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* QFTCI11 Final Round 2: Science - 7 messages, 6 authors
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* Rotating Quiz #40 - 4 messages, 3 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #178 - 3 messages, 3 authors
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* Calvin's Quiz #179 - 6 messages, 6 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 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:04 am
From: Joachim Parsch

Mark Brader schrieb:
>
> 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 3 triples in this round.
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?

C14.

> 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.

The sum of every row, column (and diagonal) has to be 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?

5 squares, "glued" together side by side (there are 12 different
possibilities to do this).

> 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.

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?

110yards = 1 chain?

> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?

1 stone = 2 steaks.

> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.

Crater of Ptolemäus.

> 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.
>
> 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.

Joachim

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 7:59 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Final, Round 2 - Science

> A. Physics Miscellany

> 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

> 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.

All the rows, columns, and major diagonals need to have the same
sum

It is composed of five squares joined at the edges

Fibonacci

> 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 3? 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

12 rods; 20 rods

> 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; 18 pounds

> 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 yeast

> 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

> 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.

Galileo; 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.

Tycho

Ocean of Storms

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 1:14 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7TnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@vex.net...

>* Final, Round 2 - Science
>
>A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-12
> 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

>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 rows, columns and diagonals must add up to the same total
> 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?
A shape made up of five unit 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

>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?
22 yards (1 cricket pitch)
> 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

>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?
yeast
> 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?

>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.
Kepler's Crater
> 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.
Gailileo's Crater
> 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.
Sea of Storms

Peter Smyth

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 7:02 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> 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"?

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

> 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.

each row, column and main diagonals add to the same number

5 squares joined together

Fibonacci series

> 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

22 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?

14 pounds

> 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?

yeast

> 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 (?)

> 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

Tycho

Rob

== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 8:44 pm
From: Pete

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7TnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@vex.net:

> 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 3 triples in this round.
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> 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 (thank you, David!)

>
> 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.

Numbers horizontally, vertically, and diagonally all add up to the same
value

>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?

12 pounds

>
> 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 yeast

>
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
>
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>

Pete

== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 11:48 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer

On Nov 15, 6:30 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> 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

> 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

It consists of five squares, each attached to at least one other one
by at least one edge.

Fibonacci series

parsec

> 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

> 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 yeast

> 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

---
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

== 7 of 7 ==
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.

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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:38 am
From: Stan Brown

On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:38:07 +1000, 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 ????? ? ???????

Turkish?

> 3 Co je to cas

> 4 Vad är på gång

Swedish

> 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

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

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:41 am
From: Stan Brown

On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:38:41 -0500, Stan Brown wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:38:07 +1000, 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 ????? ? ???????
>
> Turkish?

After you posted the follow-up so I could see the characters, I
change my answer to: Greek.

> > 3 Co je to cas
>
> > 4 Vad är på gång
>
> Swedish
>
> > 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
>
> 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

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 1:24 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v40g9tejyr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>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
Turkish
>4 Vad är på gång
Swedish
>5 O que é o tempo
Spanish
>
>
>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
The World Is Not Enough
>8 Una vista a uccidere il
A View To A Kill
>9 Der Spion der mich liebte
>10 Digitus aurum
Goldfinger

Peter Smyth

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 8:33 pm
From: Pete

Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v40g9tejyr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
> 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
> 3 Co je to čas
> 4 Vad är på gång

Romanian

> 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

Once Is Not Enough

> 8 Una vista a uccidere il

A View To A Kill

> 9 Der Spion der mich liebte

From Russia With Love

> 10 Digitus aurum

Goldfinger

>
>
Pete

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TOPIC: Rotating quiz #39: Is that your final question?
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:29 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

Mark Brader:
>> A late entry for fun.

Dan Tilque:
> If you'd been on time, you'd have gotten 8 right.

Thanks.

>> It was one of the several "Mark I"s, but I forget which.
>
> I probably would have given you credit for this (my source said the Mark
> II).

