From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 12:08:56 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-27,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
      
   noted   
      
   > 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 the Usual Suspects 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 2023-05-24    
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > I wrote 6 of the 12 pairs in this set.    
   >    
   > ** Final, Round 4 - Sports    
   >    
   > * A. Lady Byng    
   >    
   > A1. The NHL instituted the annual Lady Byng trophy for    
   > sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in 1925; it was    
   > replaced by the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy when she died in    
   > 1949. This was actually the second time it was replaced:    
   > when the same man had won it 7 times from 1928 to 1935,    
   > he was given the original trophy to keep. *Either* name    
   > that man, *or else* name the player who has won it the most    
   > times since then -- 5 wins from 1980 to 1999.    
      
   wayne gretzky ; bobby bauer   
      
   > A2. One of the players who won the Lady Byng 4 times spent part    
   > of his career with the Leafs, which overlapped with the    
   > time he was in Parliament. Name him.    
      
   red kelly   
      
   >    
   > * B. Canadiana: The Nickname of the Line    
   >    
   > As everyone knows, in hockey a set of three forwards who often    
   > play together is called a "line" -- and if they play well enough    
   > together, they may acquire a collective nickname.    
      
   the legion of doom comes to mind   
      
   > B1. In the 1940s the Montreal Canadiens were led by the "Punch    
   > Line". We'd like to ask you to name any two of the three,    
   > but Mel would be annoyed, so just name *any one*.    
      
   maurice richard   
      
   > B2. In the 1970s the Buffalo Sabres were led by the "French    
   > Connection". All three players were French-Canadian.    
   > Again, name *any one* of them.    
      
   perrault?   
      
   > * C. The Tour de France    
   >    
   > C1. The modern Tour de France consists of 21 legs and covers    
   > around 3,500 km, though the route changes from year to year.    
   > What aspect of the circuit *alternates* from one year to    
   > the next?    
      
   going clockwise or counterclockwise   
      
   > C2. The Tour often starts outside France and traditionally    
   > terminates in Paris. But next year, because of preparations    
   > for the Olympics, the race will end in a different French    
   > city. Tell us *either* the French endpoint or the non-French    
   > starting point for 2024.    
      
   start point in florence italy ; end point in nice france (last leg is supposed   
   to be a time trial, I think)   
      
   >    
   > * D. Board Games on Grids    
   >    
   > In each case, name the relevant game.    
   >    
   > D1. The board for this game is logically a square grid, but    
   > all the squares are slightly elongated in one direction,    
   > making them rectangles. There are 15 rows and columns,    
   > making 225 of these rectangular spaces where you can play.    
      
   scrabble?   
      
   > D2. This game is played on the intersections of a square grid    
   > of lines. In the standard game, there are 19 lines each way,    
   > making 361 points where you can play.    
      
   go   
      
   >    
   > * E. Baseball Awards    
   >    
   > Well, the season's over, and all the postseason hardware has    
   > been handed out. Here are some questions regarding all-time    
   > award winners.    
   >    
   > E1. The Rawlings Gold Glove award is given annually to the    
   > best defensive player in each major league in each position    
   > on the field. The record number of wins by a position    
   > player (as opposed to a pitcher) is 16, all earned in    
   > consecutive years. Name the player.    
      
   brooks robinson [greg maddux is the pitcher with the most]   
      
   > E2. The Manager of the Year award was instituted in 1983 and    
   > is given annually in each major league. Name *any one*    
   > of the three managers who have each received the award    
   > four times.    
      
   tony la russa   
      
   > After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: If you just    
   > said "Robinson" for any answer, go back and provide a first name.    
   >    
   >    
   > * F. Curling Terms    
   >    
   > F1. When you're taking a shot in curling, or "delivering a    
   > stone" as they say, you brace your foot against a doo-hickey    
   > that sticks out of the ice and is called what?    
      
   hack [ironic because we were using curl to hack a sharepoint site at work last   
   week]   
      
   > F2. When you're delivering a stone and intending it to reach    
   > the house and stop there in the position you want, *without*    
   > hitting any other stones, what is that type of shot called?    
      
   direct   
      
   >    
   > ** Final, Round 6 - Science    
   >    
   > * A. Old-Timey Photography    
   >    
   > A1. Cameras today are typically digital, recording the image    
   > electronically. Before that, they used film, meaning    
   > a rolled strip of plastic covered with photosensitive    
   > chemicals: substances that change chemically when exposed    
   > to light. With film, you had to turn the roll to the next    
   > section after each photo, either by hand or there would be    
   > a motor. But before *that*, i.e. before there was film,    
   > what technology was used to put those photosensitive    
   > chemicals where they needed to be for each photo?    
      
   plates were inserted into a slot in the camera   
      
   > A2. Today if it's too dark to take a photo normally, you would    
   > use an electronic flash, generally built into the camera.    
   > Before that, you would use a flashbulb, a disposable    
   > bulb containing a length of fast-burning magnesium wire.    
   > But before *that*, i.e. before there were flashbulbs,    
   > what technology would you use to take a flash photo?    
      
   flash powder    
      
   >    
   > * B. Linguistics    
   >    
   > B1. What is the notation used by linguists, lexicographers,    
   > and other speech and language professionals as a standard    
   > way of representing sounds? We need the full name.    
      
    international phonetic alphabet   
      
   > B2. What do linguists call a consonant sound if at some point    
   > in its articulation the flow of air is completely blocked?    
      
   plosives   
      
   >    
   > * C. Cardiology Slang    
   >    
      
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