Mark Brader
2023-07-18 06:06:40 UTC
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-12,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Americana
1. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Ohio?
2. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Texas?
3. The Statue of Liberty stands on 16-acre Liberty Island, which
was renamed by an Act of Congress in 1956. What was its name
for the previous 289 years?
4. What is the only New York City borough located (essentially
entirely) on the American mainland?
5. In 1923, a nightclub opened at Lenox Av. and 142 St. in Harlem.
Over the years it presented acts like Duke Ellington,
Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne, nationally broadcast on CBS.
What was its alliterative name?
6. The Georgia site of the Masters golf tournament shares its name
with which US state capital?
7. The United States Bullion Depository is a fortified vault
building built in 1936 to move gold reserves away from coastal
cities. In which state is it located?
8. In 1920 a streetcar route of the New Orleans Railway & Light
Co. ran ran from Canal St., onto Bourbon, left on Pauger St.,
and down Dauphine to its terminus on what street?
9. The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor partially melted down
on 1979-03-28. In which state is Three Mile Island located?
10. If you were in Woodstock NY in August 1968, you would have found
it quiet. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair had been relocated
to a dairy farm in Bethel NY, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of
the town of Woodstock. What was the farmer's name?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Weird Al Yankovic
Here's another audio round without the audio.
It's the 40th anniversary of Weird Al Yankovic's debut album.
He has made a career specializing in parodies -- both of specific
songs, and pastiches of performers' styles -- so let's explore!
In each case you'll be given the title of a Weird Al parody, and
except as noted you must give us the performer (artist or group)
of the original song.
1. "The Brady Bunch".
2. "I Lost on Jeopardy".
3. "Dog Eat Dog".
4. "Dare to be Stupid".
5. "Jurassic Park". In this case name the *songwriter* of the
original, who you may also find in Phoenix, Wichita, or
Galveston.
For the next *three* questions, Weird Al parodied a cover version of
the original song, the cover being a major worldwide hit in 1987
in each case -- #1 in Canada, the US, and/or the UK. You must
name the performer of that cover version.
6. "Lasagna". (The cover version was for the soundtrack of
a biopic.)
7. "I Think I'm a Clone Now".
8. "Alimony".
The last two questions feature Al's instrument of choice -- the
accordion -- and for these questions you'll be given the original
title and must give the title of Weird Al's parody.
9. "My Sharona".
10. "Another One Bites the Dust".
* Game 5, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Premiers
Some premiers are slightly better remembered than others. In each
case, name them -- the surname is sufficient. One question per
province.
1. This former car salesman who had a brief 4-month run as Premier
of Ontario in 1985 after the long tenure of Bill Davis.
He should not be confused with the similarly named comic-book
writer/artist of "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Sin City", and
"300".
2. This man, who was Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93,
was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of
non-European descent -- Lebanese, to be precise. His son
Robert also served as premier, 2007-15.
3. Only one person has ever served both as the premier of a Canadian
province and as Prime Minister of Canada. He was Premier of
Nova Scotia for 2 months in 1882, and later the 4th Canadian
prime minister, drying in office in 1894 after only 2-years in
the role.
4. This woman succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 as Premier of
British Columbia, becoming the first female premier in Canadian
history. She only served for 7 months before an end was brought
to nearly 16 years of Social Credit government.
5. This man was first elected Premier of New Brunswick in 1987
when his Liberal Party swept all 58 seats in the legislature.
He resigned 10 years to the day after that election, having
pledged to serve such a term when first elected. He also served
as Ambassador to the US, from 2005-06.
6. A Progressive Conservative with the surname Filmon served as
Premier of Manitoba, 1988-99. He was succeeded by a New
Democrat with the surname Doer who served 1999-2009. What is
their shared *first name*?
7. Name the man who served 1949-71 as Premier of Newfoundland .
Up until his death in 1991, he was often referred to as the
only living Father of Confederation.
8. Name the man who served as Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006.
He also served as Mayor of Calgary, 1980-89. He suffered
from many personal problems including an admitted addiction
to alcohol, which led to a famous incident in 2001 where he
drunkenly yelled at homeless men in a shelter telling them to
get a job.
9. This former Quebec journalist, after serving in the Liberal
government of Jean Lesage, formed his own political party
and went on to serve as Premier of Quebec 1976-85. He was
the leader of the Yes side in the first Quebec referendum on
separation from Canada.
10. Name the man who served 1944-61 as Premier of Saskatchewan.
He also served in the Federal legislature, 1935-44, as a
member of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and
then 1962-79, much of this time as the first leader of the New
Democratic Party.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Americana
1. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Ohio?
2. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Texas?
3. The Statue of Liberty stands on 16-acre Liberty Island, which
was renamed by an Act of Congress in 1956. What was its name
for the previous 289 years?
4. What is the only New York City borough located (essentially
entirely) on the American mainland?
5. In 1923, a nightclub opened at Lenox Av. and 142 St. in Harlem.
Over the years it presented acts like Duke Ellington,
Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne, nationally broadcast on CBS.
What was its alliterative name?
6. The Georgia site of the Masters golf tournament shares its name
with which US state capital?
7. The United States Bullion Depository is a fortified vault
building built in 1936 to move gold reserves away from coastal
cities. In which state is it located?
8. In 1920 a streetcar route of the New Orleans Railway & Light
Co. ran ran from Canal St., onto Bourbon, left on Pauger St.,
and down Dauphine to its terminus on what street?
9. The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor partially melted down
on 1979-03-28. In which state is Three Mile Island located?
10. If you were in Woodstock NY in August 1968, you would have found
it quiet. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair had been relocated
to a dairy farm in Bethel NY, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of
the town of Woodstock. What was the farmer's name?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Weird Al Yankovic
Here's another audio round without the audio.
It's the 40th anniversary of Weird Al Yankovic's debut album.
He has made a career specializing in parodies -- both of specific
songs, and pastiches of performers' styles -- so let's explore!
In each case you'll be given the title of a Weird Al parody, and
except as noted you must give us the performer (artist or group)
of the original song.
1. "The Brady Bunch".
2. "I Lost on Jeopardy".
3. "Dog Eat Dog".
4. "Dare to be Stupid".
5. "Jurassic Park". In this case name the *songwriter* of the
original, who you may also find in Phoenix, Wichita, or
Galveston.
For the next *three* questions, Weird Al parodied a cover version of
the original song, the cover being a major worldwide hit in 1987
in each case -- #1 in Canada, the US, and/or the UK. You must
name the performer of that cover version.
6. "Lasagna". (The cover version was for the soundtrack of
a biopic.)
7. "I Think I'm a Clone Now".
8. "Alimony".
The last two questions feature Al's instrument of choice -- the
accordion -- and for these questions you'll be given the original
title and must give the title of Weird Al's parody.
9. "My Sharona".
10. "Another One Bites the Dust".
* Game 5, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Premiers
Some premiers are slightly better remembered than others. In each
case, name them -- the surname is sufficient. One question per
province.
1. This former car salesman who had a brief 4-month run as Premier
of Ontario in 1985 after the long tenure of Bill Davis.
He should not be confused with the similarly named comic-book
writer/artist of "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Sin City", and
"300".
2. This man, who was Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93,
was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of
non-European descent -- Lebanese, to be precise. His son
Robert also served as premier, 2007-15.
3. Only one person has ever served both as the premier of a Canadian
province and as Prime Minister of Canada. He was Premier of
Nova Scotia for 2 months in 1882, and later the 4th Canadian
prime minister, drying in office in 1894 after only 2-years in
the role.
4. This woman succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 as Premier of
British Columbia, becoming the first female premier in Canadian
history. She only served for 7 months before an end was brought
to nearly 16 years of Social Credit government.
5. This man was first elected Premier of New Brunswick in 1987
when his Liberal Party swept all 58 seats in the legislature.
He resigned 10 years to the day after that election, having
pledged to serve such a term when first elected. He also served
as Ambassador to the US, from 2005-06.
6. A Progressive Conservative with the surname Filmon served as
Premier of Manitoba, 1988-99. He was succeeded by a New
Democrat with the surname Doer who served 1999-2009. What is
their shared *first name*?
7. Name the man who served 1949-71 as Premier of Newfoundland .
Up until his death in 1991, he was often referred to as the
only living Father of Confederation.
8. Name the man who served as Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006.
He also served as Mayor of Calgary, 1980-89. He suffered
from many personal problems including an admitted addiction
to alcohol, which led to a famous incident in 2001 where he
drunkenly yelled at homeless men in a shelter telling them to
get a job.
9. This former Quebec journalist, after serving in the Liberal
government of Jean Lesage, formed his own political party
and went on to serve as Premier of Quebec 1976-85. He was
the leader of the Yes side in the first Quebec referendum on
separation from Canada.
10. Name the man who served 1944-61 as Premier of Saskatchewan.
He also served in the Federal legislature, 1935-44, as a
member of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and
then 1962-79, much of this time as the first leader of the New
Democratic Party.
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