** Final, Round 4 - Science
6. We are often told that water going down a drain spirals the
opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern
Hemisphere. (It can go either way in either hemisphere.)
What is the name of the inertial force purported to be the
cause of this debunked behavior?
8. What is the name of the type of chemical bond that involves
sharing electrons to form electron pairs between atoms?
9. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge.
What is the specific term for a positively charged ion?
* Double Nobel Winners
10. John Bardeen won two Nobel Prizes for physics. His second
Nobel was related to his work on superconductivity. But his
first was for the invention of which revolutionary electronic
component?
11. Name this winner, who won for physics for work on radioactivity,
and again for chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium.
12. Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who won the Nobel
for chemistry in 1958 for determining the structure of insulin
and other proteins. He won again in 1980 for his work developing
a rapid method of analyzing *which molecule* that's fundamental
to life?
* Volcanoes
13. The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia is the largest
eruption in recorded history. It is estimated that up to
120,000,000 tons of sulfur were released into the stratosphere,
with global climate effects. Because of these effects, the
year 1816 became known as what?
14. The tectonic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean contains
approximately 2/3 of the world's active or dormant volcanoes.
What is this zone commonly known as?
15. Which moon of Jupiter is considered to be the most volcanically
active world in the solar system?
** Final, Round 5 - Audio/Video
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/deco.jpg
* Jazz Pianists
3. This pianist was a famous member of Miles Davis's second quintet,
and also recorded with Miles on his first electric period album,
"In A Silent Way". His first album as a band leader, 1962's
"Taking Off", includes a track that he also re-arranged on his
jazz-fusion and funk-influenced album "Head Hunters".
* Classical Dance Music
7. "Sabre Dance".
9. "Dance of the Little Swans".
** Final, Round 6 - History
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-6/deco.jpg
* Great City Fires
3. What city had a great fire in 1666?
* Churchill Quotes
To mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth...
4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he
said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few"?
5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the
war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."
Perhaps what?
6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in
1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had
to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)
* Treaties
10. Name the 1918 treaty by which Russia withdrew from World War I.
11. Two interim accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in 1993 and 1995. They were signed
in Washington and Egypt, but you must name the European city
where secret talks took place.
12. Which conflict was ended by the Treaty of Ghent?
** Final, Round 4 - Science
* Colors from Invertebrates
1. What is the red pigment obtained from the cochineal
["CO-chin-eel"] insect?
2. What is the brown pigment obtained from octopus or cuttlefish?
3. What is the pigment obtained from a type of sea snail?
* Science Myths
4. What is the amino acid in turkey that reportedly causes
drowsiness? (Other foods have actually much higher
concentrations of this).
5. What is the annoying behavior that many of our parents insisted
would give us arthritis?
6. We are often told that water going down a drain spirals the
opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern
Hemisphere. (It can go either way in either hemisphere.)
What is the name of the inertial force purported to be the
cause of this debunked behavior?
* Chemistry
7. What is the term for a chemical process or reaction that absorbs
heat from the environment?
8. What is the name of the type of chemical bond that involves
sharing electrons to form electron pairs between atoms?
9. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge.
What is the specific term for a positively charged ion?
* Double Nobel Winners
10. John Bardeen won two Nobel Prizes for physics. His second
Nobel was related to his work on superconductivity. But his
first was for the invention of which revolutionary electronic
component?
11. Name this winner, who won for physics for work on radioactivity,
and again for chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium.
12. Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who won the Nobel
for chemistry in 1958 for determining the structure of insulin
and other proteins. He won again in 1980 for his work developing
a rapid method of analyzing *which molecule* that's fundamental
to life?
* Volcanoes
13. The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia is the largest
eruption in recorded history. It is estimated that up to
120,000,000 tons of sulfur were released into the stratosphere,
with global climate effects. Because of these effects, the
year 1816 became known as what?
14. The tectonic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean contains
approximately 2/3 of the world's active or dormant volcanoes.
