These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.

For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World

This round is on currencies of the world. All are in """current"""
usage. We'll give you the name of the currency (omitting "new"
where applicable), and you name the country.

1. Lev.
2. Baht.
3. Cedi.
4. Forint.
5. Gourde.
6. Shekel.
7. Dirham.
8. Quetzal.
9. Ringgit.
10. Tugrik or tögrög.

** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart

* A. Too Smart for Their Own Good

A1. This world-renowned mathematician, who made significant
contributions to game theory, struggled with paranoid
schizophrenia. His life was dramatized in the movie
"A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Who is he?

A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
in 2008. Who was he?

* B. Smart to Read

(The original titles of those works may not have been in English.)

B1. Who wrote the "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"?
B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

* C. Smart Machines

C1. Name the 1982 movie based on the Philip K. Dick novel
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

* D. Smart Places

These two questions are about the location of Ivy League universities.

D1. In what city would you find Brown University?
D2. In what city would you find Yale University?

* E. Smart Programs

E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

E2. What was the name of the IBM computer program that competed
on "Jeopardy!" in 2011?

* F. Smart Recognition

F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?

F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
how old was she when she received her award?

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Whatever you are, be out and out,
msb@vex.net | not divided or in doubt." -- Brand (Ibsen)

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:00:25 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World
>
> This round is on currencies of the world. All are in """current"""
> usage. We'll give you the name of the currency (omitting "new"
> where applicable), and you name the country.
>
> 1. Lev.

Bulgaria

> 2. Baht.

Thailand
> 4. Forint.

Hungary
> 5. Gourde.

Haiti

> 6. Shekel.

Israel

> 7. Dirham.

United Arab Emirates

> 8. Quetzal.

Guatemala

> 9. Ringgit.

Malaysia
> 10. Tugrik or tögrög.

Mongolia

> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart
>
> * A. Too Smart for Their Own Good
>
> A1. This world-renowned mathematician, who made significant
> contributions to game theory, struggled with paranoid
> schizophrenia. His life was dramatized in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Who is he?

Nash
> A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
> one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
> After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
> most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
> in 2008. Who was he?

Fischer

> * B. Smart to Read
>
> (The original titles of those works may not have been in English.)
>
> B1. Who wrote the "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"?

Camus

> B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

Rand
> * C. Smart Machines
>
> C1. Name the 1982 movie based on the Philip K. Dick novel
> "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

"Blade Runner"

> C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

"Terminator"

> * D. Smart Places
>
> These two questions are about the location of Ivy League universities.
>
> D1. In what city would you find Brown University?

Providence
> D2. In what city would you find Yale University?

New Haven

> * E. Smart Programs
>
> E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
> Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

Deep Blue

> E2. What was the name of the IBM computer program that competed
> on "Jeopardy!" in 2011?

Watson

> * F. Smart Recognition
>
> F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
> for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?

27

> F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
> for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was she when she received her award?

90

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World
>
> 1. Lev.

Bulgaria

> 2. Baht.

Thailand

> 3. Cedi.

Haiti

> 4. Forint.

Hungary

> 5. Gourde.

Congo

> 6. Shekel.

Israel

> 7. Dirham.

Uzbekistan

> 8. Quetzal.

Guatemala

> 9. Ringgit.

Malaysia

> 10. Tugrik or tögrög.

Kyrgyzystan; Turkmenistan

> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart
>
> * A. Too Smart for Their Own Good
>
> A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
> one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
> After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
> most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
> in 2008. Who was he?

Bobby Fischer
> B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

Ayn Rand

> C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

Star Wars
> * E. Smart Programs
>
> E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
> Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

Deep Blur
> * F. Smart Recognition
>
> F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
> for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?

35
> F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
> for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was she when she received her award?

86

On 1/13/23 22:00, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World
>
> This round is on currencies of the world. All are in """current"""
> usage. We'll give you the name of the currency (omitting "new"
> where applicable), and you name the country.
>
> 1. Lev.

Poland

> 2. Baht.

Thailand

> 3. Cedi.
> 4. Forint.

Hungary

> 5. Gourde.
> 6. Shekel.

Israel

> 7. Dirham.

Turkey

> 8. Quetzal.

Guatemala

> 9. Ringgit.

Burma

> 10. Tugrik or tögrög.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart
>
> * A. Too Smart for Their Own Good
>
> A1. This world-renowned mathematician, who made significant
> contributions to game theory, struggled with paranoid
> schizophrenia. His life was dramatized in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Who is he?

Nash

>
> A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
> one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
> After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
> most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
> in 2008. Who was he?

Fischer

>
>
> * B. Smart to Read
>
> (The original titles of those works may not have been in English.)
>
> B1. Who wrote the "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"?
> B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

Ayn Rand

>
>
> * C. Smart Machines
>
> C1. Name the 1982 movie based on the Philip K. Dick novel
> "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Blade Runner

>
> C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

Terminator

>
>
> * D. Smart Places
>
> These two questions are about the location of Ivy League universities.
>
> D1. In what city would you find Brown University?

Providence RI

> D2. In what city would you find Yale University?

New Haven CT

>
>
> * E. Smart Programs
>
> E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
> Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

Deep Thought

>
> E2. What was the name of the IBM computer program that competed
> on "Jeopardy!" in 2011?

Deep Blue

>
>
> * F. Smart Recognition
>
> F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
> for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?
>
> F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
> for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was she when she received her award?
>

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World

> 1. Lev.

Romania

> 2. Baht.

Thailand

> 4. Forint.

