* Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
This round is about products, natural and artificial, that are
named for places. In each case, name the product.
2. One of many British imperial borrowings, this style of house is
modeled on the lodgings built for early European settlers
in Bengal. Name the house style.
3. This fortified wine, long popular in Britain, is most famously
produced in the Andalusian city of Jerez ["Hey-reth"] de la
Frontera. Name it.
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
5. This bulky carrying bag, associated with soldiers, is probably
named for the Belgian town where the thick cloth used to make
it was produced from the 17th century. Name the bag.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
7. This traditional dessert, a dense pastry shell holding a layer
of fruit preserves and sliced nuts topped with a lattice design,
is reputed to be the oldest confection named for a city.
The first known reference to it by name was in 1673; the city
is in Austria. Name the dessert.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
10. This ornamental textile design featuring a stylized Persian
teardrop motif first appeared in Britain on Kashmir shawls
imported from India. It takes its English name from a Scottish
textile town famed for its production. The design was all the
rage during the psychedelic '60s and remains popular today.
Name the design.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
From the accompanying list, pick out the grammatical term that
best answers each question. Answers do not repeat.
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
* Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
| Antecedent | Gerund | Prefix
| Apodosis | Misplaced modifier | Preposition
| Apposition | Mood | Protasis
| Case | Participle | Stem
| Clause | Periphrasis | Tense
| Cognate | Person | Transitive
| Copula | Pleonasm | Voice
| Demonstrative | Predicate
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
* Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
1. In order to receive its exclusive designation, this coarse,
thick luxury fabric must, by a British Act of Parliament of
1909, be hand-woven in crofters' cottages in the Outer Hebrides.
Name the fabric.
2. One of many British imperial borrowings, this style of house is
modeled on the lodgings built for early European settlers
in Bengal. Name the house style.
3. This fortified wine, long popular in Britain, is most famously
produced in the Andalusian city of Jerez ["Hey-reth"] de la
Frontera. Name it.
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
5. This bulky carrying bag, associated with soldiers, is probably
named for the Belgian town where the thick cloth used to make
it was produced from the 17th century. Name the bag.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
7. This traditional dessert, a dense pastry shell holding a layer
of fruit preserves and sliced nuts topped with a lattice design,
is reputed to be the oldest confection named for a city.
The first known reference to it by name was in 1673; the city
is in Austria. Name the dessert.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
9. This delicate fabric, usually made from silk, is named for
the French town where it was produced from the 17th century.
The fabric was so strongly associated with aristocratic
decadence that its makers were guillotined during the French
Revolution, effectively ending the industry. Napoleon later
revived production, though no longer in its eponymous town.
Name the luxury fabric.
10. This ornamental textile design featuring a stylized Persian
teardrop motif first appeared in Britain on Kashmir shawls
imported from India. It takes its English name from a Scottish
textile town famed for its production. The design was all the
rage during the psychedelic '60s and remains popular today.
Name the design.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
* Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
This round is about products, natural and artificial, that are
named for places. In each case, name the product.
1. In order to receive its exclusive designation, this coarse,
thick luxury fabric must, by a British Act of Parliament of
1909, be hand-woven in crofters' cottages in the Outer Hebrides.
Name the fabric.
2. One of many British imperial borrowings, this style of house is
modeled on the lodgings built for early European settlers
in Bengal. Name the house style.
3. This fortified wine, long popular in Britain, is most famously
produced in the Andalusian city of Jerez ["Hey-reth"] de la
Frontera. Name it.
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
5. This bulky carrying bag, associated with soldiers, is probably
named for the Belgian town where the thick cloth used to make
it was produced from the 17th century. Name the bag.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
7. This traditional dessert, a dense pastry shell holding a layer
of fruit preserves and sliced nuts topped with a lattice design,
is reputed to be the oldest confection named for a city.
The first known reference to it by name was in 1673; the city
is in Austria. Name the dessert.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
9. This delicate fabric, usually made from silk, is named for
the French town where it was produced from the 17th century.
The fabric was so strongly associated with aristocratic
decadence that its makers were guillotined during the French
Revolution, effectively ending the industry. Napoleon later
revived production, though no longer in its eponymous town.
Name the luxury fabric.
10. This ornamental textile design featuring a stylized Persian
teardrop motif first appeared in Britain on Kashmir shawls
imported from India. It takes its English name from a Scottish
textile town famed for its production. The design was all the
rage during the psychedelic '60s and remains popular today.
Name the design.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
(It's a branch of the science of linguistics, right?)
From the accompanying list, pick out the grammatical term that
best answers each question. Answers do not repeat.
| Antecedent | Gerund | Prefix
| Apodosis | Misplaced modifier | Preposition
| Apposition | Mood | Protasis
| Case | Participle | Stem
| Clause | Periphrasis | Tense
| Cognate | Person | Transitive
| Copula | Pleonasm | Voice
| Demonstrative | Predicate
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-12,
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 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
This round is about products, natural and artificial, that are
named for places. In each case, name the product.
1. In order to receive its exclusive designation, this coarse,
thick luxury fabric must, by a British Act of Parliament of
1909, be hand-woven in crofters' cottages in the Outer Hebrides.
Name the fabric.
