** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
3. What term is used to describe the boundary surrounding a black
hole where anything that crosses it from outside can never
return?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
6. With what astronomical event would you associate "Baily's beads"
and the "diamond ring effect"?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
A1. In this 1846 novel the protagonist Edmond Dant?s is falsely
accused of treason, arrested and imprisoned without trial
in the Ch?teau d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
B1. This 1962 movie is a largely fictional biography about the
life of Robert Stroud, a notorious prisoner who was sentenced
to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
D2. In which *French territory* was the notorious penal colony
best known as Devil's Island?
E1. Before becoming the location of a prison, Alcatraz Island
was the first West Coast location of a certain kind of
structure, first built in 1852. What structure?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
F1. Former NFL player Michael Vick served 21 months in prison
for his involvement in a crime ring. What was their crmie?
** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
3. What term is used to describe the boundary surrounding a black
hole where anything that crosses it from outside can never
return?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
6. With what astronomical event would you associate "Baily's beads"
and the "diamond ring effect"?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
* A. Literature: Novels with Prison Settings
In each case, name them.
A1. In this 1846 novel the protagonist Edmond Dant|?s is falsely
accused of treason, arrested and imprisoned without trial
in the Ch|oteau d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
A2. This 1977 John Cheever novel tells the story of Ezekiel
Farragut, a university professor and drug addict who is
serving time in a state prison for the murder of his brother.
What is the title?
* B. Entertainment: Movies with Prison Settings
In each case, give the title.
B1. This 1962 movie is a largely fictional biography about the
life of Robert Stroud, a notorious prisoner who was sentenced
to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.
B2. This 2023 drama centers on a group of incarcerated men
involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through
the "Rehabilitation Through the Arts" program. It received
Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,
and Best Song.
* C. History: Famous Prisons
C1. The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, London,
just south of the Thames. Although it housed a variety of
prisoners, it became known for its incarceration of people
for one particular crime until legal reform changed the
law in 1869. What crime?
C2. This prison operated in London for over 700 years from
1188 until it was demolished in 1902. It was known for
its particularly harsh conditions and later as a place
of execution. It is a setting in many novels by Charles
Dickens, including "Oliver Twist". Name the prison.
* D. Geography: Prison Locations
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
D2. In which *French territory* was the notorious penal colony
best known as Devil's Island?
* E. Miscellaneous Prison Facts
E1. Before becoming the location of a prison, Alcatraz Island
was the first West Coast location of a certain kind of
structure, first built in 1852. What structure?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
* F. Sports: Athletes Behind Bars
F1. Former NFL player Michael Vick served 21 months in prison
for his involvement in a crime ring. What was their crmie?
F2. Former MLB baseball player Daryl Strawberry served 11 months
in prison for what crime?
** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
3. What term is used to describe the boundary surrounding a black
hole where anything that crosses it from outside can never
return?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
* A. Literature: Novels with Prison Settings
In each case, name them.
A1. In this 1846 novel the protagonist Edmond Dant|?s is falsely
accused of treason, arrested and imprisoned without trial
in the Ch|oteau d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
* B. Entertainment: Movies with Prison Settings
In each case, give the title.
B1. This 1962 movie is a largely fictional biography about the
life of Robert Stroud, a notorious prisoner who was sentenced
to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.
B2. This 2023 drama centers on a group of incarcerated men
involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through
the "Rehabilitation Through the Arts" program. It received
Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,
and Best Song.
* C. History: Famous Prisons
C1. The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, London,
just south of the Thames. Although it housed a variety of
prisoners, it became known for its incarceration of people
for one particular crime until legal reform changed the
law in 1869. What crime?
* D. Geography: Prison Locations
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
D2. In which *French territory* was the notorious penal colony
best known as Devil's Island?
* E. Miscellaneous Prison Facts
E1. Before becoming the location of a prison, Alcatraz Island
was the first West Coast location of a certain kind of
structure, first built in 1852. What structure?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
C1. The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, London,
just south of the Thames. Although it housed a variety of
prisoners, it became known for its incarceration of people
for one particular crime until legal reform changed the
law in 1869. What crime?
* D. Geography: Prison Locations
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
* F. Sports: Athletes Behind Bars
F1. Former NFL player Michael Vick served 21 months in prison
for his involvement in a crime ring. What was their crmie?
F2. Former MLB baseball player Daryl Strawberry served 11 months
in prison for what crime?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-09-15,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
3. What term is used to describe the boundary surrounding a black
hole where anything that crosses it from outside can never
return?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
6. With what astronomical event would you associate "Baily's beads"
and the "diamond ring effect"?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
* A. Literature: Novels with Prison Settings
In each case, name them.
