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** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions
The Latin language may be dead, but many of its expressions live
on today. We will give you a Latin expression and you give us the
meaning or literal translation in English. The QMs have latitude
in judging how close the answers are.
1. In flagrante delicto.
2. Cogito ergo sum.
3. Alea iacta est.
4. Festina lente.
5. Quid pro quo.
6. Bona fide.
7. Memento mori.
8. Habeas corpus.
9. Semper fidelis.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA
All questions are about Americans or American things.
* A. Literature - Playwrights
A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into
Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?
A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?
* B. History - Westward Expansion
B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west
of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition
doubled the size of the country and included part or all
of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly
referred to as?
B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in
1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion
and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,
and Utah?
* C. Sports - Hall of Fame
C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?
C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
* D. Science - Inventors
D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
in 1926? Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named
after him.
D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof
and reliable?
* E. Entertainment - The Money
These two questions are about movies and their revenues and
budgets. Note that he references to money are in US dollars
and are specific to the time and not adjusted for inflation.
E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more
than $100,000,000?
E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000
in worldwide revenue?
* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?
F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the previous one. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg
zbhagnva va gur pbagvthbhf (be "ybjre") sbegl-rvtug fgngrf?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions
The Latin language may be dead, but many of its expressions live
on today. We will give you a Latin expression and you give us the
meaning or literal translation in English. The QMs have latitude
in judging how close the answers are.
1. In flagrante delicto.
2. Cogito ergo sum.
3. Alea iacta est.
4. Festina lente.
5. Quid pro quo.
6. Bona fide.
7. Memento mori.
8. Habeas corpus.
9. Semper fidelis.
10. Audaces fortuna juvat.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA
All questions are about Americans or American things.
* A. Literature - Playwrights
A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into
Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?
A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?
* B. History - Westward Expansion
B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west
of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition
doubled the size of the country and included part or all
of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly
referred to as?
B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in
1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion
and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,
and Utah?
* C. Sports - Hall of Fame
C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?
C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
* D. Science - Inventors
D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
in 1926? Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named
after him.
D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof
and reliable?
* E. Entertainment - The Money
These two questions are about movies and their revenues and
budgets. Note that he references to money are in US dollars
and are specific to the time and not adjusted for inflation.
E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more
than $100,000,000?
E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000
in worldwide revenue?
* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?
F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the previous one. What is the tallest
mountain in the contiguous (or "lower") forty-eight states?