** Final, Round 6 - Geography
* Long Bridges and Tunnels
3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
*both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
Sea near Gdansk.
* Names of World Landmarks
10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is
commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its
actual name, which is what?
11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
three words?
12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel
weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* The Original Olympics
1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the
patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint:
Olympia itself was not one of them.
3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
wealthy contestants was added. What?
* British Soccer
6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated
from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".
* Sequences in Games
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
* American Football Leagues
15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13
for this question. Nf sne nf jr xabj, gurer """unf""" bayl
rire orra bar Nzrevpna sbbgonyy yrnthr anzrq gur Jbeyq Sbbgonyy
Yrnthr naq bar anzrq gur Havgrq Fgngrf Sbbgonyy Yrnthr. Ohg ubj
znal *qvssrerag* eviny znwbe yrnthrf *rnpu anzrq gur Nzrevpna
Sbbgonyy Yrnthr* unf gur ASY snprq """fb sne""" va vgf rkvfgrapr?
* Long Bridges and Tunnels
2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction,
in a different part of the world, whose main span of just
under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge.
It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will
not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road
route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel.
Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer.
*Alternatively, you can name the country or countries*
(as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an
international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects;
if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located.
(Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether
you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing
twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're
answering once.)
3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
*both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
Sea near Gdansk.
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* British Soccer
4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
Name the song.
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original
game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!
* Canadian magazine editors
We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.
1. "Frank" (Central Canada version).
2. "Report on Business".
3. "Maclean's".
* Ontario Canoe Routes
4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?
5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?
6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route
that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn
Lake?
* Geographical Extremes
If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices. Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.
7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?
8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?
9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?
* Toronto's Lost Villages
The reference for this triple is the book "Toronto's Lost Villages"
by Ron Brown.
10. Along Yonge St. between York Mills and Steele's Corners, there
were at one time or another three other villages, at least
two of whose names are still familiar today as districts.
Name *any two* of the three.
11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills
were four other villages, at least two of those names are still
familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.
12. Along Kingston Rd. between York and the Scarborough Post Office
were three other villages, one with the name of a country and
one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any
one* of the three.
* Toronto Subway Numbers
13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway
platform in Toronto?
14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third
rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on
the overhead wires for streetcars.
15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the
rails. Within ¾ inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard
gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for
streetcars is the same.
** Final, Round 6 - Geography
Warning: some answers may repeat.
* Long Bridges and Tunnels
1. You may recall that """last season""" the world's record for
longest main span in a suspension bridge was held by the Humber
Bridge, in England. """Two weeks ago""" this was beaten by
more than 40% when a new bridge, with a main span of nearly
2 km, opened on schedule. The bridge connects two islands,
one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger
island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's
on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.
2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction,
in a different part of the world, whose main span of just
under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge.
It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will
not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road
route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel.
Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer.
*Alternatively, you can name the country or countries*
(as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an
international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects;
if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located.
(Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether
you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing
twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're
answering once.)
3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
*both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
Sea near Gdansk.
* Names of World Landmarks
10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is
commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its
actual name, which is what?
11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
three words?
12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel
weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* The Original Olympics
1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the
patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint:
Olympia itself was not one of them.
2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon
at the ancient Olympics.
3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
wealthy contestants was added. What?
* British Soccer
4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
Name the song.
5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the
Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?
6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated
from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".
* Formula 1 Racing
7. The cars of the three top teams -- McLaren, Ferrari, and
Williams -- in """this year"""'s Formula 1 races all carry ads
for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands
is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as
imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.
8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is"""
the Ferrari team's second driver?
9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?
* Sequences in Games
10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point.
Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order
of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
12. Suppose you are playing euchre, as it is commonly played
around here, with 4 people in the game, and *clubs* are trump.
List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest.
You may use either standard card terminology or euchre
terminology to express the sequence.
* American Football Leagues
13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose
proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and
which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and
the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that
the league operated.
14. And then there was the league which at one time or another
included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis
Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league
*and* tell us one of the years when it operated.
