These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-26,
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 Misplaced Modifiers
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 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".

* Game 4, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Islands

1. Gordon Lightfoot sang about Christian Island. In what bay is
it located?

2. In 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie captured Navy Island and
proclaimed the Republic of Canada there. In what river would
you find this island?

3. Olympic, an island only 1.2 km long, is in which lake?

4. The second-largest island in Lake Huron is located near Sault
Ste. Marie. For which saint is this island named?

5. Name the largest island in Lake Erie. Hint: it has a winery
named after it.

6. What is the world's largest island in fresh water?

7. Georgina, an Ojibway reserve, is the largest island in which
lake?

8. The largest of the Thousand Islands is home to an extensive
wind farm. Name the island.

9. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finihsed with
the previous question. Guvf Ynxr Bagnevb vfynaq, 20 xz ybat,
vf freirq ol n pne sreel ehaavat sebz Zvyunira ba gur znvaynaq
gb gur pbzzhavgl bs Fgryyn. Gur vfynaq'f anzr ubabef nabgure
Oevgvfu trareny bs gur Frira Lrnef Jne. Jung vf gung anzr?

10. Middle Island, 18.5 hectares, belongs to Parks Canada and is
home to double-crested cormorants. In what lake would you
find it?

* Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science

The 4 strands of Grade 6 science in Ontario schools are Space,
Electricity, Flight, and Biodiversity. Here are a variety of
questions from those topics.

1. What do the members of the phylum Chordata all have in common?

2. It has been 17 days since the new moon that brought in the year
of the dragon. What is today's moon phase? (Two words
required.)

3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
for it?

4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

5. What profession do Jeremy Hansen, David Saint-Jacques, Joshua
Kutryk, and Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons have in common?

6. In the 1880s, there was a "war of currents" about whether AC
or DC should be used. This involved Thomas Edison on the DC
side, and who else?

7. In Ontario, what do the plants dog-strangling vine, garlic
mustard, and tree of heaven have in common?

8. What scientist's principle explains the reason for the different
air pressure above and below a curved wing that allows for lift
to take place?

9. Last month Japan's SLIM landed within its 100 m target range.
What unfortunately happened to the lander?

10. What do you call the hinged flight control surface, usually
forming part of the trailing edge of the wing of a plane,
and used in pairs to control roll?

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "But put in one lousy dragon and they call you
msb@vex.net | a fantasy writer." --Terry Pratchett

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On 3/29/2024 11:17 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Islands
>
> 1. Gordon Lightfoot sang about Christian Island. In what bay is
> it located?

Hudson Bay; James Bay

> 6. What is the world's largest island in fresh water?

Manitoulin

> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science
>
> The 4 strands of Grade 6 science in Ontario schools are Space,
> Electricity, Flight, and Biodiversity. Here are a variety of
> questions from those topics.
>
> 1. What do the members of the phylum Chordata all have in common?

spinal cord

> 4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

Venus

> 6. In the 1880s, there was a "war of currents" about whether AC
> or DC should be used. This involved Thomas Edison on the DC
> side, and who else?

Westinghouse

> 7. In Ontario, what do the plants dog-strangling vine, garlic
> mustard, and tree of heaven have in common?

they are invasive species

> 8. What scientist's principle explains the reason for the different
> air pressure above and below a curved wing that allows for lift
> to take place?

Bernoulli

> 10. What do you call the hinged flight control surface, usually
> forming part of the trailing edge of the wing of a plane,
> and used in pairs to control roll?

aileron

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science
>
> 2. It has been 17 days since the new moon that brought in the year
> of the dragon. What is today's moon phase? (Two words
> required.)

Full moon
> 4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

Venus

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Islands

> 9. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finihsed with
> the previous question. Guvf Ynxr Bagnevb vfynaq, 20 xz ybat,
> vf freirq ol n pne sreel ehaavat sebz Zvyunira ba gur znvaynaq
> gb gur pbzzhavgl bs Fgryyn. Gur vfynaq'f anzr ubabef nabgure
> Oevgvfu trareny bs gur Frira Lrnef Jne. Jung vf gung anzr?

