New Scaratings

15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly with time (4 to 20 seconds) and 3 Clues:

1. In the late 16th Century, ______________ painting emerged as a distinct artistic discipline.
[Choices: Landscape, Religious, Abstract, Portrait, Still-life ]

2. The main ingredients in Tia Maria are Jamaican rum, vanilla, sugar and Jamaican:______________.
[Choices: Grapefruit, Breadfruit, Coffee beans, Allspice, Cocoa ]

3. In sports, "face-off" is a common term used in this sport:__________________.
[Choices: Swimming, Ice hockey, Tennis, Martial arts, Skating ]

4. Parvo is short for a disease that usually affects:__________________.
[Choices: Chickens, Ferrets, Dogs, Horses, Goldfish ]

5. The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major victory for the forces of General:_________________.
[Choices: George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Erwin Rommel ]

6. Ramadan is the ______ month on the Islamic calendar.
[Choices: 10th, 12th, 6th, 9th, 14th ]

7. In 1969, Arthur Mitchell founded the Dance Theatre of:__________________.
[Choices: Newark, West Greenwich, Harlem, Haight-Ashbury, Watts ]

8. Where would you find Molybdenum?_____________________
[Choices: In church, In the Bible, On the Periodic Table, Off the coast of Turkey, In an art museum ]

9. The Federalist Papers were authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and:____________________.
[Choices: James Buchanan, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, James Madison ]

10. The anthem of Europe is based on a famous movement of a symphony by:________________.
[Choices: Haydn, Verdi, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven ]

11. Maputo is the capital and most populous city of:__________________.
[Choices: Indonesia, Mauritania, Bhutan, Suriname, Mozambique ]

12. By definition, an imperious person is one who is:_________________.
[Choices: Arrogant, Curious, Devoted, Evil, Charitable ]

13. Kudzu is a thickening agent commonly used in ________________ cooking.
[Choices: Mexican, Australian, South American, Polish, Asian ]

14. This mathematical term was introduced by Isaac Newton in 1665:_________________.
[Choices: Logarithm, Elliptic, Integer, Fluxion, Infinity ]

15. The Chatham Islands are owned by:_________________.
[Choices: Tahiti, Australia, Jamaica, Hong Kong, New Zealand ]





Answers:

1. Still-life [Only Phil (BSLXPN) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON got close to 1000 Points (940) on this one; the rest of us got only a few hundred Points or less, requiring Clues after first guessing Landscape. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still-life and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_painting (subdivided into Chinese landscape painting from the 8th Century and Western landscape painting starting with the Dutch in the 17th Century, although Giorgione's "The Tempest" (1506-1508, i.e. early 16th Century) is largely landscape - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest_(Giorgione) which states that "The landscape is not a mere backdrop, but forms a notable contribution to early landscape painting" by the artist considered with Leonardo and Michelangelo to be in the Italian High Renaissance. OTOH, German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer's Still-life "Great Piece of Turf" of 1503 is from the early 16th century, at roughly the same time as Giorgione. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Piece_of_Turf . The quizmaster's reliance on Wikipedia labels for art movements or styles which are arguable drives me nuts!!! ]

2. Coffee beans [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) called this one. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tia_Maria ]

3. Ice hockey [Phil was the first of us Canucks to groan and get this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face-off ]

4. Dogs [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) and I (REACH) were the only ones to get 1000 Points on this one, amid debate and guessing; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_parvovirus ]

5. Robert E. Lee [Phil instantly pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg ]

6. 9 [Dave (YELDOR, WITZND), Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED), Andrew C (GRYFON), and Andrew F (DR LUV) got all 1000 Points on this one; Jean (LESTER) got 978. The rest of us guessed wrong, losing most of the Points. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan ]

7. Harlem [We mostly guessed right on this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller_(dancer) ]

8. On the Periodic Table [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molybdenum ]

9. James Madison [Phil instantly pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Federalist_Papers . In 1980-81, Phil was in a smart Grade 9 Math class I was teaching at Hillcrest High School in Ottawa ON, so I would get the lesson done quickly, and let the kids do their homework in class for the rest of the period. In the last 5 or 10 minutes I would sometimes encourage extra learning by reading to them Questions from quiz books. My 1980 "Reach for the Top" quiz show team had won the National Championship, and I was recruiting players for future seasons. I knew that Phil would be good, when he knew what the "G" in President Warren G. Harding's name stood for (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding ). Phil's father had been Consul General for Canada in Chicago, and had also been posted in Washington D.C. and had taken his son to visit historic places in Virginia and environs. ]

10. Beethoven [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_of_Europe (and play the Audio sample to hear the tune). For the development of the tune in the last movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, listen to 54:45-1:18:36 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvA .]

11. Mozambique [Dorothy (RADFEM) was a guest visiting tonight from Big Guys in Winnipeg MB, and instantly pre-called this (she had worked there several times). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo ]

12. Arrogant [I called this first; see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/imperious ]

13. Asian [Dave called this one; see the section "Food and beverages" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu ]

14. Fluxion [I called this one, explaining that it was Newton's term for a derivative in his invention of the calculus; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxion . We now mostly use Leibniz's notation for derivatives and integrals, but in Classical Mechanics in Theoretical Physics, Newton's notation is sometimes used to make differential equations look simpler. So instead of v = dx/dt for velocity and a = d^2 x/dt^2 for acceleration, Newton's notation of v= x-dot (x with a dot written above the x) and a = x-double dot ( x with two dots written above the x) may be used. ]

15. New Zealand [Andrew C (GRYFON) called this one early, helping Buster's Bar to be #4 Site in Canada & the USA in this game. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Islands ]

The link in the Answer for Q7 should have read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mitchell_(dancer) [for some reason, the closing parenthesis ")" does not get read by the computer as part of the link so you have to go to "Do you mean.....?" ].

For the answer to Q14, here's a link for Newton's notation: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notation_ ... rentiation (see the section "Newton's notation").

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamiltonian_mechanics for equations that use Newton's dot notation for first derivatives.

I started on Landscape and switched to Still Life, quite loudly, for 964 points. The salient ambiguity on which REACH commented, left the other four players at my table in a state of nervous anxiety. When the third clue read, "Like a Mannequin," or something to that effect, three of the four jumped from Still Life to Portrait and zeroed out.