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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 9-10: magnitudes, Can-challenge
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== 1 of 11 ==
Date: Thurs, Aug 25 2011 10:50 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Aug 25, 9:50 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part).
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
6
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12; 13
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
101
> 10. One googolplex.
<answer #1>
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001;
<answer #2>
one googol plus 1
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
35 g; 40 g
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
the item is rigid; the item is oversized in terms of length & width
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
Montreal
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1976; 1977
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 2 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 4:40 am
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <d7udnZOYLeUWtsrTnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> Marc, if your answer slate was truncated due to a technical problem
> or accidental keystroke or something of that kind, then please post
> again with the remaining answers you were going to give.
Thanks for the opportunity, but I do not have an answer for #10
and my signature is missing because Gravity reconfigured itself
and I haven't taken the time to restore it.
== 3 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 5:08 am
From: Stan Brown
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:50:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
Four
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
Two
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
Six
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
Eight
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
Five
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
Twelve
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
Three
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
Six
> 9. One googol.
One hundred one (a one, plus 100 zeroes)
> 10. One googolplex.
A google plus one (a one, plus a google of zeroes)
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 4 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 8:21 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>> Marc, if your answer slate was truncated due to a technical problem
>> or accidental keystroke or something of that kind, then please post
>> again with the remaining answers you were going to give.
Marc Dashevsky:
> Thanks for the opportunity, but I do not have an answer for #10
> and my signature is missing because Gravity reconfigured itself
> and I haven't taken the time to restore it.
What really suggested a technical problem was that Round 9, Question 10
was quoted but not answered, then the whole of Round 10 was neither quoted
nor answered. Oh well.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence"
msb@vex.net | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 5 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 10:29 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:eYSdneHa--x1lMrTnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
>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 both of these rounds.
>
>
>* Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
>In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
>don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
>it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
>if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
>34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
>1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
5
>2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
>3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
>4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
10
>5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
>6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
>7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
6
>8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
>9. One googol.
101
>10. One googolplex.
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001
Peter Smyth
== 6 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 1:29 pm
From: swp
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:eYSdneHa--
x1lMrTnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@vex.net:
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
4?
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
100
> 10. One googolplex.
googol (which is impossible to write out)
(note 1: there are only about 2.5 * 10^89 elementary particles in the
observable universe, so why would we ever need this number?)
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
>
> Round 10 is the Canadiana round, or in other words, this is the
> challenge round from Canada. And speaking of Canada, after this
> round we'll see you in two weeks, because next Monday is the
> Presidents Day holiday, or as they want you to call it here,
> Family Day.
I didn't know that. thank you for teaching me something new today.
> A. Rough( )Riders
>
> A1. Name *either* the quarterback who led the Saskatchewan
> Roughriders from 1963 to 1978, or else their star running
> back of the same era who wore number 34 and gained more
> than 16,000 yards in his career.
jim brown
> A2. Name *either* the quarterback who led the *Ottawa* Rough
> Riders from 1959 to 1968, or else *their* star running
> back of the same era who wore number 11 and was only
> 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches tall.
mark brader
> B. Front Page Challenge
>
> B1. Name any two of the three panelists who appeared on
> "Front Page Challenge" for 25 years or longer. One joined
> the cast in 1961, another died in 1984, and the third was
> with the show for its entire 38-year run. Name any two.
smith, jones
> B2. Name the man who hosted the show for almost its entire
> run, *and* any *one* of the other three people (besides
> the correct answers to B1) who were regular panelists
> for several years each.
johnson ; magillacutty
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
30 grams
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
the destination is in the yukon above the arctic circle
> D. Ontario H, Y, D, R, and O
>
> D1. The category title refers to the 1999 breakup of
> Ontario Hydro by the Harris government into five successor
> companies. One of them specializes in transmission and
> local distribution; it owns and operates practically
> all of Ontario's long-distance transmission lines.
