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* Results of Rotating Quiz #21 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Calvin's Quiz #143 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 7-8: detectives, Oscar-winners - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #144 - 6 messages, 6 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: elements, challenge - 3 messages, 3 authors
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TOPIC: Results of Rotating Quiz #21
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:52 pm
From: björn lundin
On 13 Juli, 11:00, Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Dan Tilque (dtil...@frontier.com) writes:
> > Perhaps, but I'd be surprised if there's any case where a word ends with
> > a vowel-Y and and the Y doesn't derive from a vowel.
>
Right now, I consider myself lucky, having a mother tounge in a
language with a
*fixed* set of vowels and consonants. They do not change depending on
their context,
They are measured by pronounceabilty (is there such a word?) when
standing alone.
--
Björn Lundin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #143
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 2:01 am
From: björn lundin
On 13 Juli, 05:31, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 2 What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi
> 3 In Harry Potter, from which London station does the Hogwarts Express
> depart?
King's Cross(?), the train leaves from platform 9 3/4
> 6 What name is given to a line that connects points of equal height on a
> map?
Topolog
> 9 What is the flavouring of the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
Fire - you drink it burning.
--
Björn Lundin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 4:16 am
From: "David"
> 2 What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi.
> 3 In Harry Potter, from which London station does the Hogwarts Express
> depart?
Kings Cross ?
> 4 How many furlongs are in one mile?
8.
> 5 Who was Britain's only Welsh prime minister?
Not sure but should have been Neil Kinnock.
> 6 What name is given to a line that connects points of equal height on
> a map?
A Contour Line.
> 7 Mount Rushmore is located in which US state?
Alaska?
> 9 What is the flavouring of the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
Aniseed.
> 10 Who played Queen Elizabeth I in the second series of Blackadder?
Miranda Richardson.
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 4:05 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/12/2011 11:31 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Who directed the 1972 film American Graffiti?
Spielberg
> 2 What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi
> 3 In Harry Potter, from which London station does the Hogwarts Express
> depart?
> 4 How many furlongs are in one mile?
Eight
> 5 Who was Britain's only Welsh prime minister?
LLewellyn
> 6 What name is given to a line that connects points of equal height on a
> map?
Contour
> 7 Mount Rushmore is located in which US state?
South Dakota
> 8 Who wrote the play A Streetcar Named Desire?
Tennessee Williams
> 9 What is the flavouring of the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
Anise
> 10 Who played Queen Elizabeth I in the second series of Blackadder?
--Jeff
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 4:43 pm
From: Calvin
On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:31:15 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Who directed the 1972 film American Graffiti?
George Lucas
2/9
> 2 What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi
8/9
> 3 In Harry Potter, from which London station does the Hogwarts Express
> depart?
King's Cross
5/9
> 4 How many furlongs are in one mile?
8
6/9
> 5 Who was Britain's only Welsh prime minister?
David Lloyd George
4/9
LOL @ Richard Burton
> 6 What name is given to a line that connects points of equal height on a
> map?
Contour
7/9
> 7 Mount Rushmore is located in which US state?
South Dakota
6/9
> 8 Who wrote the play A Streetcar Named Desire?
Tennessee Williams
6/9
> 9 What is the flavouring of the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
Aniseed
5/9
One of my favourites :-)
> 10 Who played Queen Elizabeth I in the second series of Blackadder?
Miranda Richardson
3/9
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 143
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0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bjorn Lundin
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 David
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Rob Parker
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Stan Brown
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 8 5 6 4 7 6 6 5 3 52 TOTAL
58%
Mark, Peter and Rob share the spoils.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 7-8: detectives, Oscar-winners
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 5:18 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 7/12/2011 12:58 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Detectives and their Creators
>
> For each of the fictional professional or amateur detectives
> that we name, name the author on the list below who created them.
> Note that in some cases the author may also have created another
> better-known detective.
>
> Margery Allingham | Ngaio Marsh
> Lawrence Block | Lynda La Plante
> Giles Blunt | Henning Mankell
> John Dickson Carr | Sara Paretsky
> G.K. Chesterton | Ian Rankin
> Agatha Christie | Ruth Rendell
> Colin Dexter | Peter Robinson
> Carter Dickson | Dorothy Sayers
> Elizabeth George | Rex Stout
> Sue Grafton | Patricia Wentworth
> Reginald Hill | R.D. Wingfield
>
> 1. John Rebus.
> 2. Thomas Lynley.
> 3. Sir Henry Merrivale.
