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* QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 2-3: Super Bowl, science spelling - 2 messages, 2
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 3 Rounds 2-3: Super Bowl, science spelling
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 17 2011 10:28 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:58:07 +1000, Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> With 6 days remaining until Super Bowl XLV, here's a round on what
> is now the NFL's annual championship. But for its earliest years,
> it was an inter-league event officially called the "AFL-NFL World
> Championship Game". Where we ask you for a team, either the city
> or the team name will do, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Packers
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Namath
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Steelers, Cowboys
> 4. The next year, 1971, the game's MVP award went for the first
> time to a player on the losing side -- the Dallas Cowboys.
> Who was that?
>
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Montana
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
Parcell?
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Vikings, Jets
> 8. Who was the first player to be a five-time Super Bowl winner,
> starting in 1988 with the San Francisco 49ers and ending in
> 1995 with the Dallas Cowboys?
Rice?
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
>
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> As they said on the TV show "Âllo Âllo"... listen carefully,
> I shall say this only once. This is a spelling round, and we're
> going to use audio-round rules. That is, you can ask for a repeat
> of the clue, but not the key word, which will occur either as the
> last or the second-last word in the question. The idea is that
> you're supposed to get the answer primarily from the clue, and the
> only reason we're saying the word at all is to make sure you don't
> think of a different one, not to help you hear all the right vowels.
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
>
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
Myosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
>
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
Coelacanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
Coriolis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
Quadruple
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
Fozgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
Acetylene
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 17 2011 11:23 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Jul 17, 10:58 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - The Super Bowl
>
> 1. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as
> Super Bowl I, was held in 1967. What team won?
Green Bay Packers
> 2. Who won the award as the MVP (most valuable player) in
> Super Bowl I?
Bart Starr
> 3. Super Bowl IV, in 1970, was the last one before the two
> leagues merged. Name either the AFL or the NFL team in
> that game.
Kansas City; Green Bay
> 5. Name the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who won a record
> 3 Super Bowl MVP awards, all in the 1980s.
Joe Montana
> 6. Name the head coach who won four consecutive AFC championships
> in 1990-93, but never won the Super Bowl.
Marv Levy
> 7. Name the other team, besides <answer 6>'s team, that has
> appeared in four Super Bowls but never won.
Minnesota Vikings
> 9. Name the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was the first
> to throw for more than 300 yards in a Super Bowl game?
> That was Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
Terry Bradshaw
> 10. Who was the first Heisman-Trophy-winning quarterback to
> start in a Super Bowl? He was with the Dallas Cowboys and
> the game was Super Bowl VI, in 1972.
Roger Staubach
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science Spelling
>
> So, in all cases, *spell that scientific word*.
>
> 1. This is a type of white blood cell that devours
> bacteria... "FAY-g'site".
phagocyte
> 2. As mentioned in the last Final, this is the process where
> a single cell divides into four cells, each with only half
> the usual number of chromosomes. It's how sperm and egg
> cells are formed, and it's called... "my-OH-siss".
meiosis
> 3. An alignment of three orbiting bodies close to a straight
> line, such as the Sun, Moon, and Earth at new moon or full
> moon, is known as a conjunction or... "SIZZ-i-jee".
syzygy
> 4. According to paleontologists, humans evolved into their
> present form during the epoch known as the... "PLY-stuh-seen".
Pleistocene
> 5. This is the region in the outer solar system where certain
> comets were once believed to originate, and where Pluto is
> located: it's called the... "KIGH-per" belt.
Kuiper
> 6. This species of fish was known only from fossils and was
> thought to be have been extinct since the Cretaceous
> era -- until a live one turned up in a fishing net in
> 1938... "SEAL-uh-kanth".
coelacanth
> 7. Objects moving freely on the surface of a rotating body
> seem to curve in their paths, which leads to rotating
> weather phenomena such as hurricanes. This is known as
> the... "kor-ee-OH-liss" effect.
coriolis
> 8. An object that behaves as if it contained two simple magnets
> is said to have a... "KWOD-roo-pole" moment.
quadrupole
> 9. One of the most deadly poison gases used during World War I
> was carbonyl chloride, otherwise known as carbon oxychloride
> or... "FOSS-jeen".
phosgene
> 10. A gas commonly burned in welding torches has the formula
> C2H2, and is known as... "uh-SET-uh-leen".
acetylene
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #145
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/4480dc6efd486512?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Jul 17 2011 11:31 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Jul 17, 6:33 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which English singer was born Gordon Sumner?
Sting
> 2 Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah co-starred in which 1987 movie?
"Roxanne"
> 3 The disease encephalitis affects which human organ?
brain
> 4 Which international body, headquartered in Brussels, was established in
> 1949?
NATO
> 5 Mount Sinai is located in which country?
Egypt
> 6 Who composed the Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
> 7 What is the title of George W Bush's recent memoir?
"Decision Points"
> 8 What is America's most popular pizza topping?
pepperoni
> 9 Which actor received $4 m for his 10 minute role as Superman's father in
> the 1978 film?
Marlon Brando
> 10 Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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