> Name that company.
no idea
> D2. Another successor to Ontario Hydro is Ontario Power
> Generation. As of December 31, 2009, which of the three
> main types of power stations provides the largest share,
> or just over 3/8, of the company's total generating
> capacity?
drawing a blank here too
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
>
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
manitoulin island (in lake huron)
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
manitoulin island (in lake huron)
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1968 ; 1969
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
northwest territories
swp
== 7 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 2:38 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
8
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
Using Swedish miles it would be 5. Since you probably have shorter
miles in Toronto pub, I guess you need 6 digits.
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
This time the answer 8 digits in both Swedish miles and Toronto-pub
miles.
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
15
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
5
> 9. One googol.
100
> 10. One googolplex.
One googol
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
20 g
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
Odd size
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 8 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 3:15 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
Erland Sommarskog:
> Using Swedish miles it would be 5. Since you probably have shorter
> miles in Toronto pub, I guess you need 6 digits.
>> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
>
> This time the answer 8 digits in both Swedish miles and Toronto-pub
> miles.
Correct all around. For anyone interested: our mile is 1.609344 km,
a length similar to the ancient Roman mile and those formerly used
in several other countries. But much longer "miles" were used
in German-speaking areas ("Meile" in German) and in Scandinavia
("mil", "miil", etc.). These were mostly around 7.5 km, but the
Swedish one was even bigger, nearly 10.7 km once they got around to
standardizing it. Today in Sweden and Norway they have adapted the
latter unit into the metric system by making it exactly 10 km.
--
Mark Brader | "I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now
Toronto | in square whole and can be voguish for that your
msb@vex.net | payment is being processed..." --seen in spam
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 9 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 5:39 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 8/25/2011 10:50 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
13
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
> 9. One googol.
101
> 10. One googolplex.
one googol + 1
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
>
> Round 10 is the Canadiana round, or in other words, this is the
> challenge round from Canada. And speaking of Canada, after this
> round we'll see you in two weeks, because next Monday is the
> Presidents Day holiday, or as they want you to call it here,
> Family Day.
>
> A. Rough( )Riders
>
> A1. Name *either* the quarterback who led the Saskatchewan
> Roughriders from 1963 to 1978, or else their star running
> back of the same era who wore number 34 and gained more
> than 16,000 yards in his career.
>
> A2. Name *either* the quarterback who led the *Ottawa* Rough
> Riders from 1959 to 1968, or else *their* star running
> back of the same era who wore number 11 and was only
> 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches tall.
>
> B. Front Page Challenge
>
> B1. Name any two of the three panelists who appeared on
> "Front Page Challenge" for 25 years or longer. One joined
> the cast in 1961, another died in 1984, and the third was
> with the show for its entire 38-year run. Name any two.
>
> B2. Name the man who hosted the show for almost its entire
> run, *and* any *one* of the other three people (besides
> the correct answers to B1) who were regular panelists
> for several years each.
>
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59� postage stamp?
50 g
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under<answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
Oversize
> D. Ontario H, Y, D, R, and O
>
> D1. The category title refers to the 1999 breakup of
> Ontario Hydro by the Harris government into five successor
> companies. One of them specializes in transmission and
> local distribution; it owns and operates practically
> all of Ontario's long-distance transmission lines.
> Name that company.
>
> D2. Another successor to Ontario Hydro is Ontario Power
> Generation. As of December 31, 2009, which of the three
> main types of power stations provides the largest share,
> or just over 3/8, of the company's total generating
> capacity?
>
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
>
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
>
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
>
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Qu�b�cois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
>
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
--Jeff
== 10 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 7:07 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <zd6dndTm6oZqJMrTnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> Mark Brader:
> >> Marc, if your answer slate was truncated due to a technical problem
> >> or accidental keystroke or something of that kind, then please post
> >> again with the remaining answers you were going to give.
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > Thanks for the opportunity, but I do not have an answer for #10
> > and my signature is missing because Gravity reconfigured itself
> > and I haven't taken the time to restore it.
