* Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Winter Olympics
First a reminder of Olympic terminology. There """are"""
7 *sports*, subdivided into 15 *disciplines*, within which are
98 different *events* with medals awarded for each event.
For example, men's 1000 m speed skating """is""" an event within
the discipline of speed skating, which """falls""" within the
sport of skating.
Answers may repeat.
1. At the 2014 Olympics, what skiing discipline """will have"""
both men's and women's competitions instead of only men's
as before?
2. The """last remaining""" Winter Olympic discipline to be
contested only by men combines ski jumping and cross-country
skiing. What's it called?
4. Nearly all """current""" *world* records (not just Olympic
records) in speed skating were set at just two facilities,
each originally constructed for the Olympics. Where are they?
Name either city.
8. Canada's 1920 gold medal for hockey (or "ice hockey" as the
Olympics people call it) is usually excluded from Winter Olympic
lists and totals. Why?
9. """Three Winter Olympic events, all men's events, are not
concluded until the last day of the games. One is hockey,
and there is one other team sport.""" Which one? *Note*:
in the 2022 Olympics there were also mixed or women's events
on the last day, but if only men's events are considered,
the description is still true.
10. """The only individual event on the last day""" is the longest
ski race of the Olympics. How long is this cross-country event?
*Note*: In 2022 it was on the second-last day.
* Game 5, Round 6 - History - Famous Russian Historical Figures
Russia is in the news as the world focuses on """Sochi""". Though they
are not Olympians, all of the people that these questions ask
you to identify were born in Russia. However, some of them later
lived and made their careers elsewhere. In each case, name the
person described.
1. This Russian chess champion was famously defeated by Bobby
Fischer in a match in 1972.
2. Born in Vladivostok, this Hollywood actor played King Mongkut of
Siam and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses during his long screen
career.
4. He was born in 1973 in Moscow and immigrated to the US at the
age of 6. Decades later he co-founded Google.
5. This controversial "spiritual advisor" to Russian Czar
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra was held by many to be a
charlatan. His sway over the czar ended when he was killed --
by being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned in the Neva River.
(Or at least, that's one version of the events.)
6. Born in 1849 this physiologist is known primarily for his
work in classical conditioning or conditioned reflexes and won
the 1904 Nobel Prize for medicine. Bells and dogs figured in
his experiments.
7. This emigré is one of the 20th century's most prolific and famous choreographers and a co-founder of the New York City Ballet
company. He is also known for his neoclassical style -- and
for his romances with numerous ballerinas.
8. His 28-year tenure as Soviet foreign minister preceded the Cuban
missile crisis and extended to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985, when he was shunted aside.
9. Several impersonators tried to claim the identity of this
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas after the family was murdered
by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. What was her name?
10. The surname of this military leader and lover of Catherine the
Great is associated with a ruse involving the construction of
painted facades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed
people, to impress visiting officials. A battleship was also
named after him and fictionalized in a movie by early filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Winter Olympics
First a reminder of Olympic terminology. There """are"""
7 *sports*, subdivided into 15 *disciplines*, within which are
98 different *events* with medals awarded for each event.
For example, men's 1000 m speed skating """is""" an event within
the discipline of speed skating, which """falls""" within the
sport of skating.
Answers may repeat.
1. At the 2014 Olympics, what skiing discipline """will have"""
both men's and women's competitions instead of only men's
as before?
2. The """last remaining""" Winter Olympic discipline to be
contested only by men combines ski jumping and cross-country
skiing. What's it called?
3. At Sochi, because of the suspension of their nation's Olympic
committee, the three Winter Olympians from *what country* """must
compete""" as independent participants, under the Olympic flag?
4. Nearly all """current""" *world* records (not just Olympic
records) in speed skating were set at just two facilities,
each originally constructed for the Olympics. Where are they?
Name either city.
5. This speed skater """has won 6""" Winter Olympic medals, """more
than any other Canadian""". She won a bronze in 2002, then gold,
2 silver, and 2 more bronze in 2006. She """still holds"""
the women's world records at 1500 and 3000 m. Who?
6. Who won """Canada's only medals""" in biathlon -- a bronze in
1992 and 2 golds in 1994?
7. Name any of the """three current""" Winter Olympic disciplines
in which *no* Canadian team or individual has ever won a medal.
8. Canada's 1920 gold medal for hockey (or "ice hockey" as the
Olympics people call it) is usually excluded from Winter Olympic
lists and totals. Why?
9. """Three Winter Olympic events, all men's events, are not
concluded until the last day of the games. One is hockey,
and there is one other team sport.""" Which one? *Note*:
in the 2022 Olympics there were also mixed or women's events
on the last day, but if only men's events are considered,
the description is still true.
10. """The only individual event on the last day""" is the longest
ski race of the Olympics. How long is this cross-country event?
*Note*: In 2022 it was on the second-last day.