Hungary

> 5. Gourde.

Guadeloupe

> 6. Shekel.

Israel

> 7. Dirham.

Iran; Pakistan

> 8. Quetzal.

Guatemala

> 9. Ringgit.

Myanmar

> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart

> * A. Too Smart for Their Own Good

> A1. This world-renowned mathematician, who made significant
> contributions to game theory, struggled with paranoid
> schizophrenia. His life was dramatized in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Who is he?

John Nash

> A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
> one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
> After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
> most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
> in 2008. Who was he?

Bobby Fischer

> * B. Smart to Read

> B1. Who wrote the "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"?

Camus

> B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

Ayn Rand

> * C. Smart Machines

> C1. Name the 1982 movie based on the Philip K. Dick novel
> "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Blade Runner

> C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

Terminator

> * D. Smart Places

> D1. In what city would you find Brown University?

Providence

> D2. In what city would you find Yale University?

New Haven

> * E. Smart Programs

> E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
> Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

Deep Blue

> E2. What was the name of the IBM computer program that competed
> on "Jeopardy!" in 2011?

Watson

> * F. Smart Recognition

> F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
> for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?

25

> F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
> for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was she when she received her award?

82

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

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

Game 10 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER is the winner. Hearty
congratulations!

> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Currencies of the World

> This round is on currencies of the world. All are in """current"""
> usage. We'll give you the name of the currency (omitting "new"
> where applicable), and you name the country.

No answers have changed as of 2023.

> 1. Lev.

As to the wrong answers: Poland uses the zloty, Romania the leu.

Bulgaria. 4 for Joshua and Erland.

> 2. Baht.

Thailand. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> 3. Cedi.

Ghana.

For Haiti, see question 3.

> 4. Forint.

Hungary. 4 for everyone.

> 5. Gourde.

Haiti. 4 for Joshua.

Both countries called Congo use currencies called the franc.
Guadeloupe is part of France and therefore uses the euro.

> 6. Shekel.

Israel. 4 for everyone.

> 7. Dirham.

Morocco was the expected answer, but the United Arab Emirates is
also correct. 4 for Joshua.

Uzbekistan, Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan respectively use currencies
named the som, lira, rial, and rupee.

> 8. Quetzal.

Guatemala. 4 for everyone.

> 9. Ringgit.

Malaysia. 4 for Joshua and Erland.

Myanmar uses the kyat.

> 10. Tugrik or tögrög.

Mongolia. 4 for Joshua.

Kyrgyzystan and Turkmenistan respectively use the som and the manat.

> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Get Smart

> * A. Too Smart for Their Own Good

> A1. This world-renowned mathematician, who made significant
> contributions to game theory, struggled with paranoid
> schizophrenia. His life was dramatized in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Who is he?

John Nash. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> A2. This chess player, who became world champion in 1972, was
> one of the strongest players ever to play the game.
> After his victory, he withdrew from active play and spent
> most of the remainder of his life in seclusion. He died
> in 2008. Who was he?

Bobby Fischer. 4 for everyone.

> * B. Smart to Read

> (The original titles of those works may not have been in English.)

> B1. Who wrote the "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus"?

Albert Camus. (Original title "L'Étranger", also known in English
as "The Outsider"; and original title "Le mythe de Sisyphe".)
4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> B2. Who wrote "Atlas Shrugged"?

Ayn Rand. 4 for everyone.

> * C. Smart Machines

> C1. Name the 1982 movie based on the Philip K. Dick novel
> "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

"Blade Runner" (which was later used as a title for the novel).
4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> C2. In what movie series would you find the Skynet machine?

"Terminator". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> * D. Smart Places

> These two questions are about the location of Ivy League universities.

> D1. In what city would you find Brown University?

Providence, RI. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> D2. In what city would you find Yale University?

New Haven, CT. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

> * E. Smart Programs

> E1. What was the name of the IBM computer chess program that
> Garry Kasparov played against in 1996 and 1997?

Deep Blue. (Both words required. No points for "Deep Blur" as that
is a different word.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> E2. What was the name of the IBM computer program that competed
> on "Jeopardy!" in 2011?

Watson. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> * F. Smart Recognition

> F1. The youngest Nobel Prize winner ever was """Lawrence Bragg,
> for Physics in 1915""". In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was """he""" when """he""" received """his""" award?

2013 answer: 25. 2023 answer: Malala Yousafzai was 17 when she
won the Peace prize in 2014. So, accepting 12-30. 4 for Joshua
and Dan Blum.

They're still the only ones under age 31.

> F2. One of the oldest Nobel Prize winners ever was Doris Lessing,
> for Literature in 2007. In whole years within 5 years,
> how old was she when she received her award?

88 (accepting 83-93). 4 for Joshua and Erland.

Since then there have been 6 winners older than 88. The record is now
held by John B. Goodenough, who won for Chemistry in 2019 at age 97.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Aud Spo Lit Sci Geo Cha SEVEN
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 5 36 8 36 19 36 48 243
Dan Blum 32 32 24 12 0 32 24 16 44 204
Dan Tilque 8 24 16 0 0 -- -- 16 28 92
Erland Sommarskog 8 32 -- -- -- 4 8 24 12 88
Pete Gayde 28 31 -- -- -- 16 6 -- -- 81
Stephen Perry 39 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 79
Jason Kreitzer 36 4 0 16 0 -- -- -- -- 56

--
Mark Brader, Toronto But that's what all the other
msb@vex.net individualists are doing!

My text in this article is in the public domain.