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* Rotating Quiz 130 - a quiz about Rotating - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/04788efbb0214342?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 4,6 answers: north to south, Jacks - 7 messages, 3
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/615216f9f77ca2f2?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 8, Rounds 7-8: SI, memoirs - 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/729b305498d980e8?hl=en
* SWPKO #4 Results - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/508e1ff5471d2794?hl=en
* SWPKO #5 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* SWPKO #6 - 8 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5bc59cc46e191d19?hl=en

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 1:13 am
From: "David B"


> 1. Al Oerter was a four time Olympic champion. In which event?
>

Discus?

> 2. What is the best known recording by performance poet / proto-rapper
> Gil Scott-Heron?
>

Revolution.

> 3. Of what kind of structure were "Florianturm" in Dortmund and "La
> Ronde",
> Honolulu, among the first in the world?
>

Not sure of the structure but they had rotating restaurants.

> 4. Back in the days of vinyl records (times which still haven't ended for
> some
> of us) the most common formats rotated at 33 1/13 RPM (long players)
> and 45
> RPM (singles). What were next two most common rotation speeds for
> vinyl records? (1/2 mark each)
>

16 rpm and 78 rpm.

> 5. Which music magazine was founded in 1985 by Bob Guccione, Jr, as an
> alternative/college-rock competitor to the increasingly-mainstream
> Rolling
> Stone?
>

Rolling and Stoned.

> 6. What agricultural revolution was developed in Waasland, Belgium, and
> popularised by Charles Townshend (UK) and George Washington Carver
> (US)?
> [be specific for full credit]
>

Crop rotation?

> 7. Born 14 May, 1775, which British painter's works include "Chichester
> Canal", "The Slave Ship" and "The Shipwreck of the Minotaur"?
>

Turner.

> 8. If a figure skater performs a perfect double axel, through how many
> degrees
> will they have rotated in the jump?
>

720?

> 9. "Turning and turning in the widening gyre" is the opening line of
> which poem?
>
> 10. During which Revolution was the German steamship SS Ypiranga the
> centre of
> a major diplomatic incident over the breach of an arms embargo?
>


D






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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 2:06 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> > This was the hardest round in the original game, and the second-
> > hardest of the entire season. I suspect that this was because of the
> > decision that each question should use 4 cities in a single country...

Erland Sommarskog:
> They certainly were far too ambitious... And for some countries they
> could have made better picks. Both Kyoto and Osaka that are 25 km apart?

At least Kyoto is north of Osaka. To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or from
Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly *east*. Those pairs are like
using Oslo and Stockholm.

> I consider myself quite good in geography and had heard of most citites,
> but still only got two of them right.

Likewise.

> Beside Japan, Norway which was trivial. Well, I thought it was trivial,
> but I noticed that several entrants did not have Hammerfest first in
> their list. Hammerfest's claim to fame is exactly that.

Three countries were used that I've been to at least three times each
on different vacations: Norway, Belgium, and Scotland. But I've only
been as far north as Tromsø, and Hammerfest's claim to fame had not
reached my attention. I got other two of those three questions,
although Belgium is the only one where I've actually been to all
four cities.
--
Mark Brader | "...the government is simply a bunch of people we've
Toronto | hired to protect ourselves from thieves and murderers
msb@vex.net | and rapists and other governments..." -- Bill Stewart

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:43 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> At least Kyoto is north of Osaka. To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or from
> Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly *east*. Those pairs are like
> using Oslo and Stockholm.

At least Australia was a kind of a trap - many people would put Adelaide
south of Canberra without thinking since Adelaide is on the coast. I walked
into that trap. But of course, since I also for some reason confused
Melbourne and Sydney, I had three cities on my mental line, and Adelaide
was not one of them.

Scotland was just evil. On top that they had two cities I had never heard
of. I guess that if they had taken Sweden they would have gone for Karlstad,
Stockholm, Västerås and Örebro. Västerås is clearly the northernmost of
these, but I rather not the other three. And, yes, if you drive to Oslo,
you can pass through all four if you like.




--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se




== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:51 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> Mark Brader:
> > > This was the hardest round in the original game, and the second-
> > > hardest of the entire season. I suspect that this was because of
> > > the decision that each question should use 4 cities in a single
> > > country...
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
> > They certainly were far too ambitious... And for some countries
> > they could have made better picks. Both Kyoto and Osaka that are 25
> > km apart?
>
> At least Kyoto is north of Osaka. To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or
> from Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly east. Those pairs
> are like using Oslo and Stockholm.

The northern parts of Glasgow are actually further North than the
southern parts of Edinburgh.

Peter Smyth




== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 3:02 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>> At least Kyoto is north of Osaka. To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or from
>> Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly *east*. Those pairs are like
>> using Oslo and Stockholm.

Erland Sommarskog:
> Scotland was just evil. On top that they had two cities I had never heard
> of...