* Game 5, Round 6 - History - Famous Russian Historical Figures
Russia is in the news as the world focuses on """Sochi""". Though they
are not Olympians, all of the people that these questions ask
you to identify were born in Russia. However, some of them later
lived and made their careers elsewhere. In each case, name the
person described.
1. This Russian chess champion was famously defeated by Bobby
Fischer in a match in 1972.
2. Born in Vladivostok, this Hollywood actor played King Mongkut of
Siam and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses during his long screen
career.
3. Born in 1866 in Moscow, this painter is credited with painting
the first purely abstract works and he was the founder of the
Blue Rider school of painting, named after an early famous work.
He also taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture
from 1922 until the Nazis closed it in 1933.
4. He was born in 1973 in Moscow and immigrated to the US at the
age of 6. Decades later he co-founded Google.
5. This controversial "spiritual advisor" to Russian Czar
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra was held by many to be a
charlatan. His sway over the czar ended when he was killed --
by being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned in the Neva River.
(Or at least, that's one version of the events.)
6. Born in 1849 this physiologist is known primarily for his
work in classical conditioning or conditioned reflexes and won
the 1904 Nobel Prize for medicine. Bells and dogs figured in
his experiments.
7. This emigré is one of the 20th century's most prolific and famous
choreographers and a co-founder of the New York City Ballet
company. He is also known for his neoclassical style -- and
for his romances with numerous ballerinas.
8. His 28-year tenure as Soviet foreign minister preceded the Cuban
missile crisis and extended to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985, when he was shunted aside.
9. Several impersonators tried to claim the identity of this
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas after the family was murdered
by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. What was her name?
10. The surname of this military leader and lover of Catherine the
Great is associated with a ruse involving the construction of
painted facades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed
people, to impress visiting officials. A battleship was also
named after him and fictionalized in a movie by early filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Winter Olympics
1. At the 2014 Olympics, what skiing discipline """will have"""
both men's and women's competitions instead of only men's
as before?
2. The """last remaining""" Winter Olympic discipline to be
contested only by men combines ski jumping and cross-country
skiing. What's it called?
4. Nearly all """current""" *world* records (not just Olympic
records) in speed skating were set at just two facilities,
each originally constructed for the Olympics. Where are they?
Name either city.
7. Name any of the """three current""" Winter Olympic disciplines
in which *no* Canadian team or individual has ever won a medal.
8. Canada's 1920 gold medal for hockey (or "ice hockey" as the
Olympics people call it) is usually excluded from Winter Olympic
lists and totals. Why?
9. """Three Winter Olympic events, all men's events, are not
concluded until the last day of the games. One is hockey,
and there is one other team sport.""" Which one? *Note*:
in the 2022 Olympics there were also mixed or women's events
on the last day, but if only men's events are considered,
the description is still true.
10. """The only individual event on the last day""" is the longest
ski race of the Olympics. How long is this cross-country event?
*Note*: In 2022 it was on the second-last day.
* Game 5, Round 6 - History - Famous Russian Historical Figures
1. This Russian chess champion was famously defeated by Bobby
Fischer in a match in 1972.
3. Born in 1866 in Moscow, this painter is credited with painting
the first purely abstract works and he was the founder of the
Blue Rider school of painting, named after an early famous work.
He also taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture
from 1922 until the Nazis closed it in 1933.
4. He was born in 1973 in Moscow and immigrated to the US at the
age of 6. Decades later he co-founded Google.
5. This controversial "spiritual advisor" to Russian Czar
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra was held by many to be a
charlatan. His sway over the czar ended when he was killed --
by being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned in the Neva River.
(Or at least, that's one version of the events.)
6. Born in 1849 this physiologist is known primarily for his
work in classical conditioning or conditioned reflexes and won
the 1904 Nobel Prize for medicine. Bells and dogs figured in
his experiments.
8. His 28-year tenure as Soviet foreign minister preceded the Cuban
missile crisis and extended to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985, when he was shunted aside.
9. Several impersonators tried to claim the identity of this
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas after the family was murdered
by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. What was her name?
10. The surname of this military leader and lover of Catherine the
Great is associated with a ruse involving the construction of
painted facades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed
people, to impress visiting officials. A battleship was also
named after him and fictionalized in a movie by early filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Winter Olympics
1. At the 2014 Olympics, what skiing discipline """will have"""
both men's and women's competitions instead of only men's
as before?
7. Name any of the """three current""" Winter Olympic disciplines
in which *no* Canadian team or individual has ever won a medal.
* Game 5, Round 6 - History - Famous Russian Historical Figures
1. This Russian chess champion was famously defeated by Bobby
Fischer in a match in 1972.
2. Born in Vladivostok, this Hollywood actor played King Mongkut of
Siam and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses during his long screen
career.
3. Born in 1866 in Moscow, this painter is credited with painting
the first purely abstract works and he was the founder of the
Blue Rider school of painting, named after an early famous work.
He also taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture
from 1922 until the Nazis closed it in 1933.
4. He was born in 1973 in Moscow and immigrated to the US at the
age of 6. Decades later he co-founded Google.
