• RQFTCIWSSSG12 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: islands, sports fields

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 13 10:59:09 2022
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-05,
    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 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    On each map on the 2-page handout,

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    the four-pointed star shows the capital city of the island or group
    if it is a country, province, state, etc.; or if not the capital,
    then the largest city. You are also given the area of the island
    or group in each case.

    *NOTE*: For most of the maps, if the lettering is upright then
    north is at the top. But *not all*. A few are "upside-down" or
    "sideways", i.e. north is at the bottom or to one side.

    For questions 1-4, give the island number.

    1. Puerto Rico.
    2. Bahrain.
    3. Sri Lanka.
    4. Cyprus.

    Now decode the rot13 to see the remaining questions, where, of course,
    you are given the number and must identify the island or group of islands.

    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?
    6. Avar ba gur unaqbhg vf na vfynaq angvba. Jung angvba?
    7. Sbhegrra vf na nepuvcryntb. Anzr vg.
    8. Yvxrjvfr sbe ahzore svsgrra.
    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.
    10. Friragrra vf nyfb n tebhc bs vfynaqf. Anzr gur tebhc,
    abg gur ynetrfg vfynaq.

    Finally, if you like, decode the rot13 to see the 8 decoys and
    give the island numbers for fun, but for no points.

    11. Pbefvpn.
    12. Terraynaq.
    13. Vprynaq.
    14. Znqntnfpne.
    15. Znygn.
    16. Fg. Yhpvn.
    17. Fneqvavn.
    18. Gnvjna.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    Each of these diagrams

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-6/fields.gif

    represents the official layout of the field, court, etc. of a
    popular sport. For some sports there are some variations on the
    layout, and we have included one of the most popular.

    For questions 1-6, give the diagram number.

    1. Field hockey.
    2. Volleyball.
    3. Hurling or Gaelic (Irish) football (both use the same field).
    4. Australian football.
    5. Lacrosse.
    6. Rugby.

    And for the remaining questions, of course, you must decode the
    rot13 to see the diagram numbers, and name the sport. Answers
    must be unambiguous -- don't ever just say "football".

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.
    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.
    9. Gur gragu bar.
    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    And if you like, decode the rot13 for the 10 decoys and give the
    diagram numbers for those sports.

    11. Nzrevpna sbbgonyy.
    12. Onqzvagba.
    13. Onfronyy.
    14. Pevpxrg (abg gur orfg qrcvpgvba bs vg, fbeel).
    15. Sbhe fdhner.
    16. Ubpxrl.
    17. Enpxrgonyy.
    18. Fuhssyrobneq.
    19. Grnz unaqonyy.
    20. Hygvzngr Sevforr.

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Jun 14 04:06:34 2022
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    1. Puerto Rico.

    3

    2. Bahrain.

    16

    3. Sri Lanka.

    11

    4. Cyprus.

    5

    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?

    Tasmania

    7. Sbhegrra vf na nepuvcryntb. Anzr vg.

    Shetlands; Orkneys

    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.

    Faeroe Islands

    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    1. Field hockey.

    3; 20

    2. Volleyball.

    7; 4

    3. Hurling or Gaelic (Irish) football (both use the same field).

    6; 4

    4. Australian football.

    20; 6

    5. Lacrosse.

    16

    6. Rugby.

    20; 4

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.

    soccer

    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.

    tennis

    9. Gur gragu bar.

    curling

    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    basketball

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    _______________________________________________________________________
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    "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 Mon Jun 13 22:00:50 2022
    On Monday, June 13, 2022 at 10:59:15 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-05,
    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 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    On each map on the 2-page handout,

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    the four-pointed star shows the capital city of the island or group
    if it is a country, province, state, etc.; or if not the capital,
    then the largest city. You are also given the area of the island
    or group in each case.

    *NOTE*: For most of the maps, if the lettering is upright then
    north is at the top. But *not all*. A few are "upside-down" or
    "sideways", i.e. north is at the bottom or to one side.

    For questions 1-4, give the island number.

    1. Puerto Rico.

    #3

    2. Bahrain.

    #7

    3. Sri Lanka.

    #11

    4. Cyprus.

    #5

    Now decode the rot13 to see the remaining questions, where, of course,
    you are given the number and must identify the island or group of islands.

    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?

    Tasmania

    6. Avar ba gur unaqbhg vf na vfynaq angvba. Jung angvba?

    Jamaica

    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.

    Falkland Islands

    Finally, if you like, decode the rot13 to see the 8 decoys and
    give the island numbers for fun, but for no points.

    11. Pbefvpn.

    #4

    12. Terraynaq.

    #1

    13. Vprynaq.

    #18

    14. Znqntnfpne.

    #10

    15. Znygn.

    #16

    16. Fg. Yhpvn.

    #6

    17. Fneqvavn.

    #9

    18. Gnvjna.

    #2

    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    Each of these diagrams

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-6/fields.gif

    represents the official layout of the field, court, etc. of a
    popular sport. For some sports there are some variations on the
    layout, and we have included one of the most popular.

    For questions 1-6, give the diagram number.

