From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 12/17/24 00:12, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 4 - Arts - Architecture   
   >   
   > This round looks at architectural styles.  We'll give you a   
   > description -- you tell us the style's name.   
   >   
   > 1. This style emerged in Britain during the 1950s.  This style of   
   >     buildings emphasize the bare building materials and structural   
   >     elements over decorative design.  One of the best-known Toronto   
   >     examples of this style is the Robarts Library at the U of T.   
      
   Brutalist   
      
   >   
   > 2. This style was prevalent in Europe from the 12th to the 16th   
   >     century.  The main design elements include the pointed arch,   
   >     rib vault, and flying buttresses.  The numerous cathedrals and   
   >     churches built in this style include Notre Dame in Paris and   
   >     Westminster Abbey.   
      
   Gothic   
      
   >   
   > 3. This is a late-19th- and early-20th-century style most common   
   >     in the Midwestern US, though there are buildings and homes   
   >     in this style in Buffalo.  Its features include horizontal   
   >     lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, and   
   >     minimal ornaments.  The style's most famous proponent was Frank   
   >     Lloyd Wright.   
   >   
   > 4. This style was prevalent in Europe in the 11th and 12th   
   >     centuries.  It's known for round arches, ribbed vaults, thick   
   >     walls, and large towers.  Examples include the Tower of London.   
   >   
   > 5. This style usually refers to building designs which borrow from   
   >     Greek and Roman architecture.  It focuses on columns, symmetry   
   >     and proportions, and the use of materials such as marble, brick,   
   >     and concrete.   
      
   Classical   
      
   >   
   > 6. This style emerged in the late 1800s from a Paris architecture   
   >     school for which it's named.  Buildings in this style are   
   >     inspired by Greek and Roman architecture and often described   
   >     as grandiose.  Examples include the Library of Congress in   
   >     Washington, and New York's Grand Central Terminal and main   
   >     Public Library branch.   
   >   
   > 7. This style was part of an inventive design movement in the US   
   >     and Europe in the 1920s and '30s.  These buildings use materials   
   >     like stucco and terracotta, and feature geometric detailing   
   >     like chevrons and pyramids.  Examples include the Empire State   
   >     Building, Rockefeller Center, and Maple Leaf Gardens.   
      
   Art Deco   
      
   >   
   > 8. This style came out of an influential German school in the   
   >     early 20th century.  Its buildings generally focus on simple   
   >     and functional design, and their features include flat roofs   
   >     and smooth facades.  The world's largest collection of buildings   
   >     inspired by this style is in Tel Aviv.   
   >   
   > 9. This refers to a style of architecture which flourished in   
   >     the early to mid 20th century.  Its features include clean lines,   
   >     functional design, open floor plans and large windows to let   
   >     in natural light.  Frank Lloyd Wright was among the leading   
   >     architects in this style.   
      
   Modernist   
      
   >   
   > 10. This style is named for the New England coastal region where it   
   >     is the signature style.  Its elements include oak and pine   
   >     framing and flooring, brick fireplaces, and clapboard or cedar   
   >     shake roof and side shingles.  It began in the 17th century,   
   >     but returned to popularity from the 1920s to the 1950s.   
      
   Cape Cod   
      
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   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 6 - History - Canadian Indigenous Peoples   
   >   
   > June 21 was National Indigenous Peoples Day, so we're testing your   
   > knowledge of Canadian indigenous peoples.   
   >   
   > 1. The 1982 Canadian Constitution Act recognized three distinctive   
   >     groups of indigenous peoples.  Two are First Nations and Inuit.   
   >     Name the third group.   
      
   Metis   
      
   >   
   > 2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >     finished with #1.  Znavgbon ryrpgrq gur svefg Svefg Angvbaf   
   >     cerzvre va Pnanqvna uvfgbel va 2023 (gurer jrer cerivbhf Zégvf   
   >     cerzvref).  Anzr gur cerzvre.   
   >   
   > 3. National Indigenous Peoples Day was originally proclaimed as   
   >     National Aboriginal Day in 1996 by which Governor-General?   
   >   
   > 4. This Anishinaabe artist was born in 1931 in northwestern Ontario.   
   >     He became known as "the Picasso of the North", and was the   
   >     founder of the Woodlands School of Canadian art.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 5. This Haida artist was featured on the $20 bill of the "Canadian   
   >     Journey" series, issued 2004-12.  His bronze sculptures are also   
   >     installed at the Canadian embassy in Washington, the Vancouver   
   >     airport, and the Vancouver Aquarium.  Name this artist.   
   >   
   > 6. In 2010, the B.C. government passed legislation renaming the   
   >     former Queen Charlotte Islands -- to what?   
      
   Haida Gwaii   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which province has the highest proportion of indigenous   
   >     residents, 18.1% as of the 2021 census?   
      
   Manitoba   
      
   >   
   > 8. The first Inuk NHL hockey player grew up in Rankin Inlet in   
   >     Nunavut, and played most of his 13-year career with the Nashville   
   >     Predators.  Name this player, who wore #22 as a nod to his name.   
   >   
   > 9. Which Prime Minister formally apologized to the survivors of   
   >     the residential school system?   
      
   Justin Trudeau   
      
   >   
   > 10. In 1974, Ralph Steinhauer became the first indigenous person   
   >     to serve as a lieutenant-governor -- for which western province?   
   >   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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