5. This controversial "spiritual advisor" to Russian Czar
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra was held by many to be a
charlatan. His sway over the czar ended when he was killed --
by being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned in the Neva River.
(Or at least, that's one version of the events.)
6. Born in 1849 this physiologist is known primarily for his
work in classical conditioning or conditioned reflexes and won
the 1904 Nobel Prize for medicine. Bells and dogs figured in
his experiments.
7. This emigr? is one of the 20th century's most prolific and famous
choreographers and a co-founder of the New York City Ballet
company. He is also known for his neoclassical style -- and
for his romances with numerous ballerinas.
8. His 28-year tenure as Soviet foreign minister preceded the Cuban
missile crisis and extended to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985, when he was shunted aside.
9. Several impersonators tried to claim the identity of this
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas after the family was murdered
by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. What was her name?
10. The surname of this military leader and lover of Catherine the
Great is associated with a ruse involving the construction of
painted facades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed
people, to impress visiting officials. A battleship was also
named after him and fictionalized in a movie by early filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 5, Round 4 - Sports - Winter Olympics
First a reminder of Olympic terminology. There """are"""
7 *sports*, subdivided into 15 *disciplines*, within which are
98 different *events* with medals awarded for each event.
For example, men's 1000 m speed skating """is""" an event within
the discipline of speed skating, which """falls""" within the
sport of skating.
Answers may repeat.
1. At the 2014 Olympics, what skiing discipline """will have"""
both men's and women's competitions instead of only men's
as before?
2. The """last remaining""" Winter Olympic discipline to be
contested only by men combines ski jumping and cross-country
skiing. What's it called?
3. At Sochi, because of the suspension of their nation's Olympic
committee, the three Winter Olympians from *what country* """must
compete""" as independent participants, under the Olympic flag?
4. Nearly all """current""" *world* records (not just Olympic
records) in speed skating were set at just two facilities,
each originally constructed for the Olympics. Where are they?
Name either city.
5. This speed skater """has won 6""" Winter Olympic medals, """more
than any other Canadian""". She won a bronze in 2002, then gold,
2 silver, and 2 more bronze in 2006. She """still holds"""
the women's world records at 1500 and 3000 m. Who?
6. Who won """Canada's only medals""" in biathlon -- a bronze in
1992 and 2 golds in 1994?
7. Name any of the """three current""" Winter Olympic disciplines
in which *no* Canadian team or individual has ever won a medal.
8. Canada's 1920 gold medal for hockey (or "ice hockey" as the
Olympics people call it) is usually excluded from Winter Olympic
lists and totals. Why?
9. """Three Winter Olympic events, all men's events, are not
concluded until the last day of the games. One is hockey,
and there is one other team sport.""" Which one? *Note*:
in the 2022 Olympics there were also mixed or women's events
on the last day, but if only men's events are considered,
the description is still true.
10. """The only individual event on the last day""" is the longest
ski race of the Olympics. How long is this cross-country event?
*Note*: In 2022 it was on the second-last day.
* Game 5, Round 6 - History - Famous Russian Historical Figures
Russia is in the news as the world focuses on """Sochi""". Though they
are not Olympians, all of the people that these questions ask
you to identify were born in Russia. However, some of them later
lived and made their careers elsewhere. In each case, name the
person described.
1. This Russian chess champion was famously defeated by Bobby
Fischer in a match in 1972.
2. Born in Vladivostok, this Hollywood actor played King Mongkut of
Siam and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses during his long screen
career.
3. Born in 1866 in Moscow, this painter is credited with painting
the first purely abstract works and he was the founder of the
Blue Rider school of painting, named after an early famous work.
He also taught at the Bauhaus school of art and architecture
from 1922 until the Nazis closed it in 1933.
4. He was born in 1973 in Moscow and immigrated to the US at the
age of 6. Decades later he co-founded Google.
5. This controversial "spiritual advisor" to Russian Czar
Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra was held by many to be a
charlatan. His sway over the czar ended when he was killed --
by being poisoned, shot, beaten, and drowned in the Neva River.
(Or at least, that's one version of the events.)
6. Born in 1849 this physiologist is known primarily for his
work in classical conditioning or conditioned reflexes and won
the 1904 Nobel Prize for medicine. Bells and dogs figured in
his experiments.
7. This emigré is one of the 20th century's most prolific and famous
choreographers and a co-founder of the New York City Ballet
company. He is also known for his neoclassical style -- and
for his romances with numerous ballerinas.
8. His 28-year tenure as Soviet foreign minister preceded the Cuban
missile crisis and extended to the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1985, when he was shunted aside.
9. Several impersonators tried to claim the identity of this
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas after the family was murdered
by the Bolsheviks in July 1918. What was her name?
10. The surname of this military leader and lover of Catherine the
Great is associated with a ruse involving the construction of
painted facades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed
people, to impress visiting officials. A battleship was also
named after him and fictionalized in a movie by early filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein.
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