No, your source was right and I was wrong. And I should've known, because
it's an entry in the chronology of early computing history that I used to
post occasionally to newsgroups where the subject arose:

| Sep 1947. A moth (?-1947) makes the mistake of flying into the Harvard
| Mark II. A whimsical technician makes the logbook entry "first
| actual case of bug being found", and annotates it by taping down the
| remains of the moth.

> So what was your excuse? Moth in a relay in your PC?

No, it was nastier than that. That's all I'm saying here.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Some people open all the windows:
msb@vex.net | wise wives welcome spring by moving the UNIX."
-- ad, Housewife magazine, April 1941

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #178
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/7ae7b0d37852f92b?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 1:03 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"

"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.v4wtc9ivyr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>Here's a harder set just for a change.
>
>1 Canadian / American Douglas Kirkland (b 1934) is best known for his
>achievements in which field of the arts?
Photography
>2 Aironi and Benneton Treviso are professional Italian club teams
>competing in which sport?
Rugby Union
>3 Jeremy Irons won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of which
>Danish-born British socialite in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune?
Prince Phillip
>4 To determine which property of a celestial object, generally a star, is
>it necessary to assume that it is 10 parsecs (approximately 32.6 light
>years) from the observer?
parallax
>5 The idiomatic phrase "These go to 11", meaning that something is being
>exploited up to or even beyond its limits, originated in which 1984
>mockumentary?
This is Spinal Tap
>6 Which analogue television encoding system is used throughout North and
>Central America, Japan and South Korea, and is the equivalent of the PAL
>or SECAM formats used in other countries?
NTSC
>7 Parts of which island have been variously ruled by the Netherlands,
>Germany, Britain and Australia among others?
New Guinea
>8 Which American guitarist and singer (1911-1938) didn't achieve
>commercial success until the 1961 release of a compilation album titled
>"King of the Delta Blues Singers"?
>9 What does the acronym GDH, first coined in 1972 by the King of Bhutan in
>an attempt to subjectively measure the quality of his citizens' lives,
>stand for?
Gross Domestic Happiness
>10 From the Latin for "winged feet', what term refers to various
>semi-aquatic mammals including seals, walruses and sea loins?
pinnipeds

Peter Smyth

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:22 pm
From: Calvin

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:08:59 +1000, Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote:

>
> Here's a harder set just for a change.

I hope you enjoyed them.

> 1 Canadian / American Douglas Kirkland (b 1934) is best known for his
> achievements in which field of the arts?

Photography
3/11

> 2 Aironi and Benneton Treviso are professional Italian club teams
> competing in which sport?

Rugby Union
1/11
Well done Peter

> 3 Jeremy Irons won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of which
> Danish-born British socialite in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune?

Klaus von Bulow
5/11
Was Prince Phillip a serious answer???

> 4 To determine which property of a celestial object, generally a star,
> is it necessary to assume that it is 10 parsecs (approximately 32.6
> light years) from the observer?

Absolute Magnitude
5/11
I paid 0.5 for "Magnitude". My generosity knows no bounds.

> 5 The idiomatic phrase "These go to 11", meaning that something is being
> exploited up to or even beyond its limits, originated in which 1984
> mockumentary?

[This is] Spinal Tap
9/11

> 6 Which analogue television encoding system is used throughout North and
> Central America, Japan and South Korea, and is the equivalent of the PAL
> or SECAM formats used in other countries?

NTSC / National Television System Committee
10/11

> 7 Parts of which island have been variously ruled by the Netherlands,
> Germany, Britain and Australia among others?

New Guinea
7/11
"Papua New Guinea" scored half. That is the country currently occupying
the eastern half of the island, not the island itself.

> 8 Which American guitarist and singer (1911-1938) didn't achieve
> commercial success until the 1961 release of a compilation album titled
> "King of the Delta Blues Singers"?