    1. Field hockey.

    #3; #17

    2. Volleyball.

    #4

    3. Hurling or Gaelic (Irish) football (both use the same field).

    #8; #15

    4. Australian football.

    #20

    5. Lacrosse.

    #15; #7

    6. Rugby.

    #9

    And for the remaining questions, of course, you must decode the
    rot13 to see the diagram numbers, and name the sport. Answers
    must be unambiguous -- don't ever just say "football".

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.

    soccer

    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.

    tennis

    9. Gur gragu bar.

    curling

    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    basketball

    And if you like, decode the rot13 for the 10 decoys and give the
    diagram numbers for those sports.

    11. Nzrevpna sbbgonyy.

    #6

    13. Onfronyy.

    #5

    14. Pevpxrg (abg gur orfg qrcvpgvba bs vg, fbeel).

    #11

    15. Sbhe fdhner.

    #19

    16. Ubpxrl.

    #16

    18. Fuhssyrobneq.

    #13

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Jun 14 22:02:15 2022
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    On each map on the 2-page handout,

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    For questions 1-4, give the island number.

    1. Puerto Rico.

    8

    2. Bahrain.

    6

    3. Sri Lanka.

    11

    4. Cyprus.

    5


    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?

    Tasmania

    6. Avar ba gur unaqbhg vf na vfynaq angvba. Jung angvba?

    Jamaica

    8. Yvxrjvfr sbe ahzore svsgrra.

    Maldives

    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.

    Shetland Islands

    10. Friragrra vf nyfb n tebhc bs vfynaqf. Anzr gur tebhc,
    abg gur ynetrfg vfynaq.

    Islas Baleares


    Finally, if you like, decode the rot13 to see the 8 decoys and
    give the island numbers for fun, but for no points.

    11. Pbefvpn.

    2

    12. Terraynaq.

    1

    13. Vprynaq.

    18

    14. Znqntnfpne.

    10

    15. Znygn.

    16

    16. Fg. Yhpvn.

    7

    17. Fneqvavn.

    4

    18. Gnvjna.

    2



    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    Each of these diagrams

    For questions 1-6, give the diagram number.

    1. Field hockey.

    20

    2. Volleyball.

    4

    6. Rugby.

    3


    And for the remaining questions, of course, you must decode the
    rot13 to see the diagram numbers, and name the sport. Answers
    must be unambiguous -- don't ever just say "football".

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.

    Football (as in Toronto FC)

    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.

    Tennis

    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    Basketball

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Jun 15 10:12:59 2022
    On 6/13/22 08:59, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    On each map on the 2-page handout,

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    the four-pointed star shows the capital city of the island or group
    if it is a country, province, state, etc.; or if not the capital,
    then the largest city. You are also given the area of the island
    or group in each case.

    *NOTE*: For most of the maps, if the lettering is upright then
    north is at the top. But *not all*. A few are "upside-down" or
    "sideways", i.e. north is at the bottom or to one side.

    For questions 1-4, give the island number.

    1. Puerto Rico.

    3

    2. Bahrain.

    16

    3. Sri Lanka.

    11

    4. Cyprus.

    5


    Now decode the rot13 to see the remaining questions, where, of course,
    you are given the number and must identify the island or group of islands.

    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?

    Tasmania

    6. Avar ba gur unaqbhg vf na vfynaq angvba. Jung angvba?

    Jamaica

    7. Sbhegrra vf na nepuvcryntb. Anzr vg.

    Fiji

    8. Yvxrjvfr sbe ahzore svsgrra.

    Maldives ?

    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.

    Svalbard

    10. Friragrra vf nyfb n tebhc bs vfynaqf. Anzr gur tebhc,
    abg gur ynetrfg vfynaq.

    Trinidad and Tobago


    Finally, if you like, decode the rot13 to see the 8 decoys and
    give the island numbers for fun, but for no points.

    11. Pbefvpn.
    12. Terraynaq.
    13. Vprynaq.
    14. Znqntnfpne.
    15. Znygn.
    16. Fg. Yhpvn.
    17. Fneqvavn.
    18. Gnvjna.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    Each of these diagrams

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-6/fields.gif

    represents the official layout of the field, court, etc. of a
    popular sport. For some sports there are some variations on the
    layout, and we have included one of the most popular.

    For questions 1-6, give the diagram number.

    1. Field hockey.

    3

    2. Volleyball.

    4

    3. Hurling or Gaelic (Irish) football (both use the same field).

    8

    4. Australian football.

    9

    5. Lacrosse.

    7

    6. Rugby.

    20


    And for the remaining questions, of course, you must decode the
    rot13 to see the diagram numbers, and name the sport. Answers
    must be unambiguous -- don't ever just say "football".

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.

    soccer

    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.

    tennis

    9. Gur gragu bar.

    curling

    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    basketball


    And if you like, decode the rot13 for the 10 decoys and give the
    diagram numbers for those sports.

    11. Nzrevpna sbbgonyy.
    12. Onqzvagba.
    13. Onfronyy.
    14. Pevpxrg (abg gur orfg qrcvpgvba bs vg, fbeel).
    15. Sbhe fdhner.
    16. Ubpxrl.
    17. Enpxrgonyy.
    18. Fuhssyrobneq.
    19. Grnz unaqonyy.
    20. Hygvzngr Sevforr.


