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* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 4,6: JFK, constants - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b3bde53996ec4e97?hl=en
* Rotating Quiz 131 - 7 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/d53b2867cdb4a63d?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 2-3 answers: waters, Dr. Who - 4 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/3ad37c74dcfc2715?hl=en
* swpKO: The Next Generation #1 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/86959a57c7e3512a?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #342 - People- ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f654f3a78576a18?hl=en
* r.g.t - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ec21d5b342f153c9?hl=en
* calvin's quiz #343 - Animals - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b84beee59fea96ce?hl=en

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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 4,6: JFK, constants
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b3bde53996ec4e97?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Feb 14 2014 7:38 pm
From: swp


On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:59:22 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?

harvard

> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?

nixon

> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?

bay of pigs

> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?

university of alabama

> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?

taft

> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.

inga arvad

> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?

madison square garden

> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.

hypocortisolism

> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.

peace corps

> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.

profiles in courage

> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.

avogadro

> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?

speed of light

> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?

gravity

> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?

sir isaac newton

> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?

faraday

> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?

planck

> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?

universal gas constant

> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.

3.14159265359

> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.

2.71828183

> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).

1.618


swp




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:43 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard, Yale
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard Nixon
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Bay of Pigs
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
Lincoln
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
speed of light in a vacuum
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
acceleration due to gravity on Earth
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. The gravitational constant, or
> universal gravitational constant, is represented by a capital
> G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> credited for its discovery?
Newton
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
Planck
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
3.14
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
2.7
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
(1+sqrt(5))/2

Peter Smyth




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:50 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?

Richard Millhouse Nixon

> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?

Bahía de cerdo

> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.

Avagardo's number

> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?

Speed of light

> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?

Gravity of Earth at sea level

> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?

Newton

> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?

Heisenberg

> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?

Boltzman

> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.

3.1416

> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.

2.72

> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).

1 + sqrt(5)




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




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:56 pm
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4_
6dndOCsZV3JmPPnZ2dnUVZ_gOdnZ2d@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> 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 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?

Boston University; Boston College

>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?

Richard Nixon

>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?

Bay of Pigs

>
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?

University of Alabama

>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?

Theodore Roosevelt

>
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?

Madison Square Garden

>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.

The Peace Corps

>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.

Profiles in Courage

>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.

Avogadros number

>
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?

Speed of light

>
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?

Rate of acceleration of a falling object

>
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
>
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
>
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?

Bohr

>
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.

3.1415926

>
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.

2.718

>
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
>

Pete




== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 3:46 pm
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?

Harvard

>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?

Nixon

>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?

Bay of Pigs

>
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?

University of Alabama

>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?

Eisenhower; Truman

>
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?

Yankee Stadium

>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.

Addison's disease

>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.

Peace Corps

>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.

Profiles in Courage

>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.

Avogadro constant

>
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?

speed of light

>
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?

acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface

>
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?

Newton

>
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?

Coulomb

>
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?

Planck

>
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?

Boyle's constant

>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.

3.14159265358979

(that's as far as I have memorized. Yeah, I know, serious damage to my
nerd cred for admitting so few digits...)

>
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.

2.7

>
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
>

1.6


--
Dan Tilque

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




== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 10:30 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?

Harvard; Columbia

> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?

Tricky Dicky (aka Richard Nixon)

> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?

Bay of Pigs

> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?

University of Mississippi

> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?

Eisenhower

> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?

White House garden

> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.

Avogadro's number

> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?

speed of light

> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?

acceleration due to gravity of the Earth

> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?

Newton

> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?

Coulomb (?)

> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?

Planck (?)

> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?

mole

> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.

3.14

> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.

2.7

> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).

1.6


Rob







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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 12:12 am
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>>> 7. Maine.
>
> "Calvin":
>> What is the northernmost state?
>
> Y'know, it's interesting. People who talk about map projections are
> often particularly dismissive of the Mercator projection, and with
> good reason -- for example, it makes Greenland look as if it's the
> size of a continent.
>
> But this particular surprisingly common error (that is, missing the
> western states, not forgetting Alaska) has to arise because people
> saw the US depicted using a map projection *other* than Mercator.

