* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
We have all heard of the following American universities and may
know their general location, but we want the specific town where
the main campus of the given school is located. For example, if
we said "University of Notre Dame", the answer would be South Bend.
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
5. Wayne State University.
6. Florida State.
7. Purdue.
8. Brigham Young.
9. Brown.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
The subject of this round is the answer to the first question.
1. In 1851, Queen Victoria posed a series of questions to her signal
master. The answer to her final question was "Ah, your Majesty,
there is no second". What sporting event was she asking about?
After you have finished with question #1, please decode the rot13
for question #2 *ONLY*.
2. Pbagraqref sbe gur Nzrevpn'f Phc ercerfrag gurve... jung?
Now, *after* you have finished with questions #1-2, please decode
the rot13 for the questions #3-10.
3. Gur sbezng bs gur Nzrevpn'f Phc vf n zngpu enpr. Jung *vf*
n zngpu enpr?
5. Anzr rvgure gur lrne bs gur """zbfg erprag""" Nzrevpn'f Phc,
be gur ubfg pvgl, """juvpu vf n cbeg ba gur Zrqvgreenarna""".
6. Jung Nzrevpna pvgl """jvyy or""" gur ubfg sbe gur 2013 Nzrevpn'f
Phc, pbhegrfl bs n jva ng gur 2010 Phc ol gur OZJ Benpyr
enpvat grnz?
7. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho uryq gur Nzrevpn'f Phc sebz 1857 gb 1983.
N pyho sebz jung pbhagel svanyyl orng gurz?
8. Va gur lrne 2000 n lnpug pyho sebz guvf pbhagel orpnzr gur svefg
gb zbhag n fhpprffshy Nzrevpn'f Phc qrsrafr bhgfvqr bs gur HFN.
Anzr gur pbhagel.
9. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho qrsraqrq gur Phc sbe gur svefg gvzr va
1870. Jvguva 10% bs gur pbeerpg ahzore, ubj znal gvzrf """unf"""
gur Nzrevpn'f Phc orra pbagrfgrq?
10. Anzr gur bayl pbhagel gung unf ab znevgvzr pbnfgyvar ohg qbrf
unir n lnpug pyho gung unf jba gur Nzrevpn'f Phc. Va snpg,
gurl unir jba vg gjvpr.
* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Where did the World Economic Forum take place this week?
(No, the country is not sufficient.)
2. US Navy Seals rescued aid workers in which country?
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
We have all heard of the following American universities and may
know their general location, but we want the specific town where
the main campus of the given school is located. For example, if
we said "University of Notre Dame", the answer would be South Bend.
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
5. Wayne State University.
6. Florida State.
7. Purdue.
8. Brigham Young.
9. Brown.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
The subject of this round is the answer to the first question.
1. In 1851, Queen Victoria posed a series of questions to her signal
master. The answer to her final question was "Ah, your Majesty,
there is no second". What sporting event was she asking about?
After you have finished with question #1, please decode the rot13
for question #2 *ONLY*.
2. Pbagraqref sbe gur Nzrevpn'f Phc ercerfrag gurve... jung?
Now, *after* you have finished with questions #1-2, please decode
the rot13 for the questions #3-10.
3. Gur sbezng bs gur Nzrevpn'f Phc vf n zngpu enpr. Jung *vf*
n zngpu enpr?
4. Jung vf gur Ybhvf Ihvggba Phc lnpugvat pbzcrgvgvba?
5. Anzr rvgure gur lrne bs gur """zbfg erprag""" Nzrevpn'f Phc,
be gur ubfg pvgl, """juvpu vf n cbeg ba gur Zrqvgreenarna""".
6. Jung Nzrevpna pvgl """jvyy or""" gur ubfg sbe gur 2013 Nzrevpn'f
Phc, pbhegrfl bs n jva ng gur 2010 Phc ol gur OZJ Benpyr
enpvat grnz?
7. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho uryq gur Nzrevpn'f Phc sebz 1857 gb 1983.
N pyho sebz jung pbhagel svanyyl orng gurz?
8. Va gur lrne 2000 n lnpug pyho sebz guvf pbhagel orpnzr gur svefg
gb zbhag n fhpprffshy Nzrevpn'f Phc qrsrafr bhgfvqr bs gur HFN.
Anzr gur pbhagel.
9. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho qrsraqrq gur Phc sbe gur svefg gvzr va
1870. Jvguva 10% bs gur pbeerpg ahzore, ubj znal gvzrf """unf"""
gur Nzrevpn'f Phc orra pbagrfgrq?
10. Anzr gur bayl pbhagel gung unf ab znevgvzr pbnfgyvar ohg qbrf
unir n lnpug pyho gung unf jba gur Nzrevpn'f Phc. Va snpg,
gurl unir jba vg gjvpr.
* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Where did the World Economic Forum take place this week?
(No, the country is not sufficient.)
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
We have all heard of the following American universities and may
know their general location, but we want the specific town where
the main campus of the given school is located. For example, if
we said "University of Notre Dame", the answer would be South Bend.
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
6. Florida State.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
2. Pbagraqref sbe gur Nzrevpn'f Phc ercerfrag gurve... jung?
3. Gur sbezng bs gur Nzrevpn'f Phc vf n zngpu enpr. Jung *vf*
n zngpu enpr?
5. Anzr rvgure gur lrne bs gur """zbfg erprag""" Nzrevpn'f Phc,
be gur ubfg pvgl, """juvpu vf n cbeg ba gur Zrqvgreenarna""".
6. Jung Nzrevpna pvgl """jvyy or""" gur ubfg sbe gur 2013 Nzrevpn'f
Phc, pbhegrfl bs n jva ng gur 2010 Phc ol gur OZJ Benpyr
enpvat grnz?
7. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho uryq gur Nzrevpn'f Phc sebz 1857 gb 1983.
N pyho sebz jung pbhagel svanyyl orng gurz?
8. Va gur lrne 2000 n lnpug pyho sebz guvf pbhagel orpnzr gur svefg
gb zbhag n fhpprffshy Nzrevpn'f Phc qrsrafr bhgfvqr bs gur HFN.
Anzr gur pbhagel.
9. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho qrsraqrq gur Phc sbe gur svefg gvzr va
1870. Jvguva 10% bs gur pbeerpg ahzore, ubj znal gvzrf """unf"""
gur Nzrevpn'f Phc orra pbagrfgrq?
10. Anzr gur bayl pbhagel gung unf ab znevgvzr pbnfgyvar ohg qbrf
unir n lnpug pyho gung unf jba gur Nzrevpn'f Phc. Va snpg,
gurl unir jba vg gjvpr.
* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
5. Wayne State University.
6. Florida State.
7. Purdue.
8. Brigham Young.
9. Brown.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
1. In 1851, Queen Victoria posed a series of questions to her signal
master. The answer to her final question was "Ah, your Majesty,
there is no second". What sporting event was she asking about?
2. Pbagraqref sbe gur Nzrevpn'f Phc ercerfrag gurve... jung?
5. Anzr rvgure gur lrne bs gur """zbfg erprag""" Nzrevpn'f Phc,
be gur ubfg pvgl, """juvpu vf n cbeg ba gur Zrqvgreenarna""".
6. Jung Nzrevpna pvgl """jvyy or""" gur ubfg sbe gur 2013 Nzrevpn'f
Phc, pbhegrfl bs n jva ng gur 2010 Phc ol gur OZJ Benpyr
enpvat grnz?
7. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho uryq gur Nzrevpn'f Phc sebz 1857 gb 1983.
N pyho sebz jung pbhagel svanyyl orng gurz?
8. Va gur lrne 2000 n lnpug pyho sebz guvf pbhagel orpnzr gur svefg
gb zbhag n fhpprffshy Nzrevpn'f Phc qrsrafr bhgfvqr bs gur HFN.
Anzr gur pbhagel.
9. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho qrsraqrq gur Phc sbe gur svefg gvzr va
1870. Jvguva 10% bs gur pbeerpg ahzore, ubj znal gvzrf """unf"""
gur Nzrevpn'f Phc orra pbagrfgrq?
10. Anzr gur bayl pbhagel gung unf ab znevgvzr pbnfgyvar ohg qbrf
unir n lnpug pyho gung unf jba gur Nzrevpn'f Phc. Va snpg,
gurl unir jba vg gjvpr.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-30,
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 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Where did the World Economic Forum take place this week?
(No, the country is not sufficient.)
