• QFTCINO25 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: CanEtymology, opening lines

    From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Mon Nov 10 22:59:58 2025
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    * Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Origins of City Names

    1. What city was named after a rear admiral who was in charge of
    the naval forces in Canada and frequently had to portage from
    Lake Simcoe to Georgian Bay?

    2. What Canadian city has a name meaning "many fish" in the local
    indigenous language?

    3. What name of a Canadian city is derived from the Algonquin word
    that means "where the river narrows"?

    4. What city was renamed in 1916 after the British Secretary of
    State for War who drowned earlier that year?

    5. What city was named after the first president of Hollinger Mines?

    6. What city name originated from the Scottish Gaelic "Cala
    ghearraidh", meaning "beach of the meadow (pasture)"?

    7. What BC city was named after the first governor of the Hudson
    Bay Company?

    8. What small Canadian city was named after the consort of King
    George III?

    9. What Canada city was named after the second son of King
    George III?

    10. What Canadian city has a name derived form the Western Cree
    word for "muddy waters"?


    * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Opening Lines

    We'll give you the opening lines of a famous novel or poem.
    You name the work (not the author).

    1. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show."

    2. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way."

    3. "Midway upon the journey of our life / I found myself within
    a forest dark / For the straightforward pathway had been lost."

    4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

    5. "The river flowed both ways."

    6. "We slept in what had once been the gymnasium."

    7. "I sing of arms and a man..."

    8. Among twenty snowy mountains,
    The only moving thing
    Was the eye of the blackbird.

    9. "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a razor and a mirror lay crossed"

    10. "Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table... "
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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@gromit82@hotmail.com to rec.games.trivia on Mon Nov 10 22:28:00 2025
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    On 11/10/2025 4:59 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Origins of City Names

    2. What Canadian city has a name meaning "many fish" in the local
    indigenous language?

    Saskatoon; Winnipeg

    3. What name of a Canadian city is derived from the Algonquin word
    that means "where the river narrows"?
    Ottawa
    6. What city name originated from the Scottish Gaelic "Cala
    ghearraidh", meaning "beach of the meadow (pasture)"?

    Calgary

    10. What Canadian city has a name derived form the Western Cree
    word for "muddy waters"?

    Winnipeg; Saskatoon

    * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Opening Lines

    We'll give you the opening lines of a famous novel or poem.
    You name the work (not the author).

    1. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show."

    "David Copperfield"

    2. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way."

    "Anna Karenina"

    3. "Midway upon the journey of our life / I found myself within
    a forest dark / For the straightforward pathway had been lost."

    "The Divine Comedy"
    4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

    "Pride and Prejudice"

    7. "I sing of arms and a man..."

    "The Aeneid"

    9. "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a razor and a mirror lay crossed"

    "Ulysses"

    10. "Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table... "

    "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com
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  • From tool@tool@panix.com (Dan Blum) to rec.games.trivia on Tue Nov 11 04:50:11 2025
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    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Origins of City Names

    1. What city was named after a rear admiral who was in charge of
    the naval forces in Canada and frequently had to portage from
    Lake Simcoe to Georgian Bay?

    Hamilton

    6. What city name originated from the Scottish Gaelic "Cala
    ghearraidh", meaning "beach of the meadow (pasture)"?

    Calgary

    9. What Canada city was named after the second son of King
    George III?

    Prince Rupert

    * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Opening Lines

    1. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show."

    David Copperfield

    2. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way."

    Anna Karenina

    4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

    Pride and Prejudice

    7. "I sing of arms and a man..."

    The Aeneid

    9. "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a razor and a mirror lay crossed"

    Ulysses

    10. "Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table... "

    The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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    _______________________________________________________________________
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  • From Dan Tilque@dtilque@frontier.com to rec.games.trivia on Mon Nov 10 22:18:14 2025
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    On 11/10/25 14:59, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Origins of City Names

    1. What city was named after a rear admiral who was in charge of
    the naval forces in Canada and frequently had to portage from
    Lake Simcoe to Georgian Bay?

    Hamilton ?

