These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-09-30,
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 What She Said, 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 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".


* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

The answers are in the stars this round! We'll name a
constellation; you tell us which number it is on the
2-page handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/4:4/cons.pdf

(Note that the numbers are *above* the drawings.)

1. Leo.
2. Orion.
3. Aries.
4. Libra.
5. Cygnus.
6. Scorpio.
7. Aquarius.
8. Centaurus.
9. Cassiopeia.
10. Canis Major.

So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the rot13 and answer them:

11. Ivetb.
12. Gnhehf.
13. Pncevpbea.
14. Naqebzrqn.
15. Hefn Znwbe.
16. Fntvggnevhf.


* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

Today is Canada's annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
a day for Canadians to stop, pause, and reflect on the historical
mistreatment and abuse the government, churches, and many other
organizations and colonizers have inflicted on our indigenous
communities.

1. Before it was designated a national day of commemoration, the
day was first referred to -- and still often is -- by reference
to what item of clothing?

2. At the time of that first observance, the day related
specifically to the so-called "residential school" system rather
than other means by wbich indigenous people were oppressed.
Within 1 year, when was that first observance?

3. The first residential schools were created in 1883. Indigenous
children were forcibly removed from their homes. Parents would
attempt to reclaim their children, which led to the government
creating what system to allow indigenous people to leave their
reserves?

4. Which Prime Minister formally apologized for the residential
school system in Canada?

5. Within 2 years, when was the last residential school in Canada
closed?

6. The inspiration for the <answer 1> came from residential school
survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad. On her first day she was forced
to hand over her clothes, including an item from her grandmother.
<answer 1>. Its color is also an important one in First
Nations communities. Name any one of the things it represents.

7. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory
holiday in all three territories and in 3 provinces. Name *any
one* of those provinces.

8. What is the official motto of <answer 1> day?

9. On 2021-05-26, it was reported that the unmarked graves of over
200 schoolchildren were found in at a former residential school
in what BC city?

10. The Roman Catholic Church has yet to formally apologize for
its role in the residential school system, but two other churches
have apologized for their participation. Name *either* of
those churches.

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On 4/27/25 00:23, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

Astronomy being my favorite subject, you'd think I'd ace this. Nope, I recognize maybe half of them. The rest of my answers are guesses. Note
that one that I recognized was in the decoys. I didn't even need to
rot13 it because it's a two-word name.

The answers are in the stars this round! We'll name a
constellation; you tell us which number it is on the
2-page handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/4:4/cons.pdf

(Note that the numbers are *above* the drawings.)

1. Leo.

14

2. Orion.

4

3. Aries.

8

4. Libra.

1

5. Cygnus.

10

6. Scorpio.

2

7. Aquarius.

13

8. Centaurus.

11

9. Cassiopeia.

15

10. Canis Major.

12

So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the rot13 and answer them:

11. Ivetb.
12. Gnhehf.
13. Pncevpbea.
14. Naqebzrqn.
15. Hefn Znwbe.

6

16. Fntvggnevhf.

* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

Today is Canada's annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
a day for Canadians to stop, pause, and reflect on the historical mistreatment and abuse the government, churches, and many other
organizations and colonizers have inflicted on our indigenous
communities.

1. Before it was designated a national day of commemoration, the
day was first referred to -- and still often is -- by reference
to what item of clothing?

2. At the time of that first observance, the day related
specifically to the so-called "residential school" system rather
than other means by wbich indigenous people were oppressed.
Within 1 year, when was that first observance?

3. The first residential schools were created in 1883. Indigenous
children were forcibly removed from their homes. Parents would
attempt to reclaim their children, which led to the government
creating what system to allow indigenous people to leave their
reserves?

4. Which Prime Minister formally apologized for the residential
school system in Canada?

5. Within 2 years, when was the last residential school in Canada
closed?

6. The inspiration for the <answer 1> came from residential school
survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad. On her first day she was forced
to hand over her clothes, including an item from her grandmother.
<answer 1>. Its color is also an important one in First
Nations communities. Name any one of the things it represents.

7. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory
holiday in all three territories and in 3 provinces. Name *any
one* of those provinces.

8. What is the official motto of <answer 1> day?

9. On 2021-05-26, it was reported that the unmarked graves of over
200 schoolchildren were found in at a former residential school
in what BC city?

Kelowna

10. The Roman Catholic Church has yet to formally apologize for
its role in the residential school system, but two other churches
have apologized for their participation. Name *either* of
those churches.

Episcopal

--
Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:

* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

1. Leo.

14

2. Orion.

4

5. Cygnus.

2

8. Centaurus.

5

9. Cassiopeia.

3

10. Canis Major.

13

* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

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On 4/27/2025 2:23 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

The answers are in the stars this round! We'll name a
constellation; you tell us which number it is on the
2-page handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/4:4/cons.pdf

(Note that the numbers are *above* the drawings.)