The projection is why people may think Washington state is further north
than Minnesota, but it shouldn't make Maine appear further north than
Washington. There's another subtle thing going on there.

Your typical US map is actually rotated a couple degrees or so
counterclockwise. That is, north in the center of the map is a bit off
to the left from straight up the page. This makes Maine look at least as
far north as Washington and perhaps further north. The rotation is done
to fit the country into a slightly smaller rectangle.

--
Dan Tilque




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 3:02 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>> Y'know, it's interesting. People who talk about map projections are
>> often particularly dismissive of the Mercator projection, and with
>> good reason -- for example, it makes Greenland look as if it's the
>> size of a continent.
>>
>> But this particular surprisingly common error (that is, missing the
>> western states, not forgetting Alaska) has to arise because people
>> saw the US depicted using a map projection *other* than Mercator.

Dan Tilque:
> The projection is why people may think Washington state is further north
> than Minnesota, but it shouldn't make Maine appear further north than
> Washington. There's another subtle thing going on there.
>
> Your typical US map is actually rotated a couple degrees or so
> counterclockwise... to fit the country into a slightly smaller
> rectangle.

But nobody would rotate a Mercator-projection map that way, because the
many east-west and north-south boundaries would look wrong. So my
comment about other projections is still relevant.

I also note that with a conic projection (for example), that's not
truly a rotation; it just means the meridian chosen to center the
projection on is one that's off-center in the country as a whole.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | An actual human would feel guilt in this situation.
msb@vex.net | -- Scott Adams: Dilbert

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 10:21 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> ...this quiz is US States "Jeopardy!"

> Which means, in each case I'll supply a list of states the answer
> and you must name the question that that list is the answer to.

Peter Smyth earns a raspberry for consistently failing to answer in
the form of a question. If the contest had gone to the tiebreaker
where I scored on a finer scale than right or wrong, he would have
been given half marks at best.

> No, don't bother trying anything like "Which states are named
> either 'Alaska' or 'Louisiana'?" or "Which state is nicknamed
> the Pelican State?" You have to come up with a connection or
> distinctive property less arbitrary than that, either the one
> I was thinking of or another one that's also correct and which
> I decide is equally good.

I had to make a number of judgement calls as to whether a proposed
question was too arbitrary. In general I considered that if a
question included a number ("Which 2 states"), a direction
("Easternmost"), or that sort of thing, then it was too arbitrary.
The rejected questions are listed below (in some cases paraphrased
to give a consistent style of question), but all decisions are
final. I also list the questions that were scored as wrong (again
paraphrased) and in some cases explain them.


And, after due cogitation, the winner is DAN TILQUE, who got almost
half the questions right on a contest that was too long and too
difficult. Hearty congratulations, sir! And please start RQ 132
at your earliest convenience.


> 1. Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

Which states are officially called commonwealths? 1 for Stephen,
Joshua, Peter, Marc, Bruce, Dan, and Pete.

> 2. Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and especially Virginia.

Which states contain cities that are separate from any county or
equivalent? (Baltimore, St. Louis, Carson City, and all cities
in Virginia. Some other states have counties that are coterminous
or consolidated with a city or a borough of a city.) 1 for Stephen
and Joshua.

> 3. Alaska, Louisiana.

Intended: Which states do not contain units called counties?
Also accepted: Which states have the names taken from areas of land
purchased by the US?

1 for Stephen, Joshua, Marc, and Dan.

Wrong answers:
* Which states were purchased by the US?
* Which states contain the outflow of the 2 longest rivers in North
America?

The Louisiana purchase was a huge area that now includes a number
of entire states; the state of Louisiana, whose boundaries have not
changed since it was formed, includes only its southernmost tip.
So connecting the two things etymologically was correct, but implying
that they were the same was not.

The longest river in North America by trunk length is the Missouri,
whose mouth is in Missouri. The second-longest by system length is
the Mackenzie, whose mouth is in the Northwest Territories, Canada.


> 4. Louisiana.

Which state has a legal system derived from French civil law?
1 for Peter and Bruce.

Rejected answers:
* Which state is named after a French king?
* Which state is subdivided into parishes instead of counties?
* Which state contains the outflow of the longest river in North
America?
* Which state shares the name with the territory that the US acquired
from France in 1803?

