** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own
as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton",
"The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname
is sufficient.
2. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were detained
by US Customs when they tried to take six of these products
across the border. In fact, the US has seized more than
60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive object"
embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
3. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of the
costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane Society
-- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is the
requirement?
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
In each case we name a Roman province and describe some or all of
the places bordering it. You tell where it was located, by naming
the corresponding modern country.
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers
In each case, name the politician.
4. This man was first elected to the federal Parliament for
Vancouver Kingsway as a Liberal, later becoming Minister of
Industry under Paul Martin. On 2006-02-06 he crossed the floor
to become Minister of Trade for Stephen Harper. He later served
as the Foreign Affairs Minister. He did not seek reelection
in 2008.
5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the
provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to
run federally as a Progressive Conservative.
6. In 1990 this man resigned as Mulroney's Minister of the
Environment to sit as an independent. He later joined with
7 other former PC and Liberal politicians to form a new party,
under which he eventually become Leader of the Opposition.
* National Chiefs
In each case, name the illustrated National Chief of the Assemblies
of First Nations (AoFN).
7. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/7.jpg> was National
Chief from 1982 to 1985. He was elected President of the
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in 1968. In 2002
he was charged with promoting hatred over anti-Semitic remarks
made during a speech.
8. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/8.jpg> was National
Chief from 1985 to 1991, including he time of the Oka crisis.
From the Northwest Territories, he was President of the Dene
Nation. He later co-chaired the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
Peoples. Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999, he
"""has""" honorary doctorates from 7 Canadian universities.
9. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/9.jpg> was National
Chief from 1991 to 1997. A Cree from Manitoba, as a lawyer
he was a key strategist for the AoFN during the Oka crisis.
As National Chief he was a key player in the Charlottetown
Accord.
* Former Federal Party Logos
In each case, name the former Canadian federal party that used
the illustrated logo. We need its name *at the time the logo was
in use*.
10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/10.png
11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/11.png
12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/12.png
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Posthumous Publishing
Name the authors of these posthumously published works.
1. "Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man".
2. "The Original of Laura".
3. "Armageddon in Retrospect".
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Canadian Award Statuettes
In each case, name the awards associated with the statuette.
7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>
8. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/8.jpg>
9. These awards <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/9.png>
are given to Quebec artists for excellence in music, TV, and
film; they are named after a famed singer/songwriter/actor/radio
host. In 1990 Céline Dion refused an award as anglophone artist
of the year.
* Canadian Photographers
In each case, name the photographer whose work is shown.
10. This Vancouver photographer creates large-scale genre scenes
that are often staged, photographed in individual sections,
and digitally assembled. In 2012 his picture "Dead Troops
Talk" <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/10.jpg> sold
for $3,600,000 in New York, then a record price for a Canadian
photograph and the third-highest price ever paid for any photo.
11. He is well known for his black-and-white photographs, usually
taken in long exposures on old panoramic cameras. His subjects
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/11.jpg> 18th-century
include gardens in France and Italy, North American parks of
F.L. Olmstead, asbestos slag heaps in Quebec, and the running
fence along the California-Mexico border.
12. This photographer is famous for his large-format images
of industrial landscapes. His subjects include mines, the
Alberta tar sands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China. See:
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/12.jpg>.
* Born in 1912
Last week in current events we called to mind the 100th birthday
of Northrop Frye. Name these other people born that same year.
(None of them lived to 100, though.)
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
15. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/15.jpg> Australian
novelist and short-story writer won the 1973 Nobel Prize for
Literature. His works include "Voss", "A Fringe of Leaves",
and "The Twyborn Affair".
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers
5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the
provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to
run federally as a Progressive Conservative.
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
2. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were detained
by US Customs when they tried to take six of these products
across the border. In fact, the US has seized more than
60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive object"
embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Museum Collections
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Born in 1912
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own
as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton",
"The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname
is sufficient.
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
In each case we name a Roman province and describe some or all of
the places bordering it. You tell where it was located, by naming
the corresponding modern country.
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Former Federal Party Logos
In each case, name the former Canadian federal party that used
the illustrated logo. We need its name *at the time the logo was
in use*.
10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/10.png
12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/12.png
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Canadian Award Statuettes
In each case, name the awards associated with the statuette.
8. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/8.jpg>
* Born in 1912
Last week in current events we called to mind the 100th birthday
of Northrop Frye. Name these other people born that same year.