I'm not surprised! Ayr is small and Oban is smaller, with only about
8,500 people. According to Wikipedia it is a resort town, though, and
"during the tourist season... can play host to up to 25,000 people".
--
Mark Brader "Exercise 5-3: ... When should you
Toronto have stopped adding features...?"
msb@vex.net -- Kernighan & Pike

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 3:06 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>> To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or
>> from Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly east.

Peter Smyth:
> The northern parts of Glasgow are actually further North than the
> southern parts of Edinburgh.

By city proper or by greater metropolitan areas? Google Maps doesn't
show city limits for either one, and I don't have time right now to
look for other sources.
--
Mark Brader | "After that, he spent a long time just reading netnews.
msb@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius




== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 3:32 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> Mark Brader:
> >> To go from Glasgow to Edinburgh or
> >> from Adelaide to Canberra, you go almost exactly east.
>
> Peter Smyth:
> > The northern parts of Glasgow are actually further North than the
> > southern parts of Edinburgh.
>
> By city proper or by greater metropolitan areas? Google Maps doesn't
> show city limits for either one, and I don't have time right now to
> look for other sources.

By the council boundaries. The northernmost point of Glasgow City
Council is 55.93N, and the southernmost point of Edinburgh City Council
is 55.82N.

Peter Smyth




== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 6:45 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Peter Smyth:
>>> The northern parts of Glasgow are actually further North than the
>>> southern parts of Edinburgh.

> By the council boundaries. The northernmost point of Glasgow City
> Council is 55.93N, and the southernmost point of Edinburgh City Council
> is 55.82N.

In that case I think I would have to accept the answer "Oban, Glasgow,
Edinburgh, Ayr"... only, on checking back, I find that nobody tried
that answer. So the scores stand as posted.
--
Mark Brader | "... There are three kinds of death in this world.
Toronto | There's heart death, there's brain death, and
msb@vex.net | there's being off the network." -- Guy Almes

My text in this article is in the public domain.





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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 5:00 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:16:43 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> (Game 8, Rounds 4,6 will be scored in a couple of hours. You can still
> enter until then if you want.)
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18, 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of Clueless, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or
> edited by me. For further information see my 2013-09-15 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - SI Units
>
> The International System of Units, or SI, specifies a set of seven base
> units from which all other SI units of measurement are derived. In all
> cases, give the unit. For questions #1-8,
> we need the *name*, not the symbol or any other short form.
>
> 1. What is the SI base unit for luminous intensity?
>
> 2. What is the SI base unit for electric current?

Ampere

> 3. Give the SI derived unit for power, named after the inventor who
> made vast improvements to the steam engine and who developed the
> concept of horsepower. In terms of base units it equals 1 kg m²/s³
> (kilogram meter squared per second cubed).

Watt

> 4. Give the SI derived unit for work, energy, or amount of heat,
> named after the physicist who studied the nature of heat and
> discovered its relationship to mechanical work. It equals 1 kg m²/s²
> (kilogram meter squared per second squared).
>
> 5. Give the SI derived unit for electrical resistance, named
> after the physicist and mathematician who found that there is a
> direct proportionality between the potential difference applied
> across a conductor and the resultant electric current.
> It equals 1 kg m²/s³ <answer 2 symbol>² (kilogram meter squared per
> second cubed <answer 2> squared)

Ohm

> 6. Give the SI derived unit for magnetic field strength, named
> after the inventor and engineer who was best known for his
> contributions to the design of the modern alternating-current
> electricity supply system. It equals 1 kg/<answer 2 symbol> s²
> (kilogram per <answer 2> second squared).

Gauss

> 7. Give the SI derived unit for frequency, named after the
> physicist who was the first to conclusively prove the existence of
> electromagnetic waves. It equals 1/s (one cycle per second).

Hertz

> 8. Give the SI derived unit for radioactivity, named after the
> physicist who won a Nobel Prize along with the Curies as discoverers
> of radioactivity. One unit is defined as the activity of a quantity
> of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second; that
> is, this unit also equals 1/s.

Bequerel

> For the questions #9-10, you'll need to express the answers as a
> combination of other units (something they did not deign to tell us in
> the original game). You can use symbols here.
>
> 9. What is the SI derived unit for linear or translational momentum
> in classical mechanics?
>
> 10. What is the SI derived unit for torque or moment of force?

