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* QFTCI11 Final Round 2: Science - 3 messages, 3 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #179 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #40 - 3 messages, 3 authors
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Final Round 2: Science
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5ee8e529fe7a5062?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 11:52 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Nov 17, 1:48 am, Joshua Kreitzer <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 15, 6:30 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> > B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> > B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> Each row, each column, and each diagonal
Sorry about the incomplete/incorrect answer; I forgot to complete the
sentence before going on to the next question.
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 12:48 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Degauss
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Plasma
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
The sums or all rows and all columns is the same.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
Something with five of something, obviously.
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
>
Fiabonacci
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3¼ light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
8 yards
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
2.4 kg
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
Truffle
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Mykology
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Kepler
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Gallileo
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 7:32 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:30:23 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
C-14
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Gauss
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Plasma
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3¼ light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
Parsec
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
66 feet
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
14 lb, or about 6.4 kg
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
I'm going to guess the truffle
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Mycology
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Toadstool
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Brahe -- no, wait; Tycho :-)
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Ptolemy
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Oceanus Procellarum
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #179
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/19984c05539c4630?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 12:30 am
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?
10000
> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?
The Netherlands
> 5 Cruella De Vil is a character in which novel and movie?
Showwhite
> 6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?
Macbeth
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
Egg
> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
7
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
Hammersmith & Odeon
> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
Rome
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 1:54 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?
> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?
> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?
100
> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?
Netherlands
> 5 Cruella De Vil is a character in which novel and movie?
101 Dalmations
> 6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
egg whites
> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
Dunno, but I bet the Boulevard of Broken Dreams goes across it.
--
Dan Tilque
"I can't believe this. Trapped in Ryoval's basement with a sex-starved
teenage werewolf. There was nothing about this in any of my Imperial
Academy training manuals..."
-- "Labyrinth", Lois McMaster Bujold
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 2:24 am
From: "David B"
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?
James Cook?
> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?
Mimi Rogers.
> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?
10,000.
> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?
The Netherlands (Although brewed all over the world)
> 5 Cruella De Vil is a character in which novel and movie?
101 Dalmatians.
> 6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
Egg.
> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
5?
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
Piccadilly.
> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
Venice.
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 8:02 pm
From: swp
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 8:43:01 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?
dampier
> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?
kidman
> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?
ten thousand
> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?
the netherlands
> 5 Cruella De Vil is a character in which novel and movie?
101 dalmations
> 6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?
longshanks (unless it was forrest whitaker...)
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
egg
> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
7 (8?)
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
piccadilly
> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
venice
swp
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #40
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/151bc006ce398945?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 12:45 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 Wat is de tijd
Dutch
> 2 ????? ? ???????
Russian
> 3 Co je to ?as
Czech
> 4 Vad är på gång
Swedish. Except that the above translates to "What is going on?"
The correct phrase for this quiz would be "Vad är klockan?".
> 5 O que é o tempo
Portuguese
> 6 L'homme avec le pistolet d'or
The Man with the Golden Arm
> 7 Orbis non sufficit
Too Much is not Enough
> 8 Una vista a uccidere il
A View to Kill (My Italian grammar check says that a word is misisng
at the end.)
> 9 Der Spion der mich liebte
My Beloved Spy
> 10 Digitus aurum
Goldfinger
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 2:05 pm
From: "Rob Parker"
1 Wat is de tijd
Dutch (?)
2 Какво е времето
Russian (?)
3 Co je to čas
Hungarian (?)
4 Vad är på gång
Swedish (?)
5 O que é o tempo
Spanish (?)
6 L'homme avec le pistolet d'or
The Man with the Golden Gun
7 Orbis non sufficit
The World Is Not Enough
8 Una vista a uccidere il
A View To A Kill
9 Der Spion der mich liebte
The Spy Who Loved Me
10 Digitus aurum
Goldfinger
Rob
--
cheers,
calvin
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 17 2011 2:27 pm
From: Calvin
On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:45:31 +1000, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
>> 4 Vad är på gång
>
> Swedish. Except that the above translates to "What is going on?"
> The correct phrase for this quiz would be "Vad är klockan?".
Oops. Lousy on-line translators :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
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