* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
2. This question is an answer that must be answered with a question.
He is a game-show host who suffered a heart attack this weekend.
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
*Note*: Where the answer calls for a country, always be
sufficiently complete and specific or else you will be
scored as wrong.
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
3. The aforementioned UNEF originated from a proposal of which man,
honored as the "father of modern peacekeeping"?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
8. R-794 sanctioned a multinational force of 28,000 troops that
spent 3 years in this African country, on a nation-building
initiative of disarming various militant factions and helping to
create a new government. After much contention, 28 days after
US troops left, R-954 ordered the withdrawal of all troops,
including Canadians. Name the country.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
Too often we are asked to name an artist, not the actual artwork.
The 3-page handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/art.pdf
features paintings and other works of art. Each question asks about
two works -- a and b -- by two different artists. Never mind the
artists; just give the *title* of *one or both works* in each pair.
2. No hint.
3. No hint.
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
6. No hint.
7. No hint.
9. No hint.
10. This pair was a decoy; answer it if you like for fun, but for
no points.
11. No hint.
* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
2. This question is an answer that must be answered with a question.
He is a game-show host who suffered a heart attack this weekend.
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
3. The aforementioned UNEF originated from a proposal of which man,
honored as the "father of modern peacekeeping"?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
2. No hint.
3. No hint.
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
6. No hint.
7. No hint.
9. No hint.
11. No hint.
* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
2. This question is an answer that must be answered with a question.
He is a game-show host who suffered a heart attack this weekend.
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
*Note*: Where the answer calls for a country, always be
sufficiently complete and specific or else you will be
scored as wrong.
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
3. The aforementioned UNEF originated from a proposal of which man,
honored as the "father of modern peacekeeping"?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
6. R-187 passed unanimously in 1964. It mandated a peacekeeping
operation that lasted over 29 years. The Canadian contingent
was code-named Operation Snowgoose, and eventually involved
over 50,000 participants. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
8. R-794 sanctioned a multinational force of 28,000 troops that
spent 3 years in this African country, on a nation-building
initiative of disarming various militant factions and helping to
create a new government. After much contention, 28 days after
US troops left, R-954 ordered the withdrawal of all troops,
including Canadians. Name the country.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
Too often we are asked to name an artist, not the actual artwork.
The 3-page handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/art.pdf
features paintings and other works of art. Each question asks about
two works -- a and b -- by two different artists. Never mind the
artists; just give the *title* of *one or both works* in each pair.
I've sorted the round in order of the handout.
*NOTE: THIS IS A BONUS ROUND*. On each question, the following
special scoring for correct answers applies:
- For the first title you give, 4 points
- For the second title you give, 2 points
Your two answers are scored *INDEPENDENTLY* -- so there's NO
PENALTY for wrong guesses, and NO REASON not to give two titles
on each question even if you're only sure of one of them. But do
put the one you're most sure of first. (To be clear, you don't
get an additional guess after naming two titles.)
1. No hint.
2. No hint.
3. No hint.
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
6. No hint.
7. No hint.
8. Panel 8a is from the Sistine Chapel and its two parts are titled
separately; either one of those titles will be accepted (but
not both; you also need to answer for 8b for the full 6 points).
9. No hint.
10. This pair was a decoy; answer it if you like for fun, but for
no points.
11. No hint.
* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
*Note*: Where the answer calls for a country, always be
sufficiently complete and specific or else you will be
scored as wrong.
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
6. R-187 passed unanimously in 1964. It mandated a peacekeeping
operation that lasted over 29 years. The Canadian contingent
was code-named Operation Snowgoose, and eventually involved
over 50,000 participants. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
8. R-794 sanctioned a multinational force of 28,000 troops that
spent 3 years in this African country, on a nation-building
initiative of disarming various militant factions and helping to
create a new government. After much contention, 28 days after
US troops left, R-954 ordered the withdrawal of all troops,
including Canadians. Name the country.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have
been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
2. This question is an answer that must be answered with a question.
He is a game-show host who suffered a heart attack this weekend.
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
*Note*: Where the answer calls for a country, always be
sufficiently complete and specific or else you will be
scored as wrong.
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
3. The aforementioned UNEF originated from a proposal of which man,
honored as the "father of modern peacekeeping"?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
6. R-187 passed unanimously in 1964. It mandated a peacekeeping
operation that lasted over 29 years. The Canadian contingent
was code-named Operation Snowgoose, and eventually involved
over 50,000 participants. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
8. R-794 sanctioned a multinational force of 28,000 troops that
spent 3 years in this African country, on a nation-building
initiative of disarming various militant factions and helping to
create a new government. After much contention, 28 days after
US troops left, R-954 ordered the withdrawal of all troops,
including Canadians. Name the country.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
Too often we are asked to name an artist, not the actual artwork.
