Bruce Bowler
6/4/2014 2:00:00 PM
On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 22:55:15 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-24,
> 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 Cellar Rats, and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-03-31
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> You will recall that in this game Round 4 was essentially a second
> current-events round, about the 2014 Olympics, which I already posted
> here on 2014-02-25 as part of the season's current-events game. But
> you're still getting two rounds in this set, because the audio round
> featured clues sufficiently long and detailed that I thought it would be
> playable without the audio.
>
> * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Composers Performing their Own Works
>
> We will provide a brief biography of a composer performing music he
> wrote. (Yes, again they're all men.) We then play the clip of the
> music. (Sorry, you'll have to imagine that part.) You tell us the name
> of the composer/performer. Note: some of these were recorded on piano
> rolls!
>
> 1. This American bandleader, composer, and bassist died in 1979 at
> age 56. He was known as the "Angry Man of Jazz". His music was
> rooted in gospel and blues and he greatly admired of the music of
> Duke Ellington. He was one of the great bassists of his time.
>
> 2. Another American bandleader, composer, and trumpet player,
> he was born in 1925 and died in 1991. He associated with almost all
> of the greats of the modern jazz era and changed his musical style
> many times. One of his many albums is the best-selling jazz
> recording of all time.
Armstrong
> 3. This African-American composer and pianist, known as the
> "King of Ragtime", died in 1917. As well as numerous "rags",
> he composed music for ballet and opera, and was awarded a posthumous
> Pulitzer Prize in 1976.
Scott Joplin
> 4. This French composer, who lived 1875-1937, was one of the great
> figures associated with "Impressionistic Music". He was the son of a
> Swiss inventor and a Basque musical mother. His works for piano,
> chamber groups, and orchestra became standard concert repertoire and
> are known for their strong melodies, musical textures, and effects.
>
> 5. This jazz pianist and composer who lived 1917-82 is considered
> one of the greats of American music and is the next most frequently
> recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Unorthodox even in dress
> and behavior, he wrote music that combines a highly percussive attack
> with dramatic hesitations and silences. He was featured on the cover
> of "Time" magazine and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize posthumously.
Strayhorn?
> 6. This Canadian composer and pianist lived 1925-2007. Called the
> "Maharaja of the Keyboard" by Duke Ellington, he was classically
> trained and also played with many of the jazz greats of his era. He
> wrote and performed for piano, jazz trio, quartets,
> and big bands; he composed several songs, jazz piano etudes,
> and a suite of music called "The Canadiana Suite".
>
> 7. Born 1907, died 1994, an American jazz singer and bandleader,
> he composed and performed music over a long career. As a bandleader,
> he employed many of the day's jazz greats and was strongly associated
> with Harlem's Cotton Club. Notable for his scat-singing and dancing,
> he appeared in films and his music was used in animated cartoons.
Cab Calloway
> 8. Born 1910, died 2004, the only child of Jewish immigrants
> from Russia. This swing-era bandleader was known as the "King of the
> Clarinet" and led one of the first racially integrated bands. He was
> also an author of both fiction and non-fiction and performed
> classical music with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard
> Bernstein. He was an early proponent of the "Third Stream", which
> blended classical and jazz styles.
Benny Goodman
> 9. Born 1904, died 1943, he was an influential jazz pianist,
> singer, and composer. He wrote or co-wrote over 400 songs,
> many of which he sold to other performers. He was regarded as a
> great performer and was known for his quips during performances.
> Around 1925 he recorded a series of solo pipe-organ albums.
>
> 10. Born in 1910 to a Belgian Romani family, he died in 1953.
> He is regarded as one of the great jazz guitarists and was the first
> European to influence jazz. Many of his compositions have become
> jazz standards. His virtuosity on the guitar is even more remarkable
> because he had only two usable fingers on his left hand.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Arctic and Far North
>
> As Torontonians continue to suffer through a deep freeze and challenging
> winter, this round turns our attention toward Canada's Arctic -- where
> our temperatures would seem balmy!
>
> 1. The northernmost permanent settlement in the world is located
> on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere I. What is it called?
>
> 2. Within 3°C, what is the average daily *low* temperature in
> <answer 1> in February?
-40c
> 3. The word Arctic comes from the Greek word "arktikos", meaning
> "near the Bear" or "northern", and what it's referring to is one of
> two constellations. Give the full name *in Latin*
> of either of those constellations.
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
> 4. Besides Canada, how many other countries extend -- or have
> territories that extend -- into the Arctic as defined by the Arctic
> Circle?
7 (Norway, Finland, Sweden, US, Russia, Denmark via territory of
Greenland, Iceland)
> 5. This lake, which extends north of the Arctic Circle, is the
> largest lake that is entirely in Canada, the 4th-largest in North
> America, and the 8th-largest in the world. Name it.
>
> 6. Baffin I. is the largest land mass among the 36,563 islands of
> Canada's Arctic Archipelago. What is the second-largest?
Ellesmere
> 7. Rank the three territories from highest to lowest population
> according to the 2011 census. If you make two guesses, please give
> two complete lists of three, all on one line.
>
> 8. Only one public road in Canada crosses the Arctic Circle.
> Give its name (not its highway number).
The Dempster (thank you "Ice Road Truckers")
> 9. The Franklin Expedition left England in 1845 and never returned.
> All 128 men were lost after the ships became icebound in the Victoria
> Strait. Remains of the expedition have been found on two Canadian
> Arctic islands. Name *either* island.
>
> 10. This strait, named after a British 16th-century explorer,
> is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea and lies between Baffin I. and
> midwestern Greenland. Name it.
Davis Straits