> 4. Reg Wexford.
> 5. Father Brown.
Rex Stout
> 6. Lord Peter Wimsey.
GK Chesterton
> 7. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, later Beresford.
> 8. Andy Dalziel ("dee-ELL").
> 9. William Edward "Jack" Frost.
> 10. Jane Tennison.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 8 - Six Characters in Search of an Oscar-Winner
>
> On each question we will name six movie characters who have been
> played by the same Oscar-winning star, in chronological order of
> the six movies. Of course, some of these characters may also
> have been played by other people at other times. We will also
> give you the dates of the first and last movies in each list.
> And you, of course, must name the actor or actress.
>
> 1. 1944-94: Velvet Brown, Kay Banks, Maggie Pollitt, Helen of
> Troy, Zee Blakeley, Pearl Slaghoople
Liz Taylor
> 2. 1940-67: Thomas Edison, Henry Jekyll, Adam Bonner, Stanley
> Banks, Judge Haywood, Matt Drayton.
>
> 3. 1990-99: Vivian Ward, Darby Shaw, Mary Reilly, Alice Sutton,
> Anna Scott, Maggie Carpenter.
>
> 4. 1961-94: Eddie Felson, Henry Gondorff, Frank Galvin, Governor
> Long, General Groves, Sidney J. Mussburger.
>
> 5. 1932-59: Tony Camonte, Louis Pasteur, Wang Lung, Émile Zola,
> Benito Juárez, Sam Abelman.
>
> 6. 1953-89: Princess Ann, Rima, Reggie Lampert, Nicole Bonnet
> ["Bon-NAY"], Lady Marian, Hap.
>
> 7. 1979-2006: Joanna Kramer, Sophie Zawistowski, Karen Silkwood,
> Karen Blixen, Aunt Josephine, Miranda Priestly.
Meryl Streep
> 8. 1950-73: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Father Brown,
> Professor Marcus, Colonel Nicholson, Prince Feisal, Chancellor
> and Führer Adolf Hitler.
>
> 9. 1987-2007: Ronny Cammareri, Stanley Goodspeed, Cameron Poe,
> Antonio Corelli, Donald Kaufman, Benjamin Gates.
>
> 10. 1997-2007: Bud White, John Nash, Jack Aubrey, Jim Braddock,
> Ben Wade, Richie Roberts.
>
> Please read the rot13 after you have finished with the round:
abcdefghijklm
nopqrstuvwxyz
> Vs lbh whfg nafjrerq "Urcohea" gb nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur
If you just answered "Hepburn"
> svefg anzr. Tb onpx naq chg vg va.
--Jeff
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 9:49 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the entertainment round.
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Detectives and their Creators
> For each of the fictional professional or amateur detectives
> that we name, name the author on the list below who created them.
> Note that in some cases the author may also have created another
> better-known detective...
This was the 2nd-hardest round in the original game, after the
audio round. Not so hard for this group!
> 1. John Rebus.
Ian Rankin. 4 for John, Peter, Calvin, and Rob.
> 2. Thomas Lynley.
Elizabeth George. 4 for John and Marc.
> 3. Sir Henry Merrivale.
Carter Dickson (aka John Dickson Carr). 4 for Peter (yes, of course),
Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin and Joshua.
> 4. Reg Wexford.
Ruth Rendell. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Rob.
> 5. Father Brown.
G.K. Chesterton. 4 for John, Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> 6. Lord Peter Wimsey.
Dorothy Sayers. 4 for John, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Rob. 3 for Joshua.
> 7. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, later Beresford.
Agatha Christie. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Rob.
> 8. Andy Dalziel ("dee-ELL").
Reginald Hill. 4 for John, Peter, and Rob. 2 for Calvin.
> 9. William Edward "Jack" Frost.
R.D. Wingfield. 4 for John and Rob. 3 for Joshua.
> 10. Jane Tennison.
Lynda La Plante. 4 for John, Peter, and Rob.
> * Game 2, Round 8 - Six Characters in Search of an Oscar-Winner
> On each question we will name six movie characters who have been
> played by the same Oscar-winning star, in chronological order of
> the six movies. Of course, some of these characters may also
> have been played by other people at other times. We will also
> give you the dates of the first and last movies in each list.
> And you, of course, must name the actor or actress.
> 1. 1944-94: Velvet Brown, Kay Banks, Maggie Pollitt, Helen of
> Troy, Zee Blakeley, Pearl Slaghoople.
Elizabeth Taylor. 4 for John, Calvin, Joshua, Rob, and Jeff.