What is this zone commonly known as?
15. Which moon of Jupiter is considered to be the most volcanically
active world in the solar system?
** Final, Round 5 - Audio/Video
* Celebrities in Advertising
4. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor4.jpg
Name the actor selling Preparation H.
5. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor5.jpg
Name the actor selling Clearasil pads.
6. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor6.jpg
Name the actor selling Kraft singles as a boy.
* Classical Dance Music
7. "Sabre Dance".
8. "Dance of the Knights".
9. "Dance of the Little Swans".
** Final, Round 6 - History
* Great City Fires
1. What city had a great fire in 1871?
2. What city had a great fire in 1904?
3. What city had a great fire in 1666?
* Churchill Quotes
4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he
said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few"?
5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the
war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."
Perhaps what?
6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in
1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had
to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)
* Canadian Scandals
7. New Brunswick's biggest fiasco came in the 1970s, when the
province blew more than $20,000,000 on development of *which
sports car* with gull-wing doors?
* Treaties
10. Name the 1918 treaty by which Russia withdrew from World War I.
12. Which conflict was ended by the Treaty of Ghent?
* 50th-Anniversary Products
13. This cold remedy was launched as DayCare, before being renamed
in 1992. What is the current name of this product?
14. This kids' treat is made by Ferrero. It is still illegal to
import to the US due to non-food components. Name it.
15. This pet food was launched by Ralston-Purina, although it
is currently owned by J.M. Smucker. Its advertising jingle
has purportedly been used by the CIA as part of interrogation
programs.
** Final, Round 4 - Science
* Science Myths
Many science myths persist, even though they have been thoroughly
debunked.
4. What is the amino acid in turkey that reportedly causes
drowsiness? (Other foods have actually much higher
concentrations of this).
5. What is the annoying behavior that many of our parents insisted
would give us arthritis?
6. We are often told that water going down a drain spirals the
opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern
Hemisphere. (It can go either way in either hemisphere.)
What is the name of the inertial force purported to be the
cause of this debunked behavior?
* Chemistry
9. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge.
What is the specific term for a positively charged ion?
* Double Nobel Winners
10. John Bardeen won two Nobel Prizes for physics. His second
Nobel was related to his work on superconductivity. But his
first was for the invention of which revolutionary electronic
component?
11. Name this winner, who won for physics for work on radioactivity,
and again for chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium.
12. Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who won the Nobel
for chemistry in 1958 for determining the structure of insulin
and other proteins. He won again in 1980 for his work developing
a rapid method of analyzing *which molecule* that's fundamental
to life?
* Volcanoes
13. The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia is the largest
eruption in recorded history. It is estimated that up to
120,000,000 tons of sulfur were released into the stratosphere,
with global climate effects. Because of these effects, the
year 1816 became known as what?
14. The tectonic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean contains
approximately 2/3 of the world's active or dormant volcanoes.
What is this zone commonly known as?
15. Which moon of Jupiter is considered to be the most volcanically
active world in the solar system?
** Final, Round 5 - Audio/Video
* Jazz Pianists
In each case, name the famous jazz-pianist bandleader.
1. This piano virtuoso was once called "the Maharajah of the
keyboard" by Duke Ellington. He performed as both a band
leader and collaborator with greats such as Count Basie, Dizzy
Gillespie, Louis Armstong, and Ella Fitzgerald. A 1963 album
he recorded with his trio is titled "Night Train".
2. This pianist was considered to have a unique improvisational
style and is the second-most recorded jazz composer after Duke
Ellington, and one of only five jazz artists to make the cover of
"Time" magazine. A track he recorded as a single in 1947 was
included on the 1951 album "Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1".
3. This pianist was a famous member of Miles Davis's second quintet,
and also recorded with Miles on his first electric period album,
"In A Silent Way". His first album as a band leader, 1962's
"Taking Off", includes a track that he also re-arranged on his
jazz-fusion and funk-influenced album "Head Hunters".
