 Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Dec 14 20:18:06 2021
    Mark Brader wrote:
    (Reposted because I forgot to start a new thread the first time.
    Answers in either thread will be accepted.)

    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 1, Round 9 - History - US Presidential Trivia

    All questions refer to US presidents.

    Several questions ask you to name a president. If any of the
    answers have the same surname as another president, you must
    make it clear which one you mean.

    1. Who """has been""" the only president to serve two
    non-consecutive terms?

    Cleveland


    2. Who """is""" the oldest person to be elected president?

    Reagan


    3. Who was the first president born outside the area that is now
    the contiguous United States?

    Washington


    4. Who """has been""" the only person unanimously elected president
    by the Electoral College?

    Washington


    5. Before the 12th Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the
    vice-president determined?

    Voted on by the Senate


    6. Which president signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

    Andrew Johnson


    7. Who was the first president to appoint an African-American to
    the Supreme Court?

    Eisenhower


    8. Who was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    Obama


    9. Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about
    which president?

    Kennedy


    10. By what name is the commission established to investigate John
    F. Kennedy's assassination known?

    Warren



    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round

    * A. Canadian Geography

    A1. Canada's 15 highest mountains are all located in what
    *specific* mountain range? The answer """is""" also the
    name of the second-highest peak in that range.

    Athabascan


    A2. In what year was the """most recent""" territory in Canada
    formed?


    * B. Canadian History

    B1. Who led the Métis in the rebellions at the Red River in
    1870 and in the Northwest in 1885?

    B2. What political post """is""" Bonar Law the only Canadian
    to have held?


    * C. Canadian 2010 Olympic Gold Medalists

    C1. Name either member of the Canadian ice dance team that took
    gold in Vancouver.

    Virtue


    C2. In what sport did Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse
    take gold?


    * D. Canadian Actors in America

    D1. This native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, was the host
    of two of the longest-running shows in broadcast history:
    "House Party", which ran for 25 years on CBC TV and radio,
    and "People are Funny", which ran on NBC for 19 years.
    Name him.

    D2. This Canadian actress was the former host of the Canadian
    children's TV series "Popular Mechanics for Kids", before
    she began her Hollywood career at 17. There she landed
    the role of the daughter of CTU agent Jack Bauer in the
    TV series "24", and then went on to star in the 2003 film
    "The Girl Next Door". Name her.


    * E. Canadian Franchise Opportunities

    E1. """For a minimum investment of $650,000, you could own"""
    a location of this proven and successful Canadian favorite
    restaurant chain specializing in gastronomic breakfasts and
    healthy lunches. Open since 1987, this franchise """now"""
    has locations on Blue Jays Way and Carlton St. Name it.

    E2. """For a minimum investment of $300,000 you could get"""
    the growth of a start-up, backed by the world's most
    successful bakery network, Bakers Delight. The company's
    success can be attributed to the quality of its product
    and warm and friendly customer service. There """is"""
    a location in the Annex and one in the Beaches. Name it.


    * F. Canadian Currency

    F1. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the American robins?

    F2. In the 1986 Birds of Canada series of bills, on what
    denomination would you have found the belted kingfisher?



    Pete Gayde

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