>
> What really suggested a technical problem was that Round 9, Question 10
> was quoted but not answered, then the whole of Round 10 was neither quoted
> nor answered. Oh well.
That round was so hopeless for me that I had already forgotten
about it by the time I replied to your offer.
== 11 of 11 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 9:39 pm
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:eYSdneHa--
x1lMrTnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> 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 both of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Orders of Magnitude
>
> In this round each question asks you about a number. But we
> don't want you tell us the number; just tell us how many digits
> it has (ignoring any decimal or fractional part). For example,
> if we asked for the population of Canada, there are 8 digits in
> 34,000,000, *so you would say 8*. Answers may repeat.
>
> 1. The number of electrons that would weigh the same as one
> proton. Remember, we just need you to say *how many digits*
> are in the number.
3
>
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2
>
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6
>
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8
>
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5
>
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12
>
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3
>
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6
>
> 9. One googol.
101
>
> 10. One googolplex.
Google + 1
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Canada
>
> Round 10 is the Canadiana round, or in other words, this is the
> challenge round from Canada. And speaking of Canada, after this
> round we'll see you in two weeks, because next Monday is the
> Presidents Day holiday, or as they want you to call it here,
> Family Day.
>
> A. Rough( )Riders
>
> A1. Name *either* the quarterback who led the Saskatchewan
> Roughriders from 1963 to 1978, or else their star running
> back of the same era who wore number 34 and gained more
> than 16,000 yards in his career.
>
> A2. Name *either* the quarterback who led the *Ottawa* Rough
> Riders from 1959 to 1968, or else *their* star running
> back of the same era who wore number 11 and was only
> 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches tall.
>
> B. Front Page Challenge
>
> B1. Name any two of the three panelists who appeared on
> "Front Page Challenge" for 25 years or longer. One joined
> the cast in 1961, another died in 1984, and the third was
> with the show for its entire 38-year run. Name any two.
>
> B2. Name the man who hosted the show for almost its entire
> run, *and* any *one* of the other three people (besides
> the correct answers to B1) who were regular panelists
> for several years each.
>
> C. You Send Mail
>
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
2 ounces
>
> C2. Even if the thing you're mailing is under <answer C1>
> and you're sending it by regular lettermail to a
> destination in Canada, you can still be charged extra
> postage for any of several reasons. Name any one.
>
> D. Ontario H, Y, D, R, and O
>
> D1. The category title refers to the 1999 breakup of
> Ontario Hydro by the Harris government into five successor
> companies. One of them specializes in transmission and
> local distribution; it owns and operates practically
> all of Ontario's long-distance transmission lines.
> Name that company.
>
> D2. Another successor to Ontario Hydro is Ontario Power
> Generation. As of December 31, 2009, which of the three
> main types of power stations provides the largest share,
> or just over 3/8, of the company's total generating
> capacity?
>
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
>
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
>
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
Montreal
>
> F. Referendums
>
> F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1980; 1981
>
> F2. In 1995 the Charlottetown Accord was defeated in a
> national referendum. But in some provinces a majority
> of votes were in favor of it. Name any one of those
> provinces.
British Columbia; Alberta
>
Pete
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #159
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/8b307245623d7786?hl=en
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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 12:25 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hongkong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Cook
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Once a year
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 5:04 am
From: Stan Brown
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:16:16 +1000, Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
> You Can Call Me Al?
Pope Pius XII
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Cook ?
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
Yes, I believe it is. :-) No idea which, though.
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Annually?
(That's too obvious, so it must be wrong.)
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 10:18 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v0stxed4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
>You Can Call Me Al? 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Singapore
>3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Abel Tasman
>4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
>existence of God?
agnostic
>5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North
>6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
>7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
>8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
>9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
>10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
every 5 years
Peter Smyth
== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 1:04 pm
From: swp
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v0stxed4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986
> hit You Can Call Me Al?
chevy chase
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
hong kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
cook? (probably some abo bloke though)
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
north
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
five
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in
> Germany?
once every 10 years. (I've seen it twice. highly recommended.)
swp
== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 3:05 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
>> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Mark Brader:
> Every 10 years.