Wrong answer:
* Which state once divided the country in two?

See above regarding the Louisiana purchase.

> 5. Nebraska.

Which state's legislature has only one house? 1 for Stephen, Joshua,
Peter, and Dan.

Rejected answers:
* Which state lent its name to a Bruce Springsteen album?

Wrong answer:
* Which state contains the geographic center of the lower 48 states?

That's actually in Kansas.

> 6. Maine, Nebraska.

In presidential elections, which states' electoral votes are not
determined in a statewide winner-take-all basis? 1 for Stephen,
Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Dan, and Pete.

> 7. Maine.

Intended: Which state borders exactly one other state? Also accepted:
Which state has a one-syllable name?

1 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan.

Rejected answers:
* Which state is the easternmost?
* Which state was once part of Massachusetts?
* In the film "Serving Sara" in which state was the male main
character's former colleague on a mission when he was sent to
serve Sara her papers before Sara's husband was served his?

Wrong answer:
* Which state is the northernmost?

That'd be Alaska.

> 8. Missouri, Tennessee.

Which states border the most other US states?

Rejected answers:
* Which states each border 8 other US states?

> 9. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah.

Which 4 states all border each other at a single point? 1 for
Stephen, Joshua, Peter, Marc, Bruce, Dan, Pete, and Rob.

Wrong answer:
* Through which states does the Colorado River run?

> 10. Alaska, Hawaii.

Intended: Which states border no other states? Also accepted:
Which states are not contiguous with the main US land area?

1 for Stephen, Joshua, Peter, Marc, Dan, Rob, and Calvin.

Rejected answers:
* Which 2 states were most recently admitted to the US?

> 11. Hawaii.

Intended: In which state is daylight saving time not observed?

Also accepted:
* Which state was once a kingdom?
* Which state is made up entirely of islands?
* Which state is not on a continental plate?
* Which state has the highest average temperature?
* Which state has the most alternative correct answers? :-)

1 for Stephen, Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan, Pete, and Rob.

Rejected answers:
* Which state was most recently admitted to the US?
* Which state has the Union Jack on its flag?
* In which state was President Barack Obama born?

> 12. Arizona, Hawaii.

In which states is daylight saving time not observed statewide?
1 for Stephen.

Wrong answers:
* Which states don't use daylight saving time?
* Which 2 states have the highest average temperatures?

Arizona does not use DST statewide, but the part of Navajo reservation
that is in Arizona does.

According to www.usa.com, the second-warmest state is Florida.
But even if it had been Arizona, I would have rejected the temperature
question for using the arbitrary number 2.

> 13. New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South
> Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia.

Which states border a state whose name shares a word with theirs?

Wrong answers:
* Which states changed their minimum wage at the start of 2014?
* Which states were formed by splitting larger states or polities?

> 14. New Jersey, New York.

Which states border a state whose name shares the first word with
theirs? Also accepted: Which adjacent states share the word "New"
in their names? 1 for Dan.

Rejected answers:
* Which states can lay claim to hosting the Super Bowl in 2014?

> 15. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New York.

Which states border another state whose name shares the first letter
with theirs? 1 for Dan.

Wrong answer:
* Which states require an ultrasound before an abortion?

> 16. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon.

Which states do not collect sales tax?

Rejected answers:
* Which states do not tax online purchases?

> 17. Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii,
> Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska,
> New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia.

In which states was at least one US president born (using current
state boundaries and the most widely accepted birthplace in case
of dispute)? 1 for Stephen, Joshua, and Peter.

> 18. Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas,
> Vermont, Virginia.

In which states were more than one US president born? (Same basis.)

> 19. California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Texas.

In which states has a US president died while in office? (Harding,
F. Roosevelt, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy respectively; the other
three, W. Harrison, Taylor, and Lincoln, died in DC.)

> 20. Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah, but not really Idaho or New York.

In which states does the largest city's name end in the word "City"?
(The word "City" is often used informally with the cities of Boise
and New York to distinguish them from the like-named county and
state respectively.)

> 21. Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, but not really Idaho.

In which states does the capital's name end in the word "City"?
1 for Peter.

