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** Final, Round 7 - Geography
(Is letting you see this GIF helping you cheat in this round? Oh
man nobody tell Mark that)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7.jpg
* A. Currencies
(Money money money makes the world go 'round) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7A.jpg
Did you know nations organize their economies by fiat units
which their governments then recognize as currency usable for
paying taxes? It's true! Three questions about world currencies.
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A2. The sum, the manat, the somoni, the tenge, and the som
are the official currencies of 5 countries. What do these 5
countries have in common? *Hint*: if you wanted to broaden
the scope of what the five countries had in common, you
could add two more countries to the list, and one of them
has the rupee as its official currency.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso
as their currency?
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
B2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB2.png
Identify this Asian river.
B3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB3.png
Identify this African river.
We'll name the top 5 countries which produce the most of a given
*metal*; you tell us what metal they greatly produce.
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
C2. Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Uzbekistan.
C3. Mexico, China, Chile, Peru, Poland.
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
A2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA2.jpg
D3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD3.jpg
Give us the full, non-English name of the sweet holiday
roulade made with sponge cake, often covered with chocolate
icing and formed to resemble part of a plant.
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
* A. Currencies
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso
as their currency?
* B. Rivers
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
B2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB2.png
Identify this Asian river.
B3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB3.png
Identify this African river.
* C. All Mine
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
C2. Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Uzbekistan.
C3. Mexico, China, Chile, Peru, Poland.
* E. Third-Biggest Cities
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
* A. Herbs
A1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA1.jpg
A2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA2.jpg
A3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA3.jpg
* C. Garden Thingies
C1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC1.jpg
This thingy is a building constructed primarily for
decoration but whose appearance suggests another purpose.
These were very popular in English and French landscape
gardens of the 18th and 19 centuries.
C2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC2.jpg
This thingy is the common term for an artificial grotto
featuring Our Lady of Lourdes, found on many Catholic lawns
in the US.
* D. Holiday Baking
D1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD1.jpg
Name this traditional German fruit bread, which is
by definition not a cake, baked with nuts, spices, and
dried or candied fruit, coated with icing sugar and often
containing marzipan.
* E. Did You Pay Attention?
E1. The introductory image for the History round was taken from
"Cunk on Earth", a BBC-produced comedy show which also aired
on Netflix. What was Philomena Cunk standing in front of?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/2.jpg
E3. The introductory image for the Current Events round was
from the Dropout streaming-service show "Breaking News",
where the point is for the "anchors" to not smile or laugh
while they're forced to say and do silly things. What was
Brennan, the male anchor on the right, doing in the image?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/1.jpg
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
(Is letting you see this GIF helping you cheat in this round? Oh
man nobody tell Mark that)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7.jpg
* A. Currencies
(Money money money makes the world go 'round) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7A.jpg
Did you know nations organize their economies by fiat units
which their governments then recognize as currency usable for
paying taxes? It's true! Three questions about world currencies.
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A2. The sum, the manat, the somoni, the tenge, and the som
are the official currencies of 5 countries. What do these 5
countries have in common? *Hint*: if you wanted to broaden
the scope of what the five countries had in common, you
could add two more countries to the list, and one of them
has the rupee as its official currency.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso
as their currency?
* B. Rivers
(Splish splash)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7B.jpg
We'll show you the course of a river, identify its source with a
circle and its mouth with a triangle, and tell you what continent
it's on. You identify the river. Note that all images have north
on top.
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
B2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB2.png
Identify this Asian river.
B3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB3.png
Identify this African river.
* C. All Mine
(It's a pun, see)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7C.jpg
We'll name the top 5 countries which produce the most of a given
*metal*; you tell us what metal they greatly produce.
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
C2. Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Uzbekistan.
C3. Mexico, China, Chile, Peru, Poland.
* D. Toronto Lanes
(We call them lanes because "stinking back alleys" seemed less
polite)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7D.jpg
Over the past decade the city has made most of its alleys into
named lanes. This round is simple: we'll name the lane, and you
name the trivia-league pub that lane is closest to.
D1. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Silverstein Lane?
D2. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Ben Kerr Lane?
D3. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Dapper Lane?
* E. Third-Biggest Cities
(They're number three! They're number three!) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7E.png
We'll tell you what the third-biggest city in a country is; you tell
us what country has that third-biggest city. Straightforward and
simple -- much like Calgary, Canada's third-biggest city.
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
(Sometimes it'ss a thing that doesn't fit elsewhere, sometimes
it's just "too many sports questions this week") http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8.jpg
* A. Herbs
(Hint: no Tijuana Brass)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8A.jpg
We'll show you a herb! Or an herb! You tell us what herb we're
showing you! It's easy! They're all edible! Stop yelling!
I don't want to stop yelling!