    2. What Canadian city has a name meaning "many fish" in the local
    indigenous language?

    Iqaluit


    3. What name of a Canadian city is derived from the Algonquin word
    that means "where the river narrows"?

    Quebec


    4. What city was renamed in 1916 after the British Secretary of
    State for War who drowned earlier that year?

    Kitchener


    5. What city was named after the first president of Hollinger Mines?

    Edmonton ?


    6. What city name originated from the Scottish Gaelic "Cala
    ghearraidh", meaning "beach of the meadow (pasture)"?

    Calgary


    7. What BC city was named after the first governor of the Hudson
    Bay Company?

    Prince Rupert


    8. What small Canadian city was named after the consort of King
    George III?

    9. What Canada city was named after the second son of King
    George III?

    Fredericton


    10. What Canadian city has a name derived form the Western Cree
    word for "muddy waters"?

    Winnipeg



    * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Opening Lines

    We'll give you the opening lines of a famous novel or poem.
    You name the work (not the author).

    1. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show."

    2. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way."

    3. "Midway upon the journey of our life / I found myself within
    a forest dark / For the straightforward pathway had been lost."

    4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

    Pride and Prejudice


    5. "The river flowed both ways."

    6. "We slept in what had once been the gymnasium."

    7. "I sing of arms and a man..."

    8. Among twenty snowy mountains,
    The only moving thing
    Was the eye of the blackbird.

    9. "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a razor and a mirror lay crossed"

    10. "Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table... "

    --
    Dan Tilque
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  • From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Sat Nov 15 04:21:43 2025
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    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-02-10,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Origins of City Names

    1. What city was named after a rear admiral who was in charge of
    the naval forces in Canada and frequently had to portage from
    Lake Simcoe to Georgian Bay?

    Barrie.

    2. What Canadian city has a name meaning "many fish" in the local
    indigenous language?

    Iqaluit. 4 for Dan Tilque.

    3. What name of a Canadian city is derived from the Algonquin word
    that means "where the river narrows"?

    Quebec. 4 for Dan Tilque.

    4. What city was renamed in 1916 after the British Secretary of
    State for War who drowned earlier that year?

    Berlin, to Kitchener. (Accepting either.) 4 for Dan Tilque.

    5. What city was named after the first president of Hollinger Mines?

    Timmins.

    6. What city name originated from the Scottish Gaelic "Cala
    ghearraidh", meaning "beach of the meadow (pasture)"?

    Calgary. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

    7. What BC city was named after the first governor of the Hudson
    Bay Company?

    Prince Rupert. 4 for Dan Tilque.

    8. What small Canadian city was named after the consort of King
    George III?

    Charlottetown.

    9. What Canada city was named after the second son of King
    George III?

    Fredricton. 4 for Dan Tilque.

    10. What Canadian city has a name derived form the Western Cree
    word for "muddy waters"?

    Winnipeg. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.


    * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Opening Lines

    We'll give you the opening lines of a famous novel or poem.
    You name the work (not the author).

    1. "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show."

    "David Copperfield" (by Charles Dickens). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

    2. "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way."

    "Anna Karenina" (by Leo Tolstoy). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

    3. "Midway upon the journey of our life / I found myself within
    a forest dark / For the straightforward pathway had been lost."

    "The Divine Comedy" (by Dante). 4 for Joshua.

    4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

    "Pride and Prejudice" (by Jane Austen). 4 for everyone.

    5. "The river flowed both ways."

    "The Diviners" (by Margaret Laurence).

    6. "We slept in what had once been the gymnasium."

    "The Handmaid's Tale" (by Margaret Atwood).

    7. "I sing of arms and a man..."

    "The Aeneid" (by Virgil). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

    8. Among twenty snowy mountains,
    The only moving thing
    Was the eye of the blackbird.

    "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" (by Wallace Stevens).

    9. "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a razor and a mirror lay crossed"

    "Ulysses" (by James Joyce). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

    10. "Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table... "

    "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (by T.S. Eliot). 4 for Joshua
    and Dan Blum.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Can Lit
    Joshua Kreitzer 7 28 35
    Dan Tilque 28 4 32
    Dan Blum 4 24 28
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