> 22. Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,
> Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode
> Island, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming.

In which states is the largest city the capital? 1 for Peter
and Marc.

> 23. Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
> Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
> Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia.

Intended: Which states' predecessor colonies joined in the Articles
of Association (in 1774, a prelude to the American Revolution)?
Also accepted: Which states were represented in the First Continental
Congress?

1 for Dan.

Wrong answer:
* Which of the original 13 states were British colonies by year 1700?

> 24. Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
> Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
> Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia.

Which states joined in the Articles of Confederation and the American
Revolution? (All references to the "original 13" were taken as having
this meaning.) 1 for Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Dan, Erland, and Pete.

> 25. Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
> Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
> Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota,
> Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
> Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Which states include land that is farther north than the southernmost
point of Canada?

> 26. Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York,
> North Dakota, Vermont, Washington.

The intended question was: "From which states is it possible to enter
Canada without crossing water?" But of course Montana should have
been listed. Sorry about that, folks. Because of this inexactitude
I decided to also accept references to "Which states have a land
border with Canada", although in that case Michigan would also have
been listed. 1 for Joshua, Marc, and Pete.

> 27. Alaska, Minnesota, Washington.

Which states have parts that are connected to each other by road,
but only through Canada? ("By land" is not technically correct,
as that would have a fourth answer, Vermont. But I accepted it.)
1 for Joshua.

Wrong answers:
* Which states have a land border with more than one Canadian province
or territory?
* Which states have both a land and water border with Canada?

> 28. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

Which states do the Great Lakes touch? 1 for Joshua, Marc, Dan,
and Pete.

> 29. Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota,
> Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin.

Which states does the Mississippi River touch? 1 for Marc, Dan,
and Pete.

> 30. Maine, West Virginia.

Which states were created from land that in each case had been
undisputedly part of another state? 1 for Marc, Dan, and Erland.

> 31. Hawaii, Texas, and arguably Vermont.

Which states were independent countries before joining the US?
1 for Joshua and Dan.

> 32. Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
> West Virginia.

Which states have names that refer to a monarch? (King George II,
King Louis XIV of France, King Charles I, Queen Elizabeth I.)
1 for Dan.

Wrong answer:
* Which US states have women's names? Except that I would cut Louisana
and add Maryland.

> 33. Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington.

Which states have names that refer directly or indirectly to a person
other than a monarch? (Thomas West, Baron De La Warr; Queen Henrietta
Maria, wife of King Charles I; Duke of York, the future King James II
of England; Sir William Penn; George Washington.) 1 for Dan.

> 34. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
> Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
> Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

Which states' standard postal abbreviations consist of the first
and last letters of their names, capitalized?

> 35. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
> Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska,
> Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Which states' standard postal abbreviations consist of the first
two letters of their names, capitalized?

> 36. Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
> Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
> New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

Which states are home to major-league baseball teams? (In this and
the next 3 questions, "home" means nominal home, even if the team
actually plays at a location across a state line from the named city.)
1 for Marc.

> 37. California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, Texas.

Which states are each home to more than one major-league baseball
team?

Wrong answer:
* Which states have the highest population?

This was a very nice try, as the top 7 most populous states are in
fact on the list. But Missouri is only 18th; the 8th-ranked state
is Georgia. However, again, even if it had been correct I would
not have accepted it, as the question is really "Which 8 states have
the highest population?" and the number 8 is arbitrary.

> 38. Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
> Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
> Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

Which states are home to NFL teams? 1 for Marc.

> 39. California, Florida, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
> Texas.

Which states are each home to more than one NFL team?


Whew, we're done. Scores, if there are no errors:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Dan Tilque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joshua Kreitzer 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Perry 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peter Smyth 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pete Gayde 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Parker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erland S'skog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Calvin" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 2 4 2 4 6 3 0 8 7 7 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 TOTALS

Dan Tilque 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Joshua Kreitzer 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Marc Dashevsky 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13
Stephen Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Peter Smyth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Bruce Bowler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Rob Parker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Erland S'skog 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
"Calvin" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 2 1 6 0 3 1 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Constrain your data early and often."
msb@vex.net -- C. M. Sperberg-McQueen

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== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 11:12 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:UPadnfj9GfZnxZ3OnZ2dnUVZ_qidnZ2d@vex.net:

>> 30. Maine, West Virginia.
>
> Which states were created from land that in each case had been
> undisputedly part of another state? 1 for Marc, Dan, and Erland.

