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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 2-3: mountains and -eering
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3833706d2a5e2b9f?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 4 2011 10:36 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Oct 4, 11:34 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Mountain Features
>
> On the handout list below, you will find the names of several types
> of mountain features. On each question we give you a description
> and you give us the name from the list.
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
cascade
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
couloir
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
moraine; col
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
crater; chimney
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
scree
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
crevasse
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
moraine; col
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
glissade; bergschrund
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
chimney; bergschrund
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
fault; bergschrund
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Mountaineering
>
> Once again, we'll describe
> a term and you give us its name from the list.
>
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
piton; crampon
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
bivouac
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
abseil; belay
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
alpine butterfly knot; clove hitch
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
ice screw
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
belay; abseil
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
rappel
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
jumar; bergschrund
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
jumar; bergschrund
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
nut; cirque
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 10:12 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)
Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Mountain Features
> Abseil | Crampon | N?v?
> Alpine butterfly knot | Crater | Park
> Ar?te | Crevasse | Piton
> Belay | Fault | Prusik knot or hitch
> Bergschrund | Gendarme | Quick draw
> Bivouac | Glissade | Rappel
> Caldera | Harness | Runner
> Carabiner | Ice ax | Saddle
> Cascade | Ice fall | Scree
> Chimney | Ice screw | Serac
> Cirque | Jumar | Sling
> Clove hitch | Moraine | Strata
> Col | Moulin | Summit
> Couloir | Nut | Vent
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
moraine; cascade
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
saddle
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
col
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
vent
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
scree
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
crevasse
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
arete
(I can't see what the third letter actually is)
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
bergschrund; fault
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
glissade
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
chimney
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Mountaineering
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
piton
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
bivouac
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
neve
(I can't see either vowel)
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
Alpine butterfly knot
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
ice screw
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
abseil; rappel
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
belay
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
crampon
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
crampon
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
carabiner
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:15 pm
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:suqdnY-
Sr8HfQxbTnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-21,
> 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 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Mountain Features
>
> On the handout list below, you will find the names of several types
> of mountain features. On each question we give you a description
> and you give us the name from the list.
>
> Abseil | Crampon | Névé
> Alpine butterfly knot | Crater | Park
> Arête | Crevasse | Piton
> Belay | Fault | Prusik knot or hitch
> Bergschrund | Gendarme | Quick draw
> Bivouac | Glissade | Rappel
> Caldera | Harness | Runner
> Carabiner | Ice ax | Saddle
> Cascade | Ice fall | Scree
> Chimney | Ice screw | Serac
> Cirque | Jumar | Sling
> Clove hitch | Moraine | Strata
> Col | Moulin | Summit
> Couloir | Nut | Vent
>
> 1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried down by a glacier.
Moraine
>
> 2. A pass or low point on a ridge.
Saddle
>
> 3. A rock pinnacle obtruding from a ridge.
Arete
>
> 4. A vertical hole in a glacier that takes surface meltwater
> to the bottom to run off beneath the glacier.
Chimney; Vent
>
> 5. Loose gravel-like rock on a steep slope.
Scree
>
> 6. A deep fissure in a glacier caused by its downward movement.
Crevasse
>
> 7. A sharp rock or snow ridge.
Cirque; Couloir
>
> 8. The gap or crevasse where a glacier tears away from the
> upper part of a mountain.
Bergschrund; Abseil
>
> 9. A very steep section of a glacier, forming a wildly jumbled
> mass of ice.
Abseil
>
> 10. An open gully leading up to a ridge or a col.
Crater
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Mountaineering
>
> You aren't done with the handout from the science round, because
> the sports round is about mountaineering. Once again, we'll describe
> a term and you give us its name from the list.
>
> 1. A metal spike hammered into a rock crack to support a rope.
Piton
>
> 2. To spend a night in the open on a mountain.
Bivouac
>
> 3. To slide down steep snow on your feet.
Glissade
>
> 4. A special knot used to assist in the ascent on a fixed rope.
Clove hitch
>
> 5. A device like a(n) <answer 1>, but which is screwed into
> ice or snow.
Piton
>
> 6. To let yourself down a steep place using a supplementary
> rope wrapped around your body.
Rappel
>
> 7. To secure a rope by hitching it over a projection, attaching
> it to a(n) <answer 1>, or passing it around your body.
Belay
>
> 8. A mechanical device with a short metal cable attached. It is
> jammed into a wide crack for security, like a(n) <answer 1>.
Piton
>
> 9. A metal frame with spikes affixed, which is attached to
> boots for climbing on ice.
Crampon
>
> 10. A metal snap-ring usually used in connection with a(n)
> <answer 1>, through which a rope may be passed for security
> during difficult climbing.
Carabiner
>
Pete
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #166
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/fe99763b27084d50?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:04 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:29:44 +1000, Marc Dashevsky
<usenet@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
>> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so
> many times.]
