** Final, Round 7 - Sports
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-7/deco.jpg
* Bowling
1. In bowling, what is a "turkey"?
2. What version of the game was the brainchild of Thomas Ryan at
his Toronto Bowling Club, starting in 1909?
3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Vs lbh objy n cresrpg tnzr va
gra-cva objyvat, jung vf lbhe svany fpber?
8. Jukskei ["YOOK-skay"] is a sport that originated in the 1740s.
Players throw sticks, attempting to knock over a peg planted
in a sandpit up to 16 m away. In *which African country*
did it begin?
* Sports Food and Drink
10. Egg salad sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches, still
sold for $1.50, are the food items most associated with which
mid-April sporting event?
11. Name the cocktail made with bourbon, mint, and sugar which is
a quintessential symbol of the Kentucky Derby.
12. Strawberries and cream are a symbol of which annual July
sporting event?
* Non-Championship Teams
Give the full name in each case, like "Ottawa Rough Riders".
13. Name the only current Major League Haseball team that has
never played in the World Series.
14. Name *any one* of the 4 current NFL teams that have never
played in a Super Bowl.
15. Name *any one* of the 5 current NHL teams that have never
played in a Stanley Cup Final.
** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/deco.jpg
* Russian Composers
In each case name them.
7. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian7.jpg
This composer and conductor, who died in 1971, was a major
figure in modernist music. His best-known compositions are
three ballets completed in his late 20s and early 30s --
"The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring."
8. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian8.jpg
This composer died in 1881. Many of his works were inspired
by Russian history and folklore, including the opera "Boris
Gudonov" and the works "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Pictures
at an Exhibition."
9. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian9.jpg
This composer died in 1908. He is considered a master of
orchestration, and often used folk and fairy-tale subjects.
He wrote 15 operas and such orchestral works as "Capriccio
Espagnol" and "Scheherezade."
* George Bernard ["BER-nerd"] Shaw Plays
12. Moral dilemmas are caused by limited medical resources and
the demands of private medicine.
* Musical Terms
13. This musical term indicates that the piece is to be played
"in a singing style"
14. This is an instruction that tells performers to restart the
piece from the beginning.
15. This is a term which tells the performer to hold a note or
rest for longer than its usual duration.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-7/deco.jpg
* Bowling
1. In bowling, what is a "turkey"?
2. What version of the game was the brainchild of Thomas Ryan at
his Toronto Bowling Club, starting in 1909?
3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Vs lbh objy n cresrpg tnzr va
gra-cva objyvat, jung vf lbhe svany fpber?
* Canadian Pro Athletes
4. This Oklahoma City Thunder guard is considered the best Canadian
player currently in the NBA. He was 2nd in this year's MVP vote,
named Canadian Athlete of the Year, and led Canada's successful
effort to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Give his name or just
his initials.
5. This native of Kitchener is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets
-- he won last year's NBA title with them. He's expected to be a
key player, along with <answer 4>, for our Olympic team in Paris.
Who?
6. In 17 seasons with Cincinnati, this player had 356 home runs
and more than 2,100 hits. He signed this season with the Blue
Jays but hasn't played due to injury. Name the player.
* Lesser-known Sports
7. This game was created for women around 1900. 7-member teams
try to shoot the ball through their opponents' mounted goal ring.
The sport differs from basketball in many ways, including the
absence of backboards and dribbling.
8. Jukskei ["YOOK-skay"] is a sport that originated in the 1740s.
Players throw sticks, attempting to knock over a peg planted
in a sandpit up to 16 m away. In *which African country*
did it begin?
9. This sport, played on a fronton, is a variation of Basque pelota.
It's most popular in Florida, Latin America, France, and Spain.
Name it.
* Sports Food and Drink
10. Egg salad sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches, still
sold for $1.50, are the food items most associated with which
mid-April sporting event?
11. Name the cocktail made with bourbon, mint, and sugar which is
a quintessential symbol of the Kentucky Derby.
12. Strawberries and cream are a symbol of which annual July
sporting event?
* Non-Championship Teams
Give the full name in each case, like "Ottawa Rough Riders".
13. Name the only current Major League Haseball team that has
never played in the World Series.
14. Name *any one* of the 4 current NFL teams that have never
played in a Super Bowl.
15. Name *any one* of the 5 current NHL teams that have never
played in a Stanley Cup Final.
** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/deco.jpg
* Canadian Art
In each case name the artist.
1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist1.jpg
2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist2.jpg
3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist3.jpg
* American Poets
In each case name the author of the listed poems.
4. "Dreams"; "Let America be America Again"; "I, Too".