Shouldn't Kentucky be on the list, too? It was originally part of Virginia,
and had been recognized by the U.S. Congress as such. See the Judiciary Act
of 1789, section 2:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=
001/llsl001.db&recNum=196

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com




== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 11:41 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>>> 30. Maine, West Virginia.
>>
>> Which states were created from land that in each case had been
>> undisputedly part of another state? 1 for Marc, Dan, and Erland.

Joshua Kreitzer:
> Shouldn't Kentucky be on the list, too? It was originally part of Virginia,

Well, Virginia originally claimed a large area west of the Appalachians,
but there were conflicting claims and they didn't control it in any real
sense.

> and had been recognized by the U.S. Congress as such.

But for the specific case of Kentucky, it looks as though you're right.
That bit they held on to when they relinquished the other claims.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | It depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is.
msb@vex.net | -- Bill Clinton

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Feb 16 2014 9:26 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> I had to make a number of judgement calls as to whether a proposed
> question was too arbitrary. In general I considered that if a
> question included a number ("Which 2 states"), a direction
> ("Easternmost"), or that sort of thing, then it was too arbitrary.

Well, that's fairly arbitrary. At least when annouced after the contest.
We can't read your mind, you know. And not all "which 2 states" are
all equal. After all, Alaska's and Hawaii's admittance to the union
was very close in time to each other and very much apart from the
rest. So it seemed reasonable to assume that was what you were thinking
of.

Then again, it was clear from the start that it was just that, a "guess
what I'm thinking of" quiz, so everyone knew what we entered in.

>> 5. Nebraska.
>
> Which state's legislature has only one house? 1 for Stephen, Joshua,
> Peter, and Dan.
>
> Rejected answers:
> * Which state lent its name to a Bruce Springsteen album?

Hey, a lot of people would find the latter much more interesting! (But
of course, Mark is not known for being a rock'n'roller, so I am not
surprised that it was rejected.)

>> 12. Arizona, Hawaii.
>
> In which states is daylight saving time not observed statewide?

I seem to recall something about parts of Indiana not observing DST,
but that was long ago, so maybe they have changed?

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




== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Sun, Feb 16 2014 11:07 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>>> 12. Arizona, Hawaii.
>> In which states is daylight saving time not observed statewide?

Erland Sommarskog:
> I seem to recall something about parts of Indiana not observing DST,

Most of the state, in fact.

> but that was long ago, so maybe they have changed?

In 2006, yes.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Alas, there is NO SUCH THING as 'NO SUCH THING as
msb@vex.net | privileged access.'" -- Alan Silverstein

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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:43 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> 6. At 8,135 km² (3,140 sq.mi.), what is the largest lake in South
>> America?
>
> I originally received and edited this round before Rotating Quiz 128
> was posted, and failed to make the connection with Part I, Question 4,
> of that contest. As noted there, Lake Maracaibo "is historically"
> South America's largest lake (at 13,210 km² or 5,100 sq.mi., if
> Wikipedia is correct) but now receives seawater and therefore is
> better considered a bay. I am nevertheless accepting either lake
> as an answer.
>
> 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Rob.

First you say "I will score this as one answer, Titicaca" and here
you say that you accept both. But still I'm not awarded any points.
Then again, you don't say which the either lake is...

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




== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 2:41 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Erland Sommarskog:
> First you say "I will score this as one answer, Titicaca" and here
> you say that you accept both. But still I'm not awarded any points.

Oops. I must have accidentally deleted both lines of your response
to this question from my file instead of only the second line.

4 for Erland.

