** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
In Samoa you would say "tofa"; in Norway, "ha det." For the first
6 questions, we'll give you the name of a country, and you say
"goodbye" in that country's native language.
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "zà i jià n"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or "WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
B2. Give the name of the supercontinent in existence 750,000,000- 1,100,000,000 years ago. This name comes from the Russian
for "to give birth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* D. Numerical Women's Groups
D1. What is the numerical term for the group of Canadian women
who in 1927 challenged the Supreme Court of Canada's
decision that women are "not persons", eventually leading
to a change in Canadian judicial approach known as the
"Living Tree Doctrine"?
D2. What is the numerical term for the group of women's liberal
arts colleges in the US that has been considered a parallel
to the men's -- as it was -- Ivy League?
* E. Pixar Villains
E1. Charles Muntz, voiced by Christopher Plummer, is the villain
of which Pixar movie?
E2. Randall Boggs, voiced by Steve Buscemi, is the villain of
which Pixar movie?
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
In Samoa you would say "tofa"; in Norway, "ha det." For the first
6 questions, we'll give you the name of a country, and you say
"goodbye" in that country's native language.
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "zài jiàn"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or
"WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* F. Quadrennial Non-Soccer World Cups
*Note*: in each case you can answer for the next event, in 2023.
F1. What nation will host the """next""" Rugby World Cup,
in 2015?
F2. Give either of the two nations that will co-host the
"""next""" Cricket World Cup, also in 2015.
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "z?i ji?n"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or
"WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
B2. Give the name of the supercontinent in existence 750,000,000-
1,100,000,000 years ago. This name comes from the Russian
for "to give birth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* D. Numerical Women's Groups
D2. What is the numerical term for the group of women's liberal
arts colleges in the US that has been considered a parallel
to the men's -- as it was -- Ivy League?
* E. Pixar Villains
E1. Charles Muntz, voiced by Christopher Plummer, is the villain
of which Pixar movie?
E2. Randall Boggs, voiced by Steve Buscemi, is the villain of
which Pixar movie?
* F. Quadrennial Non-Soccer World Cups
F1. What nation will host the """next""" Rugby World Cup,
in 2015?
F2. Give either of the two nations that will co-host the
"""next""" Cricket World Cup, also in 2015.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 2021-07-20
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
In Samoa you would say "tofa"; in Norway, "ha det." For the first
6 questions, we'll give you the name of a country, and you say
"goodbye" in that country's native language.
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
6. Ireland (Gaelic).
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "zà i jià n"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or
"WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
B2. Give the name of the supercontinent in existence 750,000,000-
1,100,000,000 years ago. This name comes from the Russian
for "to give birth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* D. Numerical Women's Groups
D1. What is the numerical term for the group of Canadian women
who in 1927 challenged the Supreme Court of Canada's
decision that women are "not persons", eventually leading
to a change in Canadian judicial approach known as the
"Living Tree Doctrine"?
D2. What is the numerical term for the group of women's liberal
arts colleges in the US that has been considered a parallel
to the men's -- as it was -- Ivy League?
* E. Pixar Villains
E1. Charles Muntz, voiced by Christopher Plummer, is the villain
of which Pixar movie?
E2. Randall Boggs, voiced by Steve Buscemi, is the villain of
which Pixar movie?
* F. Quadrennial Non-Soccer World Cups
*Note*: in each case you can answer for the next event, in 2023.
F1. What nation will host the """next""" Rugby World Cup,
in 2015?
F2. Give either of the two nations that will co-host the
"""next""" Cricket World Cup, also in 2015.
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
In Samoa you would say "tofa"; in Norway, "ha det." For the first
6 questions, we'll give you the name of a country, and you say
"goodbye" in that country's native language.
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
6. Ireland (Gaelic).
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "zà i jià n"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or
"WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
B2. Give the name of the supercontinent in existence 750,000,000-
1,100,000,000 years ago. This name comes from the Russian
for "to give birth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* D. Numerical Women's Groups
D1. What is the numerical term for the group of Canadian women
who in 1927 challenged the Supreme Court of Canada's
decision that women are "not persons", eventually leading
to a change in Canadian judicial approach known as the
"Living Tree Doctrine"?
D2. What is the numerical term for the group of women's liberal
arts colleges in the US that has been considered a parallel
to the men's -- as it was -- Ivy League?
* E. Pixar Villains
E1. Charles Muntz, voiced by Christopher Plummer, is the villain
of which Pixar movie?
E2. Randall Boggs, voiced by Steve Buscemi, is the villain of
which Pixar movie?
* F. Quadrennial Non-Soccer World Cups
*Note*: in each case you can answer for the next event, in 2023.
F1. What nation will host the """next""" Rugby World Cup,
in 2015?
F2. Give either of the two nations that will co-host the
"""next""" Cricket World Cup, also in 2015.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Words for Goodbye
In Samoa you would say "tofa"; in Norway, "ha det." For the first
6 questions, we'll give you the name of a country, and you say
"goodbye" in that country's native language.
1. Italy.
2. Japan.
3. Spain.
4. France.
5. Germany.
6. Ireland (Gaelic).
7. In which language is the word for goodbye "lehitraot"?
8. In what country would you expect someone to say "zài jiàn"?
9. In which major language is the word for goodbye "ma'as-salama"?
10. In which language is the word for goodbye "vale" ["VAH-lay" or
"WAH-lay"]?
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Weird Art Trivia
A1. What famous artist was arrested and charged as a
co-conspirator in the theft of the "Mona Lisa" from the
Louvre in 1911, and for forging a copy which was sold as
the original?
A2. What famous artist designed the logo for the candy sucker
pop Chupa Chups?
* B. Supercontinents
B1. Plate tectonics keeps juggling the continents, bringing them
back together into a supercontinent roughly every 450,000,000
years after each split. Given the name of the supercontinent
that was in existence 200,000,000-300,000,000 years ago.
Its name derives from the Greek term for "entire Earth".
B2. Give the name of the supercontinent in existence 750,000,000-
1,100,000,000 years ago. This name comes from the Russian
for "to give birth".
* C. Record-Holding Lakes
C1. This lake has the longest coastline in the world for
freshwater lakes at 2,980 km (1,851 miles), or 6,175 km
(3,840 miles) if you count the islands within the lake.
It's a record either way. Name the lake.
C2. The oldest known lake in the world is this Russian lake that
fills a rift valley, and is estimated to be 25,000,000
years old. Name the lake.
* D. Numerical Women's Groups
D1. What is the numerical term for the group of Canadian women
who in 1927 challenged the Supreme Court of Canada's
decision that women are "not persons", eventually leading
to a change in Canadian judicial approach known as the
"Living Tree Doctrine"?
D2. What is the numerical term for the group of women's liberal
arts colleges in the US that has been considered a parallel
to the men's -- as it was -- Ivy League?
* E. Pixar Villains
E1. Charles Muntz, voiced by Christopher Plummer, is the villain
of which Pixar movie?
E2. Randall Boggs, voiced by Steve Buscemi, is the villain of
which Pixar movie?
* F. Quadrennial Non-Soccer World Cups
*Note*: in each case you can answer for the next event, in 2023.
F1. What nation will host the """next""" Rugby World Cup,
in 2015?
F2. Give either of the two nations that will co-host the
"""next""" Cricket World Cup, also in 2015.
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