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* Calvin's Quiz #179 - 3 messages, 3 authors
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* QFTCI11 Final Round 2: Science - 2 messages, 2 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #40 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* QFTCI11 Final Round 2: History - 4 messages, 4 authors
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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 3 ==
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
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:19 am
From: Russ
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:43:01 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:
>
>1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?
Prolly either Edward Teach or William Dampier. Teach (aka Blackbeard)
may have been a little young to have been a captain in 1699, so I'll
go with Dampier.
>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
>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?
King Macbeth
>7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
Egg Yolks
>8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
7
>9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
Piccadilly
>10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
Venice
Russ
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:35 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 11/16/2011 8:43 PM, 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?
> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?
The Netherlands
> 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?
Macbeth
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?
5
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?
Metropolitan?
> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?
Rangoon
--Jeff
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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 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:46 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 11/15/2011 7:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
One of Mark's
> 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"?
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
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> 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.
Every row, column and long diagonal must have the same sum.
> 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?
Made of five squares.
> 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 Sequence
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> 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?
220 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?
32 lbs.
> D. Fungi
>
> 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.
Mycology
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Toadstool
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> 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.
Galen
> 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.
Tycho Brahe
> 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.
Ocean of Storms
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
--Jeff
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 4:40 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
Those were triples B, C, and E.
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14. 4 for Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Rob,
Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> 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. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Pete (who thanks David), Joshua, and Erland. 3 for Stan and Jeff
(who needed to read the question).
> 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. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joachim,
Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
> 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 numbers in each row and column, *and* in both main diagonals
("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
4 for Marc, Calvin, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, and Jeff.
3 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> 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?
It's made up of 5 squares (the same size and joined along their edges,
but any mention of 5 squares was sufficient). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
The words were coined by back-formation of the word "domino" into
the prefix "di-" and a supposed suffix "-omino". Polyominoes may
contain any number of square.
> 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 numbers. 4 for everyone.
> C. Non-Metric Units
> 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. 4 for everyone.
> 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, 22 yards, or 4 rods. Yes, a cricket pitch; it's also
1/10 of a furlong or 1/80 of a mile. 4 for Peter, Rob, and Stan.
3 for Calvin.
> 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 pounds. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Peter, Rob, Joshua, and Stan.
3 for Dan Blum.
This question was asked on the American edition of "Who Wants to
be a Millionaire" back when Regis Philbin was still hosting it (as
well as co-hosting the daily talk show that he retired from today
at age 80). The contestant opted to ask the audience, not realizing
how little an audience of New Yorkers might know about British units
of measure. On the show it was multiple-choice, of course, and the
other three answers offered were round numbers -- as I recall, 5,
10. and 20 pounds. And *all three* outpolled the correct answer.
> D. Fungi
> 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?
(Brewer's or baker's) yeast. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Pete, and Joshua.
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Mycology. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Toadstool. 4 for Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Rob, Joshua,
Stan, and Jeff.
> E. Lunar Features
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
> 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.
Copernicus. 4 for Marc and Rob.
> 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.
Tycho. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Rob. 3 for Jeff.
> 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.
Ocean of Storms, Oceanus Procellarum. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Peter (who also needed to read the question).
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: The black + sign and black X are
> craters of no particular interest. The other white symbols are
> seas; name them in English or Latin.
No one tried these.
> E4. White triangle.
Sea of Serenity, or Mare ("MAR-eh") Serenitatis.
> E5. White plus sign.
Sea of Crises, or Mare Crisium.
Scores, if there are no errors:
Rob Parker 56
Dan Blum 51
Dan Tilque 47
Marc Dashevsky 44
Peter Smyth 43
Joshua Kreitzer 43
Jeff Turner 42
Stan Brown 39
Joachim Parsch 32
"Calvin" 31
Pete Gayde 28
Erland Sommarskog 27
--
Mark Brader | "I realised... at the traditional time --
Toronto | just after clicking on Send."
msb@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #40
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 9:58 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 11/15/2011 6:38 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> Fun with language ;-)
>
>
> Part 1: What is the time?