2. US Navy Seals rescued aid workers in which country?
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
We have all heard of the following American universities and may
know their general location, but we want the specific town where
the main campus of the given school is located. For example, if
we said "University of Notre Dame", the answer would be South Bend.
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
5. Wayne State University.
6. Florida State.
7. Purdue.
8. Brigham Young.
9. Brown.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
The subject of this round is the answer to the first question.
1. In 1851, Queen Victoria posed a series of questions to her signal
master. The answer to her final question was "Ah, your Majesty,
there is no second". What sporting event was she asking about?
After you have finished with question #1, please decode the rot13
for question #2 *ONLY*.
2. Pbagraqref sbe gur Nzrevpn'f Phc ercerfrag gurve... jung?
Now, *after* you have finished with questions #1-2, please decode
the rot13 for the questions #3-10.
3. Gur sbezng bs gur Nzrevpn'f Phc vf n zngpu enpr. Jung *vf*
n zngpu enpr?
4. Jung vf gur Ybhvf Ihvggba Phc lnpugvat pbzcrgvgvba?
5. Anzr rvgure gur lrne bs gur """zbfg erprag""" Nzrevpn'f Phc,
be gur ubfg pvgl, """juvpu vf n cbeg ba gur Zrqvgreenarna""".
6. Jung Nzrevpna pvgl """jvyy or""" gur ubfg sbe gur 2013 Nzrevpn'f
Phc, pbhegrfl bs n jva ng gur 2010 Phc ol gur OZJ Benpyr
enpvat grnz?
7. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho uryq gur Nzrevpn'f Phc sebz 1857 gb 1983.
N pyho sebz jung pbhagel svanyyl orng gurz?
8. Va gur lrne 2000 n lnpug pyho sebz guvf pbhagel orpnzr gur svefg
gb zbhag n fhpprffshy Nzrevpn'f Phc qrsrafr bhgfvqr bs gur HFN.
Anzr gur pbhagel.
9. Gur Arj Lbex Lnpug Pyho qrsraqrq gur Phc sbe gur svefg gvzr va
1870. Jvguva 10% bs gur pbeerpg ahzore, ubj znal gvzrf """unf"""
gur Nzrevpn'f Phc orra pbagrfgrq?
10. Anzr gur bayl pbhagel gung unf ab znevgvzr pbnfgyvar ohg qbrf
unir n lnpug pyho gung unf jba gur Nzrevpn'f Phc. Va snpg,
gurl unir jba vg gjvpr.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Where did the World Economic Forum take place this week?
(No, the country is not sufficient.)
2. US Navy Seals rescued aid workers in which country?
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - US University and College Towns
We have all heard of the following American universities and may
know their general location, but we want the specific town where
the main campus of the given school is located. For example, if
we said "University of Notre Dame", the answer would be South Bend.
1. Yale.
2. Harvard.
3. Michigan.
4. Ohio State.
5. Wayne State University.
6. Florida State.
7. Purdue.
8. Brigham Young.
9. Brown.
10. Duke.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - <answer 1>
The subject of this round is the answer to the first question.
1. In 1851, Queen Victoria posed a series of questions to her signal
master. The answer to her final question was "Ah, your Majesty,
there is no second". What sporting event was she asking about?
After you have finished with question #1, please decode the rot13
for question #2 *ONLY*.
2. Contenders for the America's Cup represent their... what?
Now, *after* you have finished with questions #1-2, please decode
the rot13 for the questions #3-10.
3. The format of the America's Cup is a match race. What *is*
a match race?
4. What is the Louis Vuitton Cup yachting competition?
5. Name either the year of the """most recent""" America's Cup,
or the host city, """which is a port on the Mediterranean""".
6. What American city """will be""" the host for the 2013 America's
Cup, courtesy of a win at the 2010 Cup by the BMW Oracle
racing team?
7. The New York Yacht Club held the America's Cup from 1857 to 1983.
A club from what country finally beat them?
8. In the year 2000 a yacht club from this country became the first
to mount a successful America's Cup defense outside of the USA.
Name the country.
9. The New York Yacht Club defended the Cup for the first time in
1870. Within 10% of the correct number, how many times """has"""
the America's Cup been contested?
10. Name the only country that has no maritime coastline but does
have a yacht club that has won the America's Cup. In fact,
they have won it twice.
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