Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-09-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 1, Round 4 - Science - Weird-Lookin' Birds

Birds! Some of them are noble, like the mighty eagle or the
fearsome cassowary! And then there are the other ones. We will
name a weird-lookin' bird, and then ask you to tell us which number
it is on the 2-page handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/1:4/weird.pdf

(Note that the numbers are above the pictures.)

1. Shoebill stork.

#4. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

2. Tawny frogmouth.

#12. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

3. Bearded bellbird.

#18. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

4. Kakapo ["KAH-kah-po"].

#1. 4 for Dan Blum.

5. Scarlet i'wi ["EE-wee"].

#2. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

6. Great potoo ["POE-too"].

#9. 4 for Dan Blum.

7. Magnificent frigatebird.

#5.

8. Andean cock-of-the-rock.

#6.

9. Standard-winged nightjar.

#10.

10. King of Saxony bird of paradise.

#15.

So there were 8 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the rot13 and answer for them as well.

11. Jacana.

#3.

12. Burrowing owl.

#14. Erland and Joshua got this.

13. Tufted puffin.

#16.

14. Common hoopoe.

#17.

15. Secretary bird.

#8. Erland got this.

16. Frillback pigeon.

#11.

17. Blue-footed booby.

#13. Joshua got this.

18. Long-wattled umbrella-bird.

#7.

* Game 1, Round 5 - Audio - #1 Singles

We wanted to start you all off with a really easy audio round
this season, so every answer this round is a single which went to

[Sorry, the missing line here was:
#1 on the "Billboard Hot 100". To make it even easier on you,
]

every answer was also #1 for at least 5 weeks. And to make it
even easier, every answer was #1 within the last 5 years, so the
answers will all be fresh in your minds!

(The league's membership skews somewhat toward older
players. In the original game, when this part of the
preamble was read in my game, there was a general groan.)

In the original game you were played a clip of the song; here I'll
give you the title. Here you'll be told what year the song went
to #1 and for how many weeks; and in each case you must name the
credited artist (i.e. singer or band).

1. "Heat Waves" was #1 for 5 weeks in 2023.

Glass Animals. 4 for Joshua.

2. "Truth Hurts" was #1 for 6 weeks in 2019.

Lizzo.

3. "Old Town Road" was #1 for 19 weeks in 2019.

Lil Nas X. 4 for Joshua.

4. "Driver's License" was #1 for 8 weeks in 2021.

Olivia Rodrigo. 4 for Joshua.

5. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)", as of this writing, is the current #1
single and has been #1 for 8 weeks in 2024.

Shaboozey. 4 for Joshua.

6. "Flowers" was #1 for 8 weeks in 2023, although its longest
consecutive streak at #1 lasted only 6 weeks.

Miley Cyrus. 4 for Joshua.

7. "As It Was" was #1 for 15 weeks in 2022, although its longest
consecutive streak at #1 lasted only 5 weeks.

Harry Styles. 4 for Joshua.

8. "Last Night" was #1 for 16 weeks in 2023, although its longest
consecutive streak at #1 only lasted 10 weeks.

Morgan Wallen. 4 for Joshua.

9. "Antihero" was #1 for 8 weeks in 2022 and 2023, although its
longest consecutive streak at #1 lasted only 6 weeks.

Taylor Swift. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

10. "Butter" was #1 for 11 weeks in 2021, although its longest
consecutive streak at #1 lasted only 7 weeks -- and was
interrupted by another song by the same band.

BTS. 4 for Joshua.

* Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana - Canada's Wonderland

Canada's Wonderland is the biggest theme park in Canada and the
most-visited seasonal theme park in North America.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

1. In what year did Canada's Wonderland open?

1981.

2. When Wonderland opened, the children's area was themed after
a specific production company's animated characters, and the
the children's area was explicitly named after that company.
What company?

Hanna-Barbera. 3 for Pete.

3. In addition to <answer 2> Land, at its opening Wonderland was
divided into four other themed areas. All of other areas
currently exist in Wonderland, although some of them have been
subdivided or renamed over the years. Name *any one* of them.

International Street, International Festival, Medieval Faire,
Grande Worlde Exposition of 1890 ("of 1890" not required).

4. <answer 2> Land no longer exists, as the children's area has
been rethemed multiple times over the years. The area is
currently divided into two sub-areas, one of which is branded
after a popular comic-strip character. *Either* name one of
the sub-areas *or* just the popular character in question.

Kidz Zone, (Planet) Snoopy.

5. Wonderland has 3 of the 5 active *wooden* roller coasters in
Canada. Name *any one* of the three.

Wylde Beast, Ghoster Coaster, Mighty Canadian Minebuster.

6. Within 1, how many roller coasters are currently active
at Wonderland?

18 (accepting 17-19).

7. Only 10 roller coasters in the world can be classified as
gigacoasters, meaning they have a drop of 300 feet or more.
Wonderland opened the only gigacoaster in Canada in 2012;
it has a 306-foot drop. What is it called?

Leviathan.

See: http://www.uccgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LEVIATHAN-014.jpg

8. Wonderland also operates the tallest and fastest *suspended*
roller coaster in the world. What is it called?

Vortex.

See: http://i.redd.it/pldm9bm0ym8b1.jpg

9. Wonderland's 15,000-seat music amphitheatre closed in 2021,
partially because of the COVID pandemic and partially because
the Budweiser Stage at Ontario Place had overtaken it as a
touring venue. What was Wonderland's amphitheatre called?

Kingswood Music Theatre.

10. What is the name of Wonderland's water park?

Splash Works.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> His Spo Sci Aud Can THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 27 12 15 36 0 78
Dan Blum 8 8 23 4 0 39
Pete Gayde 12 8 15 0 3 35
Dan Tilque 8 8 8 0 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 0 11 4 0 0 15

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