>
> Each of the following phrases asks "What is the time?". Match the text
> to a European language. [They are all mainstream languages, no dialects
> of anything tricky like that. This will be harder if your newsreader
> doesn't display the diacritics :-)]
>
> 1 Wat is de tijd
Dutch
> 2 Какво е времето
Russian
> 3 Co je to čas
> 4 Vad är på gång
Hungarian
> 5 O que é o tempo
Portuguese
>
>
> Part 2: Do you expect me to talk?
>
> From the foreign language translation, supply the title of a James Bond
> film.
>
> 6 L'homme avec le pistolet d'or
The man with the golden gun
> 7 Orbis non sufficit
> 8 Una vista a uccidere il
View to a Kill
> 9 Der Spion der mich liebte
> 10 Digitus aurum
Goldfinger
--Jeff
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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Final Round 2: History
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a431de1a76909991?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 4:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
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 wrote 2 triples in this round and one question in another triple.
* Final, Round 3 - History
A. British Royals: How Many?
In these questions we are only considering events after the Norman
Conquest, and references to the name of a monarch mean the regnal
name, like "George" for King George VI.
A1. How many wives of Henry VIII were crowned Queen of
England?
A2. How many Kings of England were named William?
A3. How many Kings of Scotland were named James?
B. US Constitutional Amendments
There have been 27 amendments to the US Constitution since it was
originally adopted. We're asking about three of them.
B1. The constitution originally specified that "The Senate of
the United States shall be composed of two Senators
from each State, *chosen by the Legislature* thereof".
Now it says "two Senators from each State, *elected by
the people* thereof". Either tell what number amendment
made this change, within 1 -- or else what year it was
ratified, within 10.
B2. The 27th and latest amendment was ratified in 1992
and reads in full: "No law, varying the compensation
for the services of the Senators and Representatives,
shall take effect, until an election of representatives
shall have intervened." What was unusual about the
ratification process for this amendment?
B3. Which amendment, ratified in 1865, declared that
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"?
Give the amendment number within 1.
C. Balloons
C1. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean take place,
within 5?
C2. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
balloon flight around the world take place, within 2?
C3. Last week we mentioned the first untethered manned flight
of a balloon, invented by the Montgolfier brothers.
That was in 1783 and they used a hot-air balloon.
But balloons can also use a lighter-than-air gas, such
as helium. When was the first untethered manned flight
of a *gas-filled* balloon, within 10 years?
D. Names for Wars
D1. In most countries the war between Germany and the Soviet
Union from 1941 to 1945 is considered part of World War
II, but to the Russians it has its own name. In English,
what is that?
D2. Before World War II happened, what name was most often
used in English for what we now call World War I?
D3. The war that resulted in Britain's acquisition of Canada
is known as the Seven Years' War in most English-speaking
countries. What other name, referring particularly to
the North American part of the war, is more commonly
used in the US?
E. Popes
E1. The name most frequently used by a pope is John. There
have been 22 of them, from John the First to John the...
23rd! Which number between I and XXIII was inadvertently
skipped over?
E2. After John, there is a tie for the second-most-frequently
used name. One of them is Benedict, as in the current
Pope, Benedict XVI. Give the other papal name with
16 holders. Incidentally, each name was used by two
antipopes, so they're still tied even if you count those.
E3. Which pope's preaching started the First Crusade in 1095?
You don't need to give his number, just the name.
--
Mark Brader Table feel plays a large part, but here
Toronto I only have keyboard feel.
msb@vex.net --Stu Goodgold, in rec.games.bridge
My text in this article is in the public domain.
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:33 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky
In article <RKydncR3ooeBYVvTnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Final, Round 3 - History
>
> A. British Royals: How Many?
>
> In these questions we are only considering events after the Norman
> Conquest, and references to the name of a monarch mean the regnal
> name, like "George" for King George VI.
>
> A1. How many wives of Henry VIII were crowned Queen of
> England?
3
> A2. How many Kings of England were named William?
2
> A3. How many Kings of Scotland were named James?