5. "I Sing the Body Electric"; "Song of the Open Road";
"O Captain! My Captain!"
6. "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, and Where, and Why"; "I, Being
born a Woman and Distressed"; "Bluebeard".
* Russian Composers
In each case name them.
7. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian7.jpg
This composer and conductor, who died in 1971, was a major
figure in modernist music. His best-known compositions are
three ballets completed in his late 20s and early 30s --
"The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring."
8. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian8.jpg
This composer died in 1881. Many of his works were inspired
by Russian history and folklore, including the opera "Boris
Gudonov" and the works "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Pictures
at an Exhibition."
9. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian9.jpg
This composer died in 1908. He is considered a master of
orchestration, and often used folk and fairy-tale subjects.
He wrote 15 operas and such orchestral works as "Capriccio
Espagnol" and "Scheherezade."
* George Bernard ["BER-nerd"] Shaw Plays
In each case name the play.
10. An idealistic young woman works for the Salvation Army helping
the poor in London.
11. A comedy about the futility of the futility of war and the
hypocrisies of human nature.
12. Moral dilemmas are caused by limited medical resources and
the demands of private medicine.
* Musical Terms
13. This musical term indicates that the piece is to be played
"in a singing style"
14. This is an instruction that tells performers to restart the
piece from the beginning.
15. This is a term which tells the performer to hold a note or
rest for longer than its usual duration.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports
* Bowling
1. In bowling, what is a "turkey"?
2. What version of the game was the brainchild of Thomas Ryan at
his Toronto Bowling Club, starting in 1909?
3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Vs lbh objy n cresrpg tnzr va
gra-cva objyvat, jung vf lbhe svany fpber?
* Lesser-known Sports
8. Jukskei ["YOOK-skay"] is a sport that originated in the 1740s.
Players throw sticks, attempting to knock over a peg planted
in a sandpit up to 16 m away. In *which African country*
did it begin?
9. This sport, played on a fronton, is a variation of Basque pelota.
It's most popular in Florida, Latin America, France, and Spain.
Name it.
* Sports Food and Drink
10. Egg salad sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches, still
sold for $1.50, are the food items most associated with which
mid-April sporting event?
11. Name the cocktail made with bourbon, mint, and sugar which is
a quintessential symbol of the Kentucky Derby.
12. Strawberries and cream are a symbol of which annual July
sporting event?
* Non-Championship Teams
13. Name the only current Major League Haseball team that has
never played in the World Series.
14. Name *any one* of the 4 current NFL teams that have never
played in a Super Bowl.
15. Name *any one* of the 5 current NHL teams that have never
played in a Stanley Cup Final.
** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature
* American Poets
4. "Dreams"; "Let America be America Again"; "I, Too".
5. "I Sing the Body Electric"; "Song of the Open Road";
"O Captain! My Captain!"
* Russian Composers
7. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian7.jpg
8. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian8.jpg
9. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian9.jpg
* George Bernard ["BER-nerd"] Shaw Plays
10. An idealistic young woman works for the Salvation Army helping
the poor in London.
11. A comedy about the futility of the futility of war and the
hypocrisies of human nature.
** Final, Round 7 - Sports
* Bowling
1. In bowling, what is a "turkey"?
3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Vs lbh objy n cresrpg tnzr va
gra-cva objyvat, jung vf lbhe svany fpber?
* Lesser-known Sports
7. This game was created for women around 1900. 7-member teams
try to shoot the ball through their opponents' mounted goal ring.
The sport differs from basketball in many ways, including the
absence of backboards and dribbling.
9. This sport, played on a fronton, is a variation of Basque pelota.
It's most popular in Florida, Latin America, France, and Spain.
Name it.
* Sports Food and Drink
10. Egg salad sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches, still
sold for $1.50, are the food items most associated with which
mid-April sporting event?
11. Name the cocktail made with bourbon, mint, and sugar which is
a quintessential symbol of the Kentucky Derby.
12. Strawberries and cream are a symbol of which annual July
sporting event?
* Non-Championship Teams
Give the full name in each case, like "Ottawa Rough Riders".
13. Name the only current Major League Haseball team that has
never played in the World Series.
14. Name *any one* of the 4 current NFL teams that have never
played in a Super Bowl.
15. Name *any one* of the 5 current NHL teams that have never
played in a Stanley Cup Final.
** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature
* American Poets
In each case name the author of the listed poems.
4. "Dreams"; "Let America be America Again"; "I, Too".
5. "I Sing the Body Electric"; "Song of the Open Road";
"O Captain! My Captain!"
* Russian Composers
In each case name them.
7. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian7.jpg
This composer and conductor, who died in 1971, was a major
figure in modernist music. His best-known compositions are
three ballets completed in his late 20s and early 30s --
"The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring."
8. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian8.jpg
This composer died in 1881. Many of his works were inspired
by Russian history and folklore, including the opera "Boris
Gudonov" and the works "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Pictures
at an Exhibition."
* George Bernard ["BER-nerd"] Shaw Plays
In each case name the play.
10. An idealistic young woman works for the Salvation Army helping
the poor in London.
12. Moral dilemmas are caused by limited medical resources and
the demands of private medicine.
* Musical Terms
13. This musical term indicates that the piece is to be played
"in a singing style"
14. This is an instruction that tells performers to restart the
piece from the beginning.
15. This is a term which tells the performer to hold a note or
rest for longer than its usual duration.
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 7 - Sports
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-7/deco.jpg
* Bowling
1. In bowling, what is a "turkey"?
2. What version of the game was the brainchild of Thomas Ryan at
his Toronto Bowling Club, starting in 1909?
3. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. If you bowl a perfect game in
ten-pin bowling, what is your final score?
* Canadian Pro Athletes
4. This Oklahoma City Thunder guard is considered the best Canadian
player currently in the NBA. He was 2nd in this year's MVP vote,
named Canadian Athlete of the Year, and led Canada's successful
effort to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Give his name or just
his initials.
5. This native of Kitchener is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets
-- he won last year's NBA title with them. He's expected to be a
key player, along with <answer 4>, for our Olympic team in Paris.
Who?
6. In 17 seasons with Cincinnati, this player had 356 home runs
and more than 2,100 hits. He signed this season with the Blue
Jays but hasn't played due to injury. Name the player.
* Lesser-known Sports
7. This game was created for women around 1900. 7-member teams
try to shoot the ball through their opponents' mounted goal ring.
The sport differs from basketball in many ways, including the
absence of backboards and dribbling.
8. Jukskei ["YOOK-skay"] is a sport that originated in the 1740s.
Players throw sticks, attempting to knock over a peg planted
in a sandpit up to 16 m away. In *which African country*
did it begin?
9. This sport, played on a fronton, is a variation of Basque pelota.
It's most popular in Florida, Latin America, France, and Spain.
Name it.
* Sports Food and Drink
10. Egg salad sandwiches and pimento cheese sandwiches, still
sold for $1.50, are the food items most associated with which
mid-April sporting event?
11. Name the cocktail made with bourbon, mint, and sugar which is
a quintessential symbol of the Kentucky Derby.
12. Strawberries and cream are a symbol of which annual July
sporting event?
* Non-Championship Teams
Give the full name in each case, like "Ottawa Rough Riders".
13. Name the only current Major League Haseball team that has
never played in the World Series.
14. Name *any one* of the 4 current NFL teams that have never
played in a Super Bowl.
15. Name *any one* of the 5 current NHL teams that have never
played in a Stanley Cup Final.
** Final, Round 8 - Arts & Literature
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/deco.jpg
* Canadian Art
In each case name the artist.
1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist1.jpg
2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist2.jpg
3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/artist3.jpg
* American Poets
In each case name the author of the listed poems.
4. "Dreams"; "Let America be America Again"; "I, Too".
5. "I Sing the Body Electric"; "Song of the Open Road";
"O Captain! My Captain!"
6. "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, and Where, and Why"; "I, Being
born a Woman and Distressed"; "Bluebeard".
* Russian Composers
In each case name them.
7. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian7.jpg
This composer and conductor, who died in 1971, was a major
figure in modernist music. His best-known compositions are
three ballets completed in his late 20s and early 30s --
"The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring."
8. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian8.jpg
This composer died in 1881. Many of his works were inspired
by Russian history and folklore, including the opera "Boris
Gudonov" and the works "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Pictures
at an Exhibition."
9. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/f-8/russian9.jpg
This composer died in 1908. He is considered a master of
orchestration, and often used folk and fairy-tale subjects.
He wrote 15 operas and such orchestral works as "Capriccio
Espagnol" and "Scheherezade."
* George Bernard ["BER-nerd"] Shaw Plays
In each case name the play.
10. An idealistic young woman works for the Salvation Army helping
the poor in London.
11. A comedy about the futility of the futility of war and the
hypocrisies of human nature.
12. Moral dilemmas are caused by limited medical resources and
the demands of private medicine.
* Musical Terms
13. This musical term indicates that the piece is to be played
"in a singing style"
14. This is an instruction that tells performers to restart the
piece from the beginning.
15. This is a term which tells the performer to hold a note or
rest for longer than its usual duration.
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