2. One of many British imperial borrowings, this style of house is
modeled on the lodgings built for early European settlers
in Bengal. Name the house style.
3. This fortified wine, long popular in Britain, is most famously
produced in the Andalusian city of Jerez ["Hey-reth"] de la
Frontera. Name it.
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
5. This bulky carrying bag, associated with soldiers, is probably
named for the Belgian town where the thick cloth used to make
it was produced from the 17th century. Name the bag.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
7. This traditional dessert, a dense pastry shell holding a layer
of fruit preserves and sliced nuts topped with a lattice design,
is reputed to be the oldest confection named for a city.
The first known reference to it by name was in 1673; the city
is in Austria. Name the dessert.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
9. This delicate fabric, usually made from silk, is named for
the French town where it was produced from the 17th century.
The fabric was so strongly associated with aristocratic
decadence that its makers were guillotined during the French
Revolution, effectively ending the industry. Napoleon later
revived production, though no longer in its eponymous town.
Name the luxury fabric.
10. This ornamental textile design featuring a stylized Persian
teardrop motif first appeared in Britain on Kashmir shawls
imported from India. It takes its English name from a Scottish
textile town famed for its production. The design was all the
rage during the psychedelic '60s and remains popular today.
Name the design.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
(It's a branch of the science of linguistics, right?)
From the accompanying list, pick out the grammatical term that
best answers each question. Answers do not repeat.
| Antecedent | Gerund | Prefix
| Apodosis | Misplaced modifier | Preposition
| Apposition | Mood | Protasis
| Case | Participle | Stem
| Clause | Periphrasis | Tense
| Cognate | Person | Transitive
| Copula | Pleonasm | Voice
| Demonstrative | Predicate
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-12,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Eponymous Products
This round is about products, natural and artificial, that are
named for places. In each case, name the product.
1. In order to receive its exclusive designation, this coarse,
thick luxury fabric must, by a British Act of Parliament of
1909, be hand-woven in crofters' cottages in the Outer Hebrides.
Name the fabric.
2. One of many British imperial borrowings, this style of house is
modeled on the lodgings built for early European settlers
in Bengal. Name the house style.
3. This fortified wine, long popular in Britain, is most famously
produced in the Andalusian city of Jerez ["Hey-reth"] de la
Frontera. Name it.
4. This fortified dessert wine derives its name from the Atlantic
island where it is produced. Its flavor comes from a distinctive
process of heat and aging, developed after the discovery that
long, turbulent ocean transport in the overheated hold of a
ship actually improved the flavor. Name the liquor.
5. This bulky carrying bag, associated with soldiers, is probably
named for the Belgian town where the thick cloth used to make
it was produced from the 17th century. Name the bag.
6. When two European immigrants began to manufacture work pants in
19th-century America, they used the soft yet durable cotton
cloth named for the city of its original manufacture in southern
France. Name the textile.
7. This traditional dessert, a dense pastry shell holding a layer
of fruit preserves and sliced nuts topped with a lattice design,
is reputed to be the oldest confection named for a city.
The first known reference to it by name was in 1673; the city
is in Austria. Name the dessert.
8. Though this seasonal fruit originally grew in southeast Asia,
it takes its name from the North African port from which it
was traditionally shipped to Europe. Name the fruit.
9. This delicate fabric, usually made from silk, is named for
the French town where it was produced from the 17th century.
The fabric was so strongly associated with aristocratic
decadence that its makers were guillotined during the French
Revolution, effectively ending the industry. Napoleon later
revived production, though no longer in its eponymous town.
Name the luxury fabric.
10. This ornamental textile design featuring a stylized Persian
teardrop motif first appeared in Britain on Kashmir shawls
imported from India. It takes its English name from a Scottish
textile town famed for its production. The design was all the
rage during the psychedelic '60s and remains popular today.
Name the design.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Grammar
(It's a branch of the science of linguistics, right?)
From the accompanying list, pick out the grammatical term that
best answers each question. Answers do not repeat.
| Antecedent | Gerund | Prefix
| Apodosis | Misplaced modifier | Preposition
| Apposition | Mood | Protasis
| Case | Participle | Stem
| Clause | Periphrasis | Tense
| Cognate | Person | Transitive
| Copula | Pleonasm | Voice
| Demonstrative | Predicate
1. What do we call a noun derived from a verb and ending in -ing?
e.g., "Eating is a pleasure".
2. Nominative ("he") and accusative ("him") are instances of what?
3. What word describes an object related in form and meaning to
the verb that governs it? e.g., "Sing a song", "Dream a dream",
"See a sight."
4. What is the "if" clause in a conditional sentence called?
5. Active ("I shoot") and passive ("I am shot") are instances
of what?
6. Indicative and subjunctive are instances of what?
7. What fault is exemplified by this sentence from "Forbes"?
"Following the death of their grandmother, the passenger used
Air Canada's chatbot on the website to research flights which
suggested the passenger could apply for bereavement fares
retroactively."
8. What fault is exemplified by the phrase "free gift"?
9. What do we call the noun for which a pronoun stands?
For instance, "Ralph" in the sentence, "Ask Ralph; he'll know."
10. A quotation attributed to Winston Churchill has him referring
to *what kind of word* and saying that objections to ending a
sentence with one were something up with which he would not put?
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