** Final, Round 2 - Geography
* Extreme Weather
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
* Territorial Disputes
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
* Famous Streets
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
14. What street in the City of London, England, is considered the
UK's equivalent of Wall St.?
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r3.jpg
* Female Directors
For each list of movies, name the woman who directed them.
1. "Lady Bird", "Little Women", "Nights and Weekends".
2. "The Hurt Locker", "Zero Dark Thirty", "K-19: The Widowmaker".
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
* "Saturday Night Live" Guest Hosts
4. On 1975-10-11, who was the first guest host?
5. Who holds the record for most appearances as guest host at 17?
These appearances occurred between 1990 and 2017.
6. Name *either* the oldest guest host at age 88 in 2010, or the
youngest guest host at age 7 in 1982.
* Memorable Lines from the Movies
In each case, name the movie containing the line.
7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
8. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your
lips together -- and blow."
9. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in
my pajamas, I don't know."
* '70s Rock Legend Names at Birth
We will give you their name at birth, and you give us the name
they are now known by.
10. Chaim Witz.
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
* Name the Actor
For each list of movies, name the actor who starred in them all.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
14. "Elephant Man", "1984", "Scandal".
15. "Hamlet" (1948), "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Marathon Man".
* Extreme Weather
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Canadian Lakes
4. At 2,014 feet, what Canadian lake is the deepest lake in North
America?
5. What is the largest lake entirely within Ontario?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
8. Currently the 3rd-largest city in Egypt, it is located on the
west bank of the Nile, 5 km southwest of central Cairo.
The city is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid
of Khufu. Name it.
9. One of this city's ancient names was Thebes. Opposite it,
on the west bank of the Nile, lies the Valley of the Kings.
What is the present name of this city?
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-04-07,
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*)".
** Final, Round 2 - Geography
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r2.jpg
* Extreme Weather
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Canadian Lakes
4. At 2,014 feet, what Canadian lake is the deepest lake in North
America?
5. What is the largest lake entirely within Ontario?
6. The largest lake in Newfoundland and Labrador is what reservoir
created for the Churchill Falls Hydroelectric project?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
8. Currently the 3rd-largest city in Egypt, it is located on the
west bank of the Nile, 5 km southwest of central Cairo.
The city is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid
of Khufu. Name it.
9. One of this city's ancient names was Thebes. Opposite it,
on the west bank of the Nile, lies the Valley of the Kings.
What is the present name of this city?
* Territorial Disputes
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
* Famous Streets
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
14. What street in the City of London, England, is considered the
UK's equivalent of Wall St.?
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r3.jpg
* Female Directors
For each list of movies, name the woman who directed them.
1. "Lady Bird", "Little Women", "Nights and Weekends".
2. "The Hurt Locker", "Zero Dark Thirty", "K-19: The Widowmaker".
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
* "Saturday Night Live" Guest Hosts
4. On 1975-10-11, who was the first guest host?
5. Who holds the record for most appearances as guest host at 17?
These appearances occurred between 1990 and 2017.
6. Name *either* the oldest guest host at age 88 in 2010, or the
youngest guest host at age 7 in 1982.
* Memorable Lines from the Movies
In each case, name the movie containing the line.
7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
8. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your
lips together -- and blow."
9. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in
my pajamas, I don't know."
* '70s Rock Legend Names at Birth
We will give you their name at birth, and you give us the name
they are now known by.
10. Chaim Witz.
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
* Name the Actor
For each list of movies, name the actor who starred in them all.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
14. "Elephant Man", "1984", "Scandal".
15. "Hamlet" (1948), "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Marathon Man".
** Final, Round 2 - Geography
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r2.jpg
* Extreme Weather
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Canadian Lakes
4. At 2,014 feet, what Canadian lake is the deepest lake in North
America?
5. What is the largest lake entirely within Ontario?
6. The largest lake in Newfoundland and Labrador is what reservoir
created for the Churchill Falls Hydroelectric project?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
8. Currently the 3rd-largest city in Egypt, it is located on the
west bank of the Nile, 5 km southwest of central Cairo.
The city is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid
of Khufu. Name it.
9. One of this city's ancient names was Thebes. Opposite it,
on the west bank of the Nile, lies the Valley of the Kings.
What is the present name of this city?
* Territorial Disputes
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
* Famous Streets
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
14. What street in the City of London, England, is considered the
UK's equivalent of Wall St.?
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r3.jpg
* Female Directors
For each list of movies, name the woman who directed them.
1. "Lady Bird", "Little Women", "Nights and Weekends".
2. "The Hurt Locker", "Zero Dark Thirty", "K-19: The Widowmaker".
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
* "Saturday Night Live" Guest Hosts
4. On 1975-10-11, who was the first guest host?
5. Who holds the record for most appearances as guest host at 17?
These appearances occurred between 1990 and 2017.