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-23,
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*)".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own
as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton",
"The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname
is sufficient.
2. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were detained
by US Customs when they tried to take six of these products
across the border. In fact, the US has seized more than
60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive object"
embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
3. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of the
costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane Society
-- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is the
requirement?
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
In each case we name a Roman province and describe some or all of
the places bordering it. You tell where it was located, by naming
the corresponding modern country.
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers
In each case, name the politician.
4. This man was first elected to the federal Parliament for
Vancouver Kingsway as a Liberal, later becoming Minister of
Industry under Paul Martin. On 2006-02-06 he crossed the floor
to become Minister of Trade for Stephen Harper. He later served
as the Foreign Affairs Minister. He did not seek reelection
in 2008.
5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the
provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to
run federally as a Progressive Conservative.
6. In 1990 this man resigned as Mulroney's Minister of the
Environment to sit as an independent. He later joined with
7 other former PC and Liberal politicians to form a new party,
under which he eventually become Leader of the Opposition.
* National Chiefs
In each case, name the illustrated National Chief of the Assemblies
of First Nations (AoFN).
7. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/7.jpg> was National
Chief from 1982 to 1985. He was elected President of the
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in 1968. In 2002
he was charged with promoting hatred over anti-Semitic remarks
made during a speech.
8. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/8.jpg> was National
Chief from 1985 to 1991, including he time of the Oka crisis.
From the Northwest Territories, he was President of the Dene
Nation. He later co-chaired the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
Peoples. Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999, he
"""has""" honorary doctorates from 7 Canadian universities.
9. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/9.jpg> was National
Chief from 1991 to 1997. A Cree from Manitoba, as a lawyer
he was a key strategist for the AoFN during the Oka crisis.
As National Chief he was a key player in the Charlottetown
Accord.
* Former Federal Party Logos
In each case, name the former Canadian federal party that used
the illustrated logo. We need its name *at the time the logo was
in use*.
10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/10.png
11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/11.png
12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/12.png
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Posthumous Publishing
Name the authors of these posthumously published works.
1. "Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man".
2. "The Original of Laura".
3. "Armageddon in Retrospect".
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Canadian Award Statuettes
In each case, name the awards associated with the statuette.
7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>
8. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/8.jpg>
9. These awards <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/9.png>
are given to Quebec artists for excellence in music, TV, and
film; they are named after a famed singer/songwriter/actor/radio
host. In 1990 Céline Dion refused an award as anglophone artist
of the year.
* Canadian Photographers
In each case, name the photographer whose work is shown.
10. This Vancouver photographer creates large-scale genre scenes
that are often staged, photographed in individual sections,
and digitally assembled. In 2012 his picture "Dead Troops
Talk" <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/10.jpg> sold
for $3,600,000 in New York, then a record price for a Canadian
photograph and the third-highest price ever paid for any photo.
11. He is well known for his black-and-white photographs, usually
taken in long exposures on old panoramic cameras. His subjects
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/11.jpg> 18th-century
include gardens in France and Italy, North American parks of
F.L. Olmstead, asbestos slag heaps in Quebec, and the running
fence along the California-Mexico border.
12. This photographer is famous for his large-format images
of industrial landscapes. His subjects include mines, the
Alberta tar sands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China. See:
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/12.jpg>.
* Born in 1912
Last week in current events we called to mind the 100th birthday
of Northrop Frye. Name these other people born that same year.
(None of them lived to 100, though.)
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
15. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/15.jpg> Australian
novelist and short-story writer won the 1973 Nobel Prize for
Literature. His works include "Voss", "A Fringe of Leaves",
and "The Twyborn Affair".
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
Am I right to asume that all are Canadian museums?
Am I right to asume that all are Canadian museums?
So let me explain what happened here. It appears that I clicked the
links for the "Former Federal Party Logos"...
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-23,
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*)".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own
as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton",
"The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname
is sufficient.
2. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were detained
by US Customs when they tried to take six of these products
across the border. In fact, the US has seized more than
60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive object"
embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
3. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of the
costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane Society
-- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is the
requirement?
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
In each case we name a Roman province and describe some or all of
the places bordering it. You tell where it was located, by naming
the corresponding modern country.
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers
In each case, name the politician.