Newton Meter

>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Entertainment - Celebrity Memoirs
>
> For questions #1-8, name the author.
>
> 1. In "The Soundtrack of My Life", the author (born 1932) recounts
> an extraordinary 5-decade career in the music business,
> while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs,
> disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest musical
> artists of our time.
>
> 2. "My First Five Husbands... and The Ones who Got Away" is a
> memoir by this Southern former TV star who was born in 1934.
> She was married to her sixth husband until her death in 2010.
>
> 3. In "Open: An Autobiography", this former tennis star, born 1970,
> describes his early professional success (winning his first major
> championship by the age of 22, and 8 altogether), his uncomfortable
> relationship with fame, his marriage, and his growing interest in
> philanthropy.
>
> 4. "Still Me" is a heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful
> story of this man's life, which nearly ended in a devastating
> accident in 1995. He describes his early success on Broadway with
> the legendary Katharine Hepburn, and filming the movie that made him
> a star. He inspired many with his determination to raise awareness
> and funding for spinal cord research. He died tragically in 2004,
> suffering a heart attack believed to be related to an adverse
> reaction to a drug.
>
> 5. "In My Life So Far", this actress, activist, feminist, and
> workout guru (born 1937) shows that she is much more. From her youth
> among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism today,
> she reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes "can
> provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they
> can live them a little differently".

Jane Fonda

> 6. "High on Arrival" is a glimpse of this 1959-born actress/singer's
> lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions. She
> also talks about doing drugs and having an incestuous relationship
> with her father, a legendary music star.
>
> 7. "Little Girl Lost" is this 1975-born child movie star's story
> of a childhood gone awry and the battle to restore order to her
> chaotic life, which included drinking at age 9, marijuana at age 10,
> and cocaine by age 12.

Drew Barrymore

> 8. An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a
> Hollywood life and a remarkable love, "The Time of My Life" is told
> in the words of this beloved actor, born 1952, and his wife, Lisa,
> shortly before he passed away in 2009 from pancreatic cancer.
> Revealed in vivid detail is his Texas upbringing,
> his personal struggles, his rise to fame and 30-year career,
> and how Lisa stood by his side through it all.
>
> For questions #9-10, give the title.
>
> 9. One of TV's most beloved funny ladies, Gilda Radner's 1989 memoir
> is a personal account of her struggle with ovarian cancer and her
> inspiring attempt to keep an upbeat attitude during her illness.
>
> 10. Another SNL alum, Tina Fey's autobiography is a hilarious
> account of her youthful days as a vicious nerd, her tour of duty on
> "Saturday Night Live", her half-hearted pursuit of physical beauty in
> Hollywood, her life as a mother eating things off the floor, and
> being in charge of a top-rated TV show.





== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 9:04 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - SI Units
>
> The International System of Units, or SI, specifies a set of
> seven base units from which all other SI units of measurement
> are derived. In all cases, give the unit. For questions #1-8,
> we need the *name*, not the symbol or any other short form.
>
> 1. What is the SI base unit for luminous intensity?

lux

>
> 2. What is the SI base unit for electric current?

ampere

>
> 3. Give the SI derived unit for power, named after the inventor who
> made vast improvements to the steam engine and who developed
> the concept of horsepower. In terms of base units it equals
> 1 kg m²/s³ (kilogram meter squared per second cubed).

watt

>
> 4. Give the SI derived unit for work, energy, or amount of heat,
> named after the physicist who studied the nature of heat and
> discovered its relationship to mechanical work. It equals
> 1 kg m²/s² (kilogram meter squared per second squared).

joule

>
> 5. Give the SI derived unit for electrical resistance, named
> after the physicist and mathematician who found that there
> is a direct proportionality between the potential difference
> applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current.
> It equals 1 kg m²/s³ <answer 2 symbol>² (kilogram meter squared
> per second cubed <answer 2> squared)

ohm

>
> 6. Give the SI derived unit for magnetic field strength, named
> after the inventor and engineer who was best known for his
> contributions to the design of the modern alternating-current
> electricity supply system. It equals 1 kg/<answer 2 symbol> s²
> (kilogram per <answer 2> second squared).

tesla

>
> 7. Give the SI derived unit for frequency, named after the
> physicist who was the first to conclusively prove the existence
> of electromagnetic waves. It equals 1/s (one cycle per second).

hertz

>
> 8. Give the SI derived unit for radioactivity, named after the
> physicist who won a Nobel Prize along with the Curies as
> discoverers of radioactivity. One unit is defined as the
> activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one
> nucleus decays per second; that is, this unit also equals 1/s.

bequerel

>
> For the questions #9-10, you'll need to express the answers as a
> combination of other units (something they did not deign to tell
> us in the original game). You can use symbols here.
>
> 9. What is the SI derived unit for linear or translational momentum
> in classical mechanics?

newton-meter

>
> 10. What is the SI derived unit for torque or moment of force?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Entertainment - Celebrity Memoirs
>
> For questions #1-8, name the author.
>
> 1. In "The Soundtrack of My Life", the author (born 1932) recounts
> an extraordinary 5-decade career in the music business,
> while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs,
> disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest
> musical artists of our time.
>
> 2. "My First Five Husbands... and The Ones who Got Away" is a
> memoir by this Southern former TV star who was born in 1934.
> She was married to her sixth husband until her death in 2010.
>
> 3. In "Open: An Autobiography", this former tennis star, born 1970,
> describes his early professional success (winning his first
> major championship by the age of 22, and 8 altogether), his
> uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage, and his
> growing interest in philanthropy.

