* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Children's Literature
Name the following works (book or series, as indicated) based on
the opening lines. Some are picture books; you will be told if
this is the case.
1. Name the book:
"Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother
as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hoghouse", replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were
born last night."
2. Name the book:
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy.
3. Name the *series*:
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one,
my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever
lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to
lead a normal life.
4. Name the *series*:
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you
would be better off reading some other book. In this book,
not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning
and very few happy things in the middle.
5. Name the *series*:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers
stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the
rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad
dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did.
This is the day of the reaping.
6. Name the book:
These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr. Bucket.
7. Name the picture book:
In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of...
8. Name the picture book:
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
kind or another...
9. Name the picture book:
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
10. Name the picture book:
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?
3. Who won the 2023 Canadian Open?
4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.
5. Which Canadian golfer, man or woman, has won the most
tournaments?
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question: Orsber Oebbxr Uraqrefba, jub jnf gur lbhatrfg
Pnanqvna gb jva n tbys znwbe?
7. Who was the last Canadian man to win a golf major?
8. Who won the Womens' US Open in 2023 at Pebble Beach?
9. According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number
of clubs you can carry with you? If you carry more than this,
you risk being disqualified.
10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
to make?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-03-11,
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 the Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Children's Literature
Name the following works (book or series, as indicated) based on
the opening lines. Some are picture books; you will be told if
this is the case.
1. Name the book:
"Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother
as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hoghouse", replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were
born last night."
2. Name the book:
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy.
3. Name the *series*:
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one,
my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever
lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to
lead a normal life.
4. Name the *series*:
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you
would be better off reading some other book. In this book,
not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning
and very few happy things in the middle.
5. Name the *series*:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers
stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the
rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad
dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did.
This is the day of the reaping.
6. Name the book:
These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr. Bucket.
7. Name the picture book:
In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of...
8. Name the picture book:
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
kind or another...
9. Name the picture book:
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
10. Name the picture book:
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?
3. Who won the 2023 Canadian Open?
4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.
5. Which Canadian golfer, man or woman, has won the most
tournaments?
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question: Orsber Oebbxr Uraqrefba, jub jnf gur lbhatrfg
Pnanqvna gb jva n tbys znwbe?
7. Who was the last Canadian man to win a golf major?
8. Who won the Womens' US Open in 2023 at Pebble Beach?
9. According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number
of clubs you can carry with you? If you carry more than this,
you risk being disqualified.
10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
to make?
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Children's Literature
1. Name the book:
"Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother
as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hoghouse", replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were
born last night."
2. Name the book:
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy.
3. Name the *series*:
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one,
my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever
lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to
lead a normal life.
4. Name the *series*:
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you
would be better off reading some other book. In this book,
not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning
and very few happy things in the middle.
5. Name the *series*:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers
stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the
rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad
dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did.
This is the day of the reaping.
6. Name the book:
These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr. Bucket.
7. Name the picture book:
In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of...
8. Name the picture book:
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
kind or another...
10. Name the picture book:
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?
9. According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number
of clubs you can carry with you? If you carry more than this,
you risk being disqualified.
10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
to make?
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Children's Literature
Name the following works (book or series, as indicated) based on
the opening lines. Some are picture books; you will be told if
this is the case.
1. Name the book:
"Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother
as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hoghouse", replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were
born last night."
2. Name the book:
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy.
3. Name the *series*:
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one,
my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever
lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to
lead a normal life.
4. Name the *series*:
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you
would be better off reading some other book. In this book,
not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning
and very few happy things in the middle.
5. Name the *series*:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers
stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the
rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad
dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did.
This is the day of the reaping.
6. Name the book:
These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr. Bucket.
7. Name the picture book:
In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of...
8. Name the picture book:
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
kind or another...
10. Name the picture book:
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?
4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.
9. According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number
of clubs you can carry with you? If you carry more than this,
you risk being disqualified.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Children's Literature
Name the following works (book or series, as indicated) based on
the opening lines. Some are picture books; you will be told if
this is the case.
1. Name the book:
"Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother
as they were setting the table for breakfast.
"Out to the hoghouse", replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were
born last night."
2. Name the book:
Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
Edmund and Lucy.
3. Name the *series*:
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
If you're reading this because you think you might be one,
my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever
lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to
lead a normal life.
4. Name the *series*:
If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you
would be better off reading some other book. In this book,
not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning
and very few happy things in the middle.
5. Name the *series*:
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers
stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the
rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad
dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course, she did.
This is the day of the reaping.
6. Name the book:
These two very old people are the father and mother of
Mr. Bucket.
7. Name the picture book:
In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of...
8. Name the picture book:
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
kind or another...
9. Name the picture book:
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
10. Name the picture book:
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf
1. The US Open, the British Open, the PGA championship, and the
Masters. If you win all four of these, you have achieved what?
Hint: the term originated in the game of bridge.
2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?
3. Who won the 2023 Canadian Open?
4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.
5. Which Canadian golfer, man or woman, has won the most
tournaments?
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question: Before Brooke Henderson, who was the youngest
Canadian to win a golf major?
7. Who was the last Canadian man to win a golf major?
8. Who won the Womens' US open in 2023 at Pebble Beach?
9. According to the rules of golf, what is the maximum number
of clubs you can carry with you? If you carry more than this,
you risk being disqualified.
10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
to make?
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