• QFTCIBSI23 Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Bond locations, color challenge

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 14 15:39:26 2023
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
    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 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.


    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    We had enough questions for another challenge round of
    color-adjacent questions, so let's do it again!

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"


    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?


    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Ros�, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which
    doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.


    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?


    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.


    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb)
    [email protected] -- Lars Lindberg

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Sep 14 20:50:20 2023
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    Copper

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    pH

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?

    Pink

    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace

    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    Race suspended due to hindrance from a crash or similar.

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    Yellow

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Sep 14 21:51:45 2023
    Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

    ** Game 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    From Russia With Love

    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    Goldfinger

    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    The Living Daylights

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    Sotheby's

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    Moonraker

    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    Goldeneye

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    Gabon

    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    Kyushu

    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    the Antilles

    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    Black Beauty

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"

    The Color Purple

    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    copper

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    acidity

    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Ros?, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which
    doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    Blackpink

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.

    Knives Out

    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace

    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    Chicago

    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    pit stop

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    yellow

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum [email protected]
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Sep 15 16:26:51 2023
    On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 11:39:37 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
    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 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    from russia with love

    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    goldfinger

    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    octopussy and the living daylights

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    on her majesty's secret service

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    sotheby's

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    moonraker

    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    goldeneye

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    sierra leone

    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    kyushu

    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    the west indies


    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    We had enough questions for another challenge round of
    color-adjacent questions, so let's do it again!

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    black beauty

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"

    the color purple


    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    copper

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    ph acidity level


    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    blackpink

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.

    knives out ; glass onion


    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?

    two

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?

    green


    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    greenpeace

    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    chicago


    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    start of the final lap

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    yellow

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb)
    [email protected] -- Lars Lindberg

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

    swp

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Sep 15 19:38:28 2023
    On 9/14/23 08:39, Mark Brader wrote:


    ** Game 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    From Russia with Love


    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    Moonraker


    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    Goldeneye


    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    Sierra Leone


    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    Kyushu


    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    Lesser Antilles



    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    We had enough questions for another challenge round of
    color-adjacent questions, so let's do it again!

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"

    The Color Purple



    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    copper


    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    acidity



    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which
    doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.


    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?


    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace


    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    Chicago



    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    end of caution


    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    yellow

    --
    Dan Tilque

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Sep 15 23:17:07 2023
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
    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 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    From Russia With Love


    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    Goldfinger


    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service


    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    Sothebys


    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    For Your Eyes Only


    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    Sierra Leone


    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    Okinawa


    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    Lesser Antilles; Greater Antilles



    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    We had enough questions for another challenge round of
    color-adjacent questions, so let's do it again!

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"


    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    Copper


    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    PH



    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which
    doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.

    Knives Out



    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?

    Red; Green



    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace


    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    Chicago



    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    Yellow



    Pete Gayde

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sun Sep 17 16:29:45 2023
    On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 10:39:37 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:

    ** Game 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    "Goldfinger"

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    Sotheby's

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    "Moonraker"

    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    Goldeneye

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    Sierra Leone

    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    Kyushu

    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    the West Indies

    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    "Black Beauty"

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"

    "The Color Purple"

    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    iron

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    acidity

    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    Blackpink

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.

    "Knives Out"

    * D. Canadiana

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?

    red; blue

    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace

    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    Chicago

    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    proceed with caution

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    yellow

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 18 06:17:36 2023
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

    This game is over and the winner is STEPHEN PERRY.
    Hearty congratulations, eh?

    This completes the Summer 2023 regular season. Next I will post
    questions from the Final.


    ** Game 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's
    James Bond Novels

    1. In what Fleming novel does Soviet Spy agency SMERSH plot to
    kill James Bond by baiting him into a sex scandal with a cipher
    clerk who works at the Russian Consulate in Istanbul?

    "From Russia, with Love". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
    and Pete.

    Fun Fact: The novel's title has a comma, unlike the movie version.

    2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's
    forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female
    burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the
    state of Kentucky?

    "Goldfinger". (Ft. Knox -- remember Game 5, Round 4, question #7?)
    4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Joshua.

    3. In what Fleming short story does Bond travel to the Berlin Wall
    to protect a Soviet defector from a sniper? If the defector
    crosses into West Berlin, he sniper has been ordered to kill him.

    "The Living Daylights". 4 for Dan Blum.

    "Octopussy and the Living Daylights" was a collection consisting of,
    yes, "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights".

    4. In what novel does James Bond infiltrate the fictional Piz
    Gloria, a Swiss Alp with a mountaintop lab that is really a
    front for arch-nemesis Blofeld? The name Piz Gloria is still
    in use by a restaurant that was used in the filming of the
    movie version, and which the producers helped complete.

