Mark Brader
2023-05-09 03:35:58 UTC
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-03-10,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 8, Round 9 - History - Women's Day
In honor of Women's Day, here are questions about the history of
women's rights, equality, and achievements.
1. Within 2 years, when was the first Women's Day celebrated?
Note: the actual first day is disputed by 2 years, so we will
accept 2 years on either side of the disputed dates.
2. In the movie "Mary Poppins", Mrs. Banks (the mother) needed
a nanny because she was busy outside the house protesting in
what cause? Mr. Banks disapproved of this group.
3. Which province was the first to give mothers the same rights
over their children as fathers?
4. Name the English prison reformer and social reformer -- also
a Quaker, and a Christian philanthropist -- who has been referred
to as the "angel of prisons".
5. In Canada, under which prime minister was contraception
decriminalized and abortion legalized under certain
circumstances?
6. Florence Nightingale came to prominence as a nurse during what
1853-56 war?
7. The London match-girls' strike of 1888 was caused by the poor
working conditions in the match factories, including 14-hour
work days, poor pay, excessive fines, and the severe health
complications of working with white phosphorus. What was this
medical condition commonly known as?
8. Who was the first female Canadian astronaut in space?
9. Give the family name of the British political activist, and
leader of the British suffragette movement, who helped women
win the right to vote. "Time" magazine named her as one of the
100 most important people of the 20th century. Her sisters
and many of their daughters were also leading activists for
women's rights and social issues.
10. Which province was the first to give women the right to vote
and hold provincial office?
** Game 8, Round 10 - St. Patrick's Irish Challenge Round
There won't be a game on St. Patrick's Day, so we'll do this now.
* A. Science - Wildlife Past and Present
A1. Only one native species of this entire class of vertebrates
lives on the island of Ireland. Name the *class*.
A2. Although this extinct deer species lived as far east as
Siberia, its name comes from the numerous well-preserved
skeletons found in Irish bogs. Name it.
* B. Entertainment - Music, Early Acts
B1. What band had to shorten their original name after
Gaelic-speaking BBC listeners complained, then found
success when they toured with the Clash in 1984?
B2. *What singer*'s first successful band, called Them, played
for a week at L.A.'s Whisky a Go Go, with the Doors as their opening act?
* C. Business
C1. Name the Canadian company that """is""" among the largest
private-sector employers in Northern Ireland.
C2. For most of the first half of the 20th century, Harland &
Wolff was the largest industrial company in what became
Northern Ireland. What business were they in?
* D. Literature - Nobel Prize Winners
D1. This poet, playwright, and translator was the most
recent Irish person to win the Nobel for literature,
in 1995. He died last August. His works include "Death
of a Naturalist", "Station Island", "The Human Chain",
and a 1999 translation of "Beowulf". Name him.
D2. Although he was also a novelist and poet, the 1969 Nobel
winner is most associated with the "theatre of the absurd".
Name him.
* E. Geography - Second Cities
E1. What """is""" the republic of Ireland's 2nd-largest city?
E2. What is Northern Ireland's 2nd-largest city? Give either
one of its two commonly used names.
* F. History - St. Patrick
F1. St. Patrick was not born in Ireland. Where was he from?
F2. What circumstance brought him to Ireland the first time?
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 8, Round 9 - History - Women's Day
In honor of Women's Day, here are questions about the history of
women's rights, equality, and achievements.
1. Within 2 years, when was the first Women's Day celebrated?
Note: the actual first day is disputed by 2 years, so we will
accept 2 years on either side of the disputed dates.
2. In the movie "Mary Poppins", Mrs. Banks (the mother) needed
a nanny because she was busy outside the house protesting in
what cause? Mr. Banks disapproved of this group.
3. Which province was the first to give mothers the same rights
over their children as fathers?
4. Name the English prison reformer and social reformer -- also
a Quaker, and a Christian philanthropist -- who has been referred
to as the "angel of prisons".
5. In Canada, under which prime minister was contraception
decriminalized and abortion legalized under certain
circumstances?
6. Florence Nightingale came to prominence as a nurse during what
1853-56 war?
7. The London match-girls' strike of 1888 was caused by the poor
working conditions in the match factories, including 14-hour
work days, poor pay, excessive fines, and the severe health
complications of working with white phosphorus. What was this
medical condition commonly known as?
8. Who was the first female Canadian astronaut in space?
9. Give the family name of the British political activist, and
leader of the British suffragette movement, who helped women
win the right to vote. "Time" magazine named her as one of the
100 most important people of the 20th century. Her sisters
and many of their daughters were also leading activists for
women's rights and social issues.
10. Which province was the first to give women the right to vote
and hold provincial office?
** Game 8, Round 10 - St. Patrick's Irish Challenge Round
There won't be a game on St. Patrick's Day, so we'll do this now.
* A. Science - Wildlife Past and Present
A1. Only one native species of this entire class of vertebrates
lives on the island of Ireland. Name the *class*.
A2. Although this extinct deer species lived as far east as
Siberia, its name comes from the numerous well-preserved
skeletons found in Irish bogs. Name it.
* B. Entertainment - Music, Early Acts
B1. What band had to shorten their original name after
Gaelic-speaking BBC listeners complained, then found
success when they toured with the Clash in 1984?
B2. *What singer*'s first successful band, called Them, played
for a week at L.A.'s Whisky a Go Go, with the Doors as their opening act?
* C. Business
C1. Name the Canadian company that """is""" among the largest
private-sector employers in Northern Ireland.
C2. For most of the first half of the 20th century, Harland &
Wolff was the largest industrial company in what became
Northern Ireland. What business were they in?
* D. Literature - Nobel Prize Winners
D1. This poet, playwright, and translator was the most
recent Irish person to win the Nobel for literature,
in 1995. He died last August. His works include "Death
of a Naturalist", "Station Island", "The Human Chain",
and a 1999 translation of "Beowulf". Name him.
D2. Although he was also a novelist and poet, the 1969 Nobel
winner is most associated with the "theatre of the absurd".
Name him.
* E. Geography - Second Cities
E1. What """is""" the republic of Ireland's 2nd-largest city?
E2. What is Northern Ireland's 2nd-largest city? Give either
one of its two commonly used names.
* F. History - St. Patrick
F1. St. Patrick was not born in Ireland. Where was he from?
F2. What circumstance brought him to Ireland the first time?
--
Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge,
Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation."
***@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge,
Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation."
***@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.