A1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA1.jpg
A2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA2.jpg
A3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA3.jpg
* B. Chip Bags
(This Final is officially all that and a bag of chips -- eh? eh?) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8B.png
We're going to show you a potato-chip bag with the name removed;
you tell us what brand of chips it is.
B1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB1.jpg
B2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB2.jpg
B3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB3.jpg
* C. Garden Thingies
(If you have a better name for them, you actually don't) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8C.jpg
We'll show you a picture of a garden thingy and give you some
details about it: you tell us what the garden thingy is.
C1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC1.jpg
This thingy is a building constructed primarily for
decoration but whose appearance suggests another purpose.
These were very popular in English and French landscape
gardens of the 18th and 19 centuries.
C2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC2.jpg
This thingy is the common term for an artificial grotto
featuring Our Lady of Lourdes, found on many Catholic lawns
in the US.
C3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC3.jpg
This thingy is a water feature where a sphere, typically
solid granite, sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal,
supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water so that
it can be spun with a single hand.
* D. Holiday Baking
('Tis the season for more calories) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8D.jpg
Three questions about foods traditionally baked at Christmas time.
No fruitcake questions, though. We promise. Even if you like
fruitcake.
D1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD1.jpg
Name this traditional German fruit bread, which is
by definition not a cake, baked with nuts, spices, and
dried or candied fruit, coated with icing sugar and often
containing marzipan.
D2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD2.jpg
This Italian sweet bread is traditionally baked in a
star shape. Unlike its slightly more popular cousin,
it does not contain fruit, making it clearly not a fruitcake.
D3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD3.jpg
Give us the full, non-English name of the sweet holiday
roulade made with sponge cake, often covered with chocolate
icing and formed to resemble part of a plant.
* E. Did You Pay Attention?
(Well? Did you? This took us a while)
Three questions about the images we've used previously in the game
to introduce each round. I mean, this was just within the last
hour or so, right? Should be easy. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8E.jpg
(I'll be generous and repeat them here.)
E1. The introductory image for the History round was taken from
"Cunk on Earth", a BBC-produced comedy show which also aired
on Netflix. What was Philomena Cunk standing in front of?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/2.jpg
E2. The introductory image for the Entertainment
round featured two famous performers, dancing and
laughing and goofing about. Name *either* of them.
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/4.jpg
E3. The introductory image for the Current Events round was
from the Dropout streaming-service show "Breaking News",
where the point is for the "anchors" to not smile or laugh
while they're forced to say and do silly things. What was
Brennan, the male anchor on the right, doing in the image?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/1.jpg
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-12-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
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 What She Said, 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 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
(Is letting you see this GIF helping you cheat in this round? Oh
man nobody tell Mark that)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7.jpg
* A. Currencies
(Money money money makes the world go 'round) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7A.jpg
Did you know nations organize their economies by fiat units
which their governments then recognize as currency usable for
paying taxes? It's true! Three questions about world currencies.
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A2. The sum, the manat, the somoni, the tenge, and the som
are the official currencies of 5 countries. What do these 5
countries have in common? *Hint*: if you wanted to broaden
the scope of what the five countries had in common, you
could add two more countries to the list, and one of them
has the rupee as its official currency.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso
as their currency?
* B. Rivers
(Splish splash)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7B.jpg
We'll show you the course of a river, identify its source with a
circle and its mouth with a triangle, and tell you what continent
it's on. You identify the river. Note that all images have north
on top.
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
B2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB2.png
Identify this Asian river.
B3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB3.png
Identify this African river.
* C. All Mine
(It's a pun, see)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7C.jpg
We'll name the top 5 countries which produce the most of a given
*metal*; you tell us what metal they greatly produce.
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
C2. Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Uzbekistan.
C3. Mexico, China, Chile, Peru, Poland.
* D. Toronto Lanes
(We call them lanes because "stinking back alleys" seemed less
polite)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7D.jpg
Over the past decade the city has made most of its alleys into
named lanes. This round is simple: we'll name the lane, and you
name the trivia-league pub that lane is closest to.
D1. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Silverstein Lane?
D2. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Ben Kerr Lane?
D3. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Dapper Lane?
* E. Third-Biggest Cities
(They're number three! They're number three!) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7E.png
We'll tell you what the third-biggest city in a country is; you tell
us what country has that third-biggest city. Straightforward and
simple -- much like Calgary, Canada's third-biggest city.
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
(Sometimes it'ss a thing that doesn't fit elsewhere, sometimes
it's just "too many sports questions this week") http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8.jpg
* A. Herbs
(Hint: no Tijuana Brass)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8A.jpg
We'll show you a herb! Or an herb! You tell us what herb we're
showing you! It's easy! They're all edible! Stop yelling!
I don't want to stop yelling!