Wolfe

> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science

> 1. What do the members of the phylum Chordata all have in common?

spinal cords

> 3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
> not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
> homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
> for it?

parallel

> 4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

Venus

> 6. In the 1880s, there was a "war of currents" about whether AC
> or DC should be used. This involved Thomas Edison on the DC
> side, and who else?

Tesla

> 7. In Ontario, what do the plants dog-strangling vine, garlic
> mustard, and tree of heaven have in common?

they are invasive species

> 8. What scientist's principle explains the reason for the different
> air pressure above and below a curved wing that allows for lift
> to take place?

Bernoulli

> 9. Last month Japan's SLIM landed within its 100 m target range.
> What unfortunately happened to the lander?

it fell over

> 10. What do you call the hinged flight control surface, usually
> forming part of the trailing edge of the wing of a plane,
> and used in pairs to control roll?

flaps

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

On 3/29/24 21:17, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Islands
>
> 1. Gordon Lightfoot sang about Christian Island. In what bay is
> it located?
>
> 2. In 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie captured Navy Island and
> proclaimed the Republic of Canada there. In what river would
> you find this island?

Don River

>
> 3. Olympic, an island only 1.2 km long, is in which lake?
>
> 4. The second-largest island in Lake Huron is located near Sault
> Ste. Marie. For which saint is this island named?
>
> 5. Name the largest island in Lake Erie. Hint: it has a winery
> named after it.
>
> 6. What is the world's largest island in fresh water?

Manitoulin

>
> 7. Georgina, an Ojibway reserve, is the largest island in which
> lake?

Huron

>
> 8. The largest of the Thousand Islands is home to an extensive
> wind farm. Name the island.
>
> 9. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finihsed with
> the previous question. Guvf Ynxr Bagnevb vfynaq, 20 xz ybat,
> vf freirq ol n pne sreel ehaavat sebz Zvyunira ba gur znvaynaq
> gb gur pbzzhavgl bs Fgryyn. Gur vfynaq'f anzr ubabef nabgure
> Oevgvfu trareny bs gur Frira Lrnef Jne. Jung vf gung anzr?

Wolfe

>
> 10. Middle Island, 18.5 hectares, belongs to Parks Canada and is
> home to double-crested cormorants. In what lake would you
> find it?

Erie

>
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science
>
> The 4 strands of Grade 6 science in Ontario schools are Space,
> Electricity, Flight, and Biodiversity. Here are a variety of
> questions from those topics.
>
> 1. What do the members of the phylum Chordata all have in common?

spinal cord

>
> 2. It has been 17 days since the new moon that brought in the year
> of the dragon. What is today's moon phase? (Two words
> required.)

waning gibbous

>
> 3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
> not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
> homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
> for it?

series

>
> 4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

Venus

>
> 5. What profession do Jeremy Hansen, David Saint-Jacques, Joshua
> Kutryk, and Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons have in common?
>
> 6. In the 1880s, there was a "war of currents" about whether AC
> or DC should be used. This involved Thomas Edison on the DC
> side, and who else?

Nikola Tesla

>
> 7. In Ontario, what do the plants dog-strangling vine, garlic
> mustard, and tree of heaven have in common?

invasive

>
> 8. What scientist's principle explains the reason for the different
> air pressure above and below a curved wing that allows for lift
> to take place?

Bernouli

>
> 9. Last month Japan's SLIM landed within its 100 m target range.
> What unfortunately happened to the lander?

landed upside down

>
> 10. What do you call the hinged flight control surface, usually
> forming part of the trailing edge of the wing of a plane,
> and used in pairs to control roll?

flap

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

> * Game 4, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario Islands

> 1. Gordon Lightfoot sang about Christian Island. In what bay is
> it located?

Georgian.

> 2. In 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie captured Navy Island and
> proclaimed the Republic of Canada there. In what river would
> you find this island?

Niagara. It's in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

> 3. Olympic, an island only 1.2 km long, is in which lake?

Ontario. It's in Toronto.

> 4. The second-largest island in Lake Huron is located near Sault
> Ste. Marie. For which saint is this island named?

