These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. Another product has been decried by the US Federal Trade
Commission for making deceptive health claims -- for example,
that it fought prostate cancer, heart disease, and erectile
dysfunction. This product entered North American markets in
2002 with a premium price and distinctive packaging. Give the
product's brand name or just name its main ingredient.

2. Now even the Pope can say "The butler did it". Why was Paolo
Gabriele, the Pope's butler, arrested this week?


* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

Not *the* oldest, but certainly older profession names. We give
several titles for the *same job*; you tell what that person does.
For example, if we said "wainwright", the answer would be "wagon
maker".

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.
2. Kneller, sweep, punky.
3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.
4. Dexter, tinctor, litster.
5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.
6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.
7. Furner, pistor, backsmann, baxter.
8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.
9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.
10. Laster, shuster, theemaker, vamper, souter.


* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

All of these writers have lived much or all of their lives
in Toronto. We name two or three books; you name the writer.
We've even kindly provided a cheat sheet:

Ian Adams Hugh Garner Peter C. Newman
Margaret Atwood Phyllis Gotleib Michael Ondaatje
Mel Bradshaw Katherine Govier Andrew Pyper
Austin Clarke Sandra Gulland Paul Quarrington
John Robert Colombo Lawrence Hill Michael Redhill
Robertson Davies Anne Ireland Nino Ricci
Cory Doctorow Guy Gavriel Kay Peter Robinson
Jill Edmondson Anne-Marie MacDonald Robert J. Sawyer
Howard Engel Rosemary McCracken Susan Swan
Marian Engel Judith Merril Margaret Visser
Northrop Frye Anne Michaels Bob Ward
Mavis Gallant Rohinton Mistry

1. "Cabbagetown", "Death in Don Mills".
2. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance".
3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".
4. "Black Berry", "Sweet Juice", "The Book of Negroes".
5. "The Polished Hoe", "Growing Up Stupid under the Union Jack".
6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".
7. "Fables of Brunswick Avenue", "The Ghost Brush", "Angel Walk".
8. "From the Fifteenth District", "Home Truths", "Paris Notebooks".
9. "Fall on Your Knees", "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning
Juliet)".
10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

--
Mark Brader | "Mine are the correct [theories], but other observers...
Toronto | offer differing hypotheses which they stubbornly
msb@vex.net | refuse to abandon." --Algis Budrys

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

Not *the* oldest, but certainly older profession names. We give
several titles for the *same job*; you tell what that person does.
For example, if we said "wainwright", the answer would be "wagon
maker".

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.

goldsmith

3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.

arrow maker

5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.

janitor

6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.

clothmaker

8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.

lawyer

9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.

barrelmaker

* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

All of these writers have lived much or all of their lives
in Toronto. We name two or three books; you name the writer.
We've even kindly provided a cheat sheet:

Ian Adams Hugh Garner Peter C. Newman
Margaret Atwood Phyllis Gotleib Michael Ondaatje
Mel Bradshaw Katherine Govier Andrew Pyper
Austin Clarke Sandra Gulland Paul Quarrington
John Robert Colombo Lawrence Hill Michael Redhill
Robertson Davies Anne Ireland Nino Ricci
Cory Doctorow Guy Gavriel Kay Peter Robinson
Jill Edmondson Anne-Marie MacDonald Robert J. Sawyer
Howard Engel Rosemary McCracken Susan Swan
Marian Engel Judith Merril Margaret Visser
Northrop Frye Anne Michaels Bob Ward
Mavis Gallant Rohinton Mistry

1. "Cabbagetown", "Death in Don Mills".

Phyllis Gotleib; Mel Bradshaw

2. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance".

Katherine Govier; Andrew Pyper

3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".

Austin Clarke; Sandra Gulland

4. "Black Berry", "Sweet Juice", "The Book of Negroes".

Rohinton Mistry; Ian Adams

5. "The Polished Hoe", "Growing Up Stupid under the Union Jack".

Hugh Garner; Peter C. Newman

6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".

Robert J. Sawyer

7. "Fables of Brunswick Avenue", "The Ghost Brush", "Angel Walk".

Howard Engel; Rosemary McCracken

8. "From the Fifteenth District", "Home Truths", "Paris Notebooks".

Susan Swan; Marian Engel

9. "Fall on Your Knees", "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning
Juliet)".

Margaret Visser; Anne Michaels

10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

Northrop Frye

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.

makes objects out of gold

2. Kneller, sweep, punky.

rings church bells

3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.

makes arrows

4. Dexter, tinctor, litster.

paints signs

5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.

looks after a church's physical plant

6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.

makes nets

8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.

practices law

9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.

makes barrels

10. Laster, shuster, theemaker, vamper, souter.

makes shoes

* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".

Marian Engel

6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".