Sure it wasn't a back-packer who told you?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:06 pm
From: Calvin
On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 Which role did Johnny Depp play in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
The Mad Hatter
10/14
> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
Chris de Burgh
6/14
> 3 In which country did the now extinct moa bird live?
New Zealand
12/14
> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
Jack Nicklaus
6/14
Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
question didn't mention golf.
> 5 What flavour is Sambuca liqueur?
Anise[ed]
5/14
Liquorice is incorrect sorry.
> 6 Is the population of Melbourne approximately 3, 4 or 5 million?
4 million
5/14
> 7 Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright star in which US TV comedy
> series?
The Simpsons
9/14
> 8 The musical, TV series and movie Fame were all set in which US city?
New York
11/14
> 9 Which world famous product was originally marketed as a brain tonic ?
Coca-Cola
13/14
> 10 Providence is the capital city of which US state?
Rhode Island
12/14
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 166
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Chris Johnson
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 David
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Erland S
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Joachim Parsch
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 John Masters
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Pete Gayde
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 Rob Parker
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Stan Brown
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 Stephen Perry
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 6 12 6 5 5 9 11 13 12 89 64%
Congratulations Marc and Rob.
--
cheers,
calvin
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:35 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:19 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>> 4 Which sportsman was known as The Golden Bear?
>
> Jack Nicklaus
> 6/14
> Arnold Palmer was a common wrong answer, which is a bit odd given the
> question didn't mention golf.
They knew the nickname was that of a golfer, just not which one.
>
>
> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL
> Quiz 166
> - - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
> 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Dan Tilque
I got Q4 right, btw.
--
Dan Tilque
Nale: Sabine, find us a lair, somewhere we can hole up for 2 to 3 weeks.
Someplace where no one will notice a teenage schoolgirl bound and gagged.
Sabine: I'll start near the hentai bookstore and work my way out.
-- Rich Burlew, OotS#258
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 8:35 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.v2wqqga6yr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
> On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:29:44 +1000, Marc Dashevsky
> <usenet@marcdashevsky.com> wrote:
>
>
> >> 2 Who had a No 1 in 1986 with 'The Lady In Red'?
> > Bryan Adams [I (think I) know this because it has been asked on rgt so
> > many times.]
>
> Sure it wasn't a back-packer who told you?
Good one, Cal!
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #167
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:09 pm
From: Calvin
1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
--
cheers,
calvin
== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:22 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in news:op.v2wqxjuqyr33d7@04233-
jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Opening
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
White and blue
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
Men at Work
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo Starr
>
Pete
== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 7:25 pm
From: "Chris F.A. Johnson"
On 2011-10-06, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
Linda Kozlowski
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com>
Author: =======================
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 8:00 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
"Calvin":
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Str.
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Weaver.
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness.
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
Lewis.
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
Koslowski.
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Blue and white.
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Kill Bill?
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS?
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body-mass index.
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Starr?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "When you're up to your ass in alligators, maybe
msb@vex.net | you're in the wrong swamp." -- Bill Stewart
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 8:42 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <op.v2wqxjuqyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
>
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
openess
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
a not-too-good actress
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
light blue and white
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
Rolf Harris
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
body mass index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Richard Starkey
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 10:17 pm
From: John Masters
On 2011-10-06 02:09:09 +0000, Calvin said:
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C S Lewis
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
Linda Kozlawski (Mrs Hogan)
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Red, Yellow
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body mass index
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
Ringo
== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 10:46 pm
From: Joachim Parsch
Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
> 2 Who portrayed Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas In The Mist?
Sigourney Weaver.
> 3 What does the Russian word glasnost mean?
Openness, I think.
> 4 Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia novels?
C.S. Lewis.
> 5 Who played the female journalist in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee?
Linda Koslowski.
> 6 What two colours are the stripes on the flag of Argentina?
Light blue and white.
> 7 John Travolta and Uma Thurman co-starred in which 1994 film?
Pulp Fiction.
> 8 Suicide Blonde was a 1990 hit for which Australian rock band?
INXS.
> 9 What does the health-related acronym BMI stand for?
Body-Mass-Index.
> 10 Which Beatle married Maureen Cox in 1965?
George Harrison.
Joachim
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #34
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3e53d11efd1799ee?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 9:04 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> This is the *rotating* quiz. The high scorer will be invited to set
> RQ #35.
And, I think for the first time, that's the entrant posting merely
as "David". Congratulations! Take it away, please.
> 1. The word "helicopter" is derived from the Greek for what?
Spiral (as in helix) wing (as in pterodactyl). I accepted "helical
wing". 1 for Marc, Rob, and David.
> 2. Most helicopters have a tail rotor, which is a sideways-facing
> propeller. Briefly explain why it's needed.
To counter the torque applied to the helicopter body in an equal and
opposite reaction to the motor's torque on the main rotor. You had
to mention at least that the spin would be possible to the rotor's.
1 for Stephen, Joachim, Calvin, and Dan.
