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* Calvin's Quiz #144 - 10 messages, 8 authors
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* QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: elements, challenge - 11 messages, 9 authors
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #144
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/1dd9f355d33ee335?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
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

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:20 am
From: Dan Tilque

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?
> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?

Canada (although most, if not all, of it is in international waters)

> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?

alto

> 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?

whale

> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?

cold temperatures

--
Dan Tilque

== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:40 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?

4000 SEK

> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Arthur C Clarcke

> 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?

Eugene T-something

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 4:19 am
From: "David"

> 1 How much does a player receive for passing Go in Monopoly?

£200 in the UK

> 2 Ray Parker Jr had a hit with the theme song to which 1984 movie?

Ghost

> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Arthur C Clark

> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?

Canada

> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?

Soprano

> 8 Which 1970s British TV comedy starred Frankie
> Howard playing a slave called Lurcio?

Up Pompeii

> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?

A Whale

> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?

Anything at a very low temperature

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 7:18 am
From: Stan Brown

On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:23 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
> > 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
>
> Tennessee Williams
>

Gack! What was I thinking?

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:15 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Stan Brown:
> > Tennessee Williams
>
> Gack! What was I thinking?

"Playwrights whose names contain the word 'ill' as a substring"?
--
Mark Brader, "It is impossible. Solution follows..."
Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Richard Heathfield

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 12:49 pm
From: swp

On Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:49:41 PM UTC-4, 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?

ghost busters

> 3 Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey?

arthur c clarke (I really do miss him)

> 4 Which off-spinner captained the Australian cricket team in 17 Tests
> between 1953 and 1956?

mark brader

> 5 The north-west passage is located in which country?

canada

> 6 Which is the highest female singing voice?

alto 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?

a funny thing happened on the way to the forum

> 9 What type of creature is a narwhal?

cetacean with a long forward protruding tusk

> 10 What is cryogenics the study of?

freezing things in the hopes of thawing them out at a later date in a preserved (unchanged) form

eeehnpprrstwy

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:09 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Stan Brown (the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm) writes:
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:23 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
>> > 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
>>
>> Tennessee Williams
>>
>
> Gack! What was I thinking?

Don't feel too bad. That was the guy I had in mind, although I did not
remember the exact name. Arthur Miller? Should I've heard of him?

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:20 pm
From: Stan Brown

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:09:18 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
> Stan Brown (the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm) writes:
> > On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:23 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
> >> > 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
> >>
> >> Tennessee Williams
> >>
> >
> > Gack! What was I thinking?
>
> Don't feel too bad. That was the guy I had in mind, although I did not
> remember the exact name. Arthur Miller? Should I've heard of him?

In the US, Miller's /The Crucible/ and /Death of a Salesman/ are part
of the curriculum in almost every high school. Or at least, they
were when I went to school. I don't know how famous Miller is
abroad, but in the US there's really no excuse for the mistake I
made.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:39 pm
From: John Masters

On 2011-07-15 21:20:08 +0100, Stan Brown said:

> On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:09:18 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>>
>> Stan Brown (the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm) writes:
>>> On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:23 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
>>>>> 7 Who wrote the play Death of a Salesman?
>>>>
>>>> Tennessee Williams
>>>>
>>>
>>> Gack! What was I thinking?
>>
>> Don't feel too bad. That was the guy I had in mind, although I did not
>> remember the exact name. Arthur Miller? Should I've heard of him?
>
> In the US, Miller's /The Crucible/ and /Death of a Salesman/ are part
> of the curriculum in almost every high school. Or at least, they
> were when I went to school. I don't know how famous Miller is
> abroad, but in the US there's really no excuse for the mistake I
> made.

And in the UK, anyone who had studied Eng. Lit. would know him even if
he hadn't married Marilyn Monroe.

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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 12:46 am
From: Dan Tilque

Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * 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.

oxygen

>
> 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, sulfur, tungsten

>
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").

terbium

>
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.

strontium

>
> 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.

radium, uranium

>
> 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.

copper

>
>
> * 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".

Chopin

>
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".

Chopin

>
> 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.

Tojo

>
> 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.

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".
>

Dian Fossi

--
Dan Tilque

== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:54 am
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 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.

Oxygene (Are you sure this is not a Rare Entires quiz? :-)

> 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.

Mercury

> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.

Hydrogen, Vanadine and Carbon

> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").

Terbium

> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.

Lutetium

> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.

Natrium

> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.

Uran and 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.

Tecnetium

> 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.

Copper

> 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.

All countries are G8 members....

> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Alberto Tomba

> 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

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 4:17 am
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <Y7adndQYle0mWoLTnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * 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.
bromine

> 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.
nitrogen

> 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.
hydrogen, boron and phosphorus

> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
erbium

> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
lutetium

> 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, polonium

> 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.
copper

> * 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".
Claude 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.
Henry 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.
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".
Dian Fossey

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.

== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 4:44 am
From: "David"

At least I can have a go at the first half..........

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.

Potassium

> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.

Carbon, Oxygen, Potassium

> 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.
>
> 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.

Plutonium
Uranium

Technetium

Gold

== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 12:20 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * 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.

oxygen

> 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.

hydrogen, oxygen, 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, thorium

technetium

copper

> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> 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

> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.

Herzog

> D. Japanese leaders

> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.

Tojo

> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.

Akihito

> 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.

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".

Fossey

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 12:41 pm
From: swp

On Friday, July 15, 2011 12:53:15 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> I wrote one of these rounds.

and I didn't.

>
> * 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.

oxygen ; nitrogen

> 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.

lead (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)

> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.

sulfur, tungsten, phosphorus :-)

> 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.

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.

plutonium, uranium

cesium

gold

>
> * 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.

women's world cup finalists?

> 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.

alberto tomba

> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.

drawing a blank on this one

> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.

yamamoto?

> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.

akihito

> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.

forbisher? frobisher?

> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.

metcalf?

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

{see answer to game 2, round 9, question #4 above}

== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:12 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

swp (Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com) writes:
>> 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.
>
> lead (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)

Nope. I can think of least one element that fulfils that critiera, but
not the first.

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 1:49 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:Y7adndQYle0mWoLTnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@vex.net...

>* 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.

This would make a good rare entries contest :-)

>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.
Bromine
>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.
Oxygen
>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/Oxygen
>5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Terbium
>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.
Rubidium
>8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Uranium/Plutonium
>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.
Copper
>
>* 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".
Debussy
> 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.
>
>C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Alberto Tomba
> 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.
Hirohito, Aikhito
>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".
Fossey

Peter Smyth

== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 2:07 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Stephen Perry:
> > (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)

Erland Sommarskog:
> Nope. I can think of least one element that fulfils that critiera, but
> not the first.

Erland has some interesting ideas about element names in English, but
he's right. There's exactly one element whose symbol consists of the
first letter of its English name followed by a letter that isn't in its
English name.
--
Mark Brader | "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?"
Toronto | "Duh."
msb@vex.net | --Richard Curtis, "Love Actually"

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 2:49 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Erland has some interesting ideas about element names in English, but
> he's right. There's exactly one element whose symbol consists of the
> first letter of its English name followed by a letter that isn't in its
> English name.

And I entered it! (Not for this question, though.)

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se

== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Jul 15 2011 8:47 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Jul 14, 11:53 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * 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.

oxygen

> 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.

gold

> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.

carbon, nitrogen, oxygen

> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").

terbium

> 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

technetium

gold

> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".

Saint-Saens

> B. German directors
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.

Wenders

> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Tomba

> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.

Yamamoto

> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.

Akihito

> 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

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".

Fossey

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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