Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

* Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Nursery Rhymes

For most Western children their earliest exposure to literature is
through nursery rhymes, which are also sometimes called Mother Goose
rhymes. Here are some of the old standbys. We will read the first
few lines and you will supply the next line. Warning: *Be exact!*
Variations will be allowed only in a few specific minor words.

The minor words that were not required are shown parenthesized.

As some entrants noted, there may be other variants of these.
If your answer was ruled wrong, I will accept it if you can cite
an appearance of your version in print. If you use Google Books,
please save a screenshot of the page, which I will ask for if it
decides I don't have permission to view it.

1. Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry,
When the boys came out to play...

Georgie Porgie ran away. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.

2. Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark,
The beggars are coming to town.
Some in rags,
And some in tags...

(And one) in a velvet gown!

3. Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean,
And so betwixt the two of them...

(They) licked the platter clean. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

4. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra,
Laugh, Kookaburra...

Gay your life must be. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

5. Ladybug! Ladybug!
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire...

(And) your children (all) {gone | alone | (will) burn}. 4 for Joshua
and Dan Blum.

6. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
And can't tell where to find them.
Leave them alone,
And they'll come home...

Wagging (their) tails behind them. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.

7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells...

(And) pretty maids all in a row. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

8. Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl...

(And he) called for his fiddlers three. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Pete.

9. Simple Simon met a pieman,
Going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pieman...

(Let) me taste your ware. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

10. Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the farmer's wife...

(Who) cut off their tails with a carving knife. 4 for everyone --
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete.

* Game 4, Round 8 - Geography - Geographical Dogs

Many purebred dog breeds have names that connect them to their
country or region of origin.

Thinking about this after posting it in 2014, I wondered how many
that's actually true for. I mean, lots of things are named after
places that are not in fact their place of origin. One particularly
notable example is the species of bird that originated in North
America but in several languages is named after India, and in several
other languages (including English) is named after Turkey as a result
of a historical confusion with another species -- one that also did
not originate in Turkey, but in Africa.

Now it might be different with dogs because there are organizations
that assign official names to breeds, but somehow I doubt it.

Anyway,

The numbered photos

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-8/geogs.jpg

are of 12 such breeds. In each case, give the name of the breed,
including the geographical descriptor (which may be the whole name
or just part of it).

Again, I've sorted the round into numerical order for convenience
in this medium. There were 2 decoys; answer them if you like for
fun, but for no points.

1. Name it.

Nova Scotia toller (duck tolling retriever).

2. Name it.

Siberian husky.

3. Name it.

Yorkshire terrier.

4. Name it.

Maltese.

5. Name it.

Newfoundland(er). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.

6. Name it.

Rhodesian ridgeback.

7. (decoy)

West Highland terrier.

8. (decoy)

Staffordshire bull terrier.

9. Name it.

Pomeranian. 4 for Dan Blum.

10. Name it.

Boston terrier.

11. Name it.

Portuguese water dog.

12. Name it.

(Pembroke) Welsh corgi. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci His Lit Geo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 36 20 4 24 36 0 116
Dan Blum 24 4 24 36 28 11 112
Pete Gayde 18 29 12 36 20 4 103
Dan Tilque 16 4 32 28 8 4 84
Erland Sommarskog 8 0 28 24 -- -- 60

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