Incidentally, that may be the answer you wanted, but it's not really
correct, for two different reasons. First, there isn't just one
performance every 10 years, there are a block of them. In 2010 it
was performed 102 times over a period of 141 days:
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/typo3temp/pics/e0d7ca50d5.jpg
so another perfectly reasonable answer is "daily" or more precisely
"every 1 or 2 days", referring to current practice as to the interval
between performances *when the play is running*.
Second, according to
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/index.php?id=127
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/index.php?id=128
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/index.php?id=129
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/index.php?id=130
http://www.passionplay-oberammergau.com/index.php?id=131
and the corresponding German pages, the years of the performances have
been varied many times from the basic 10-year schedule. Using <> to
mean "every 10 years between these dates inclusive", the performance
years seem to have been
1634<>1674, 1680<>1760, 1780<>1800, 1801, 1811, 1815,
1820<>1910, 1922, 1930, 1934, 1950<>1980, 1984, 1990<>2010.
Plus a limited run in 1977, and maybe a couple of other times here and
there (the information in their chronology is not entirely consistent).
Anyway, the interval has varied from 1 to 20 years, averaging 9.4 years
if the foregoing list is complete.
--
Mark Brader | "I had never thought of Jesus as being
msb@vex.net | a variety of grape plant, but
Toronto | if you put it that way..." --Jan Sand
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 3:47 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
> You Can Call Me Al?
Weird Al Jankovic (?)
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Matthew Flinders
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
north
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Kenya
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
annually (?)
Rob
== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 5:41 pm
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 8/25/2011 10:16 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
> You Can Call Me Al?
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Tasman
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
South
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blood pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Every year
--Jeff
== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 9:44 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v0stxed4yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's
> 1986 hit You Can Call Me Al?
Al Franken
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Tasman
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blook pressure
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in
> Germany?
Every 10 years
>
>
Pete
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 6:55 am
From: "Rob Parker"
"Mark Brader" <msb@vex.net> wrote in message
news:tvOdnTDp-ZD4lcrTnZ2dnUVZ_oOdnZ2d@vex.net...
>> 1. Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast?
>
> Smarties candy. ("...eat that candy-coated chocolate, but tell me
> when I ask: When you eat your Smarties do you eat the red ones last?")
> 4 for Stephen.
So what was wrong with my answer of "Smarties, lollies" - except that I
used 'lollies' rather than 'candy'; lollies being the generic term commonly
used here? The comma between the two words was distinguishing the brand
name from the generic term; I use(d) a semicolon to separate alternative
guesses to questions - see my answer message.
Rob
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Aug 26 2011 8:24 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
>>> 1. Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast?
>> Smarties candy. ("...eat that candy-coated chocolate, but tell me
>> when I ask: When you eat your Smarties do you eat the red ones last?")
>> 4 for Stephen.
Rob Parker:
> So what was wrong with my answer of "Smarties, lollies" - except that I
> used 'lollies' rather than 'candy'; lollies being the generic term commonly
> used here?
Since "lollies" obviously derives from "lollipops", I assumed it had that
specific meaning rather than being a general term for candy. 4 for Rob.
Revised scores, if there are no further errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Lit Spo Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 32 42 35 32 145
Stephen Perry 18 32 32 45 36 31 145
Dan Tilque 32 16 24 31 24 32 119
Marc Dashevsky 28 28 12 24 36 24 116
Dan Blum 22 12 32 42 10 16 112
Jeff Turner 20 12 20 26 24 32 102
Peter Smyth 24 4 20 42 14 4 100
"Calvin" 12 12 36 38 12 0 98
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 18 36 16 90
Rob Parker 8 8 20 32 4 8 68
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 20 4 -- -- 38
--
Mark Brader "Nicely self-consistent. (Pay no attention to
Toronto that D-floating number behind the curtain!)"
msb@vex.net -- Chris Torek, on pasta
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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