> 3. Briefly explain how an autogyro is different from both a
> helicopter and an airplane.
Unlike an airplane, it is lifted by a rotary wing. Unlike a
helicopter, that rotary wing is not directly powered, but is driven by
the air as the aircraft is driven forward by a propeller. Nobody gave
all these details but three answers were complete enough to accept.
1 for Rob, Joachim, and David.
A few hours after posting this contest, I watched the episode
of "Jeopardy!" from two days earlier -- and one of the questions
showed a picture of an autogyro, mentioned its inventor, and
asked what it was. And none of the players got it.
> 4. Name the Clark Gable movie in which a character arrives for
> the climactic scene by autogyro.
"It Happened One Night". King Westley (Jameson Thomas) pilots
an autogyro to his wedding to Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert).
1 for Stephen.
> 5. The NBC Mystery Movie was a rotating or "wheel" TV series.
> Give the last names of any *two* of its various lead detective
> characters.
The three easy ones, because they appeared for the whole 1971-77 run
of the series, were Columbo, [Sam] McCloud, and [Stewart] McMillan.
Also correct were: [Thomas] Banacek (1972-73), [Frank and Steve]
Faraday (1973-74), [Jefferson] Keys ("Cool Million", 1972-73), [Dan]
Madigan (1972-74), McCoy (1975-76), [Amy] Prentiss (1974-75), Quincy
(1976), [Hec] Ramsey (1972-74), [David] Small ("Lanigan's Rabbi",
1977), [Ernesta and Gwen] Snoop ("Snoop Sisters", 1973-74), [Harry]
Tenafly (1973-74). (Titles are shown only where they did not include
the character's last name.) 1 for Marc.
> 6. The Earth rotates around its axis at what angular velocity?
1 revolution per *sidereal* day. Nobody gave an exact answer,
but Stephen's answer of 361�/day was within 0.004%. 1 for Stephen.
> 7. Which planet rotates about an axis almost parallel to its
> orbital plane, so that its polar regions (analogous to
> the areas within the Earth's Arctic and Antarctic Circles)
> cover most of the planet?
Uranus. 1 for Stephen, Jeff, Rob, Joachim, Peter, David, and Dan.
> 8. LP records are designed to be played while rotating at what
> angular velocity?
33+1/3 RPM. 1 for Stephen, Marc, Jeff, Rob, Peter, David, and Dan.
> 9. The winds caused by weather systems often form a rotating
> pattern. What is the direction of this rotation, at
> ground level, in the case of an anticyclone in the Southern
> Hemisphere?
Anticlockwise. 1 for Jeff, Rob, Joachim, Peter, Calvin, and David.
> 10. The Whirlpool at Niagara Falls is a pool forming a bulge
> on one side of the Niagara River. The incoming water from
> the rapids produces many small whirlpools, but in addition
> the river's flow drives an overall rotation of the pool.
> In summer, the direction of this overall rotation reverses
> between night and day. What triggers the change?
The river's depth varies according to how much water is diverted
for hydroelectric power generation. 1 for David and Dan.
The hydroelectric plants these days are downstream of the Whirlpool.
In the daytime in summer, to preserve the appearance of the falls
only 1/2 of the natural water flow is diverted; at other times,
3/4 is diverted. As the river also has a sharp bend at this location,
with deep water the outgoing current has room to cross under the
very fast incoming current and reach the outlet; with shallow water
the two flows collide and divert each other.
Deep-water flow Shallow-water flow
/------\ /------\ W N
/ <<< \ / >>> \ x
| v ^ \ | ^ v \ S E
| v ^ \ | ^ v \
| v ^ \------ | ^ \ \------
\ >> ^ >>>>>>>>> \ \. >>>>>>>>>
\-\ ^ /------- \-\ \ /-------
\ ^ / \ ^ /
| ^ | | ^ |
| ^ | | ^ |
> 11. The Frisbee was named after a pie plate from a similarly
> named company, but how did that company spell the name?
Frisbie. 1 for Jeff and Dan.
> 12. Name a word that produces a synonym of itself when
> transformed by rot13. Both the original word and the synonym
> must be ordinary, well-known words.
Irk.arg, vex.net. Or something like that. :-)
> For questions requiring a numerical answer, use any convenient unit;
> if nobody gets an exact answer, then the closest answer actually given
> will be accepted.
For future reference: if the answer is a rational number using degrees
or revolutions for the angular measure, anything using radians is not
going to be convenient.
Scores, if there are no errors:
"David" 6
Rob Parker 5
Stephen Perry 5
Dan Tilque 5
Jeff Turner 4
Joachim Parsch 4
Marc Dashevsky 3
Peter Smyth 3
"Calvin" 2
Erland Sommarskog 0
--
Mark Brader "Although I have not seen any mention of SoftQuad
Toronto or HoTMetaL in the magazine, it is certainly
msb@vex.net worth while reading." -- Selwyn Wener
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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