A1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA1.jpg
A2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA2.jpg
A3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA3.jpg
* B. Chip Bags
(This Final is officially all that and a bag of chips -- eh? eh?) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8B.png
We're going to show you a potato-chip bag with the name removed;
you tell us what brand of chips it is.
B1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB1.jpg
B2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB2.jpg
B3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB3.jpg
* C. Garden Thingies
(If you have a better name for them, you actually don't) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8C.jpg
We'll show you a picture of a garden thingy and give you some
details about it: you tell us what the garden thingy is.
C1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC1.jpg
This thingy is a building constructed primarily for
decoration but whose appearance suggests another purpose.
These were very popular in English and French landscape
gardens of the 18th and 19 centuries.
C2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC2.jpg
This thingy is the common term for an artificial grotto
featuring Our Lady of Lourdes, found on many Catholic lawns
in the US.
C3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC3.jpg
This thingy is a water feature where a sphere, typically
solid granite, sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal,
supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water so that
it can be spun with a single hand.
* D. Holiday Baking
('Tis the season for more calories) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8D.jpg
Three questions about foods traditionally baked at Christmas time.
No fruitcake questions, though. We promise. Even if you like
fruitcake.
D1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD1.jpg
Name this traditional German fruit bread, which is
by definition not a cake, baked with nuts, spices, and
dried or candied fruit, coated with icing sugar and often
containing marzipan.
D2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD2.jpg
This Italian sweet bread is traditionally baked in a
star shape. Unlike its slightly more popular cousin,
it does not contain fruit, making it clearly not a fruitcake.
D3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD3.jpg
Give us the full, non-English name of the sweet holiday
roulade made with sponge cake, often covered with chocolate
icing and formed to resemble part of a plant.
* E. Did You Pay Attention?
(Well? Did you? This took us a while)
Three questions about the images we've used previously in the game
to introduce each round. I mean, this was just within the last
hour or so, right? Should be easy. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8E.jpg
(I'll be generous and repeat them here.)
E1. The introductory image for the History round was taken from
"Cunk on Earth", a BBC-produced comedy show which also aired
on Netflix. What was Philomena Cunk standing in front of?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/2.jpg
E2. The introductory image for the Entertainment
round featured two famous performers, dancing and
laughing and goofing about. Name *either* of them.
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/4.jpg
E3. The introductory image for the Current Events round was
from the Dropout streaming-service show "Breaking News",
where the point is for the "anchors" to not smile or laugh
while they're forced to say and do silly things. What was
Brennan, the male anchor on the right, doing in the image?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/1.jpg
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
* A. Currencies
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso2; 5
as their currency?
* C. All Mine
(It's a pun, see)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7C.jpg
We'll name the top 5 countries which produce the most of a given
*metal*; you tell us what metal they greatly produce.
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
* E. Third-Biggest Cities
(They're number three! They're number three!) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7E.png
We'll tell you what the third-biggest city in a country is; you tell
us what country has that third-biggest city. Straightforward and
simple -- much like Calgary, Canada's third-biggest city.
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
* B. Chip Bags
We're going to show you a potato-chip bag with the name removed;
you tell us what brand of chips it is.
B1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB1.jpg
* C. Garden Thingies
We'll show you a picture of a garden thingy and give you some
details about it: you tell us what the garden thingy is.
C1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC1.jpg
This thingy is a building constructed primarily for
decoration but whose appearance suggests another purpose.
These were very popular in English and French landscape
gardens of the 18th and 19 centuries.
* E. Did You Pay Attention?
E2. The introductory image for the Entertainment
round featured two famous performers, dancing and
laughing and goofing about. Name *either* of them.
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/4.jpg
E3. The introductory image for the Current Events round was
from the Dropout streaming-service show "Breaking News",
where the point is for the "anchors" to not smile or laugh
while they're forced to say and do silly things. What was
Brennan, the male anchor on the right, doing in the image?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/1.jpg
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-12-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
(Is letting you see this GIF helping you cheat in this round? Oh
man nobody tell Mark that)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7.jpg
* A. Currencies
(Money money money makes the world go 'round) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7A.jpg
Did you know nations organize their economies by fiat units
which their governments then recognize as currency usable for
paying taxes? It's true! Three questions about world currencies.
A1. Just one country in the entire world has adopted Bitcoin
as a formal currency. Name that country.
A2. The sum, the manat, the somoni, the tenge, and the som
are the official currencies of 5 countries. What do these 5
countries have in common? *Hint*: if you wanted to broaden
the scope of what the five countries had in common, you
could add two more countries to the list, and one of them
has the rupee as its official currency.
A3. Within 1, *how many* South American countries use a peso
as their currency?
* B. Rivers
(Splish splash)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7B.jpg
We'll show you the course of a river, identify its source with a
circle and its mouth with a triangle, and tell you what continent
it's on. You identify the river. Note that all images have north
on top.
