Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 9, Round 7 - History - November 11

While perhaps not as important as what occurred in 1918, here are
10 questions about *other* events on November 11 across the years.

1. November 11 is celebrated as Independence Day in two countries.
One is a European country which first celebrated its independence
in 1918; the other is an African country which first celebrated
it in 1975. Name *either* country.

Poland (reacquired independence), Angola. 3 for Joshua.
2 for Dan Blum.

2. On 1975-11-11, what Commonwealth country experienced a
constitutional crisis when the Governor-General dismissed the
sitting government and appointed a new one?

Australia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

3. In a hugely significant move, on 1992-11-11, the General Synod of
the Church of England voted to allow what for the first time
ever?

Female priests. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

4. On 1675-11-11, German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz
demonstrated integral calculus, independently of whose
discoveries?

Isaac Newton. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

5. On 1572-11-11, this Danish astronomer observed the supernova
SN 1572, now named for him.

Tycho Brahe ["TEE-koh BRA-hey"]. (Accepting either word.)
4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland.

6. On 1880-11-11, this bush ranger was hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

Ned Kelly. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

7. On 1923-11-11, this person was arrested in Munich for treason
against the German government.

Adolf Hitler. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland.

8. On 1831-11-11, this man was executed following his capture after
leading a 4-day rebellion of black people, both slaves and free,
in Virginia.

Nat Turner. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

9. 1972-11-11 is the date of birth of this Ojibwe-Canadian actor,
known for his roles in "Smoke Signals", "Windtalkers", "Suicide
Squad", and "Arctic Air".

Adam Beach.

10. 1937-11-11 is the date of birth of this Canadian left-wing
politician and diplomat, who holds 33 honorary degrees from
Canadian universities, and has two high schools in Ontario named
after him. The foundation in his name has raised more than
$192,000,000 for grassroots HIV and AIDS work in sub-Saharan
Africa.

Stephen Lewis.

* Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Les Inventions Fran�aises

As the Armistice ending World War I was signed in France, here
are 10 questions about inventions and scientific discoveries by
people of French descent.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

1. France can claim the honors of inventing two modern ways
of bringing steaming mugs of coffee to the table. One is
the French press. The other was invented in 1819 by Parisian
tinsmith Joseph-Henry-Marie Laurens. What is it?

Percolator.

2. French surgeon Bernard Devauchelle is best known for successfully
completing, in November 2005, the first partial transplant of
what part of the human anatomy?

Face. 4 for Dan Tilque.

3. This type of castle is a wooden or stone keep, situated on
a raised area of ground, accompanied by a walled courtyard, and
surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Though built
across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, some of
the earliest evidence for these structures is located in the
French regions of Normandy and Anjou. By what phrase, exactly,
is this type of castle known?

Motte and bailey. 4 for Joshua.

4. In 1884, Paul Vieille invented a new type of gunpowder called
Poudre B, made from nitrocellulose. What was the primary
attribute of Poudre B that made it important?

It was smokeless. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

5. Name the first publicly available photographic process,
introduced in France in 1839, and widely used during the 1840s
and 1850s. The word also refers to an image created through
this process.

Daguerreotype. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

6. George Claude first demonstrated what lighting method in 1910?
It became iconic throughout the 20th century.

Neon lights. 4 for Erland.

7. Mifepristone was synthesized for a French pharmaceutical company
in 1980 by an endocrinologist and a chemist. It has been in
use in France since 1988 and in Canada since 2017. It is also
on the WHO's List of Essential Medicines. What is the common
name for Mifepristone?

RU-486, the "abortion pill". (Accepting either.)

8. The aqualung was the first self-contained underwater breathing
apparatus (or "scuba") to achieve worldwide popularity and
commercial success. It was invented in France during the
winter of 1942--43 by two Frenchmen: engineer �mile Gagnan,
and what man, a naval lieutenant at the time?

Jacques Cousteau. 4 for everyone.

9. In 1888, a Frenchman named Alexandre Godefroy invented a large,
version of a now-common and usually portable product. this one
for a seated user. A popular recent innovation in this category
is the Dyson Air-Wrap. What did Monsieur Godefroy invent?

A hair dryer.

10. Hippolyte M�ge-Mouri�s invented "oleomargarine" in 1869 after
Napoleon III issued a challenge to create a butter substitute.
What was the principal raw material in the original, non-vegan
formulation of margarine?

Beef tallow, beef fat, or suet. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent A+L Aud Can His Sci FIVE
Dan Blum 36 8 32 0 0 30 12 118
Joshua Kreitzer 24 24 16 20 4 27 16 111
Dan Tilque 36 8 8 0 4 24 20 96
Erland Sommarskog 20 12 -- -- -- 8 8 48

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