Becker ?

>
> 4. "Still Me" is a heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful
> story of this man's life, which nearly ended in a devastating
> accident in 1995. He describes his early success on Broadway
> with the legendary Katharine Hepburn, and filming the movie that
> made him a star. He inspired many with his determination to
> raise awareness and funding for spinal cord research. He died
> tragically in 2004, suffering a heart attack believed to be
> related to an adverse reaction to a drug.

Christopher Lee

>
> 5. "In My Life So Far", this actress, activist, feminist, and
> workout guru (born 1937) shows that she is much more. From her
> youth among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism
> today, she reveals intimate details and personal truths she
> hopes "can provide a lens through which others can see their
> lives and how they can live them a little differently".
>
> 6. "High on Arrival" is a glimpse of this 1959-born actress/singer's
> lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions.
> She also talks about doing drugs and having an incestuous
> relationship with her father, a legendary music star.
>
> 7. "Little Girl Lost" is this 1975-born child movie star's story
> of a childhood gone awry and the battle to restore order to
> her chaotic life, which included drinking at age 9, marijuana
> at age 10, and cocaine by age 12.
>
> 8. An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a
> Hollywood life and a remarkable love, "The Time of My Life" is
> told in the words of this beloved actor, born 1952, and his wife,--
> Lisa, shortly before he passed away in 2009 from pancreatic
> cancer. Revealed in vivid detail is his Texas upbringing,
> his personal struggles, his rise to fame and 30-year career,
> and how Lisa stood by his side through it all.
>
> For questions #9-10, give the title.
>
> 9. One of TV's most beloved funny ladies, Gilda Radner's 1989 memoir
> is a personal account of her struggle with ovarian cancer and her
> inspiring attempt to keep an upbeat attitude during her illness.

Never Mind

>
> 10. Another SNL alum, Tina Fey's autobiography is a hilarious
> account of her youthful days as a vicious nerd, her tour of duty
> on "Saturday Night Live", her half-hearted pursuit of physical
> beauty in Hollywood, her life as a mother eating things off
> the floor, and being in charge of a top-rated TV show.
>


--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"




== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:35 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 1. What is the SI base unit for luminous intensity?

Candela

> 2. What is the SI base unit for electric current?

Ampère

> 3. Give the SI derived unit for power, named after the inventor who
> made vast improvements to the steam engine and who developed
> the concept of horsepower. In terms of base units it equals
> 1 kg m²/s³ (kilogram meter squared per second cubed).

Watt

> 4. Give the SI derived unit for work, energy, or amount of heat,
> named after the physicist who studied the nature of heat and
> discovered its relationship to mechanical work. It equals
> 1 kg m²/s² (kilogram meter squared per second squared).

Newton

> 5. Give the SI derived unit for electrical resistance, named
> after the physicist and mathematician who found that there
> is a direct proportionality between the potential difference
> applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current.
> It equals 1 kg m²/s³ <answer 2 symbol>² (kilogram meter squared
> per second cubed <answer 2> squared)

Ohm

> 6. Give the SI derived unit for magnetic field strength, named
> after the inventor and engineer who was best known for his
> contributions to the design of the modern alternating-current
> electricity supply system. It equals 1 kg/<answer 2 symbol> s²
> (kilogram per <answer 2> second squared).

Tesla

> 7. Give the SI derived unit for frequency, named after the
> physicist who was the first to conclusively prove the existence
> of electromagnetic waves. It equals 1/s (one cycle per second).

Hertz


> 8. Give the SI derived unit for radioactivity, named after the
> physicist who won a Nobel Prize along with the Curies as
> discoverers of radioactivity. One unit is defined as the
> activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one
> nucleus decays per second; that is, this unit also equals 1/s.

Becquerel

> 9. What is the SI derived unit for linear or translational momentum
> in classical mechanics?

Newtonmeter

> 10. What is the SI derived unit for torque or moment of force?

Newtonmeter

So after the fiasco with the geograpahy round, they went for a round
with some dead easy questions?