A1. In this 1846 novel the protagonist Edmond Dant*s is falsely
accused of treason, arrested and imprisoned without trial
in the Chrteau d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
A2. This 1977 John Cheever novel tells the story of Ezekiel
Farragut, a university professor and drug addict who is
serving time in a state prison for the murder of his brother.
What is the title?
* B. Entertainment: Movies with Prison Settings
In each case, give the title.
B1. This 1962 movie is a largely fictional biography about the
life of Robert Stroud, a notorious prisoner who was sentenced
to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.
B2. This 2023 drama centers on a group of incarcerated men
involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through
the "Rehabilitation Through the Arts" program. It received
Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,
and Best Song.
* C. History: Famous Prisons
C1. The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, London,
just south of the Thames. Although it housed a variety of
prisoners, it became known for its incarceration of people
for one particular crime until legal reform changed the
law in 1869. What crime?
C2. This prison operated in London for over 700 years from
1188 until it was demolished in 1902. It was known for
its particularly harsh conditions and later as a place
of execution. It is a setting in many novels by Charles
Dickens, including "Oliver Twist". Name the prison.
* D. Geography: Prison Locations
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
D2. In which *French territory* was the notorious penal colony
best known as Devil's Island?
* E. Miscellaneous Prison Facts
E1. Before becoming the location of a prison, Alcatraz Island
was the first West Coast location of a certain kind of
structure, first built in 1852. What structure?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
* F. Sports: Athletes Behind Bars
F1. Former NFL player Michael Vick served 21 months in prison
for his involvement in a crime ring. What was their crmie?
F2. Former MLB baseball player Daryl Strawberry served 11 months
in prison for what crime?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-09-15,
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 Cellar Rats, 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 recent
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomy
1. On a celestial sphere, what do we call the point directly
opposite the nadir?
2. In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) held
its 4-year conference in Prague, Czech Republic. What major
decision was made at this conference in terms of classification
of astronomical objects?
3. What term is used to describe the boundary surrounding a black
hole where anything that crosses it from outside can never
return?
4. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?
5. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, consist largely
of two elements. Which elements?
6. With what astronomical event would you associate "Baily's beads"
and the "diamond ring effect"?
7. What planet did the space probe Cassini orbit for a number
of years?
8. What is the name of the nebula that is the remains of a supernova
observed by Chinese astronomers in 1054. It is also the first
object listed in Messier's catalog.
9. Not counting the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. What is
the closest galaxy to the Milky way?
10. What is the current officially defined number of constellations,
within 1?
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Prisons
* A. Literature: Novels with Prison Settings
In each case, name them.
A1. In this 1846 novel the protagonist Edmond Dant|?s is falsely
accused of treason, arrested and imprisoned without trial
in the Ch|oteau d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseille.
A2. This 1977 John Cheever novel tells the story of Ezekiel
Farragut, a university professor and drug addict who is
serving time in a state prison for the murder of his brother.
What is the title?
* B. Entertainment: Movies with Prison Settings
In each case, give the title.
B1. This 1962 movie is a largely fictional biography about the
life of Robert Stroud, a notorious prisoner who was sentenced
to solitary confinement after having killed a prison guard.
B2. This 2023 drama centers on a group of incarcerated men
involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through
the "Rehabilitation Through the Arts" program. It received
Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,
and Best Song.
* C. History: Famous Prisons
C1. The Marshalsea was a notorious prison in Southwark, London,
just south of the Thames. Although it housed a variety of
prisoners, it became known for its incarceration of people
for one particular crime until legal reform changed the
law in 1869. What crime?
C2. This prison operated in London for over 700 years from
1188 until it was demolished in 1902. It was known for
its particularly harsh conditions and later as a place
of execution. It is a setting in many novels by Charles
Dickens, including "Oliver Twist". Name the prison.
* D. Geography: Prison Locations
D1. In which *city and country* would you find the former prison
Robben Island?
D2. In which *French territory* was the notorious penal colony
best known as Devil's Island?
* E. Miscellaneous Prison Facts
E1. Before becoming the location of a prison, Alcatraz Island
was the first West Coast location of a certain kind of
structure, first built in 1852. What structure?
E2. According to the World Prison Brief 2024, what country
had the highest incarceration rate in the world in 2024,
with 1,808,100 prisoners?
* F. Sports: Athletes Behind Bars
F1. Former NFL player Michael Vick served 21 months in prison
for his involvement in a crime ring. What was their crime?
F2. Former MLB baseball player Daryl Strawberry served 11 months
in prison for what crime?
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