[The movies, respectively: "National Velvet" (1944), "Father
of the Bride" (1950), "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958), "Doctor
Faustus" (1967), "X, Y and Zee" (1972), "The Flintstones" (1994).
Her appearance as Pearl Slaghoople was mentioned on "Jeopardy!"
the Wednesday before the original game.]
> 2. 1940-67: Thomas Edison, Henry Jekyll, Adam Bonner, Stanley
> Banks, Judge Haywood, Matt Drayton.
Spencer Tracy. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Rob.
["Edison, the Man" (1940), "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941),
"Adam's Rib" (1949), "Father's Little Dividend" (1951), "Judgment
at Nuremberg" (1961), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967).]
> 3. 1990-99: Vivian Ward, Darby Shaw, Mary Reilly, Alice Sutton,
> Anna Scott, Maggie Carpenter.
Julia Roberts. 4 for John, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin.
["Pretty Woman" (1990), "The Pelican Brief" (1993), "Mary Reilly"
(1996), "Conspiracy Theory" (1997), "Notting Hill" (1999), "Runaway
Bride" (1999).]
> 4. 1961-94: Eddie Felson, Henry Gondorff, Frank Galvin, Governor
> Long, General Groves, Sidney J. Mussburger.
Paul Newman. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Rob.
["The Hustler" (1961), "The Sting" (1973), "The Verdict" (1982),
"Blaze" (1989), "Fat Man and Little Boy" (1989), "The Hudsucker Proxy"
(1994).]
> 5. 1932-59: Tony Camonte, Louis Pasteur, Wang Lung, Émile Zola,
> Benito Juárez, Sam Abelman.
Paul Muni. 4 for Joshua.
["Scarface" (1932), "The Story of Louis Pasteur" (1936), "The
Good Earth" (1937), "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937), "Juarez" (1939),
"The Last Angry Man" (1959). And yes, that's a lot of different
ethnicities. Appropriately, he was born in the city now called
Lviv, Ukraine, which within the 20th century alone was part of,
or controlled by, at least 5 different countries.]
> 6. 1953-89: Princess Ann, Rima, Reggie Lampert, Nicole Bonnet
> ["Bon-NAY"], Lady Marian, Hap.
Audrey Hepburn. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Rob. 2 for Calvin.
["Roman Holiday" (1953), "Green Mansions" (1959), "Charade"
(1963), "How to Steal a Million" (1966), "Robin and Marian" (1976),
"Always" (1989).]
> 7. 1979-2006: Joanna Kramer, Sophie Zawistowski, Karen Silkwood,
> Karen Blixen, Aunt Josephine, Miranda Priestly.
Meryl Streep. 4 for John, Marc, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua,
Rob, and Jeff.
["Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Sophie's Choice" (1982), "Silkwood"
(1983), "Out of Africa" (1985), "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
(2004), "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).]
> 8. 1950-73: Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Father Brown,
> Professor Marcus, Colonel Nicholson, Prince Feisal, Chancellor
> and Führer Adolf Hitler.
Alec Guinness. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
["The Mudlark" (1950), "Father Brown" (1954), "The Ladykillers"
(1955), "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Lawrence of Arabia"
(1962), "Hitler: The Last Ten Days" (1973).]
> 9. 1987-2007: Ronny Cammareri, Stanley Goodspeed, Cameron Poe,
> Antonio Corelli, Donald Kaufman, Benjamin Gates.
Nicolas Cage. 4 for John, Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.
["Moonstruck" (1987), "The Rock" (1996), "Con Air" (1997),
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (2001), "Adaptation." (2002), "National
Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2007).]
> 10. 1997-2007: Bud White, John Nash, Jack Aubrey, Jim Braddock,
> Ben Wade, Richie Roberts.
Russell Crowe. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Rob.
["L.A. Confidential" (1997), "A Beautiful Mind" (2001), "Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (2003), "Cinderella Man"
(2005), "3:10 to Yuma" (2007), "American Gangster" (2007).]
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Spo Mis Lit Ent THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 40 12 26 17 40 106
Dan Blum 40 4 27 8 28 95
Rob Parker 12 4 31 32 24 87
Peter Smyth 24 16 27 28 0 79
Dan Tilque 36 8 28 12 4 76
John Masters -- 4 28 28 16 72
Marc Dashevsky 32 16 16 12 24 72
Jeff Turner 36 4 24 0 8 68
"Calvin" 16 -- -- 13 24 53
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 20 12 4 40
--
Mark Brader | "To judge by this film, the life of a cold war spy consists
Toronto | of sitting for endless hours in soundproof rooms with peo-
msb@vex.net | ple you do not particularly like, waiting for something to
| happen. Sort of like being a movie critic." --Roger Ebert
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #144
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 4:49 pm
From: Calvin
1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
between 1953 and 1956?