2
> B. US Constitutional Amendments
>
> There have been 27 amendments to the US Constitution since it was
> originally adopted. We're asking about three of them.
>
> B1. The constitution originally specified that "The Senate of
> the United States shall be composed of two Senators
> from each State, *chosen by the Legislature* thereof".
> Now it says "two Senators from each State, *elected by
> the people* thereof". Either tell what number amendment
> made this change, within 1 -- or else what year it was
> ratified, within 10.
1840
> B2. The 27th and latest amendment was ratified in 1992
> and reads in full: "No law, varying the compensation
> for the services of the Senators and Representatives,
> shall take effect, until an election of representatives
> shall have intervened." What was unusual about the
> ratification process for this amendment?
It viuolated itself.
> B3. Which amendment, ratified in 1865, declared that
> "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
> punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been
> duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"?
> Give the amendment number within 1.
14
> C. Balloons
>
> C1. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean take place,
> within 5?
1980
> C2. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight around the world take place, within 2?
1992
> C3. Last week we mentioned the first untethered manned flight
> of a balloon, invented by the Montgolfier brothers.
> That was in 1783 and they used a hot-air balloon.
> But balloons can also use a lighter-than-air gas, such
> as helium. When was the first untethered manned flight
> of a *gas-filled* balloon, within 10 years?
1925
> D. Names for Wars
>
> D1. In most countries the war between Germany and the Soviet
> Union from 1941 to 1945 is considered part of World War
> II, but to the Russians it has its own name. In English,
> what is that?
>
> D2. Before World War II happened, what name was most often
> used in English for what we now call World War I?
The Great War
> D3. The war that resulted in Britain's acquisition of Canada
> is known as the Seven Years' War in most English-speaking
> countries. What other name, referring particularly to
> the North American part of the war, is more commonly
> used in the US?
French and Indian War
--
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== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 8:53 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer
On Nov 18, 6:45 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> * Final, Round 3 - History
>
> A. British Royals: How Many?
>
> A1. How many wives of Henry VIII were crowned Queen of
> England?
2; 1
(for some reason I don't think most of Henry's wives were actually
crowned)
> A2. How many Kings of England were named William?
3
(William IV was a King of the United Kingdom, not a King of England;
his kingdom included England but that's not the same thing)
> A3. How many Kings of Scotland were named James?
7
(and the last two of them were also Kings of England)
> B. US Constitutional Amendments
>
> B1. The constitution originally specified that "The Senate of
> the United States shall be composed of two Senators
> from each State, *chosen by the Legislature* thereof".
> Now it says "two Senators from each State, *elected by
> the people* thereof". Either tell what number amendment
> made this change, within 1 -- or else what year it was
> ratified, within 10.
17th Amendment
> B2. The 27th and latest amendment was ratified in 1992
> and reads in full: "No law, varying the compensation
> for the services of the Senators and Representatives,
> shall take effect, until an election of representatives
> shall have intervened." What was unusual about the
> ratification process for this amendment?
it took more than 200 years
> B3. Which amendment, ratified in 1865, declared that
> "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
> punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been
> duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"?
> Give the amendment number within 1.
13th
> C. Balloons
>
> C1. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean take place,
> within 5?
1979
> C2. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight around the world take place, within 2?
1990; 1995
> C3. Last week we mentioned the first untethered manned flight
> of a balloon, invented by the Montgolfier brothers.
> That was in 1783 and they used a hot-air balloon.
> But balloons can also use a lighter-than-air gas, such
> as helium. When was the first untethered manned flight
> of a *gas-filled* balloon, within 10 years?
1900; 1930
> D. Names for Wars
>
> D1. In most countries the war between Germany and the Soviet
> Union from 1941 to 1945 is considered part of World War
> II, but to the Russians it has its own name. In English,
> what is that?
Great Patriotic War
> D2. Before World War II happened, what name was most often
> used in English for what we now call World War I?
the Great War
> D3. The war that resulted in Britain's acquisition of Canada
> is known as the Seven Years' War in most English-speaking
> countries. What other name, referring particularly to
> the North American part of the war, is more commonly
> used in the US?
the French and Indian War
> E. Popes
>
> E1. The name most frequently used by a pope is John. There
> have been 22 of them, from John the First to John the...