--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se




== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:35 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - SI Units
>
> The International System of Units, or SI, specifies a set of
> seven base units from which all other SI units of measurement
> are derived. In all cases, give the unit. For questions #1-8,
> we need the name, not the symbol or any other short form.
>
> 1. What is the SI base unit for luminous intensity?
Candela
> 2. What is the SI base unit for electric current?
Ampere
> 3. Give the SI derived unit for power, named after the inventor who
> made vast improvements to the steam engine and who developed
> the concept of horsepower. In terms of base units it equals
> 1 kg m²/s³ (kilogram meter squared per second cubed).
Watt
> 4. Give the SI derived unit for work, energy, or amount of heat,
> named after the physicist who studied the nature of heat and
> discovered its relationship to mechanical work. It equals
> 1 kg m²/s² (kilogram meter squared per second squared).
Joule
> 5. Give the SI derived unit for electrical resistance, named
> after the physicist and mathematician who found that there
> is a direct proportionality between the potential difference
> applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current.
> It equals 1 kg m²/s³ <answer 2 symbol>² (kilogram meter squared
> per second cubed <answer 2> squared)
Ohm
> 6. Give the SI derived unit for magnetic field strength, named
> after the inventor and engineer who was best known for his
> contributions to the design of the modern alternating-current
> electricity supply system. It equals 1 kg/<answer 2 symbol> s²
> (kilogram per <answer 2> second squared).
Tesla
> 7. Give the SI derived unit for frequency, named after the
> physicist who was the first to conclusively prove the existence
> of electromagnetic waves. It equals 1/s (one cycle per second).
Hertz
> 8. Give the SI derived unit for radioactivity, named after the
> physicist who won a Nobel Prize along with the Curies as
> discoverers of radioactivity. One unit is defined as the
> activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one
> nucleus decays per second; that is, this unit also equals 1/s.
Becquerel
> For the questions #9-10, you'll need to express the answers as a
> combination of other units (something they did not deign to tell
> us in the original game). You can use symbols here.
>
> 9. What is the SI derived unit for linear or translational momentum
> in classical mechanics?
(kg * m) / s
> 10. What is the SI derived unit for torque or moment of force?

>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Entertainment - Celebrity Memoirs
>
> For questions #1-8, name the author.
>
> 1. In "The Soundtrack of My Life", the author (born 1932) recounts
> an extraordinary 5-decade career in the music business,
> while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs,
> disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest
> musical artists of our time.
>
> 2. "My First Five Husbands... and The Ones who Got Away" is a
> memoir by this Southern former TV star who was born in 1934.
> She was married to her sixth husband until her death in 2010.
>
> 3. In "Open: An Autobiography", this former tennis star, born 1970,
> describes his early professional success (winning his first
> major championship by the age of 22, and 8 altogether), his
> uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage, and his
> growing interest in philanthropy.
Andre Agassi
> 4. "Still Me" is a heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful
> story of this man's life, which nearly ended in a devastating
> accident in 1995. He describes his early success on Broadway
> with the legendary Katharine Hepburn, and filming the movie that
> made him a star. He inspired many with his determination to
> raise awareness and funding for spinal cord research. He died
> tragically in 2004, suffering a heart attack believed to be
> related to an adverse reaction to a drug.
Christopher Reeve
> 5. "In My Life So Far", this actress, activist, feminist, and
> workout guru (born 1937) shows that she is much more. From her
> youth among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism
> today, she reveals intimate details and personal truths she
> hopes "can provide a lens through which others can see their
> lives and how they can live them a little differently".
>
> 6. "High on Arrival" is a glimpse of this 1959-born actress/singer's
> lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions.
> She also talks about doing drugs and having an incestuous
> relationship with her father, a legendary music star.
>
> 7. "Little Girl Lost" is this 1975-born child movie star's story
> of a childhood gone awry and the battle to restore order to
> her chaotic life, which included drinking at age 9, marijuana
> at age 10, and cocaine by age 12.
Drew Barrymore
> 8. An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a
> Hollywood life and a remarkable love, "The Time of My Life" is
> told in the words of this beloved actor, born 1952, and his wife,
> Lisa, shortly before he passed away in 2009 from pancreatic
> cancer. Revealed in vivid detail is his Texas upbringing,
> his personal struggles, his rise to fame and 30-year career,
> and how Lisa stood by his side through it all.
Patrick Swayze
> For questions #9-10, give the title.
>
> 9. One of TV's most beloved funny ladies, Gilda Radner's 1989 memoir
> is a personal account of her struggle with ovarian cancer and her
> inspiring attempt to keep an upbeat attitude during her illness.
>
> 10. Another SNL alum, Tina Fey's autobiography is a hilarious
> account of her youthful days as a vicious nerd, her tour of duty
> on "Saturday Night Live", her half-hearted pursuit of physical
> beauty in Hollywood, her life as a mother eating things off
> the floor, and being in charge of a top-rated TV show.


Peter Smyth




== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 8:37 pm
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:17ydncpTMKaWAmzPnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@vex.net:

> (Game 8, Rounds 4,6 will be scored in a couple of hours. You can
> still enter until then if you want.)
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of Clueless, and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - SI Units
>
> The International System of Units, or SI, specifies a set of
> seven base units from which all other SI units of measurement
> are derived. In all cases, give the unit. For questions #1-8,
> we need the *name*, not the symbol or any other short form.
>
> 1. What is the SI base unit for luminous intensity?

Lumen

>
> 2. What is the SI base unit for electric current?