15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13
for this question. Nf sne nf jr xabj, gurer """unf""" bayl
rire orra bar Nzrevpna sbbgonyy yrnthr anzrq gur Jbeyq Sbbgonyy
Yrnthr naq bar anzrq gur Havgrq Fgngrf Sbbgonyy Yrnthr. Ohg ubj
znal *qvssrerag* eviny znwbe yrnthrf *rnpu anzrq gur Nzrevpna
Sbbgonyy Yrnthr* unf gur ASY snprq """fb sne""" va vgf rkvfgrapr?
** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
* Toronto Subway Numbers
13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway
platform in Toronto?
14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third
rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on
the overhead wires for streetcars.
15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the
rails. Within ¾ inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard
gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for
streetcars is the same.
** Final, Round 6 - Geography
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
* Names of World Landmarks
11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
three words?
12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel
weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* The Original Olympics
3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
wealthy contestants was added. What?
* British Soccer
4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
Name the song.
5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the
Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?
* Sequences in Games
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
* American Football Leagues
13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose
proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and
which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and
the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that
the league operated.
14. And then there was the league which at one time or another
included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis
Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league
*and* tell us one of the years when it operated.
15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13
for this question. Nf sne nf jr xabj, gurer """unf""" bayl
rire orra bar Nzrevpna sbbgonyy yrnthr anzrq gur Jbeyq Sbbgonyy
Yrnthr naq bar anzrq gur Havgrq Fgngrf Sbbgonyy Yrnthr. Ohg ubj
znal *qvssrerag* eviny znwbe yrnthrf *rnpu anzrq gur Nzrevpna
Sbbgonyy Yrnthr* unf gur ASY snprq """fb sne""" va vgf rkvfgrapr?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-04-20, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, 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 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I think I wrote 3 triples in the Canadiana round, part or all of
the geography round, and 2 triples in the sports round.
** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original
game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!
* Canadian magazine editors
We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.
1. "Frank" (Central Canada version)
2. "Report on Business".
3. "Maclean's".
* Ontario Canoe Routes
4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?
5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?
6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route
that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn
Lake?
* Geographical Extremes
If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices. Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.
7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?
8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?
9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?
* Toronto's Lost Villages
The reference for this triple is the book "Toronto's Lost Villages"
by Ron Brown.
10. Along Yonge St. between York Mills and Steele's Corners, there
were at one time or another three other villages, at least
two of whose names are still familiar today as districts.
Name *any two* of the three.
11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills
were four other villages, at least two of those names are still
familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.
12. Along Kingston Rd. between York and the Scarborough Post Office
were three other villages, one with the name of a country and
one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any
one* of the three.
* Toronto Subway Numbers
13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway
platform in Toronto?
14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third
rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on
the overhead wires for streetcars.
15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the
rails. Within ž inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard
gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for
streetcars is the same.
** Final, Round 6 - Geography
Warning: some answers may repeat.
* Long Bridges and Tunnels
1. You may recall that """last season""" the world's record for
longest main span in a suspension bridge was held by the Humber
Bridge, in England. """Two weeks ago""" this was beaten by
more than 40% when a new bridge, with a main span of nearly
2 km, opened on schedule. The bridge connects two islands,
one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger
island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's
on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.
2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction,
in a different part of the world, whose main span of just
under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge.
It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will
not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road
route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel.
Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer.
*Alternatively, you can name the country or countries*
(as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an
international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects;
if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located.
(Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether
you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing
twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're
answering once.)
3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
*both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
Sea near Gdansk.
* Names of World Landmarks
10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is
commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its
actual name, which is what?
11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
three words?
12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* The Original Olympics
1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the
patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint:
Olympia itself was not one of them.
2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon
at the ancient Olympics.
3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
wealthy contestants was added. What?
* British Soccer
4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
Name the song.
5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the
Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?
6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated
from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".
* Formula 1 Racing
7. The cars of the three top teams -- McLaren, Ferrari, and
Williams -- in """this year"""'s Formula 1 races all carry ads
for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands
is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as
imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.
8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is"""
the Ferrari team's second driver?
9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?
* Sequences in Games
10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point.
Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order
of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
12. Suppose you are playing euchre, as it is commonly played
around here, with 4 people in the game, and *clubs* are trump.
List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest.
You may use either standard card terminology or euchre
terminology to express the sequence.
* American Football Leagues
13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose
proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and
which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and
the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that
the league operated.
14. And then there was the league which at one time or another
included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis
Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league
*and* tell us one of the years when it operated.