    "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". 4 for Stephen and Pete.

    The actual name of the Alp with the restaurant is the Schilthorn.

    5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to
    write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James
    Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?

    Sotheby's. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Joshua.

    6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves
    England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to
    set the location in England to show off the country. The movie
    version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling
    Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.

    "Moonraker". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

    7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote
    the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers
    of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.

    Goldeneye. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

    8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling
    pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and
    finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?

    Sierra Leone. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.

    9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against
    Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic
    eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost
    of the four main islands of Japan?

    Kyushu. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

    10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book
    about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded
    by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region
    comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in
    three archipelagos.

    West Indies. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.


    ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder

    We had enough questions for another challenge round of
    color-adjacent questions, so let's do it again!

    * A. Literature

    A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy
    the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,
    who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?

    "Black Beauty". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

    A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie
    that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by <answer>
    in a field somewhere and don't notice it?"

    "The Color Purple". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.


    * B. Science

    B1. Verdigris ["VER-da-gree"] is a green layer that forms on
    the surface of which metallic element as it corrodes?

    Copper. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

    B2. Phenolphthalein ["PHEE-nol-ff-THAY-leen"] and litmus paper
    are indicators that notably change color depending on what
    property of the solution to which they are added?

    Acidity/alkalinity (pH). 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,
    Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.


    * C. Entertainment

    C1. Jennie, Ros�, Lisa, and Jisoo are the four members of which
    doubly-colorful K-pop girl group?

    Blackpink. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

    C2. Daniel Craig played the southern detective Benoit Blanc in a
    2019 murder mystery movie and reprised the role in a
    2022 sequel. Name either film.

    "Knives Out", "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery". 4 for Dan Blum,
    Stephen (the hard way), Pete, and Joshua.


    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?

    Line 2, Bloor-Danforth Line (any part was sufficient). 4 for Stephen.

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?

    Blue. Light blue, to be more precise. 2 for Joshua.

    Obviously this should now read "was"! In fact, the night before
    I posted this question set, I looked at the TTC web site to see how
    they'd updated their official map following the earlier-than-scheduled
    closure of the line[1], and they still hadn't. But now they have[2].
    See:

    [1] http://www.blogto.com/city/2023/08/ttc-line-3-officially-dead-and-will-never-run-again/
    [2] http://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Images/Home/Routes-and-Schedules/Landing-page-pdfs/TTC_SystemMap_2021-11.pdf


    * E. History

    E1. In July 1985, the French government bombed the Rainbow
    Warrior, a ship belonging to which global activist
    organisation?

    Greenpeace. 4 for everyone.

    E2. In 1969, Fred Hampton founded a multicultural movement called
    the Rainbow Coalition in which city? A year earlier, a DNC
    in this city was disrupted by a group of men led by Abbie
    Hoffman.

    Chicago. (Democratic [Party] National Convention.) 4 for Dan Blum,
    Stephen, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.


    * F. Sports

    F1. In NASCAR, a green flag is waved to signal the beginning
    of a race while a checkered flag is waved to indicate
    the end. What does a white flag indicate during a race?

    Final lap. 4 for Stephen.

    F2. During each stage of the Tour de France, the current overall
    leader typically wears a jersey of what color?

    Yellow. 4 for everyone.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
    TOPICS-> His Ent Sci His Can Lei L/G Cha SIX
    Stephen Perry 36 40 32 40 -- -- 36 44 228
    Dan Blum 32 32 32 36 4 40 28 36 208
    Joshua Kreitzer 26 40 24 36 0 36 28 34 200
    Dan Tilque 40 12 20 36 8 32 20 24 172
    Pete Gayde -- -- 19 26 -- -- 20 24 89
    Erland Sommarskog 16 0 23 31 -- -- 0 16 86

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report [email protected] | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Mon Sep 18 15:34:04 2023
    On Monday, September 18, 2023 at 2:17:46 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
    This game is over and the winner is STEPHEN PERRY.
    Hearty congratulations, eh?

    thank you

    * D. Canadiana

    D1. If someone was at Greenwood subway station, which TTC subway
    line would they be on?
    Line 2, Bloor-Danforth Line (any part was sufficient). 4 for Stephen.

    no freakin' way! ... er, that is, of course! knew it all along.

    D2. On the map of the TTC, what color is used to represent
    Line 3, the Scarborough Line?
    Blue. Light blue, to be more precise. 2 for Joshua.

    eh, I gave it a shot. knew it had to be one of the colors from the original crayola box of 8.


    swp

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