These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-10,
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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames

In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
required.)

1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

3. What city has the nickname "Birthplace of Confederation"?

4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
"Fundy City".

5. What city has the nickname "Steeltown"?

6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".

7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
"The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
and Wheat.

8. What Alberta city's abundant natural-gas resources have led
to the nicknames "The Gas City", "The City with Energy", and
"The City with All Hell for a Basement", the last of which is
based on a description of the city by a visiting Rudyard Kipling?

9. What Ontario city has the nickname "Bell City" and "The
Telephone City"?

10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
a popular annual event and its attendees.

** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World

All of the answers will be color-related in some way.

* A. Entertainment

A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

* B. Sports

B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
field at Fenway Park?

B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.

* C. History

C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
organization?

* D. Geography

D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
English-language name?

D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
English-language name?

* E. Science

E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
world champion of chess.

E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
its color to be widely used since the process to create its
Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

* F. Literature

F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
Dr. Watson.

F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The last time I trusted you, we had Mark."
msb@vex.net -- Jill, "Home Improvement" (B.K. Taylor)

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames
>
> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)
>
> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

Churchill
> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

Naiamo
> 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
> City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
> Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
> "Fundy City".

Halifax
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World
>
> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.
>
> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

William III
> * D. Geography
>
> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

Yellow River
> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Black Sea
> * E. Science
>
> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue
> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

Indigo
> * F. Literature
>
> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

A Study in Scarlet

On 9/1/23 21:11, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames
>
> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)
>
> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

Churchill

>
> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

Prince Rupert

>
> 3. What city has the nickname "Birthplace of Confederation"?

Charlottetown

>
> 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
> City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
> Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
> "Fundy City".

Saint John

>
> 5. What city has the nickname "Steeltown"?
>
> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".
>
> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

Edmonton

>
> 8. What Alberta city's abundant natural-gas resources have led
> to the nicknames "The Gas City", "The City with Energy", and
> "The City with All Hell for a Basement", the last of which is
> based on a description of the city by a visiting Rudyard Kipling?

Medicine Hat

>
> 9. What Ontario city has the nickname "Bell City" and "The
> Telephone City"?
>
> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

Calgary

>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World
>
> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.
>
> * A. Entertainment
>
> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
>
> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.
>
>
> * B. Sports
>
> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

Green Monster

>
> B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
> from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
> Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
> he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.
>
>
> * C. History
>
> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

William III

>
> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

Pinkerton

>
>
> * D. Geography
>
> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

Yellow River

>
> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Black Sea

>
>
> * E. Science
>
> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue

>
> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

magenta

>
>
> * F. Literature
>
> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

A Study in Scarlet

>
> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

Red Badge of Courage

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames

> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".

Ottawa

> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

Winnipeg; Edmonton

> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

Calgary

> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World

> * A. Entertainment

> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Color Me Badd

> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

In Living Color

> * B. Sports

> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

The Green Monster

> B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
> from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
> Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
> he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.

Vida Blue

> * C. History

> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

William III

> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

Pinkertons

> * D. Geography

> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

Yellow River

> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Black Sea

> * E. Science

> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue

> * F. Literature

> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

A Study in Scarlet

> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

The Red Badge of Courage

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 11:11:37 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames
>
> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)
>
> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

Churchill

> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

Vancouver; Victoria

> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".

Toronto (?)
> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

Saskatoon; Regina

> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

Calgary
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World
>
> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.
>
> * A. Entertainment
>
> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Color Me Badd

> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

Living Colour; "In Living Color"

> * B. Sports
>
> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

the Green Monster

> * C. History
>
> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

William III
> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

Pinkerton's

> * D. Geography
>
> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

Yellow River

> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Black Sea

> * E. Science
>
> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue

> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

Prussian blue (?)

> * F. Literature
>
> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

"A Study in Scarlet"

> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

"The Red Badge of Courage"

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-10,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames
>
> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)
>
> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

Churchill

>
> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".
>
> 3. What city has the nickname "Birthplace of Confederation"?
>
> 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
> City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
> Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
> "Fundy City".