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
B2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB2.png
Identify this Asian river.
B3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB3.png
Identify this African river.
* C. All Mine
(It's a pun, see)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7C.jpg
We'll name the top 5 countries which produce the most of a given
*metal*; you tell us what metal they greatly produce.
C1. South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, USA.
C2. Kazakhstan, Namibia, Canada, Australia, Uzbekistan.
C3. Mexico, China, Chile, Peru, Poland.
* D. Toronto Lanes
(We call them lanes because "stinking back alleys" seemed less
polite)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7D.jpg
Over the past decade the city has made most of its alleys into
named lanes. This round is simple: we'll name the lane, and you
name the trivia-league pub that lane is closest to.
D1. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Silverstein Lane?
D2. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Ben Kerr Lane?
D3. Which trivia-league pub is closest to Dapper Lane?
* E. Third-Biggest Cities
(They're number three! They're number three!) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7E.png
We'll tell you what the third-biggest city in a country is; you tell
us what country has that third-biggest city. Straightforward and
simple -- much like Calgary, Canada's third-biggest city.
E1. Which country's third-biggest city is Izmir (population
2 4,400,000)?
E2. Which country's third-biggest city is Faisalabad (population
3,700,000)?
E3. Which country's third-biggest city is Trujillo (population
919,000)?
** Final, Round 8 -- Miscellaneous
(Sometimes it'ss a thing that doesn't fit elsewhere, sometimes
it's just "too many sports questions this week") http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8.jpg
* A. Herbs
(Hint: no Tijuana Brass)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8A.jpg
We'll show you a herb! Or an herb! You tell us what herb we're
showing you! It's easy! They're all edible! Stop yelling!
I don't want to stop yelling!
A1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA1.jpg
A2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA2.jpg
A3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/herbA3.jpg
* B. Chip Bags
(This Final is officially all that and a bag of chips -- eh? eh?) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8B.png
We're going to show you a potato-chip bag with the name removed;
you tell us what brand of chips it is.
B1. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB1.jpg
B2. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB2.jpg
B3. What's this? http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/chipB3.jpg
* C. Garden Thingies
(If you have a better name for them, you actually don't) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8C.jpg
We'll show you a picture of a garden thingy and give you some
details about it: you tell us what the garden thingy is.
C1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC1.jpg
This thingy is a building constructed primarily for
decoration but whose appearance suggests another purpose.
These were very popular in English and French landscape
gardens of the 18th and 19 centuries.
C2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC2.jpg
This thingy is the common term for an artificial grotto
featuring Our Lady of Lourdes, found on many Catholic lawns
in the US.
C3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/gardC3.jpg
This thingy is a water feature where a sphere, typically
solid granite, sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal,
supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water so that
it can be spun with a single hand.
* D. Holiday Baking
('Tis the season for more calories) http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8D.jpg
Three questions about foods traditionally baked at Christmas time.
No fruitcake questions, though. We promise. Even if you like
fruitcake.
D1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD1.jpg
Name this traditional German fruit bread, which is
by definition not a cake, baked with nuts, spices, and
dried or candied fruit, coated with icing sugar and often
containing marzipan.
D2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD2.jpg
This Italian sweet bread is traditionally baked in a
star shape. Unlike its slightly more popular cousin,
it does not contain fruit, making it clearly not a fruitcake.
D3. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:8/bakeD3.jpg
Give us the full, non-English name of the sweet holiday
roulade made with sponge cake, often covered with chocolate
icing and formed to resemble part of a plant.
* E. Did You Pay Attention?
(Well? Did you? This took us a while)
Three questions about the images we've used previously in the game
to introduce each round. I mean, this was just within the last
hour or so, right? Should be easy. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/8E.jpg
(I'll be generous and repeat them here.)
E1. The introductory image for the History round was taken from
"Cunk on Earth", a BBC-produced comedy show which also aired
on Netflix. What was Philomena Cunk standing in front of?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/2.jpg
E2. The introductory image for the Entertainment
round featured two famous performers, dancing and
laughing and goofing about. Name *either* of them.
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/4.jpg
E3. The introductory image for the Current Events round was
from the Dropout streaming-service show "Breaking News",
where the point is for the "anchors" to not smile or laugh
while they're forced to say and do silly things. What was
Brennan, the male anchor on the right, doing in the image?
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/1.jpg
* B. Rivers
(Splish splash)
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:deco/7B.jpg
We'll show you the course of a river, identify its source with a
circle and its mouth with a triangle, and tell you what continent
it's on. You identify the river. Note that all images have north
on top.
B1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f:7/riveB1.png
Identify this North American river.
Snake. I scored "Snake/Columbia" as almost correct or as two guesses.
Either way, 3 for Dan Tilque.
From Yellowstone National Park in NW Wyoming into the Columbia R. in
SE Washington state, USA.