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 16 17:46:32 2022
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-05,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
    see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
    the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Islands

    On each map on the 2-page handout,

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-4/islands.pdf

    the four-pointed star shows the capital city of the island or group
    if it is a country, province, state, etc.; or if not the capital,
    then the largest city. You are also given the area of the island
    or group in each case.

    *NOTE*: For most of the maps, if the lettering is upright then
    north is at the top. But *not all*. A few are "upside-down" or
    "sideways", i.e. north is at the bottom or to one side.

    All the "sideways" maps have north to the right.

    For questions 1-4, give the island number.

    1. Puerto Rico.

    #3 (sideways; * = San Juan). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    2. Bahrain.

    #7 (* = Manama). 4 for Joshua.

    3. Sri Lanka.

    #11 (* = Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum,
    Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.

    4. Cyprus.

    #5 (sideways; * = Nicosia). 4 for everyone.

    Now decode the rot13 to see the remaining questions, where, of course,
    you are given the number and must identify the island or group of islands.

    5. Jung vfynaq vf ahzore gjryir?

    Tasmania (* = Hobart). 4 for everyone.

    6. Avar ba gur unaqbhg vf na vfynaq angvba. Jung angvba?

    Jamaica (sideways; * = Kingston). 4 for Joshua, Erland,
    and Dan Tilque.

    7. Sbhegrra vf na nepuvcryntb. Anzr vg.

    Galapagos Is. (* = Puerto Ayora).

    8. Yvxrjvfr sbe ahzore svsgrra.

    Fiji (* = Suva).

    9. Naq ahzore guvegrra nf jryy.

    Falkland Is. (or Malvinas if you must; * = Stanley). 4 for Joshua.

    10. Friragrra vf nyfb n tebhc bs vfynaqf. Anzr gur tebhc,
    abg gur ynetrfg vfynaq.

    Balearic Is. (* = Palma). 4 for Erland.


    Finally, if you like, decode the rot13 to see the 8 decoys and
    give the island numbers for fun, but for no points.

    11. Corsica.

    #8 (* = Ajaccio).

    12. Greenland.

    #1 (upside-down; * = Nuuk). Joshua and Erland got this.

    13. Iceland.

    #18 (upside-down; * = Reykjavik). Joshua and Erland got this.

    14. Madagascar.

    #10 (* = Antananarivo). Joshua and Erland got this.

    15. Malta.

    #16 (* = Valletta). Joshua and Erland got this.

    16. St. Lucia.

    #6 (* = Castries). Joshua got this.

    17. Sardinia.

    #4 (* = Cagliari). Erland got this.

    18. Taiwan.

    #2 (* = Taipei). Joshua and Erland got this.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Athletic Fields

    Each of these diagrams

    http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-6/fields.gif

    represents the official layout of the field, court, etc. of a
    popular sport. For some sports there are some variations on the
    layout, and we have included one of the most popular.

    For questions 1-6, give the diagram number.

    1. Field hockey.

    #3. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    2. Volleyball.

    #4. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.

    3. Hurling or Gaelic (Irish) football (both use the same field).

    #20.

    4. Australian football.

    #9. 4 for Dan Tilque.

    5. Lacrosse.

    #12.

    6. Rugby.

    #8.

    And for the remaining questions, of course, you must decode the
    rot13 to see the diagram numbers, and name the sport. Answers
    must be unambiguous -- don't ever just say "football".

    7. Gur frpbaq qvntenz.

    Soccer. 4 for everyone.

    8. Sbhegrra vf gur qvntenz ahzore.

    Tennis. 4 for everyone.

    9. Gur gragu bar.

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

    10. Qvntenz ahzore bar.

    Basketball. 4 for everyone.


    And if you like, decode the rot13 for the 10 decoys and give the
    diagram numbers for those sports.

    11. American football.

    #6. Joshua got this.

    12. Badminton.

    #7.

    13. Baseball.

    #5. Joshua got this.

    14. Cricket (not the best depiction of it, sorry).

    #11. Joshua got this.

    This was question #10, going the other way, when I posted this round
    in 2012; some entrants complained that the depiction was inaccurate.
    Not wanting to remake the whole handout, I've just swapped it into
    the decoys and used basketball in the round instead.

    15. Four square.

    #19. Joshua got this.

    16. Hockey.

    #16. Joshua got this.

    17. Racketball.

    #18.

    18. Shuffleboard.

    #13. Joshua got this.

    19. Team handball.

    #17.

    20. Ultimate Frisbee.

    #15.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> His Art Geo Spo
    Joshua Kreitzer 24 24 28 23 99
    Dan Blum 32 23 16 21 92
    Dan Tilque 28 8 20 28 84
    Erland Sommarskog 32 4 20 16 72
    Pete Gayde 24 20 -- -- 44

    --
    Mark Brader | "The job of an engineer is to build systems that
    Toronto | people can trust. By this criterion, there
    msb@vex.net | exist few software engineers." --John Shore

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