From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10,   
   > 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 5, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)   
   >   
   > Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.   
   >   
   > 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced   
   >     demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional   
   >     change that would seriously curtail his powers.  Who is he?   
   >   
   > 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week   
   >     when it named a female chair.  What is her name?   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - If You Don't Like It, Burn It   
   >   
   > 1. The 1988 publication of this novel provoked angry demonstrations   
   >     and riots around the world by followers of Islam, including   
   >     book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford,   
   >     and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores.   
   >     What novel?   
      
   Satanic Verses   
      
   >   
   > 2. And speaking of religion... William Tyndale's edition of the   
   >     Bible was burned in 1526, but this wasn't enough to stop him,   
   >     so in 1536 he too was publicly burned.  What was it about   
   >     his version of the Bible that was so horrible it led to both   
   >     punishments?   
   >   
   > 3. This term was invented by George Orwell in his dystopian   
   >     novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" as the nickname for the chutes   
   >     in the Ministry of Truth down which all inconvenient documents   
   >     were sent to be to totally incinerated such that "not even the   
   >     ash remains".  Now it may be used for any mechanism for the   
   >     alteration or disappearance of inconvenient or embarrassing   
   >     documents, photographs, transcripts, or other records,   
   >     particularly as part of an attempt to give the impression   
   >     that something never happened.  What's the term?   
   >   
   > 4. On 1959-10-03, in the Ontario city of Ft. William (now part   
   >     of Thunder Bay), over 700 copies of this British book were   
   >     burned at the mayor's behest in order to avoid running afoul of   
   >     Canada's newly passed obscenity law.  Despite (or more likely   
   >     because of) such activities, the book ended up being ranked the   
   >     second-best-selling book in Canada for the second half of 1959.   
   >     Name it.   
   >   
   > 5. This man, who should be near and dear to our hearts (though   
   >     not for any reason described here), promoted the burning of   
   >     non-Catholic literature, especially the Jewish Talmud and Arabic   
   >     books, after the final defeat of the Moors at Granada in 1492.   
      
   Torquemada   
      
   >   
   > 6. In Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451", the   
   >     protagonist, Guy Montag, starts out as a member of this   
   >     profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught   
   >     possessing books.  What name, which would undoubtedly appear   
   >     ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book?   
   >   
   > 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most   
   >     ominous mass book-burnings of all time.  Upward of 25,000   
   >     volumes were burned.  Who was behind these book-burnings?   
      
   Hitler   
      
   >   
   > 8. Okay, the remaining questions aren't actually about literature.   
   >     But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned   
   >     after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President   
   >     of the United States is from Texas"?   
      
   Dixie Chicks   
      
   >   
   > 9. In 1982, a youth minister in North Carolina led a group in   
   >     burning albums and cassettes of various popular artists,   
   >     in an attempt to destroy the purported hidden messages in   
   >     "Satan's records".  What technique did the minister claim was   
   >     being used to hide these messages?   
   >   
   > 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of   
   >     Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966.  What was   
   >     Lennon's controversial statement?   
      
   The Beatles were more popular than God   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction   
   >   
   > The following are some questions based on CMHC's best-selling   
   > "Canadian Wood Frame House Construction" booklet.  (I suspect   
   > someone was desperate for an idea for a Canadiana round...)   
   >   
   > *Note*: I am not checking for a newer version of this booklet.   
   > Only answers that were correct in the original game will be   
   > accepted.   
   >   
   > 1. Name the concrete strip poured below a foundation wall to   
   >     increase the area of load-bearing soil for the wall.   
      
   Sill   
      
   >   
   > 2. A wood member is bolted to the top of a foundation wall to   
   >     provide bearing and connection for a wood-frame floor or a wall.   
   >     What is this member called?   
      
   Sill   
      
   >   
   > 3. Name the vertical structural members in a wood frame wall.   
   >     They are usually 2×4's or 2×6's (38×89 or 38×140 mm).   
      
   Framing members   
      
   >   
   > 4. Name the horizontal structural members usually spaced at   
   >     16" or 24" (400 or 600 mm) on centers.   
   >   
   > 5. Name the sloping wood members which make up a roof structure.   
      
   Joists   
      
   >   
   > 6. Any openings in stud walls require supports for the part of   
   >     the wall above them, and loads transmitted through it.  What   
   >     are these supports called?   
      
   Jamb   
      
   >   
   > 7. In contemporary suburban homes, roofs are often made up of a   
   >     number of smaller sections.  Usually prefabricated and often   
   >     in a W configuration, these assemblies are called what?   
   >   
   > 8. Exterior walls in most suburban homes consist of an insulated   
   >     wood-stud wall with a single wythe of masonry 3½" (90 mm)   
   >     thick tied to it, then a 1" (25 mm) air space.  What is this   
   >     type of wall called?   
   >   
   > 9. On the exterior side of an exterior wood-stud wall or roof is   
   >     a layer of plywood or some similar manufactured wood product   
   >     such as oriented strand board.  What is this layer called?   
      
   Sheathing   
      
   >   
   > 10. To prevent moisture from inside the building penetrating a   
   >     wall and condensing inside of it, a sheet material -- usually   
   >     6-mil (0.15 mm) polyethylene -- is installed between the   
   >     interior finish and the studs, providing an air seal.  What is   
   >     this layer called?   
      
   Moisture barrier   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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