St. John; St. John's

>
> 5. What city has the nickname "Steeltown"?

Hamilton

>
> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".
>
> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

Winnipeg; Regina

>
> 8. What Alberta city's abundant natural-gas resources have led
> to the nicknames "The Gas City", "The City with Energy", and
> "The City with All Hell for a Basement", the last of which is
> based on a description of the city by a visiting Rudyard Kipling?
>
> 9. What Ontario city has the nickname "Bell City" and "The
> Telephone City"?

London

>
> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

Calgary

>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World
>
> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.
>
> * A. Entertainment
>
> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Average White Band

>
> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

In Living Color

>
>
> * B. Sports
>
> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

Green Monster

>
> B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
> from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
> Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
> he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.
>
>
> * C. History
>
> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.
>
> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

Black Hats

>
>
> * D. Geography
>
> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?
>
> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Red Sea; Yellow Sea

>
>
> * E. Science
>
> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue

>
> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?
>
>
> * F. Literature
>
> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.
>
> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

The Red Badge of Courage

>

Pete Gayde

On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:11:37 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-10,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames
>
> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)
>
> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

churchill, manitoba

> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

ketchikan

> 3. What city has the nickname "Birthplace of Confederation"?

charleston sc ; san francisco ca [ok, that was a bad pun]

> 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
> City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
> Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
> "Fundy City".

saint john

> 5. What city has the nickname "Steeltown"?

pittsburgh pa

> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".

ottawa

> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

sasskatoon

> 8. What Alberta city's abundant natural-gas resources have led
> to the nicknames "The Gas City", "The City with Energy", and
> "The City with All Hell for a Basement", the last of which is
> based on a description of the city by a visiting Rudyard Kipling?

medicine hat

> 9. What Ontario city has the nickname "Bell City" and "The
> Telephone City"?

paris ontario?

> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

calgary

>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World
>
> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.
>
> * A. Entertainment
>
> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

color me bad

> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

in living color

>
> * B. Sports
>
> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

green monster

> B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
> from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
> Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
> he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.

red kelly

>
> * C. History
>
> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

william iii

> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

pinkertons

>
> * D. Geography
>
> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

yellow river

> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

coral sea [for certain values of color and certain values of sea]

>
> * E. Science
>
> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

deep blue

> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

prussian blue

>
> * F. Literature
>
> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

a study in scarlet

> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

the red badge of courage

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> Mark Brader, Toronto "The last time I trusted you, we had Mark."
> m...@vex.net -- Jill, "Home Improvement" (B.K. Taylor)
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Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Game 8 is over and STEPHEN PERRY is the winner! Hearty
congratulations, sir!

> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames

> In each case, name the city or town being described. (Province not
> required.)

This was the easiest round in the original game.

> 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
> It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".

Churchill (MB). 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.

> 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the
> nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".

Campbell River, Port Alberni.

> 3. What city has the nickname "Birthplace of Confederation"?

Charlottetown (PE). 4 for Dan Tilque.

> 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original
> City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now
> Canada, in 1785? Other nicknames include "Port City" and
> "Fundy City".

St. John (NB). 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. 3 for Pete.

> 5. What city has the nickname "Steeltown"?

Hamilton (ON). 4 for Pete.

> 6. What city has the nickname "Bytown"? A less official nickname
> used by the locals is "the City that Fun Forgot".

Ottawa (ON). 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.

> 7. What city's abundance of bridges has led to it being nicknamed
> "The Bridge City" and "Paris of the Prairies"? A further
> nickname is "POW City" for the abundance of Potash, Oil,
> and Wheat.

Saskatoon (SK). 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua.

Specifically that'd be the concentration of bridges near downtown.
See: http://us-atlas.com/images/426_qyqjj6yg.jpg

> 8. What Alberta city's abundant natural-gas resources have led
> to the nicknames "The Gas City", "The City with Energy", and
> "The City with All Hell for a Basement", the last of which is
> based on a description of the city by a visiting Rudyard Kipling?