Joseph.

> 5. Name the largest island in Lake Erie. Hint: it has a winery
> named after it.

Pelee.

> 6. What is the world's largest island in fresh water?

Manitoulin. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.

> 7. Georgina, an Ojibway reserve, is the largest island in which
> lake?

Simcoe.

> 8. The largest of the Thousand Islands is home to an extensive
> wind farm. Name the island.

Wolfe.

> 9. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finihsed with
> the previous question. This Lake Ontario island, 20 km long,
> is served by a car ferry running from Milhaven on the mainland
> to the community of Stella. The island's name honors another
> British general of the Seven Years War. What is that name?

Amherst Island.

> 10. Middle Island, 18.5 hectares, belongs to Parks Canada and is
> home to double-crested cormorants. In what lake would you
> find it?

Lake Erie. It's just south of Pelle Island. 4 for Dan Tilque.

> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Grade 6 Science

> The 4 strands of Grade 6 science in Ontario schools are Space,
> Electricity, Flight, and Biodiversity. Here are a variety of
> questions from those topics.

> 1. What do the members of the phylum Chordata all have in common?

Backbones and spinal cords: they're vertebrates. Any part of this
was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 2. It has been 17 days since the new moon that brought in the year
> of the dragon. What is today's moon phase? (Two words
> required.)

Waning gibbous. 4 for Dan Tilque.

> 3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
> not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
> homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
> for it?

Parallel. 4 for Dan Blum.

> 4. In our solar system, which planet has the longest day?

Venus. (About 243 Earth days.) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 5. What profession do Jeremy Hansen, David Saint-Jacques, Joshua
> Kutryk, and Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons have in common?

Astronauts. (They're Canadian.)

> 6. In the 1880s, there was a "war of currents" about whether AC
> or DC should be used. This involved Thomas Edison on the DC
> side, and who else?

Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse. (Accepting either.)
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 7. In Ontario, what do the plants dog-strangling vine, garlic
> mustard, and tree of heaven have in common?

They're invasive species. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 8. What scientist's principle explains the reason for the different
> air pressure above and below a curved wing that allows for lift
> to take place?

Daniel Bernoulli. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 9. Last month Japan's SLIM landed within its 100 m target range.
> What unfortunately happened to the lander?

It landed upside down. 4 for Dan Tilque.

> 10. What do you call the hinged flight control surface, usually
> forming part of the trailing edge of the wing of a plane,
> and used in pairs to control roll?

Ailerons. 4 for Joshua.

The left and right ailerons operate in opposite directions.
Both flaps operate in the same direction and their function is
to increase lift at low speeds.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Can Aud Lit Can Sci FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer -- 0 30 20 4 24 78
Dan Blum -- 0 16 19 0 24 59
Dan Tilque -- 3 0 2 8 28 41
Erland Sommarskog 4 0 19 0 0 4 27

--
Mark Brader | "Fortunately, [this newsgroup] contains one of the world's
Toronto | largest herds of free-roaming pedants, thundering majestically
msb@vex.net | across the virtual plains..." -- Michael Wojcik

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On 4/1/24 21:51, Mark Brader wrote:

>> 3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
>> not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
>> homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
>> for it?
>
> Parallel. 4 for Dan Blum.

Anyone else think the question was about Christmas tree lights and not
lighting for houses? I wasn't sure which one and chose the wrong one.

This is not a challenge, but more of a general comment on the writing of
this question.

--
Dan Tilque

Dan Tilque (dtilque@frontier.com) writes:
> On 4/1/24 21:51, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>>> 3. Traditional Christmas-tree lights are on a circuit that does
>>> not light up if one the bulbs is burnt out. Most lighting in
>>> homes doesn't have this problem. What kind of circuit is used
>>> for it?
>>
>> Parallel. 4 for Dan Blum.
>
> Anyone else think the question was about Christmas tree lights and not
> lighting for houses? I wasn't sure which one and chose the wrong one.

I think I had to read the question twice to get it. I was not sure
what they were looking for. I recall that I was thinking "parallel",
but that seemed to trivial. I still considered to put it in, but
apparently I forgot about it.