Volt

>
> 3. Give the SI derived unit for power, named after the inventor who
> made vast improvements to the steam engine and who developed
> the concept of horsepower. In terms of base units it equals
> 1 kg m²/s³ (kilogram meter squared per second cubed).

Joule; Erg

>
> 4. Give the SI derived unit for work, energy, or amount of heat,
> named after the physicist who studied the nature of heat and
> discovered its relationship to mechanical work. It equals
> 1 kg m²/s² (kilogram meter squared per second squared).

Joule; Erg

>
> 5. Give the SI derived unit for electrical resistance, named
> after the physicist and mathematician who found that there
> is a direct proportionality between the potential difference
> applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current.
> It equals 1 kg m²/s³ <answer 2 symbol>² (kilogram meter squared
> per second cubed <answer 2> squared)

Ohm

>
> 6. Give the SI derived unit for magnetic field strength, named
> after the inventor and engineer who was best known for his
> contributions to the design of the modern alternating-current
> electricity supply system. It equals 1 kg/<answer 2 symbol> s²
> (kilogram per <answer 2> second squared).

Tesla

>
> 7. Give the SI derived unit for frequency, named after the
> physicist who was the first to conclusively prove the existence
> of electromagnetic waves. It equals 1/s (one cycle per second).

Hertz

>
> 8. Give the SI derived unit for radioactivity, named after the
> physicist who won a Nobel Prize along with the Curies as
> discoverers of radioactivity. One unit is defined as the
> activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one
> nucleus decays per second; that is, this unit also equals 1/s.

Rem

>
> For the questions #9-10, you'll need to express the answers as a
> combination of other units (something they did not deign to tell
> us in the original game). You can use symbols here.
>
> 9. What is the SI derived unit for linear or translational momentum
> in classical mechanics?
>
> 10. What is the SI derived unit for torque or moment of force?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Entertainment - Celebrity Memoirs
>
> For questions #1-8, name the author.
>
> 1. In "The Soundtrack of My Life", the author (born 1932) recounts
> an extraordinary 5-decade career in the music business,
> while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs,
> disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest
> musical artists of our time.

Davis

>
> 2. "My First Five Husbands... and The Ones who Got Away" is a
> memoir by this Southern former TV star who was born in 1934.
> She was married to her sixth husband until her death in 2010.
>
> 3. In "Open: An Autobiography", this former tennis star, born 1970,
> describes his early professional success (winning his first
> major championship by the age of 22, and 8 altogether), his
> uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage, and his
> growing interest in philanthropy.

Agassi

>
> 4. "Still Me" is a heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful
> story of this man's life, which nearly ended in a devastating
> accident in 1995. He describes his early success on Broadway
> with the legendary Katharine Hepburn, and filming the movie that
> made him a star. He inspired many with his determination to
> raise awareness and funding for spinal cord research. He died
> tragically in 2004, suffering a heart attack believed to be
> related to an adverse reaction to a drug.

Reeve

>
> 5. "In My Life So Far", this actress, activist, feminist, and
> workout guru (born 1937) shows that she is much more. From her
> youth among Hollywood's elite to her film career and her activism
> today, she reveals intimate details and personal truths she
> hopes "can provide a lens through which others can see their
> lives and how they can live them a little differently".

Jane Fonda

>
> 6. "High on Arrival" is a glimpse of this 1959-born actress/singer's
> lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictions.
> She also talks about doing drugs and having an incestuous
> relationship with her father, a legendary music star.

Mackenzie Phillips

>
> 7. "Little Girl Lost" is this 1975-born child movie star's story
> of a childhood gone awry and the battle to restore order to
> her chaotic life, which included drinking at age 9, marijuana
> at age 10, and cocaine by age 12.

Drew Barrymore

>
> 8. An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a
> Hollywood life and a remarkable love, "The Time of My Life" is
> told in the words of this beloved actor, born 1952, and his wife,
> Lisa, shortly before he passed away in 2009 from pancreatic
> cancer. Revealed in vivid detail is his Texas upbringing,
> his personal struggles, his rise to fame and 30-year career,
> and how Lisa stood by his side through it all.

Ritter

>
> For questions #9-10, give the title.
>
> 9. One of TV's most beloved funny ladies, Gilda Radner's 1989 memoir
> is a personal account of her struggle with ovarian cancer and her
> inspiring attempt to keep an upbeat attitude during her illness.

It's Always Something

>
> 10. Another SNL alum, Tina Fey's autobiography is a hilarious
> account of her youthful days as a vicious nerd, her tour of duty
> on "Saturday Night Live", her half-hearted pursuit of physical
> beauty in Hollywood, her life as a mother eating things off
> the floor, and being in charge of a top-rated TV show.

Bossypants

>

Pete





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TOPIC: SWPKO #4 Results
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/508e1ff5471d2794?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:27 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> What happened was, I remembered some news about a sporting event
> controversially being scheduled for the winter, and thought this
> might be it. On further thought I realized that even if it was the
> World Cup it would be a future one, but that came too late.

