* Game 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
6. Archeopteryx.
* Game 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
10 questions about the history of various sports.
1. Who was the baseball executive who signed Jackie Robinson to
a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
2. Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in which
league?
3. Who is widely, but incorrectly, reputed to have invented baseball
in 1839?
4. Who is the Canadian that invented basketball?
5. Which famous golf tournament was first played in 1934? Winner of
the inaugural competition was Horton Smith.
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
9. Who developed, in 1867, the modern rules of boxing?
10. Who produced a 10-part documentary TV series on the history
of baseball?
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
We give you the name of a dinosaur; you give us the number of
the picture from the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/06-03/dino.pdf
1. Pachyrhinosaurus.
2. Ankylosaurus.
3. Velociraptor.
4. Compsognathus.
5. Edmontonsaurus.
6. Archeopteryx.
7. Stegosuarus.
8. Brachiosaurus.
9. Plesiosaurus.
10. Megalosaurus.
* Game 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
2. Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in which
league?
3. Who is widely, but incorrectly, reputed to have invented baseball
in 1839?
4. Who is the Canadian that invented basketball?
5. Which famous golf tournament was first played in 1934? Winner of
the inaugural competition was Horton Smith.
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
9. Who developed, in 1867, the modern rules of boxing?
10. Who produced a 10-part documentary TV series on the history
of baseball?
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
We give you the name of a dinosaur; you give us the number of
the picture from the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/06-03/dino.pdf
1. Pachyrhinosaurus.
2. Ankylosaurus.
3. Velociraptor.
4. Compsognathus.
5. Edmontonsaurus.
6. Archeopteryx.
7. Stegosuarus.
8. Brachiosaurus.
9. Plesiosaurus.
10. Megalosaurus.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-05,
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 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
2. One of the world's leading scientific journals is accusing the
Harper government of limiting its scientists from speaking
publicly about their research. Name it.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
10 questions about the history of various sports.
1. Who was the baseball executive who signed Jackie Robinson to
a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
2. Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in which
league?
3. Who is widely, but incorrectly, reputed to have invented baseball
in 1839?
4. Who is the Canadian that invented basketball?
5. Which famous golf tournament was first played in 1934? Winner of
the inaugural competition was Horton Smith.
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
9. Who developed, in 1867, the modern rules of boxing?
10. Who produced a 10-part documentary TV series on the history
of baseball?
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
We give you the name of a dinosaur; you give us the number of
the picture from the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/06-03/dino.pdf
1. Pachyrhinosaurus.
2. Ankylosaurus.
3. Velociraptor.
4. Compsognathus.
5. Edmontonsaurus.
6. Archeopteryx.
7. Stegosuarus.
8. Brachiosaurus.
9. Plesiosaurus.
10. Megalosaurus.
There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 and name them if you like
for fun, but for no points.
11. Albertosaurus.
12. Deinonychus.
13. Gallimimus.
14. Hadrosaurus.
15. Iguanadon.
16. Protoceratops.
17. Pteranadon.
18. Triceratops.
--
Mark Brader | "I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road Toronto | without having their motives questioned."
m...@vex.net | --not Bill Murray
My text in this article is in the public domain.
* Game 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
2. One of the world's leading scientific journals is accusing the
Harper government of limiting its scientists from speaking
publicly about their research. Name it.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
10 questions about the history of various sports.
1. Who was the baseball executive who signed Jackie Robinson to
a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
2. Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in which
league?
3. Who is widely, but incorrectly, reputed to have invented baseball
in 1839?
4. Who is the Canadian that invented basketball?
5. Which famous golf tournament was first played in 1934? Winner of
the inaugural competition was Horton Smith.
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
9. Who developed, in 1867, the modern rules of boxing?
10. Who produced a 10-part documentary TV series on the history
of baseball?
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
We give you the name of a dinosaur; you give us the number of
the picture from the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/06-03/dino.pdf
1. Pachyrhinosaurus.
2. Ankylosaurus.
3. Velociraptor.
4. Compsognathus.
5. Edmontonsaurus.
6. Archeopteryx.
7. Stegosuarus.
8. Brachiosaurus.
9. Plesiosaurus.
10. Megalosaurus.
There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 and name them if you like
for fun, but for no points.
11. Nyoregbfnhehf.
12. Qrvabalpuhf.
13. Tnyyvzvzhf.
14. Unqebfnhehf.
15. Vthnanqba.
16. Cebgbprengbcf.
17. Cgrenanqba.
18. Gevprengbcf.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-05,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Which Colombian group is abandoning the practice of kidnapping
people for ransom?
2. One of the world's leading scientific journals is accusing the
Harper government of limiting its scientists from speaking
publicly about their research. Name it.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Sports History - History of Sports
10 questions about the history of various sports.
1. Who was the baseball executive who signed Jackie Robinson to
a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
2. Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in which
league?
3. Who is widely, but incorrectly, reputed to have invented baseball
in 1839?
4. Who is the Canadian that invented basketball?
5. Which famous golf tournament was first played in 1934? Winner of
the inaugural competition was Horton Smith.
6. Which Scottish golf course is known as the birthplace of golf?
7. Within one year, in what year did the NHL play its first game?
8. Another question on the NHL's inaugural season. As well as
several teams based in Toronto and Montreal, the league admitted
two teams from other cities. Name *either* team (city or team
name acceptable).
9. Who developed, in 1867, the modern rules of boxing?
10. Who produced a 10-part documentary TV series on the history
of baseball?
* Game 6, Round 3 - Science - Dinosaurs
We give you the name of a dinosaur; you give us the number of
the picture from the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/06-03/dino.pdf
1. Pachyrhinosaurus.
2. Ankylosaurus.
3. Velociraptor.
4. Compsognathus.
5. Edmontonsaurus.
6. Archeopteryx.
7. Stegosuarus.
8. Brachiosaurus.
9. Plesiosaurus.
10. Megalosaurus.
There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 and name them if you like
for fun, but for no points.
11. Albertosaurus.
12. Deinonychus.
13. Gallimimus.
14. Hadrosaurus.
15. Iguanadon.
16. Protoceratops.
17. Pteranadon.
18. Triceratops.
Two entrants guessed US cities, apparently forgetting the name of
the league.
Two entrants guessed US cities, apparently forgetting the name of
the league.
Or which nation the league originates from!
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