15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13
for this question. As far as we know, there """has""" only
ever been one American football league named the World Football
League and one named the United States Football League. But how
many *different* rival major leagues *each named the American
Football League* has the NFL faced """so far""" in its existence?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually
m...@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-04-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I think I wrote 3 triples in the Canadiana round, part or all of
the geography round, and 2 triples in the sports round.
** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original
game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!
* Canadian magazine editors
We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.
1. "Frank" (Central Canada version).
2. "Report on Business".
3. "Maclean's".
* Ontario Canoe Routes
4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?
5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that
includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?
6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route
that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn
Lake?
* Geographical Extremes
If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices. Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.
7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?
8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?
9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?
* Toronto's Lost Villages
The reference for this triple is the book "Toronto's Lost Villages"
by Ron Brown.
10. Along Yonge St. between York Mills and Steele's Corners, there
were at one time or another three other villages, at least
two of whose names are still familiar today as districts.
Name *any two* of the three.
11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills
were four other villages, at least two of those names are still
familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.
12. Along Kingston Rd. between York and the Scarborough Post Office
were three other villages, one with the name of a country and
one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any
one* of the three.
* Toronto Subway Numbers
13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway
platform in Toronto?
14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third
rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on
the overhead wires for streetcars.
15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the
rails. Within ¾ inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard
gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for
streetcars is the same.
** Final, Round 6 - Geography
Warning: some answers may repeat.
* Long Bridges and Tunnels
1. You may recall that """last season""" the world's record for
longest main span in a suspension bridge was held by the Humber
Bridge, in England. """Two weeks ago""" this was beaten by
more than 40% when a new bridge, with a main span of nearly
2 km, opened on schedule. The bridge connects two islands,
one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger
island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's
on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.
2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction,
in a different part of the world, whose main span of just
under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge.
It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will
not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road
route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel.
Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer.
*Alternatively, you can name the country or countries*
(as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an
international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects;
if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located.
(Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether
you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing
twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're
answering once.)
3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea
tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this
one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is,
islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name
*both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.
* Mediterranean Islands
4. On what island is Valletta?
5. On what island is Cagliari?
6. On what island is Palma?
* Rivers of Eastern Europe
7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via
a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?
8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow,
flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.
9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia,
flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic
Sea near Gdansk.
* Names of World Landmarks
10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is
commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its
actual name, which is what?
11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor,
but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other
three words?
12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel
weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?
* Official Languages
13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official
languages of Switzerland?
14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language
of Finland?
15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure
* The Original Olympics
1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the
patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint:
Olympia itself was not one of them.
2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon
at the ancient Olympics.
3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th
Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only
wealthy contestants was added. What?
* British Soccer
4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club
adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games.
Name the song.
5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the
Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?
6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated
from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".
* Formula 1 Racing
7. The cars of the three top teams -- McLaren, Ferrari, and
Williams -- in """this year"""'s Formula 1 races all carry ads
for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands
is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as
imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.
8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is"""
the Ferrari team's second driver?
9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?
* Sequences in Games
10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point.
Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order
of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)
11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall
in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means
the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them
in order from highest to lowest.
12. Suppose you are playing euchre, as it is commonly played
around here, with 4 people in the game, and *clubs* are trump.
List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest.
You may use either standard card terminology or euchre
terminology to express the sequence.
* American Football Leagues
13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose
proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and
which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and
the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that
the league operated.
14. And then there was the league which at one time or another
included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis
Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league
*and* tell us one of the years when it operated.
15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13
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Storebælt East Bridge (anything with Storebælt or Great Belt was
sufficient); Denmark. 4 for Stephen.
Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the
bridge is within Denmark. It opened on schedule.
Storebælt East Bridge...
Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the
bridge is within Denmark.
Storebælt is entirely in Denmark... You may be thinking of Øresund
which is the strait between Sweden and Denmark...
Mark Brader:
Storebælt East Bridge...
Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the
bridge is within Denmark.
Erland Sommarskog:
Storebælt is entirely in Denmark... You may be thinking of Øresund
which is the strait between Sweden and Denmark...
Yes, that's what I said, only I didn't get specific about the Øresund
part of the link.
Storebælt East Bridge...
Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the
bridge is within Denmark.
I have a strong suspicion that the Danes would object to the description
of the bridge being part of a road link to Sweden...
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