4. This man was first elected to the federal Parliament for
Vancouver Kingsway as a Liberal, later becoming Minister of
Industry under Paul Martin. On 2006-02-06 he crossed the floor
to become Minister of Trade for Stephen Harper. He later served
as the Foreign Affairs Minister. He did not seek reelection
in 2008.
5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the
provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to
run federally as a Progressive Conservative.
6. In 1990 this man resigned as Mulroney's Minister of the
Environment to sit as an independent. He later joined with
7 other former PC and Liberal politicians to form a new party,
under which he eventually become Leader of the Opposition.
* National Chiefs
In each case, name the illustrated National Chief of the Assemblies
of First Nations (AoFN).
7. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/7.jpg> was National
Chief from 1982 to 1985. He was elected President of the
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in 1968. In 2002
he was charged with promoting hatred over anti-Semitic remarks
made during a speech.
8. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/8.jpg> was National
Chief from 1985 to 1991, including he time of the Oka crisis.
From the Northwest Territories, he was President of the Dene
Nation. He later co-chaired the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
Peoples. Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999, he
"""has""" honorary doctorates from 7 Canadian universities.
9. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/9.jpg> was National
Chief from 1991 to 1997. A Cree from Manitoba, as a lawyer
he was a key strategist for the AoFN during the Oka crisis.
As National Chief he was a key player in the Charlottetown
Accord.
* Former Federal Party Logos
In each case, name the former Canadian federal party that used
the illustrated logo. We need its name *at the time the logo was
in use*.
10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/10.png
11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/11.png
12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/12.png
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Posthumous Publishing
Name the authors of these posthumously published works.
1. "Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man".
2. "The Original of Laura".
3. "Armageddon in Retrospect".
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Canadian Award Statuettes
In each case, name the awards associated with the statuette.
7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>
8. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/8.jpg>
9. These awards <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/9.png>
are given to Quebec artists for excellence in music, TV, and
film; they are named after a famed singer/songwriter/actor/radio
host. In 1990 Céline Dion refused an award as anglophone artist
of the year.
* Canadian Photographers
In each case, name the photographer whose work is shown.
10. This Vancouver photographer creates large-scale genre scenes
that are often staged, photographed in individual sections,
and digitally assembled. In 2012 his picture "Dead Troops
Talk" <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/10.jpg> sold
for $3,600,000 in New York, then a record price for a Canadian
photograph and the third-highest price ever paid for any photo.
11. He is well known for his black-and-white photographs, usually
taken in long exposures on old panoramic cameras. His subjects <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/11.jpg> 18th-century
include gardens in France and Italy, North American parks of
F.L. Olmstead, asbestos slag heaps in Quebec, and the running
fence along the California-Mexico border.
12. This photographer is famous for his large-format images
of industrial landscapes. His subjects include mines, the
Alberta tar sands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China. See: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/12.jpg>.
* Born in 1912
Last week in current events we called to mind the 100th birthday
of Northrop Frye. Name these other people born that same year.
(None of them lived to 100, though.)
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
15. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/15.jpg> Australian novelist and short-story writer won the 1973 Nobel Prize for
Literature. His works include "Voss", "A Fringe of Leaves",
and "The Twyborn Affair".
--
Mark Brader | "...Backwards Compatibility, which, if you've made as [email protected] | many mistakes as Intel and Microsoft have in the past, Toronto | can be very Backwards indeed." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-23,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Name the Hollywood producer who died this week. He was the
son of a famous movie mogul, but achieved success on his own
as producer of films such as "The Sound of Music", "Patton",
"The French Connection", "The Sting", and "Jaws". The surname
is sufficient.
2. Two Seattle men returning from a trip to Vancouver were detained
by US Customs when they tried to take six of these products
across the border. In fact, the US has seized more than
60,000 of them due to concerns over of a "non-nutritive object"
embedded in each one. What is this tasty treat?
3. Royal Envelope of Concord, Ontario, will cover 50% of the
costs of adopting a cat or dog from the Toronto Humane Society
-- if the animal meets a certain criterion. What is the
requirement?
** Final, Round 2 - History
* Provinces of Ancient Rome
In each case we name a Roman province and describe some or all of
the places bordering it. You tell where it was located, by naming
the corresponding modern country.
1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.
2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north
by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.
3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north
by Tarraconensis. Lusitania extended into two modern countries:
name either one.
* Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers
In each case, name the politician.