* Celebrities in Advertising
Since actors have to eat just like the rest of us, many prominent
actors got their start doing commercials. In each case, name
the actor.
6. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor6.jpg
Name the actor selling Kraft singles as a boy.
* Classical Dance Music
These pieces from ballet scores all contain "Dance" in their titles.
Name the composers.
7. "Sabre Dance".
** Final, Round 6 - History
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-6/deco.jpg
* Great City Fires
1. What city had a great fire in 1871?
2. What city had a great fire in 1904?
3. What city had a great fire in 1666?
* Churchill Quotes
To mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth...
4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he
said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few"?
5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the
war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."
Perhaps what?
6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in
1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had
to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)
* Treaties
11. Two interim accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in 1993 and 1995. They were signed
in Washington and Egypt, but you must name the European city
where secret talks took place.
* 50th-Anniversary Products
All of these products were launched in 1974.
13. This cold remedy was launched as DayCare, before being renamed
in 1992. What is the current name of this product?
14. This kids' treat is made by Ferrero. It is still illegal to
import to the US due to non-food components. Name it.
15. This pet food was launched by Ralston-Purina, although it
is currently owned by J.M. Smucker. Its advertising jingle
has purportedly been used by the CIA as part of interrogation
programs.
** Final, Round 4 - Science
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-4/deco.jpg
* Colors from Invertebrates
1. What is the red pigment obtained from the cochineal
["CO-chin-eel"] insect?
2. What is the brown pigment obtained from octopus or cuttlefish?
3. What is the pigment obtained from a type of sea snail?
* Science Myths
Many science myths persist, even though they have been thoroughly
debunked.
4. What is the amino acid in turkey that reportedly causes
drowsiness? (Other foods have actually much higher
concentrations of this).
5. What is the annoying behavior that many of our parents insisted
would give us arthritis?
6. We are often told that water going down a drain spirals the
opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern
Hemisphere. (It can go either way in either hemisphere.)
What is the name of the inertial force purported to be the
cause of this debunked behavior?
* Chemistry
7. What is the term for a chemical process or reaction that absorbs
heat from the environment?
8. What is the name of the type of chemical bond that involves
sharing electrons to form electron pairs between atoms?
9. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge.
What is the specific term for a positively charged ion?
* Double Nobel Winners
10. John Bardeen won two Nobel Prizes for physics. His second
Nobel was related to his work on superconductivity. But his
first was for the invention of which revolutionary electronic
component?
11. Name this winner, who won for physics for work on radioactivity,
and again for chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium.
12. Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who won the Nobel
for chemistry in 1958 for determining the structure of insulin
and other proteins. He won again in 1980 for his work developing
a rapid method of analyzing *which molecule* that's fundamental
to life?
After completing this triple, please decode the rot13: Ba dhrfgvba
ryrira, vs lbh whfg tnir gur fheanzr, gung'f abg fhssvpvrag.
Tb onpx naq nqq gur svefg anzr.
* Volcanoes
13. The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia is the largest
eruption in recorded history. It is estimated that up to
120,000,000 tons of sulfur were released into the stratosphere,
with global climate effects. Because of these effects, the
year 1816 became known as what?
14. The tectonic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean contains
approximately 2/3 of the world's active or dormant volcanoes.
What is this zone commonly known as?
15. Which moon of Jupiter is considered to be the most volcanically
active world in the solar system?
** Final, Round 5 - Audio/Video
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/deco.jpg
Each question in this round originally came with an audio or
video clip. I am retaining only the ones that can be rewritten
to work without it, and since the round is short, I'll add a bonus
of 1 point to everyone's non-zero score on each question.
* Jazz Pianists
In each case, name the famous jazz-pianist bandleader.
1. This piano virtuoso was once called "the Maharajah of the
keyboard" by Duke Ellington. He performed as both a band
leader and collaborator with greats such as Count Basie, Dizzy
Gillespie, Louis Armstong, and Ella Fitzgerald. A 1963 album
he recorded with his trio is titled "Night Train".
