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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 5 Rounds 9-10: magnitudes, Can-challenge
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Aug 27 2011 6:48 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
> * 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?
3
> 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
>
> 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.
Johnson; Smith
> 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.
Jones; Johnson
> 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; Johnson & 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.
Evans & Johnson; James & Edwards
> C1. In Canada, what is the maximum weight of letter that
> you can mail for a regular 59¢ postage stamp?
30g; 50g
> 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.
Profiteering (a.k.a. gouging); tax
> 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?
hydro; solar
> F1. In what year did the Parti Québécois hold their first
> referendum on independence for Quebec, or as they called
> it, "sovereignty-association"?
1950; 1995
> 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.
Saskatchewan; Quebec
Rob
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 8:13 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-14,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
Well, Game 5 has been the closest one I've seen for a while, but
Stephen Perry has squeaked out another win. Congratulations, sir!
(At least, I think he has -- but it's close enough that if there's
a scoring error, that result could change.)
> 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.
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 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. (It's about 1,836). 4 for Dan Tilque, Stan, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Rob.
> 2. The number of protons in an atom of uranium. How many digits?
2. (It's 92). 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Stan, Peter, Stephen,
Erland, Jeff, Pete, and Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin.
> 3. The distance to the Moon in miles.
6. (It's about 240,000). 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Stan,
Peter, Stephen, Erland, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> 4. The distance to the Sun in miles.
8. (It's about 93,000,000). 4 for Calvin, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
Stan, Stephen, Erland, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> 5. The number of seconds in a day.
5. (It's 86,400). 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Stan, Peter, Stephen, Erland, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> 6. The number of cubic feet in a cubic mile.
12. (It's 5,280 cubed, which is about 147,000,000,000). 4 for Marc,
Dan Tilque, Stan, Peter, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
3 for Joshua.
> 7. The speed of sound in air, in miles per hour.
3. (It's about 750). 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Stephen,
Erland, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. The speed of *light* in air, in miles per *second*.
6. (It's about 186,000). 4 for Calvin, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
Stan, Peter, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> 9. One googol.
101 (but we're generously accepting 100). (It's the number 10,000,-
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,-
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
containing 100 zeroes). 4 for everyone.
> 10. One googolplex.
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, which is to say one googol and one. (But we're generously
accepting "one googol".) (It's the number formed from 1 followed by
one googol zeroes, or 10 to the power googol; there aren't nearly
enough atoms in the universe to write it out in full. And it came
up on "Jeopardy!" after this round was all written and 4 days before
it was played.)
4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua (the hard way), Stan, Peter, Stephen,
Erland, Jeff, Pete, Dan Blum, and Rob.
And a raspberry to those who spelled it "google".
> * 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...
> 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.
Ron Lancaster, George Reed.
> 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.
Russ Jackson, Ron Stewart. Sorry, no "almost correct" points for
"Johnson"!
> 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.
Betty Kennedy, Gordon Sinclair, Pierre Berton.
> 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.
Host: Fred Davis. Panelists: Toby Robins (1957-61), Allan
Fotheringham (1984-95), Jack Webster (1990-95).
> 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. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum and Rob.
> 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.
* Item is not rectangular;
* item is not a postcard or sealed envelope;
* item is oversize (to be exact, over 245 mm long or 156 mm wide
or 5 mm thick, but "oversize" was sufficient);
* postal code is missing or wrong.
4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Jeff, and Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua
and Erland.
> 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.
Hydro One.
> 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?
Thermal, i.e. fossil fuels. Specific fossil fuels were scored,
somewhat generously, as "almost correct". 1 for Dan Blum.
Solar?! Get serious. According to the company's annual report,
the numbers are:
Thermal 8,177 MW (37.63%)
Hydro 6,944 MW (31.96%)
Nuclear 6,606 MW (30.40%)
Other 2 MW (0.01%)
When this game was originally played, someone with considerable
knowledge of the subject claimed that the answer was wrong. If this
player's information is correct, the it would seem that OPG treats
a significant part of the thermal generation capacity as a reserve,
so that if the question had asked about power actually generated,
the answer would have been different.
> E. Fresh-Water Islands
> E1. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest area?
Manitoulin. (In Lake Huron. In fact, it is the largest island in
a lake in the world.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.
> E2. Of Canadian islands in fresh water, which one has the
> largest *population*?
Montreal. (In the St. Lawrence River. In fact, it has the
largest population of all Canadian islands.) 4 for Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Blum.
Laval was a good guess; the river divides into three streams through
the metropolitan area and Laval occupies the *other* main island.
But I did not think it rated an "almost correct".
> 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. 3 for Pete.
> 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.
P.E.I. (73.9%), Newfoundland (63.2%), New Brunswick (61.8%), Ontario
(50.1%). 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua (again the hard way). 3 for
Dan Blum.
If you were going to guess, actually naming a province might have
been a good idea.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Lit Spo Mis Sci Can SIX
Stephen Perry 18 32 32 45 36 31 40 8 216
Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 32 42 35 32 35 11 212
Dan Tilque 32 16 24 31 24 32 40 12 183
Marc Dashevsky 28 28 12 24 36 24 32 0 172
Dan Blum 22 12 32 42 10 16 40 15 167
Jeff Turner 20 12 20 26 24 32 36 4 158
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 18 36 16 36 7 133
Peter Smyth 24 4 20 42 14 4 28 0 132
"Calvin" 12 12 36 38 12 0 22 4 132
Rob Parker 8 8 20 32 4 8 36 3 112
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 20 4 -- -- 28 3 69
Stan Brown -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 0 36
--
Mark Brader | "Which humans of that time did here whether this place
Toronto | was cult place already at that time, extracts itself
msb@vex.net | from our knowledge." --from a web site for tourists
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 6:37 pm
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 6 Rounds 2-3: NHL deals, lit techniques
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Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 8:15 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-28,
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 did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 6, Round 2 - NHL Deals and Steals
1. We begin as usual with current events. Or to be more precise,
the first *two* questions in this round will be about a
very recent deal. Name the 6'5", 216-pound prospect that
the Leafs acquired from Boston as part of the package in
return for Tomas Kaberle ("KAB-er-lay").