Medicine Hat. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.

> 9. What Ontario city has the nickname "Bell City" and "The
> Telephone City"?

Brantford.

The telephone, said Alexander Graham Bell, was "conceived in
Brantford... and born in Boston".

> 10. What city has the nickname "Cowtown", originally ascribed
> due to the abundance of good cattle farming and not because of
> a popular annual event and its attendees.

Calgary (AB). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.

> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World

> All of the answers will be color-related in some way.

> * A. Entertainment

> A1. Name the R&B group that released the song "I Wanna Sex You
> Up" in 1991, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Color Me Badd. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.

> A2. Name *either* the rock band that won a Grammy for their
> 1988 song "Cult of Personality", *or* the sketch comedy
> show that helped launch the careers of the Wayans brothers
> and Jim Carrey, just to name a few.

Living Color, "In Living Color". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard
way), Pete, and Stephen.

> * B. Sports

> B1. What is the popular nickname of the 37'2" high wall in left
> field at Fenway Park?

The Green Monster. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
and Stephen.

See: http://blog.ticketmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/Fenway-Park-field.jpg

> B2. Name the man who served as Member of Parliament for York West
> from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won two Stanley
> Cups while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017
> he was named one of the 100 greatest NHL players in history.

Leonard "Red" Kelly. 4 for Stephen.

> * C. History

> C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having
> died the week before, in 1650. He ruled as the King of
> England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death
> in 1702. Who was he? Name and number, please.

William III. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.

> C2. Abraham Lincoln used their agents to conduct espionage
> against the Confederacy, and for his personal security
> during the Civil War. They were once the largest private
> law-enforcement organization in the world. What is this
> organization?

Pinkerton (Detective Agency). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Stephen.

> * D. Geography

> D1. What is the longest river with a color in its
> English-language name?

Yellow River (Huang He). 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Stephen.

I believe #2 is the White Nile and #3 is the Red River in the
southern US.

> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
> English-language name?

Red Sea (but see below).

The Black Sea is a very close #2 -- when I realized how close,
I checked a number of online sources. Some put it at less than 1%
smaller than the Red Sea, while some make it a few percent smaller.
But I didn't find any that make it #1. #3 is the Yellow Sea.

*However*, if considering that "coral" can name a color as well as
a type of living thing, we I suppose we must accept the Coral Sea
as a legitimate answer, and it's larger than all of the above.

So, 4 for Stephen as well as 3 for Pete.

> * E. Science

> E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov
> in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first
> artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning
> world champion of chess.

Deep Blue. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Pete, and Stephen.

> E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the
> early 18th century. It was the first stable pigment of
> its color to be widely used since the process to create its
> Egyptian counterpart was lost. It is on the World Health
> Organization's List of Essential Medicines. What is it?

Prussian blue. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.

> * F. Literature

> F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in
> 1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and
> Dr. Watson.

"A Study in Scarlet". 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Stephen.

> F2. Name the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young private
> in the Union Army who flees from the battlefield and, in
> his shame, longs for a wound to prove he is no coward.

"The Red Badge of Courage". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Pete, and Stephen.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit His Mis Spo Sci Mis Can Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 32 36 40 40 40 24 48 244
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 28 19 40 12 11 40 195
Dan Blum 40 32 12 4 40 20 8 36 180
Dan Tilque 4 36 8 12 40 16 20 28 152
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 4 24 28 0 4 16 100
Pete Gayde 4 16 -- -- -- -- 15 19 54

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Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its
>> English-language name?
>
> Red Sea (but see below).
>
> The Black Sea is a very close #2 -- when I realized how close,
> I checked a number of online sources. Some put it at less than 1%
> smaller than the Red Sea, while some make it a few percent smaller.
> But I didn't find any that make it #1. #3 is the Yellow Sea.
>

Hey, by volume the Black Sea is more than twice as large!

(I will have to admit that I did not consider the Red Sea, but even
if I had, I would have dismissed it thinking that also by area it's
a lot smaller than the Black Sea.)