2. This pianist was considered to have a unique improvisational
style and is the second-most recorded jazz composer after Duke
Ellington, and one of only five jazz artists to make the cover of
"Time" magazine. A track he recorded as a single in 1947 was
included on the 1951 album "Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1".
3. This pianist was a famous member of Miles Davis's second quintet,
and also recorded with Miles on his first electric period album,
"In A Silent Way". His first album as a band leader, 1962's
"Taking Off", includes a track that he also re-arranged on his
jazz-fusion and funk-influenced album "Head Hunters".
* Celebrities in Advertising
Since actors have to eat just like the rest of us, many prominent
actors got their start doing commercials. In each case, name
the actor.
4. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor4.jpg
Name the actor selling Preparation H.
5. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor5.jpg
Name the actor selling Clearasil pads.
6. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor6.jpg
Name the actor selling Kraft singles as a boy.
* Classical Dance Music
These pieces from ballet scores all contain "Dance" in their titles.
Name the composers.
7. "Sabre Dance".
8. "Dance of the Knights".
9. "Dance of the Little Swans".
** Final, Round 6 - History
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-6/deco.jpg
* Great City Fires
1. What city had a great fire in 1871?
2. What city had a great fire in 1904?
3. What city had a great fire in 1666?
* Churchill Quotes
To mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth...
4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he
said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few"?
5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the
war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."
Perhaps what?
6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in
1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had
to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)
* Canadian Scandals
Now let's have some ood old non-soccer-related Canadian scandals
from the 20th century.
7. New Brunswick's biggest fiasco came in the 1970s, when the
province blew more than $20,000,000 on development of *which
sports car* with gull-wing doors?
8. Name the foreign-affairs minister who resigned after leaving
confidential NATO documents at his girlfriend's home.
9. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was accused of accepting
kickbacks from Karlheinz Schreiber over the purchase of what
company's products?
* Treaties
10. Name the 1918 treaty by which Russia withdrew from World War I.
11. Two interim accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in 1993 and 1995. They were signed
in Washington and Egypt, but you must name the European city
where secret talks took place.
12. Which conflict was ended by the Treaty of Ghent?
* 50th-Anniversary Products
All of these products were launched in 1974.
13. This cold remedy was launched as DayCare, before being renamed
in 1992. What is the current name of this product?
14. This kids' treat is made by Ferrero. It is still illegal to
import to the US due to non-food components. Name it.
15. This pet food was launched by Ralston-Purina, although it
is currently owned by J.M. Smucker. Its advertising jingle
has purportedly been used by the CIA as part of interrogation
programs.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-07-29,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Science
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-4/deco.jpg
* Colors from Invertebrates
1. What is the red pigment obtained from the cochineal
["CO-chin-eel"] insect?
2. What is the brown pigment obtained from octopus or cuttlefish?
3. What is the pigment obtained from a type of sea snail?
* Science Myths
Many science myths persist, even though they have been thoroughly
debunked.
4. What is the amino acid in turkey that reportedly causes
drowsiness? (Other foods have actually much higher
concentrations of this).
5. What is the annoying behavior that many of our parents insisted
would give us arthritis?
6. We are often told that water going down a drain spirals the
opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern
Hemisphere. (It can go either way in either hemisphere.)
What is the name of the inertial force purported to be the
cause of this debunked behavior?
* Chemistry
7. What is the term for a chemical process or reaction that absorbs
heat from the environment?
8. What is the name of the type of chemical bond that involves
sharing electrons to form electron pairs between atoms?
9. Ions are atoms or molecules with a net electrical charge.
What is the specific term for a positively charged ion?
* Double Nobel Winners
10. John Bardeen won two Nobel Prizes for physics. His second
Nobel was related to his work on superconductivity. But his
first was for the invention of which revolutionary electronic
component?
11. Name this winner, who won for physics for work on radioactivity,
and again for chemistry for the discovery of radium and polonium.
12. Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist who won the Nobel
for chemistry in 1958 for determining the structure of insulin
and other proteins. He won again in 1980 for his work developing
a rapid method of analyzing *which molecule* that's fundamental
to life?
* Volcanoes
13. The 1815 eruption of Mt. Tambora in Indonesia is the largest
eruption in recorded history. It is estimated that up to
120,000,000 tons of sulfur were released into the stratosphere,
with global climate effects. Because of these effects, the
year 1816 became known as what?
14. The tectonic belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean contains
approximately 2/3 of the world's active or dormant volcanoes.
What is this zone commonly known as?
15. Which moon of Jupiter is considered to be the most volcanically
active world in the solar system?
** Final, Round 5 - Audio/Video
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/deco.jpg
Each question in this round originally came with an audio or
video clip. I am retaining only the ones that can be rewritten
to work without it, and since the round is short, I'll add a bonus
of 1 point to everyone's non-zero score on each question.
* Jazz Pianists
In each case, name the famous jazz-pianist bandleader.
1. This piano virtuoso was once called "the Maharajah of the
keyboard" by Duke Ellington. He performed as both a band
leader and collaborator with greats such as Count Basie, Dizzy
Gillespie, Louis Armstong, and Ella Fitzgerald. A 1963 album
he recorded with his trio is titled "Night Train".
2. This pianist was considered to have a unique improvisational
style and is the second-most recorded jazz composer after Duke
Ellington, and one of only five jazz artists to make the cover of
"Time" magazine. A track he recorded as a single in 1947 was
included on the 1951 album "Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1".
3. This pianist was a famous member of Miles Davis's second quintet,
and also recorded with Miles on his first electric period album,
"In A Silent Way". His first album as a band leader, 1962's
"Taking Off", includes a track that he also re-arranged on his
jazz-fusion and funk-influenced album "Head Hunters".
* Celebrities in Advertising
Since actors have to eat just like the rest of us, many prominent
actors got their start doing commercials. In each case, name
the actor.
4. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor4.jpg
Name the actor selling Preparation H.
5. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor5.jpg
Name the actor selling Clearasil pads.
6. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-5/actor6.jpg
Name the actor selling Kraft singles as a boy.
* Classical Dance Music
These pieces from ballet scores all contain "Dance" in their titles.
Name the composers.
7. "Sabre Dance".
8. "Dance of the Knights".
9. "Dance of the Little Swans".
** Final, Round 6 - History
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-6/deco.jpg
* Great City Fires
1. What city had a great fire in 1871?
2. What city had a great fire in 1904?
3. What city had a great fire in 1666?
* Churchill Quotes
To mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth...
4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he
said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed
by so many to so few"?
5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the
war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.
It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."
Perhaps what?
6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in
1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had
to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)
* Canadian Scandals
Now let's have some ood old non-soccer-related Canadian scandals
from the 20th century.
7. New Brunswick's biggest fiasco came in the 1970s, when the
province blew more than $20,000,000 on development of *which
sports car* with gull-wing doors?
8. Name the foreign-affairs minister who resigned after leaving
confidential NATO documents at his girlfriend's home.
9. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was accused of accepting
kickbacks from Karlheinz Schreiber over the purchase of what
company's products?
* Treaties
10. Name the 1918 treaty by which Russia withdrew from World War I.
11. Two interim accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in 1993 and 1995. They were signed
in Washington and Egypt, but you must name the European city
where secret talks took place.
12. Which conflict was ended by the Treaty of Ghent?
* 50th-Anniversary Products
All of these products were launched in 1974.
13. This cold remedy was launched as DayCare, before being renamed
in 1992. What is the current name of this product?
14. This kids' treat is made by Ferrero. It is still illegal to
import to the US due to non-food components. Name it.
15. This pet food was launched by Ralston-Purina, although it
is currently owned by J.M. Smucker. Its advertising jingle
has purportedly been used by the CIA as part of interrogation
programs.
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