2. Toronto also received a 2011 first-round draft pick, and
another draft pick that will only apply if one of two things
happens this year. Name *either* of the two conditions.
3. Montreal traded what goaltender to St. Louis in June of 2010,
despite his sparkling play in upsetting Washington and
Pittburgh in that year's playoffs?
4. In another puzzling move, Chicago let this goaltender go to
San Jose after winning the 2009-10 Stanley Cup. Name him.
5. Colorado acquired two veteran defensemen in 2000 and 2001.
Neither of them was Rodney Boyd, but they both shared his
first and last initials. Name either one.
6. Comparing the 2009 end-of-year standings to 2010, what team
went from first to worst in the NHL after signing Ilya
Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract?
7. A lopsided deal in 1986 saw Vancouver receive Barry Pederson,
while Boston got a 1987 first-round draft pick -- along with
what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
8. In another lopsided deal, in 1988 St. Louis swapped Rob
Ramage and Rick Wamsley to Calgary for Steve Bozek -- and
what future Hall-of-Fame forward?
9. In US dollars, within 20% of the true number, how much cash
did Oilers owner Peter Pocklington acquire from Los Angeles
as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade?
10. Speaking of <answer 9>, that's also the amount that went
to Quebec City, along with a slew of players and draft picks,
when Philadelphia acquired what center in 1992?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq
"Uhyy" on any question, go back and supply the first name.
* Game 6, Round 3 - Literary Techniques
For each of the following passages, identify the literary device or
figure of speech used in it. We'll tell you that answers will not
repeat, and since pretty much anything could be said ironically, none
of the answers will be "irony".
1. "The kettle is boiling."
2. "All hands on deck!"
3. "If only I had known then the reason for Sir Lechly's
penetrating look, I would have left the castle immediately."
4. "Good grief, Godfrey, get that greyhound out of my gloxinia
garden!"
5. "I yanked the door open and the hinges squealed in protest."
6. "It's *hot* and it's mo*not*onous."
7. "The rain pattered down and the worms squished under my
boots as thunder began to rumble."
8. "This round is as stale as week-old toast."
9. "You're an angel, darling."
10. "Just then a complete stranger entered. 'I confess,
Inspector Hodge,' he said. 'I killed Lord Blenkinsop.
Please pardon me for omitting to appear in this story up
until now."
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ...
msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #159 - ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 9:23 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:16:16 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which comic actor appeared in the video clip for Paul Simon's 1986 hit
> You Can Call Me Al?
Chevy Chase
3/11
> 2 Victoria Harbour is located in which Asian city?
Hong Kong
10/11
> 3 Who led the first circumnavigation of Australia?
Matthew Flinders
1/11 (guess who)
Cook and Tasman were sensible guesses
> 4 Which 8 letter word describes someone who is uncertain about the
> existence of God?
Agnostic
11/11
> 5 Is Luton airport located north, south, east or west of London?
North
9/11
> 6 Which vital sign does a sphygmomanometer measure?
Blood Pressure
8/11
> 7 Entebbe is a city in which African country?
Uganda
8/11
> 8 Which digit equates to 101 in binary notation?
5
11/11
This question was very poorly answered at the local club. I guess many
people are put off by maths / science questions even when they are quite
easy to work out.
> 9 Roberto Duran was a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing
10/11
> 10 How often is the Passion Play performed at Oberammergau in Germany?
Every 10 years was the expected answer, though as Mark noted it's a little
more complicated than that. I also accepted "daily" as the question could
be interpreted that way.
6/11
I've been to Oberammergau, though not in the right year :-)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 159
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 Dan Tilque
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Erland S
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 John Masters
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Marc Dashevsky
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Mark Brader
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Peter Smyth
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Rob Parker
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Stan Brown
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 10 1 11 9 8 8 11 10 6 77 70%
Congratulations Marc and Stephen.
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #160
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 9:25 pm
From: Calvin
1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
Michelin Guide?
4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities in
hundreds of babies?
8 What type of dish is consomme?
9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Aug 28 2011 10:44 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-08-29 04:25:40 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Who is Barry Humphries' male alter ego?
Les Patterson
> 2 Which actor married Madonna in 1985?
Sean Penn
> 3 What is the maximum number of stars a restaurant can receive in the
> Michelin Guide?
3
> 4 John Lithgow starred in which 1990s US comedy series?
3rd Rock From The Sun
> 5 Who didn't want to belong to any club that would have him as a member?
Groucho Marx
> 6 Which Scottish city is known as the oil capital of Europe?
Aberdeen
> 7 Which drug was withdrawn from sale in 1961 after causing deformities
> in hundreds of babies?
Thalidomide
> 8 What type of dish is consomme?
Soup
> 9 Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman co-starred in 1995 rom-com?
While You Were Sleeping
> 10 What is the main ingredient of a souffle?
Cheese
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