Scores, if there are *now* no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 28 52
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 16 40
"Calvin" 16 24 40
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 36
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Bacterium is the term for a single bacteria."
msb@vex.net |

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:47 pm
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:WYudnTYcpMc7JmPPnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@vex.net:

> Mark Brader:
>
>> 3. The Doctor travels through time and space in what? (We need
>> the short name of this specific fictional device, not something
>> like "time machine".)
>
> The TARDIS. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
> Bruce, Peter, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
>
>> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?
>
> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
> 4 for Stephen and Rob.
>

I dispute this. I debated whether to use "Dimension" or "Dimensions",
ultimately choosing the plural. While the singular has been used most
often, the plural has been used in actual episodes (e.g., The Time Meddler,
The War Machine, Wheel in Space, Four to Doomsday). Also, see:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/tardiscam/intro.shtml

Thus both words are, in my opinion, correct.

Pete




== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 2:13 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
>>> 4. <answer 3> is an acronym. What does it stand for?

>> Time And Relative Dimension In Space. As an exact phrase was
>> wanted, I decided not to allow "almost correct" points on this.
>> 4 for Stephen and Rob.

Pete Gayde:
> I dispute this. I debated whether to use "Dimension" or "Dimensions",
> ultimately choosing the plural. While the singular has been used most
> often, the plural has been used in actual episodes (e.g., The Time Meddler,
> The War Machine, Wheel in Space, Four to Doomsday).

That sounds persuasive, but you went on to cite:

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/tardiscam/intro.shtml

which supports my original ruling! "Time and Relative Dimension in
Space, if you're a purist."

However, now that I think about it, I wouldn't expect most of our QMs
to be that exacting without specific instructions to reject the plural,
and there wasn't one. So I'll relent. 4 for Stephen, *Calvin, Pete,
Bruce, Peter*, and Rob.


Scores, if there are now finally no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Rob Parker 28 32 60
Peter Smyth 24 32 56
Pete Gayde 16 32 48
"Calvin" 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 24 20 44
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Dan Blum 21 23 44
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 39
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 36
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 33
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 4

--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
My text in this article is in the public domain.





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TOPIC: swpKO: The Next Generation #1
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/86959a57c7e3512a?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 1:48 pm
From: Pete


swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in
news:9d7b53cd-9872-4a97-b196-f5f6b582f61d@googlegroups.com:

> This contest is open to anyone who wishes to enter. However, after
> the first round the contest will be closed to new entrants and only
> those who have survived past the previous round will be allowed to
> continue.
>
> For the first round, I will accept answers for a period of 7 days or
> until there are no new entrants for a period of at least 24 hours.
>
> The answers to all questions are either discrete numbers or dates.
>
> When giving a date as an answer, please use the format YYYY-MM-DD.
>
> I will convert all answers to a common, previously announced unit of
> measure before scoring.
>
> The list of questions is currently set, and has been randomized and
> sanitized for your protection. I did not use wikipedia as the source
> for any of my answers or questions.
>
> OK, enough babbling. I'm tired and sore from all that snow removal.
> Let's get this started...
>
> ***
> #1. What date did hostilities begin in the American Civil War?
> ***
>
> Good Luck!
>
> swp
>

1861-04-11

Pete





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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #342 - People- ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/9f654f3a78576a18?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 4:44 pm
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:27:00 +1000, calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> For their achievements in which field of endeavour are the following
> individuals best known?

I've just listed one answer for each but anything synonymous was also
accepted. I was less lenient on the "best known" requirement.

> 1 Man Ray

Photography

> 2 Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Gardening

> 3 Mary Seacole

Nursing

> 4 Frank Lloyd Wright

Architecture

> 5 Adam Smith

Economics

> 6 Charles Babbage

Computing

> 7 Dorothy Parker

Literature

> 8 Tim Berners-Lee

Internet

> 9 Sandra Day O'Connor

Jurisprudence

> 10 Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Athletics
lol @ breakfast cereal model :-)


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 342
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 64 Peter Smyth
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Gareth Owen
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 68 Mark Brader
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 64 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 64 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 52 Rob Parker
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 59 Erland S
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 51 Dan Tilque
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 51 Pete Gayde
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
5 4 1 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 69 77%

Peter's singleton on Q3 carries him to victory.

--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: r.g.t
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/ec21d5b342f153c9?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 4:45 pm
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>



I must say it is heartening to see this ng doing so well when most others
are in serious decline.

