* Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits
of Henry VIII and members of his court?
3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?
4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during
his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the
ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served
as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,
eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq
Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg
erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq
n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na
vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song
titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
2. Suns.
3. Ducks.
4. Raiders.
5. Hornets.
6. Mariners.
7. Guardians.
9. Commanders.
10. Blue Jackets.
* Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq
Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg
erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq
n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na
vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
3. Ducks.
6. Mariners.
10. Blue Jackets.
* Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII
If there's one king most people have heard about and can recognize
it's Henry VIII -- arguably one of the most famous monarchs of
all time. Here are 10 questions about England's most notable
-- some would say notorious -- ruler.
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits
of Henry VIII and members of his court?
3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?
4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during
his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the
ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served
as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,
eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq
Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg
erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq
n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na
vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
7. Henry VIII has been portrayed on film by many accomplished
actors. Who played him in the 1966 Oscar-winning film "A Man
for All Seasons"?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song
titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
You may have heard of the name of a sports team, but can you place
the team in its home city? For example, if I say the team is the
Blue Jays, the correct answer would be Toronto. All of these teams
play in one of five major leagues: the National Football League
(NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Hockey
League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major
League Baseball (MLB). It is not necessary to identify the league.
1. Elks.
2. Suns.
3. Ducks.
4. Raiders.
5. Hornets.
6. Mariners.
7. Guardians.
8. Redblacks.
9. Commanders.
10. Blue Jackets.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-02-10,
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 the Night Owls, 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*)".
* Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII
If there's one king most people have heard about and can recognize
it's Henry VIII -- arguably one of the most famous monarchs of
all time. Here are 10 questions about England's most notable
-- some would say notorious -- ruler.
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits
of Henry VIII and members of his court?
3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?
4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during
his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the
ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served
as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,
eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq
Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg
erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq
n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na
vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
7. Henry VIII has been portrayed on film by many accomplished
actors. Who played him in the 1966 Oscar-winning film "A Man
for All Seasons"?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
9. This modern English writer and Booker Prize winner (who died
in 2022) wrote a trilogy of books based on the life of Thomas
Cromwell, Henry's principal secretary (1534-40) and an architect
of the English Reformation. Name this writer.
10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song
titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
You may have heard of the name of a sports team, but can you place
the team in its home city? For example, if I say the team is the
Blue Jays, the correct answer would be Toronto. All of these teams
play in one of five major leagues: the National Football League
(NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Hockey
League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major
League Baseball (MLB). It is not necessary to identify the league.
1. Elks.
2. Suns.
3. Ducks.
4. Raiders.
5. Hornets.
6. Mariners.
7. Guardians.
8. Redblacks.
9. Commanders.
10. Blue Jackets.
* Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII
If there's one king most people have heard about and can recognize
it's Henry VIII -- arguably one of the most famous monarchs of
all time. Here are 10 questions about England's most notable
-- some would say notorious -- ruler.
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits
of Henry VIII and members of his court?
3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?
4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during
his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the
ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served
as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,
eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq
Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg
erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq
n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na
vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
7. Henry VIII has been portrayed on film by many accomplished
actors. Who played him in the 1966 Oscar-winning film "A Man
for All Seasons"?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
9. This modern English writer and Booker Prize winner (who died
in 2022) wrote a trilogy of books based on the life of Thomas
Cromwell, Henry's principal secretary (1534-40) and an architect
of the English Reformation. Name this writer.
10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song
titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
You may have heard of the name of a sports team, but can you place
the team in its home city? For example, if I say the team is the
Blue Jays, the correct answer would be Toronto. All of these teams
play in one of five major leagues: the National Football League
(NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Hockey
League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major
League Baseball (MLB). It is not necessary to identify the league.
1. Elks.
2. Suns.
3. Ducks.
4. Raiders.
5. Hornets.
6. Mariners.
7. Guardians.
8. Redblacks.
9. Commanders.
10. Blue Jackets.--
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 4 - History - King Henry VIII
If there's one king most people have heard about and can recognize
it's Henry VIII -- arguably one of the most famous monarchs of
all time. Here are 10 questions about England's most notable
-- some would say notorious -- ruler.
1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.
2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits
of Henry VIII and members of his court?
3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?
4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during
his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the
ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served
as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,
eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?
5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Another of Henry's Lord
Chancellors and chief advisors was Thomas More -- one of the most
respected intellectuals of his era. In 1516, More published
a book about an imaginary island whose inhabitants lived in an
ideal society and government. Name the book.
6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,
due to her failure to do what?
7. Henry VIII has been portrayed on film by many accomplished
actors. Who played him in the 1966 Oscar-winning film "A Man
for All Seasons"?
8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.
9. This modern English writer and Booker Prize winner (who died
in 2022) wrote a trilogy of books based on the life of Thomas
Cromwell, Henry's principal secretary (1534-40) and an architect
of the English Reformation. Name this writer.
10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song
titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities
You may have heard of the name of a sports team, but can you place
the team in its home city? For example, if I say the team is the
Blue Jays, the correct answer would be Toronto. All of these teams
play in one of five major leagues: the National Football League
(NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Hockey
League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major
League Baseball (MLB). It is not necessary to identify the league.
1. Elks.
2. Suns.
3. Ducks.
4. Raiders.
5. Hornets.
6. Mariners.
7. Guardians.
8. Redblacks.
9. Commanders.
10. Blue Jackets.
| Sysop: | Amessyroom |
|---|---|
| Location: | Fayetteville, NC |
| Users: | 54 |
| Nodes: | 6 (1 / 5) |
| Uptime: | 23:36:53 |
| Calls: | 742 |
| Files: | 1,218 |
| D/L today: |
6 files (8,794K bytes) |
| Messages: | 186,852 |
| Posted today: | 1 |