From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-01-13,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Space Miscellany   
   >   
   > In the original game this was called a miscellaneous round, but it   
   > seems better to classify it as a second science round.   
   >   
   > 1. In what country was comet ISON discovered?   
   > 2. What is a meteorite (as opposed to, say, a meteor)?   
   >   
   > 3. The Sun """is""" supposed to be in the most active phase of   
   >     the solar cycle, but it """is""" not delivering much in the way   
   >     of flares -- just some intermediate-strength M-class flares.   
   >     Name the class that includes the most powerful flares.   
   >   
   > 4. What does CME mean, with reference to the sun?  Exact answer   
   >     required.   
   >   
   > 5. China achieved a Moon landing """recently""".  What is the   
   >     two-word name, in English, of its Moon rover?   
   >   
   > 6. The United States """has""" two active rovers on Mars """at   
   >     present""".  One is Curiosity.  The other is almost 10 years old;   
   >     name it.   
      
   Discovery   
      
   >   
   > 7. In what crater did Curiosity start its journey on Mars?   
   > 8. Within  is a mountain which """it is hoped""" Curiosity   
   >     """will""" explore.  What is it called?   
   >   
   > 9. Name either of the two moons of Mars.   
   > 10. What term is used for a day on Mars?   
      
   Sol   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. Americana   
   >   
   >     A1. """Only one name""" has been the surname of both a   
   >         US president and a British prime minister.  What name?   
      
   Johnson   
      
   >   
   >     A2. What state has the most northerly point of the "lower 48"   
   >         or contiguous US states?   
      
   Minnesota; Maine   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. More Alcoholics   
   >   
   > Again, we name the actor/actress and the alcoholic character,   
   > and you name the movie.   
   >   
   >     B1. Billy Bob Thornton as Willie Stokes.   
   >     B2. Meg Ryan as Alice Green.   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Historic Storms   
   >   
   >     C1. In what year was the Great (North American) Ice Storm which   
   >         is now known by that date?   
   >   
   >     C2. In what year did the remains of Hurricane Hazel ravage   
   >         Southern Ontario?   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Music: The Eyes Have It   
   >   
   > We name the artist, and you name their song with "Eye" or "Eyes" in   
   > the title.   
   >   
   >     D1. Sheena Easton.   
      
   Bette Davis Eyes   
      
   >     D2. Eric Carmen.   
      
   Eye of the Tiger   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Space   
   >   
   >     E1. Within 10% of the true number, how long is an astronomical   
   >         unit?   
   >   
   >     E2. In the last round we mentioned comet ISON.  What is ISON   
   >         an acronym for?   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Canadiana Geography   
   >   
   >     F1. Canada """is""" the second-largest country in the world.   
   >         Which country """is""" third?   
      
   Brazil   
      
   >   
   >     F2. What """is""" Canada's only officially bilingual province?   
      
   New Brunswick; Nova Scotia   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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