6. Name *either* the oldest guest host at age 88 in 2010, or the
youngest guest host at age 7 in 1982.
* Memorable Lines from the Movies
In each case, name the movie containing the line.
7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
8. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your
lips together -- and blow."
9. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in
my pajamas, I don't know."
* '70s Rock Legend Names at Birth
We will give you their name at birth, and you give us the name
they are now known by.
10. Chaim Witz.
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
* Name the Actor
For each list of movies, name the actor who starred in them all.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
14. "Elephant Man", "1984", "Scandal".
15. "Hamlet" (1948), "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Marathon Man".
** Final, Round 2 - Geography
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
8. Currently the 3rd-largest city in Egypt, it is located on the
west bank of the Nile, 5 km southwest of central Cairo.
The city is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid
of Khufu. Name it.
9. One of this city's ancient names was Thebes. Opposite it,
on the west bank of the Nile, lies the Valley of the Kings.
What is the present name of this city?
* Territorial Disputes
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
* Famous Streets
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
2. "The Hurt Locker", "Zero Dark Thirty", "K-19: The Widowmaker".
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
* "Saturday Night Live" Guest Hosts
4. On 1975-10-11, who was the first guest host?
6. Name *either* the oldest guest host at age 88 in 2010, or the
youngest guest host at age 7 in 1982.
7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
9. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in
my pajamas, I don't know."
10. Chaim Witz.
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
14. "Elephant Man", "1984", "Scandal".
15. "Hamlet" (1948), "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Marathon Man".
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-04-07,
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 2 - Geography
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r2.jpg
* Extreme Weather
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
2. A new world record wind speed of 253 mph was established in
1996 during Cyclone Olivia. In which country was this wind
speed recorded?
3. A world record 73 inches of rain fell within 24 hours on March
15-16, 1952, on which Indian Ocean island?
* Canadian Lakes
4. At 2,014 feet, what Canadian lake is the deepest lake in North
America?
5. What is the largest lake entirely within Ontario?
6. The largest lake in Newfoundland and Labrador is what reservoir
created for the Churchill Falls Hydroelectric project?
* Ancient Egyptian Cities
7. This city was the capital of Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine
Egypt for almost 1,000 years, until the Muslim conquest of 641.
Today it is Egypt's 2nd-largest city. Name it.
8. Currently the 3rd-largest city in Egypt, it is located on the
west bank of the Nile, 5 km southwest of central Cairo.
The city is the site of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid
of Khufu. Name it.
9. One of this city's ancient names was Thebes. Opposite it,
on the west bank of the Nile, lies the Valley of the Kings.
What is the present name of this city?
* Territorial Disputes
10. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in 1763-67 to resolve a
border dispute involving areas of colonial America. It is
still a demarcation among four US states. Name any one of
these states.
11. The Aroostook War was a military and civilian confrontation in
1838-39 between the US and the UK over the international boundary
between a British colony and a US state. Name *either*.
12. The Sakhalin Islands were the subject of a territorial dispute
between two countries in 1845-75. Name either one.
* Famous Streets
13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
14. What street in the City of London, England, is considered the
UK's equivalent of Wall St.?
15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
from which real city?
** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r3.jpg
* Female Directors
For each list of movies, name the woman who directed them.
1. "Lady Bird", "Little Women", "Nights and Weekends".
2. "The Hurt Locker", "Zero Dark Thirty", "K-19: The Widowmaker".
3. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".
* "Saturday Night Live" Guest Hosts
4. On 1975-10-11, who was the first guest host?
5. Who holds the record for most appearances as guest host at 17?
These appearances occurred between 1990 and 2017.
6. Name *either* the oldest guest host at age 88 in 2010, or the
youngest guest host at age 7 in 1982.
* Memorable Lines from the Movies
In each case, name the movie containing the line.
7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
8. "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your
lips together -- and blow."
9. "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in
my pajamas, I don't know."
* '70s Rock Legend Names at Birth
We will give you their name at birth, and you give us the name
they are now known by.
10. Chaim Witz.
11. Farrokh Bulsara.
12. Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
* Name the Actor
For each list of movies, name the actor who starred in them all.
13. "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Reversal of Fortune",
"Damage".
14. "Elephant Man", "1984", "Scandal".
15. "Hamlet" (1948), "The Prince and the Showgirl", "Marathon Man".
Mark Brader:
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
Mt. Rainier.
1. 102 feet of snow fell between 1971-02-19 and 1972-02-18 on the
weather station on this US mountain, establishing a Guinness
world record for the biggest annual snowfall. Name the mountain.
Mt. Rainier.
Hah! Using snowfall from two winters is cheating.
Annual snowfall records are measured from July 1 to June 30.
The record for that is at Mt Baker (1988-89), which was my answer.
OK, not really a protest. I don't expect any correction here.
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