Robert J. Sawyer

10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

Northrop Frye

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 5:00:27 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. Another product has been decried by the US Federal Trade
Commission for making deceptive health claims -- for example,
that it fought prostate cancer, heart disease, and erectile
dysfunction. This product entered North American markets in
2002 with a premium price and distinctive packaging. Give the
product's brand name or just name its main ingredient.

pom wonderful

2. Now even the Pope can say "The butler did it". Why was Paolo
Gabriele, the Pope's butler, arrested this week?

he stole files and leaked them to the press

* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

Not *the* oldest, but certainly older profession names. We give
several titles for the *same job*; you tell what that person does.
For example, if we said "wainwright", the answer would be "wagon
maker".

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.

goldsmith

2. Kneller, sweep, punky.

chimney cleaner

3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.

arrow maker

4. Dexter, tinctor, litster.

cloth dyer

5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.

non-priest church worker

6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.

weaver

7. Furner, pistor, backsmann, baxter.

baker

8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.

lawyer

9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.

barrel maker

10. Laster, shuster, theemaker, vamper, souter.

shoe maker

* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

All of these writers have lived much or all of their lives
in Toronto. We name two or three books; you name the writer.
We've even kindly provided a cheat sheet:

Ian Adams Hugh Garner Peter C. Newman
Margaret Atwood Phyllis Gotleib Michael Ondaatje
Mel Bradshaw Katherine Govier Andrew Pyper
Austin Clarke Sandra Gulland Paul Quarrington
John Robert Colombo Lawrence Hill Michael Redhill
Robertson Davies Anne Ireland Nino Ricci
Cory Doctorow Guy Gavriel Kay Peter Robinson
Jill Edmondson Anne-Marie MacDonald Robert J. Sawyer
Howard Engel Rosemary McCracken Susan Swan
Marian Engel Judith Merril Margaret Visser
Northrop Frye Anne Michaels Bob Ward
Mavis Gallant Rohinton Mistry

1. "Cabbagetown", "Death in Don Mills".

hugh garner

2. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance".

rohinton mistry

3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".

marian engel

4. "Black Berry", "Sweet Juice", "The Book of Negroes".

lawrence hill

5. "The Polished Hoe", "Growing Up Stupid under the Union Jack".

austin clarke

6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".

robert j sawyer

7. "Fables of Brunswick Avenue", "The Ghost Brush", "Angel Walk".

katherine govier

8. "From the Fifteenth District", "Home Truths", "Paris Notebooks".

mavis gallant

9. "Fall on Your Knees", "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning
Juliet)".

anne-marie macdonald

10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

northrop frye

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m...@vex.net | refuse to abandon." --Algis Budrys

My text in this article is in the public domain.

swp, who thanks the various members, both past and present, of the canadian inquisition for good reading suggestions

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Mark Brader wrote:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. Another product has been decried by the US Federal Trade
Commission for making deceptive health claims -- for example,
that it fought prostate cancer, heart disease, and erectile
dysfunction. This product entered North American markets in
2002 with a premium price and distinctive packaging. Give the
product's brand name or just name its main ingredient.

2. Now even the Pope can say "The butler did it". Why was Paolo
Gabriele, the Pope's butler, arrested this week?

* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

Not *the* oldest, but certainly older profession names. We give
several titles for the *same job*; you tell what that person does.
For example, if we said "wainwright", the answer would be "wagon
maker".

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.
2. Kneller, sweep, punky.

Chimney cleaner

3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.
4. Dexter, tinctor, litster.

Pharmacist

5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.
6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.
7. Furner, pistor, backsmann, baxter.
8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.
9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.

Barrel maker

10. Laster, shuster, theemaker, vamper, souter.

Shoemaker

* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

All of these writers have lived much or all of their lives
in Toronto. We name two or three books; you name the writer.
We've even kindly provided a cheat sheet:

Ian Adams Hugh Garner Peter C. Newman
Margaret Atwood Phyllis Gotleib Michael Ondaatje
Mel Bradshaw Katherine Govier Andrew Pyper
Austin Clarke Sandra Gulland Paul Quarrington
John Robert Colombo Lawrence Hill Michael Redhill
Robertson Davies Anne Ireland Nino Ricci
Cory Doctorow Guy Gavriel Kay Peter Robinson
Jill Edmondson Anne-Marie MacDonald Robert J. Sawyer
Howard Engel Rosemary McCracken Susan Swan
Marian Engel Judith Merril Margaret Visser
Northrop Frye Anne Michaels Bob Ward
Mavis Gallant Rohinton Mistry

1. "Cabbagetown", "Death in Don Mills".
2. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance".
3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".
4. "Black Berry", "Sweet Juice", "The Book of Negroes".
5. "The Polished Hoe", "Growing Up Stupid under the Union Jack".
6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".
7. "Fables of Brunswick Avenue", "The Ghost Brush", "Angel Walk".
8. "From the Fifteenth District", "Home Truths", "Paris Notebooks".
9. "Fall on Your Knees", "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning
Juliet)".
10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

Pete Gayde

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-28,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

* Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. Another product has been decried by the US Federal Trade
Commission for making deceptive health claims -- for example,
that it fought prostate cancer, heart disease, and erectile
dysfunction. This product entered North American markets in
2002 with a premium price and distinctive packaging. Give the
product's brand name or just name its main ingredient.

