• QFTCIMM24 Game 6, Rounds 4,6: KidLit and golf

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 21 22:59:06 2024
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-03-11,
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    * 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?

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence" [email protected] | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sun Apr 21 21:08:07 2024
    On 4/21/24 15:59, Mark Brader wrote:


    * 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.

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe


    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.

    Madeline



    * 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.

    Grand Slam


    2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?

    Jack Nicklaus


    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.

    7


    10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
    What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
    to make?


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Mon Apr 22 20:09:05 2024
    [email protected] (Mark Brader) wrote in news:[email protected]:

    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."

    charlotte's web

    2. Name the book:

    Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
    Edmund and Lucy.

    the chronicles of narnia

    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.

    percy jackson

    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.

    a series of unfortunate events

    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.

    the hunger games

    6. Name the book:

    These two very old people are the father and mother of
    Mr. Bucket.

    charlie and the chocolate factory

    7. Name the picture book:

    In the great green room
    There was a telephone
    And a red balloon
    And a picture of...

    good night moon

    8. Name the picture book:

    The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
    kind or another...

    where the wild things are

    9. Name the picture book:

    In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

    the very hungry caterpillar

    10. Name the picture book:

    In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
    Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.


    madeline


    * 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.

    grand slam

    2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?

    tiger woods

    3. Who won the 2023 Canadian Open?

    nick taylor

    4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
    British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.

    women's pga championship

    5. Which Canadian golfer, man or woman, has won the most
    tournaments?

    brooke henderson

    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?

    mike weir?

    7. Who was the last Canadian man to win a golf major?

    mike weir?

    8. Who won the Womens' US Open in 2023 at Pebble Beach?

    paige spiranac

    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.

    14

    10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
    What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
    to make?

    to reduce the impact pros hitting distances have on golf's long-term sustainability. although I don't see the point, you drive for show and putt for dough.


    swp

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Apr 23 04:21:20 2024
    Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

    * 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."

    Charlotte's Web

    2. Name the book:

    Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
    Edmund and Lucy.

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

    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.

    Percy Jackson

    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.

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

    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.

    The Hunger Games

    6. Name the book:

    These two very old people are the father and mother of
    Mr. Bucket.

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    7. Name the picture book:

    In the great green room
    There was a telephone
    And a red balloon
    And a picture of...

    Goodnight Moon

    8. Name the picture book:

    The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
    kind or another...

    Where the Wild Things Are

    10. Name the picture book:

    In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
    Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.

    Madeline

    * 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.

    grand slam

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

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Apr 23 20:45:13 2024
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    * 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.

    Grand slam

    2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?

    Tiger Whatshisname

    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.

    Eight

    10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
    What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
    to make?

    Less environmental impact

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Apr 24 17:35:42 2024
    On 4/21/2024 5:59 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * 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."

    "Charlotte's Web"

    2. Name the book:

    Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
    Edmund and Lucy.

    "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"

    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.

    "The Lightning Thief"

    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.

    "A Series of Unfortunate Events"

    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.

    "The Hunger Games"

    6. Name the book:

    These two very old people are the father and mother of
    Mr. Bucket.

    "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

    7. Name the picture book:

    In the great green room
    There was a telephone
    And a red balloon
    And a picture of...

    "Goodnight Moon"

    8. Name the picture book:

    The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
    kind or another...

    "Where the Wild Things Are"

    10. Name the picture book:

    In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
    Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.

    "Madeline"

    * 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.

    the Grand Slam

    2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?

    Tiger Woods (?)
    (I assume this question is meant career-wise, as nobody has ever won the
    modern Grand Slam of men's professional golf in the same year)

    4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
    British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.

    Nabisco Championship

    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.

    12; 13

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    [email protected]

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 25 21:32:45 2024
    Mark Brader:
    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*)".

    Sorry, I'm a bit late scoring this one.


    * 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."

    "Charlotte's Web" (by E.B. White). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    2. Name the book:

    Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan,
    Edmund and Lucy.

    "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (by C.S. Lewis). 4 for Pete,
    Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    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.

    Percy Jackson (by Rick Riordan). 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.

    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.

    "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (by Lemony Snicket). 4 for Pete,
    Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    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.

    "The Hunger Games" (by Suzanne Collins). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    6. Name the book:

    These two very old people are the father and mother of
    Mr. Bucket.

    "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (by Roald Dahl). 4 for Pete,
    Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    7. Name the picture book:

    In the great green room
    There was a telephone
    And a red balloon
    And a picture of...

    "Goodnight Moon" (by Margaret Wise Brown). 4 for Pete, Stephen,
    Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    8. Name the picture book:

    The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one
    kind or another...

    "Where the Wild Things Are" (by Maurice Sendak). 4 for Pete, Stephen,
    Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    9. Name the picture book:

    In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

    "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (by Eric Carle). 4 for Stephen.
    3 for Pete.

    10. Name the picture book:

    In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines...
    Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.

    "Madeline" (by Ludwig Bemelmans). 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen,
    Dan Blum, and Joshua.


    * Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Golf

    This was the hardest round in the original game, and the
    fourth-hardest of the entire season.

    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.

    Grand Slam. 4 for everyone -- Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Dan Blum,
    Erland, and Joshua.

    2. Name the last golfer to accomplish a <answer 1>?

    Tiger Woods. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

    3. Who won the 2023 Canadian Open?

    Nick Taylor. 4 for Stephen.

    4. Five tournaments count as majors in women's golf. Two are the
    British and US opens. Name *any one* of the other three.

    Evian Championship, LPGA, Chevron. 4 for Pete.

    5. Which Canadian golfer, man or woman, has won the most
    tournaments?

    Brooke Henderson. 4 for Stephen.

    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?

    Sandra Post. (At age 20.)

    7. Who was the last Canadian man to win a golf major?

    Mike Weir. 4 for Stephen.

    8. Who won the Womens' US open in 2023 at Pebble Beach?

    Allisen Corpuz.

    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.

    14. 4 for Pete and Stephen.

    10. In 2028, new rules for golf balls will come into force.
    What is the reason for the change manufacturers will have
    to make?

    Balls are currently being hit too far for existing courses.
    4 for Stephen.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Ent Can Lit Spo
    Joshua Kreitzer 40 8 32 8 88
    Stephen Perry -- -- 36 28 64
    Dan Blum -- -- 36 4 40
    Pete Gayde -- -- 27 12 39
    Dan Tilque 0 16 8 4 28
    Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 4 4

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "Let us knot coin gnu werds huitch
    [email protected] are spelld rong." -- Rik Fischer Smoody

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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