5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave
called Lurcio?
9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
10 What is cryogenics the study of?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 6:11 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:49:41 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
$200
> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Arthur C Clarke
> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
> between 1953 and 1956?
Pope Pius XII
(One of these days that will actually be the right answer. :-)
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
Canada. (Since you used the singular, I guess you don't want "and
US" for the bit that goes past Alaska.)
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
Soprano
> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
Tennessee Williams
> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave
> called Lurcio?
> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
A mammal, specifically a whale
> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?
Very cold things, such as a mother-in-law's kiss.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 8:22 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.vymu43ciyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
$200
> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
Ghostbusters
> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Arthur C. Clarke
> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests between 1953 and 1956?
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
Canada
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
coloratura soprano
> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller
> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave called Lurcio?
> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
cetacean
> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?
cold
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 8:26 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
In authentic (Atlantic City) Parker Brothers Monopoly, $200. Your
country may vary.
> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
"Ghostbusters"?
> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Clarke.
(At one point it was planned that the movie screenplay would be by
Kubrick and Clarke and the novel by Clarke and Kubrick, but Clarke
ended up getting sole credit for the novel. On the other hand, he
didn't have it released simultaneously with the movie as originally
intended, but some time later, so it gave the impression of being a
novelization.)
> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
> between 1953 and 1956?
Johnson!
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
According to Canada, Canada. According to the US, no country.
Of course, if you get close enough to the respective sections of
coast you might pass undisputedly through both the US and Canada.
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
Soprano.
> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
Miller.
> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave
> called Lurcio?
I didn't know there was a TV version, but it's got to be "A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum". That's Howerd, by the way.
> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
A cetacean with one long tusk.
> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?
Extreme cold.
--
Mark Brader | "The good news is that the Internet is dynamic.
Toronto | The bad news is that the Internet is dynamic."
msb@vex.net | -- Peter Neumann
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 10:06 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-07-15 00:49:41 +0100, Calvin said:
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
£200
> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Arthur C Clarke
> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
> between 1953 and 1956?
Richie Benaud
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
Canada
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
Soprano
> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller
> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave
> called Lurcio?
Up Pompeii
> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
Whale
> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 11:57 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?
200 (pounds, in the version we had when I was a kid)
> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?
Ghostbusters
> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Arthur C Clarke
> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
> between 1953 and 1956?
Richie Benaud
[I don't think that's correct; I think he was a little later. But he's the
only bowler I can recall as captain.]
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?
Canada
> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?
Soprano
> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller
> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie Howard playing a slave
> called Lurcio?
Up Pompeii
[and I think it's Howerd - it was an appalling bad show; I hate to admit
that I used to watch it]
> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?
Whale
> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?
Very low temperatures, and the behaviour of materials at those temperatures
Rob
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: elements, challenge
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 9:53 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-24,
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. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
+40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
at everyday temperatures.
2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
name in English.
4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
than Ytterby.
7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
with water.
8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
occur naturally here on Earth.
9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
-- and their names indicate this.
10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
* Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
the theme behind these categories?
Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
A. French composers
A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
with the Flaxen Hair".
B. German directors
B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
"Shadow of the Vampire".
B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
audience.
C. Italian athletes
C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
D. Japanese leaders
D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
raid on Pearl Harbor.
D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
tradition by marrying a commoner.
E. British explorers
E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
a bay named for this explorer.
E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
F. American scientists
F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
movement in the 1960s.
F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "[That] statement is so full of hubris
msb@vex.net | you can hear the wax melting." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 10:18 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-07-15 05:53:15 +0100, Mark Brader said:
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30� to
> +40� Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
>
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
>
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Tungsten
>
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
>
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Yttrium
>
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
>
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
>
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
>
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
>
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Saint Saens
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Debussy
>
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Wim Wenders
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
>
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
>
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
>
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Diane Fosse
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Jul 14 2011 11:42 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
hydrogen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
sodium
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
ytterbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
uranium, radium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
gold
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Claude Debussy; Eric Satie
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Eric Satie; Claude Debussy
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Tomba
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson; Frobisher
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
James Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Diane Fossey
Rob
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