> 23rd! Which number between I and XXIII was inadvertently
> skipped over?
XX
> E2. After John, there is a tie for the second-most-frequently
> used name. One of them is Benedict, as in the current
> Pope, Benedict XVI. Give the other papal name with
> 16 holders. Incidentally, each name was used by two
> antipopes, so they're still tied even if you count those.
Clement
> E3. Which pope's preaching started the First Crusade in 1095?
> You don't need to give his number, just the name.
Urban; Gregory
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 18 2011 10:29 pm
From: Dan Tilque
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> 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 wrote 2 triples in this round and one question in another triple.
>
>
> * Final, Round 3 - History
>
> A. British Royals: How Many?
>
> In these questions we are only considering events after the Norman
> Conquest, and references to the name of a monarch mean the regnal
> name, like "George" for King George VI.
>
> A1. How many wives of Henry VIII were crowned Queen of
> England?
None of them. They were all Queen Consorts, which is not the same as the
Queen of England.
>
> A2. How many Kings of England were named William?
3 (there was a William IV, but he was King of the UK, not King of England)
>
> A3. How many Kings of Scotland were named James?
7
>
>
> B. US Constitutional Amendments
>
> There have been 27 amendments to the US Constitution since it was
> originally adopted. We're asking about three of them.
>
> B1. The constitution originally specified that "The Senate of
> the United States shall be composed of two Senators
> from each State, *chosen by the Legislature* thereof".
> Now it says "two Senators from each State, *elected by
> the people* thereof". Either tell what number amendment
> made this change, within 1 -- or else what year it was
> ratified, within 10.
17
>
> B2. The 27th and latest amendment was ratified in 1992
> and reads in full: "No law, varying the compensation
> for the services of the Senators and Representatives,
> shall take effect, until an election of representatives
> shall have intervened." What was unusual about the
> ratification process for this amendment?
It took the longest to be ratified, somewhere around 200 years, since it
was proposed along with the first 10 amendments.
>
> B3. Which amendment, ratified in 1865, declared that
> "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
> punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been
> duly convicted, shall exist within the United States"?
> Give the amendment number within 1.
13
>
>
> C. Balloons
>
> C1. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean take place,
> within 5?
1984
>
> C2. In what year did the first successful manned non-stop
> balloon flight around the world take place, within 2?
1991
>
> C3. Last week we mentioned the first untethered manned flight
> of a balloon, invented by the Montgolfier brothers.
> That was in 1783 and they used a hot-air balloon.
> But balloons can also use a lighter-than-air gas, such
> as helium. When was the first untethered manned flight
> of a *gas-filled* balloon, within 10 years?
1840
>
>
> D. Names for Wars
>
> D1. In most countries the war between Germany and the Soviet
> Union from 1941 to 1945 is considered part of World War
> II, but to the Russians it has its own name. In English,
> what is that?
Great Patriotic War
>
> D2. Before World War II happened, what name was most often
> used in English for what we now call World War I?
The Great War
>
> D3. The war that resulted in Britain's acquisition of Canada
> is known as the Seven Years' War in most English-speaking
> countries. What other name, referring particularly to
> the North American part of the war, is more commonly
> used in the US?
French and Indian War
>
>
> E. Popes
>
> E1. The name most frequently used by a pope is John. There
> have been 22 of them, from John the First to John the...
> 23rd! Which number between I and XXIII was inadvertently
> skipped over?
XIII
>
> E2. After John, there is a tie for the second-most-frequently
> used name. One of them is Benedict, as in the current
> Pope, Benedict XVI. Give the other papal name with
> 16 holders. Incidentally, each name was used by two
> antipopes, so they're still tied even if you count those.
Gregory
>
> E3. Which pope's preaching started the First Crusade in 1095?
> You don't need to give his number, just the name.
Immanuel
--
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
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