That's World Cup in 2022 which FIFA for very strange reasons has placed
in Qatar. The good thing is that the travel distances between the arenas
will be a lot shorter than in Russia, Brazil or the US. Or even Sweden
for that matter. The bad news is that it is very hot in Qatar in the
middle of summer, whence the idea of having it in winter time was floated.

My gut feeling is that FIFA will back out of this decision and put the
games in some more reasonable place, although they may have to oust
Blatter first. Since the games are kind of marked for Asia, the alternatives
might be Australia or China. (Actually, the federation that hasn't had the
game for the longest time, if we overlook Ocenaia, is Concacaf, but there
are really only two possible host countries, and in total Concacaf has
had the games three times.)

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se





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TOPIC: SWPKO #5
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ad7c1eb4afad0302?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 12:37 pm
From: "Peter Smyth"


swp wrote:

> Round 5! Congratulations on making it this far.
>
> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua
> Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, and Erland Sommarskog.
>
> ***
> #5. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. How deep?
> (You may answer in feet or meters, but I will
> convert to feet for the results posting)
> ***

1200 feet

Peter Smyth




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 6:24 pm
From: swp


On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:36:16 PM UTC-5, swp wrote:
> Round 5! Congratulations on making it this far.
>
> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
> Mark Brader, Peter Smyth, and Erland Sommarskog.
>
> ***
> #5. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. How deep?
> (You may answer in feet or meters, but I will
> convert to feet for the results posting)
> ***
>
> swp

1200.0 ft Peter Smyth
1400.0 ft Joshua Kreitzer
2000.0 ft Pete
2200.0 ft Dan Blum
2345.0 ft Mark Brader
2450.0 ft Dan Tilque
4048.5 ft Calvin (aka 1234 m)
5023.0 ft Erland Sommarskog (aka 1531 m)
6369.0 ft CORRECT ANSWER (aka 1637 m)

and then there were 7. Peter Smyth is eliminated.

I find it difficult to fathom that so many of you were off by over a kilometer.

(I am also sore from ice removal activities, last night's storm was bad and
there are still a several hundred thousand people without power. We lost power
for around 16 hours total, and the schools are closed for 2 days so the kids are
going a little stir crazy. The pictures are up on facebook, look for Santa as
a young man to find me there if you are so inclined.)

swp




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 6:51 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:

> 1200.0 ft Peter Smyth
> 1400.0 ft Joshua Kreitzer
> 2000.0 ft Pete
> 2200.0 ft Dan Blum
> 2345.0 ft Mark Brader
> 2450.0 ft Dan Tilque
> 4048.5 ft Calvin (aka 1234 m)
> 5023.0 ft Erland Sommarskog (aka 1531 m)
> 6369.0 ft CORRECT ANSWER (aka 1637 m)

> ...I find it difficult to fathom that so many of you were off by over
> a kilometer.

I was surprised that you were off yourself by a kilofoot.

I thought I remembered a number around 2,100 or 2,200, but I couldn't
remember whether that was feet or meters. But I didn't believe it
could be over a mile deep and I wouldn't remember that, so I picked
feet. Oops!

I don't know if I was thinking about the average depth or if I was just
completely mistaken.
--
Mark Brader | "Oh, sure, you can make anything sound sleazy if you,
Toronto | you know, tell it exactly the way it happened."
msb@vex.net | -- Bruce Rasmussen: "Anything But Love"

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Feb 6 2014 12:28 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> Stephen Perry:
>
>> 1200.0 ft Peter Smyth
>> 1400.0 ft Joshua Kreitzer
>> 2000.0 ft Pete
>> 2200.0 ft Dan Blum
>> 2345.0 ft Mark Brader
>> 2450.0 ft Dan Tilque
>> 4048.5 ft Calvin (aka 1234 m)
>> 5023.0 ft Erland Sommarskog (aka 1531 m)
>> 6369.0 ft CORRECT ANSWER (aka 1637 m)
>
>> ...I find it difficult to fathom that so many of you were off by over
>> a kilometer.
>
> I was surprised that you were off yourself by a kilofoot.
>
> I thought I remembered a number around 2,100 or 2,200, but I couldn't
> remember whether that was feet or meters. But I didn't believe it
> could be over a mile deep and I wouldn't remember that, so I picked
> feet. Oops!

I can't escape the observation that this is the second question where we
who have answered in metres have been closer to the correct answer, and
everyone who has answered in feet has been below the correct target!



--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se





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TOPIC: SWPKO #6
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/5bc59cc46e191d19?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 6:28 pm
From: swp


Congratulations on making it to Round 6.

The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
Mark Brader, and Erland Sommarskog.