Robert Johnson
5/11

> 9 What does the acronym GDH, first coined in 1972 by the King of Bhutan
> in an attempt to subjectively measure the quality of his citizens'
> lives, stand for?

Gross Domestic Happiness
7/11

> 10 From the Latin for "winged feet', what term refers to various
> semi-aquatic mammals including seals, walruses and sea loins?

Pinnipeds
6.5/11
Rob's unorthodox spelling scored half

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL Quiz 178
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
1 0 1 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 1 0 7 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 Peter Smyth
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 Stephen Perry
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 Marc Dashevsky
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 Mark Brader
0 0 0 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 6 Rob Parker
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 Stan Brown
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 1 4.5 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 David Brown
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 1 5 5 9 10 7 5 7 6.5 58.5 53%

Congratulations Chris, Peter and Stephen. I'll have to made them harder
still :-)

--
cheers,
calvin

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:38 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> > 4 To determine which property of a celestial object, generally a star,
> > is it necessary to assume that it is 10 parsecs (approximately 32.6
> > light years) from the observer?
>
> Absolute Magnitude
> 5/11
> I paid 0.5 for "Magnitude". My generosity knows no bounds.

Indeed.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Do people confuse me with Mark Brader?"
msb@vex.net --Mark Barratt

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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 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 5:43 pm
From: Calvin

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?
5 Cruella De Vil is a character in which novel and movie?
6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?
7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
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?

--
cheers,
calvin

== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 7:11 pm
From: "Rob Parker"

> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?

William Dampier

> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?

Mrs Cruise

> 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 Dalmatians

> 6 Which king ruled Scotland from 1040 until his murder in 1057?

no idea

> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?

binder - usually egg

> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?

12 (?)

> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?

Picadilly

> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?

Venice

Rob

== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 9:18 pm
From: Pete

Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v42hpzs4yr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:

>
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in
> 1699?

Bluebeard

> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?

Nicole Kidman

> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?

10000

> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?

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?

Bonnie Prince Charlie

> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?

Pitch

> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis
> scale?

> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?

Blue

> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?

Venice

>
>

Pete

== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 10:08 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky

In article <op.v42hpzs4yr33d7@04233-26jz62s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au>, calvin@phlegm.com says...
>
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?
> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?
Nicole Kidman

> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?
100

> 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?
> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?
egg yolk

> 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?
Venice

--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.

== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 10:39 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)

"Calvin":
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?

I probably heard this, but I forget.

> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?

The first one I know of is Kidman.

> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?

10,000.

> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?

Denmark.

> 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?

(If I got this right, it's only because I saw it mentioned on sporcle.com
a few hours ago that he was an 11th-century king. Until then I always
assumed he was fictional!)

> 7 What is mixed with water in the tempera style of painting?

Some egg product?

> 8 What is the maximum rating on the International atomic crisis scale?

> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?

Piccadilly.

> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?

Venice, I think.
--
Mark Brader There are people on that train!
Toronto Sure, they're Canadians, but they're still people!
msb@vex.net -- Paul Gross, "Due South"

My text in this article is in the public domain.

== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 10:58 pm
From: Joachim Parsch

Calvin schrieb:
>
> 1 Which English buccaneer landed off the West Australian coast in 1699?

Francis Drake.

> 2 Who was Tom Cruise' first wife?

Nicole Kidman.

> 3 How many square metres in one hectare?

10 000

> 4 Which country traditionally produces Heineken beer?

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?
> 9 Heathrow airport lies on which tube line?

Piccadilly Line.

> 10 The Bridge of Sighs is located in which city?

Venice.

Joachim

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TOPIC: Hardest Oldest Riddle In The World
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 16 2011 8:30 pm
From: divya bisht

Hardest Oldest Riddle In The World
( Source: http://hardest-riddles.blogspot.com/2011/11/oldest-in-world.html
)

Everyone must have heard this
What came first, the chicken or the egg ??

Update Solution at
http://hardest-riddles.blogspot.com/2011/11/oldest-in-world.html

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