POM Wonderful, pomegranate juice. Stephen got this.

2. Now even the Pope can say "The butler did it". Why was Paolo
Gabriele, the Pope's butler, arrested this week?

For possessing secret documents. (Anything close was acceptable.)
Stephen got this.

* Game 4, Round 2 - History - The Older Professions

Not *the* oldest, but certainly older profession names. We give
several titles for the *same job*; you tell what that person does.
For example, if we said "wainwright", the answer would be "wagon
maker".

1. Redsmith, aurifaber.

Goldsmith was the originally expected answer. Wikipedia claims that
"redsmith" relates to copper, which makes sense, and I haven't been
able to find the word in actual dictionaries (including the OED).
So I'm accepting goldsmith, coppersmith, or jeweler (since a goldsmith
may make gold jewelry). 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.

2. Kneller, sweep, punky.

Cleans chimneys. 4 for Stephen and Pete.

3. Fletcher, tipper, piler.

Makes arrows. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.

4. Dexter, tinctor, litster.

Dyes cloth. 4 for Stephen.

5. Verger, sexton, barton, bedman.

Worker in a church or parish (not a priest); accepting gravedigger.
4 for Dan and Stephen.

6. Webster, tapiter, tapicer, tixtor.

Weaver. I accepted clothmaker. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.

7. Furner, pistor, backsmann, baxter.

Baker. 4 for Stephen.

8. Trampler, stuff gownsman, pettifogger.

Lawyer. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.

9. Tranqueter, cooper, woodbreaker, backmaker.

Makes barrels. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan, Stephen, and Pete.

10. Laster, shuster, theemaker, vamper, souter.

Makes shoes. 4 for Dan, Stephen, and Pete.

* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Toronto Writers

All of these writers have lived much or all of their lives
in Toronto. We name two or three books; you name the writer.
We've even kindly provided a cheat sheet:

Ian Adams Hugh Garner Peter C. Newman
Margaret Atwood Phyllis Gotleib Michael Ondaatje
Mel Bradshaw Katherine Govier Andrew Pyper
Austin Clarke Sandra Gulland Paul Quarrington
John Robert Colombo Lawrence Hill Michael Redhill
Robertson Davies Anne Ireland Nino Ricci
Cory Doctorow Guy Gavriel Kay Peter Robinson
Jill Edmondson Anne-Marie MacDonald Robert J. Sawyer
Howard Engel Rosemary McCracken Susan Swan
Marian Engel Judith Merril Margaret Visser
Northrop Frye Anne Michaels Bob Ward
Mavis Gallant Rohinton Mistry

All the people on the list are published authors, but five of them --
Mel Bradshaw, Jill Edmondson, Rosemary McCracken, Robert J. Sawyer,
and the late Paul Quarrington -- have also played in the Canadian
Inquisition. Mel Bradshaw was still a regular player up to the COVID
shutdown; the other three are past players. In Sawyer's 1990 novel
"Golden Fleece", in a scene taking place in the year 2177 on an
interstellar spaceship, one of the characters mentions the league
by name and talks about playing again when he gets back to Earth.

1. "Cabbagetown", "Death in Don Mills".

Hugh Garner. 4 for Stephen.

2. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance".

Rohinton Mistry. 4 for Stephen.

3. "Lunatic Villas", "The Glassy Sea", "Bear".

Marian Engel. 4 for Dan and Stephen.

4. "Black Berry", "Sweet Juice", "The Book of Negroes".

Lawrence Hill. 4 for Stephen.

5. "The Polished Hoe", "Growing Up Stupid under the Union Jack".

Austin Clarke. 4 for Stephen.

6. "The Neanderthal Parallax", "Calculating God", "Flashforward".

Robert J. Sawyer. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.

7. "Fables of Brunswick Avenue", "The Ghost Brush", "Angel Walk".

Katherine Govier. 4 for Stephen.

8. "From the Fifteenth District", "Home Truths", "Paris Notebooks".

Mavis Gallant. 4 for Stephen.

9. "Fall on Your Knees", "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning
Juliet)".

Ann-Marie Macdonald. 4 for Stephen.

10. "Anatomy of Criticism", "the Well-Tempered Critic", "The
Educated Imagination".

Northrop Frye. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 7 8 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Mis His Can
Stephen Perry 40 36 40 40 156
Joshua Kreitzer 36 31 20 8 95
Pete Gayde 16 32 12 0 60
Dan Blum 4 19 24 12 59
Erland Sommarskog 12 12 -- -- 24
Dan Tilque 0 16 -- -- 16

--
Mark Brader, "It is impossible. Solution follows..."
Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Richard Heathfield

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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