1. Leo.

#1; #14

2. Orion.

#4

3. Aries.

#11; #8

4. Libra.

#12

5. Cygnus.

#14; #1

6. Scorpio.

#13; #16

7. Aquarius.

#2; #3

8. Centaurus.

#5; #7

9. Cassiopeia.

#8; #11

10. Canis Major.

#6

* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

Today is Canada's annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
a day for Canadians to stop, pause, and reflect on the historical mistreatment and abuse the government, churches, and many other
organizations and colonizers have inflicted on our indigenous
communities.

2. At the time of that first observance, the day related
specifically to the so-called "residential school" system rather
than other means by wbich indigenous people were oppressed.
Within 1 year, when was that first observance?

1992; 1995

4. Which Prime Minister formally apologized for the residential
school system in Canada?

Justin Trudeau

5. Within 2 years, when was the last residential school in Canada
closed?

1982

7. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory
holiday in all three territories and in 3 provinces. Name *any
one* of those provinces.

Manitoba

9. On 2021-05-26, it was reported that the unmarked graves of over
200 schoolchildren were found in at a former residential school
in what BC city?

Kelowna

10. The Roman Catholic Church has yet to formally apologize for
its role in the residential school system, but two other churches
have apologized for their participation. Name *either* of
those churches.

Anglican Church of Canada

--
Joshua Kreitzer
[email protected]

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Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

1. Leo.

1; 2

2. Orion.

4

3. Aries.

9; 16

4. Libra.

12

5. Cygnus.

14

6. Scorpio.

13

7. Aquarius.

11

8. Centaurus.

5

9. Cassiopeia.

15

10. Canis Major.

6

* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

7. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory
holiday in all three territories and in 3 provinces. Name *any
one* of those provinces.

British Columbia

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

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-09-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Constellations

The answers are in the stars this round! We'll name a
constellation; you tell us which number it is on the
2-page handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/4:4/cons.pdf

(Note that the numbers are *above* the drawings.)

1. Leo.

#14. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua and Pete.

2. Orion.

#4. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.

3. Aries.

#7.

4. Libra.

#12. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.

5. Cygnus.

#10. 4 for Dan Tilque.

6. Scorpio.

#2. 4 for Dan Tilque.

7. Aquarius.

#1.

8. Centaurus.

#5. 4 for Erland and Dan Blum.

9. Cassiopeia.

#15. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.

10. Canis Major.

#11.

So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the rot13 and answer them:

11. Virgo.

#8.

12. Taurus.

#9.

13. Capricorn.

#3.

14. Andromeda.

#16.

15. Ursa Major.

#6. Dan Tilque got this.

16. Sagittarius.

#3.

* Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Truth and Reconciliation

Today is Canada's annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
a day for Canadians to stop, pause, and reflect on the historical mistreatment and abuse the government, churches, and many other
organizations and colonizers have inflicted on our indigenous
communities.

In the original game, the current-events round was the easiest
and this one was the second-easiest.

1. Before it was designated a national day of commemoration, the
day was first referred to -- and still often is -- by reference
to what item of clothing?

Orange shirt.

2. At the time of that first observance, the day related
specifically to the so-called "residential school" system rather
than other means by wbich indigenous people were oppressed.
Within 1 year, when was that first observance?

2013 (accepting 2012-14). (National recognition was in 2021.)

3. The first residential schools were created in 1883. Indigenous
children were forcibly removed from their homes. Parents would
attempt to reclaim their children, which led to the government
creating what system to allow indigenous people to leave their
reserves?

Pass system.

4. Which Prime Minister formally apologized for the residential
school system in Canada?

Stephen Harper.

5. Within 2 years, when was the last residential school in Canada
closed?

1996 (accepting 1994-98).

6. The inspiration for the <answer 1> came from residential school
survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad. On her first day she was forced
to hand over her clothes, including an item from her grandmother.
<answer 1>. Its color is also an important one in First
Nations communities. Name any one of the things it represents.

Sunshine, truth, regeneration, strength, power.

7. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory
holiday in all three territories and in 3 provinces. Name *any
one* of those provinces.

British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island. 4 for Joshua
and Dan Blum.

8. What is the official motto of <answer 1> day?

Every Child Matters.

9. On 2021-05-26, it was reported that the unmarked graves of over
200 schoolchildren were found in at a former residential school
in what BC city?

Kamloops.

10. The Roman Catholic Church has yet to formally apologize for
its role in the residential school system, but two other churches
have apologized for their participation. Name *either* of
those churches.

United Church of Canada, Anglican Church. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Lit Sci Can
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 10 8 74
Dan Tilque 12 8 20 0 40
Pete Gayde 24 4 9 2 39
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 0 24
Dan Blum -- -- 16 4 20

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "True excitement lies in doing
[email protected] | 'sdb /unix /dev/kmem'" -- Pontus Hedman

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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