***
#6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
has the longest main span in the world. How long?

(you may answer in feet or meters, but I will convert to feet for the results posting)
***

swp




== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 6:54 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
> #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> has the longest main span in the world. How long?

And here I thought the longest was a bridge with a name something
like Asashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Asashi isn't exactly right), also in
Japan. I think that one is just over 2 km, so I'll guess

2100 m.
--
Mark Brader | "What ever happened to the concept of 'less is more'?"
Toronto | "Ah, but if less is more, then just think how much
msb@vex.net | more more would be." -- Frasier (David Lloyd)

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 8:39 pm
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:b9092013-e3a6-4ddf-9d57-7a4d6581e755@googlegroups.com:

> Congratulations on making it to Round 6.
>
> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua
> Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, and Erland Sommarskog.
>
> ***
> #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> has the longest main span in the world. How long?
>
> (you may answer in feet or meters, but I will convert to feet for
> the results posting)
> ***
>
> swp

5000 feet

Pete




== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 8:47 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:b9092013-e3a6-4ddf-9d57-7a4d6581e755@googlegroups.com:

> Congratulations on making it to Round 6.
>
> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua
> Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, and Erland Sommarskog.
>
> ***
> #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> has the longest main span in the world. How long?
>
> (you may answer in feet or meters, but I will convert to feet for
> the results posting)
> ***

50,000 feet

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com




== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 8:57 pm
From: swp


On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 9:54:14 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> Stephen Perry:
> > #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> > has the longest main span in the world. How long?
>
> And here I thought the longest was a bridge with a name something
> like Asashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Asashi isn't exactly right), also in
> Japan. I think that one is just over 2 km, so I'll guess
>
> 2100 m.
>
> --
>
> Mark Brader | "What ever happened to the concept of 'less is more'?"
> Toronto | "Ah, but if less is more, then just think how much
> msb@vex.net | more more would be." -- Frasier (David Lloyd)
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.

I made a mistake in bridge terminology. The one in this question is the
'longest continuous truss bridge' in the world. It doesn't change the question
or the answer, but I do regret the lack of clarity in the question so I will email you and the others who have already entered to allow them to change their answers based on this clarification if they so choose.

swp




== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 9:03 pm
From: swp


On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:39:58 PM UTC-5, Pete wrote:
> swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:b9092013-e3a6-4ddf-9d57-7a4d6581e755@googlegroups.com:
>
> > Congratulations on making it to Round 6.
> >
> > The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua
> > Kreitzer, Calvin, Mark Brader, and Erland Sommarskog.
> >
> > ***
> > #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> > has the longest main span in the world. How long?
> >
> > (you may answer in feet or meters, but I will convert to feet for
> > the results posting)
> > ***
> >
> > swp
>
> 5000 feet
>
> Pete

I made a mistake in bridge terminology. The one in this question is the
'longest continuous truss bridge' in the world. It doesn't change the question
or the answer, but I do regret the lack of clarity in the question so I will
allow you to change your answer based on this clarification if you so choose.

swp




== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 9:15 pm
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations on making it to Round 6.

> The contest is now open to Pete, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua Kreitzer, Calvin,
> Mark Brader, and Erland Sommarskog.

> ***
> #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
> has the longest main span in the world. How long?

> (you may answer in feet or meters, but I will convert to feet for the results posting)
> ***

6000 feet

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




== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Feb 5 2014 9:28 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Stephen Perry:
>>> #6. The Ikitsuki Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan,
>>> has the longest main span in the world. How long?

Mark Brader:
>> And here I thought the longest was a bridge with a name something
>> like Asashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Asashi isn't exactly right), also in
>> Japan. I think that one is just over 2 km, so I'll guess
>>
>> 2100 m.

Stephen Perry:
> I made a mistake in bridge terminology. The one in this question is the
> 'longest continuous truss bridge' in the world.

Oh. In that case I have absolutely no idea. My first thought was
that it's something comparable to the bridges over Great Salt Lake
and Lake Pontchartrain (which aren't trusses, of course, but they
could just as well have been if that design had been preferred).
But since you're scoring by difference and not ratio, there's more
room for error on the high side, so I'll guess lower -- a nice round

10,240 m.

> It doesn't change the question or the answer,

Er, yes, it does change the question. As well as the words being wrong,
the engineering constraints on long-span and many-span bridges are quite
different.

> but I do regret the lack of clarity in the question

You mean "error".

> so I will email you and the others who have already entered to allow
> them to change their answers based on this clarification if they so choose.

Best to email the entire list of eligible entrants, so that those who
*haven't* already entered have the best possible chance to see the
correction before reading someone else's answer. You should have
changed the subject line too, but too late now.

(Posted and emailed.)
--
Mark Brader | "To a security officer the ideal world was one where
Toronto | nobody talked to anyone else... [But] of course...
msb@vex.net | such a world rarely did anything worth securing
| in the first place." -- Tom Clancy

My text in this article is in the public domain.




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