--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: calvin's quiz #343 - Animals
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/b84beee59fea96ce?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 4:48 pm
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>



1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds, what is
the world's fastest land animal?
2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey is the
fastest bird?
3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?
4 Which bird is known for making the longest annual migration, about
70,000 kilometres each year?
5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to have
existed?
6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?
7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living species
of marsupial?
8 Which species of jellyfish can weigh up to 150 kilograms and have
tentacles reach 40 metres?
9 What fish can hold objects in its tail
10 Foot and mouth disease is caught by animals with what type of hoofs?

--
cheers,
calvin




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 7:41 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


"Calvin":
> 1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds, what is
> the world's fastest land animal?

Cheetah.

> 2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey is the
> fastest bird?

Swift.

> 3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?

Tuna?

> 4 Which bird is known for making the longest annual migration, about
> 70,000 kilometres each year?

Arctic tern.

> 5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to have
> existed?

Brachiosaurus?

> 6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?

Pygmy hummingbird

> 7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living species
> of marsupial?

Some kangaroo... red kangaroo?

> 8 Which species of jellyfish can weigh up to 150 kilograms and have
> tentacles reach 40 metres?
> 9 What fish can hold objects in its tail
> 10 Foot and mouth disease is caught by animals with what type of hoofs?

Cloven.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Suspicion breeds confidence."
msb@vex.net -- BRAZIL

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 8:31 pm
From: swp


On Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:48:15 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds, what is
> the world's fastest land animal?

cheetah

> 2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey is the
> fastest bird?

peregrine falcon?

> 3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?

whaleshark

> 4 Which bird is known for making the longest annual migration, about
> 70,000 kilometres each year?

arctic tern

> 5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to have
> existed?

blue whale

> 6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?

bee hummingbird

> 7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living species
> of marsupial?

red kangaroo?

> 8 Which species of jellyfish can weigh up to 150 kilograms and have
> tentacles reach 40 metres?

nomura's jellyfish

> 9 What fish can hold objects in its tail

seahorse

> 10 Foot and mouth disease is caught by animals with what type of hoofs?

cloven


swp




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Feb 15 2014 11:41 pm
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.xbcm6p1i2wood3@homepc>, 334152@gmail.com says...
>
> 1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds, what is
> the world's fastest land animal?
cheetah

> 2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey is the
> fastest bird?
peregrine falcon

> 3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?
great white shark

> 4 Which bird is known for making the longest annual migration, about
> 70,000 kilometres each year?
arctic tern

> 5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to have
> existed?
brachiosaur

> 6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?
hummingbird

> 7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living species
> of marsupial?
kangaroo

> 8 Which species of jellyfish can weigh up to 150 kilograms and have
> tentacles reach 40 metres?
Portuguese man-of-war

> 9 What fish can hold objects in its tail
seahorse

> 10 Foot and mouth disease is caught by animals with what type of hoofs?
cloven









== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Sun, Feb 16 2014 2:34 am
From: Erland Sommarskog


calvin (334152@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds,
> what is the world's fastest land animal?

Gepard

> 2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey
> is the fastest bird?

Pligrim falcon

> 3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?

Tuna

> 5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to
> have existed?

Brontosaurus

> 6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?

Hummingbird

> 7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living
> species of marsupial?

Chameleon




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




== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Sun, Feb 16 2014 1:57 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> 1 Capable of accelerating from rest to 100 km/h in three seconds, what is
> the world's fastest land animal?

cheetah

> 2 Reaching speeds of 300 km/h while in dive mode, what bird of prey is the
> fastest bird?

Peregrine Falcon

> 3 Weighing up to 20 tons, what is the largest living species of fish?

whaleshark

> 4 Which bird is known for making the longest annual migration, about
> 70,000 kilometres each year?

Arctic Tern

> 5 Weighing up to 180 tons, what is the heaviest animal ever known to have
> existed?

blue whale

> 6 Weighing just 2 grams, what is the world's smallest species of bird?

hummingbird

> 7 Weighing up to 100 kilograms, what is the world's largest living species
> of marsupial?

red kangaroo

> 8 Which species of jellyfish can weigh up to 150 kilograms and have
> tentacles reach 40 metres?
> 9 What fish can hold objects in its tail

seahorse

> 10 Foot and mouth disease is caught by animals with what type of hoofs?

cloven


Rob





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