The 3-page handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/art.pdf
features paintings and other works of art. Each question asks about
two works -- a and b -- by two different artists. Never mind the
artists; just give the *title* of *one or both works* in each pair.
I've sorted the round in order of the handout.
*NOTE: THIS IS A BONUS ROUND*. On each question, the following
special scoring for correct answers applies:
- For the first title you give, 4 points
- For the second title you give, 2 points
Your two answers are scored *INDEPENDENTLY* -- so there's NO
PENALTY for wrong guesses, and NO REASON not to give two titles
on each question even if you're only sure of one of them. But do
put the one you're most sure of first. (To be clear, you don't
get an additional guess after naming two titles.)
1. No hint.
2. No hint.
3. No hint.
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
6. No hint.
7. No hint.
8. Panel 8a is from the Sistine Chapel and its two parts are titled
separately; either one of those titles will be accepted (but
not both; you also need to answer for 8b for the full 6 points).
9. No hint.
10. This pair was a decoy; answer it if you like for fun, but for
no points.
11. No hint.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. In London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tried to avoid a
British deportation order by seeking refuge in a foreign embassy.
What was the country that Assange turned to for asylum?
2. This question is an answer that must be answered with a question.
He is a game-show host who suffered a heart attack this weekend.
* Game 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - UN Peacekeeping
*Note*: Where the answer calls for a country, always be
sufficiently complete and specific or else you will be
scored as wrong.
1. UN Security Council Resolution 1264 (hereafter R-1264) passed
in 1999. Canadian troops were part of a multi-national
peacekeeping force sent to this country to aid in sponsoring
their act of self-determination to separate from Indonesia,
declared in 1975. Name the region / new country.
2. Established by the General Assembly in 1956, the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF) included up to 1,700 Canadian troops
and was formed to monitor peaceful withdrawal of the troops
that had invaded what nation?
3. The aforementioned UNEF originated from a proposal of which man,
honored as the "father of modern peacekeeping"?
4. R-340, passed in 1973, involved the second Emergency Force,
UNEF II, which was dispatched to oversee the ceasefire
between Egypt and Israel after this war. The highest Canadian
participation was 1,145 troops. Name the war.
5. R-1542, passed in 2004, established a "stabilization mission"
to this Western Hemisphere country, to increase security and
protection during an electoral period and to maintain civil order
and public safety. Peak Canadian participation was 500 troops
and 6 helicopters. Name the country.
6. R-187 passed unanimously in 1964. It mandated a peacekeeping
operation that lasted over 29 years. The Canadian contingent
was code-named Operation Snowgoose, and eventually involved
over 50,000 participants. Name the country.
7. The United Nations Protection Force formed in February 1992
involved Canadian personnel for 3 years, providing security
in two different countries during wartime. The actions of the
Canadian contingent were labeled Operation Harmony, and became
the basis for the 1997 movie "Peacekeepers". Name *either one*
of the two newly formed countries that the Canadian troops were
deployed to.
8. R-794 sanctioned a multinational force of 28,000 troops that
spent 3 years in this African country, on a nation-building
initiative of disarming various militant factions and helping to
create a new government. After much contention, 28 days after
US troops left, R-954 ordered the withdrawal of all troops,
including Canadians. Name the country.
9. R-84, passed in 1950, mandated the largest-ever UN combined
force. The conflict led to 312 Canadian fatalities. Name the
country the force deployed to.
10. R-872 in 1993, passed unanimously, had major Canadian
representation, making a hero of one Canadian soldier.
What country was this crisis in?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Arts - Name the Artwork
Too often we are asked to name an artist, not the actual artwork.
The 3-page handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/art.pdf
features paintings and other works of art. Each question asks about
two works -- a and b -- by two different artists. Never mind the
artists; just give the *title* of *one or both works* in each pair.
I've sorted the round in order of the handout.
*NOTE: THIS IS A BONUS ROUND*. On each question, the following
special scoring for correct answers applies:
- For the first title you give, 4 points
- For the second title you give, 2 points
Your two answers are scored *INDEPENDENTLY* -- so there's NO
PENALTY for wrong guesses, and NO REASON not to give two titles
on each question even if you're only sure of one of them. But do
put the one you're most sure of first. (To be clear, you don't
get an additional guess after naming two titles.)
1. No hint.
2. No hint.
3. No hint.
4. No hint.
5. No hint.
6. No hint.
7. No hint.
8. Panel 8a is from the Sistine Chapel and its two parts are titled
separately; either one of those titles will be accepted (but
not both; you also need to answer for 8b for the full 6 points).
9. No hint.
10. This pair was a decoy; answer it if you like for fun, but for
no points.
11. No hint.
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