4. This man was first elected to the federal Parliament for
Vancouver Kingsway as a Liberal, later becoming Minister of
Industry under Paul Martin. On 2006-02-06 he crossed the floor
to become Minister of Trade for Stephen Harper. He later served
as the Foreign Affairs Minister. He did not seek reelection
in 2008.
5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the
provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to
run federally as a Progressive Conservative.
6. In 1990 this man resigned as Mulroney's Minister of the
Environment to sit as an independent. He later joined with
7 other former PC and Liberal politicians to form a new party,
under which he eventually become Leader of the Opposition.
* National Chiefs
In each case, name the illustrated National Chief of the Assemblies
of First Nations (AoFN).
7. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/7.jpg> was National
Chief from 1982 to 1985. He was elected President of the
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in 1968. In 2002
he was charged with promoting hatred over anti-Semitic remarks
made during a speech.
8. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/8.jpg> was National
Chief from 1985 to 1991, including he time of the Oka crisis.
From the Northwest Territories, he was President of the Dene
Nation. He later co-chaired the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
Peoples. Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999, he
"""has""" honorary doctorates from 7 Canadian universities.
9. He <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/chief/9.jpg> was National
Chief from 1991 to 1997. A Cree from Manitoba, as a lawyer
he was a key strategist for the AoFN during the Oka crisis.
As National Chief he was a key player in the Charlottetown
Accord.
* Former Federal Party Logos
In each case, name the former Canadian federal party that used
the illustrated logo. We need its name *at the time the logo was
in use*.
10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/10.png
11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/11.png
12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/party/12.png
* History of Plastic Payments
13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department
stores, but could only be used at the issuing store. In 1950
there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially
being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments
-- of a certain type, hence its name. What was this card called?
14. The first card that allowed credit over time (instead of full
payment every month) was this US card, first sent unsolicited
in 1958 to 60,000 residents of Fresno, California. In 1977 it
changed its name to Visa. What was the original name?
15. In 1985, Sears introduced a credit card that had no annual fee.
What was this card called?
** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature
* Posthumous Publishing
Name the authors of these posthumously published works.
1. "Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man".
2. "The Original of Laura".
3. "Armageddon in Retrospect".
* Museum Collections
In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes
all the works shown.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png
* Canadian Award Statuettes
In each case, name the awards associated with the statuette.
7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>
8. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/8.jpg>
9. These awards <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/9.png>
are given to Quebec artists for excellence in music, TV, and
film; they are named after a famed singer/songwriter/actor/radio
host. In 1990 C�line Dion refused an award as anglophone artist
of the year.
* Canadian Photographers
In each case, name the photographer whose work is shown.
10. This Vancouver photographer creates large-scale genre scenes
that are often staged, photographed in individual sections,
and digitally assembled. In 2012 his picture "Dead Troops
Talk" <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/10.jpg> sold
for $3,600,000 in New York, then a record price for a Canadian
photograph and the third-highest price ever paid for any photo.
11. He is well known for his black-and-white photographs, usually
taken in long exposures on old panoramic cameras. His subjects
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/11.jpg> 18th-century
include gardens in France and Italy, North American parks of
F.L. Olmstead, asbestos slag heaps in Quebec, and the running
fence along the California-Mexico border.
12. This photographer is famous for his large-format images
of industrial landscapes. His subjects include mines, the
Alberta tar sands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China. See:
<http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/photo/12.jpg>.
* Born in 1912
Last week in current events we called to mind the 100th birthday
of Northrop Frye. Name these other people born that same year.
(None of them lived to 100, though.)
13. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/13.jpg> American
author and critic wrote "Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood",
"Birds of America", and "The Group". She was famous for her
feud with Lillian Hellman, of whom she said that every word
Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the".
14. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/14.jpg>
Romanian-French playwright was a leading proponent of the
theater of the absurd. His works include "The Bald Soprano",
"The Lesson", and "Rhinoceros".
15. This <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/born/15.jpg> Australian
novelist and short-story writer won the 1973 Nobel Prize for
Literature. His works include "Voss", "A Fringe of Leaves",
and "The Twyborn Affair".
....7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>Gemini Awards.
Scores, if there are no errors:....
--
Mark Brader "I am taking what you write in the spirit in
Toronto which it is intended. That's the problem."
[email protected] -- Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
7. No hint. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/award/7.png>Gemini Awards.
did I miss something on #7?
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