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| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 20 12:38PM +0200 On 2014-10-20 08:31, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, we're talking kilograms of force, not mass -- if > you prefer, we're using "weigh" to refer to readings on a spring > scale -- and you must answer within 10% of the correct number. I never understood the notion of using kg instead of N when it comes to force. > A1. If you weighed 100 kg on Earth, what would you weigh on > the Moon? I'd still weigh 100 kg, but the scales would be affected by a force that would be about 9,81*100/6 N, so say 16 kg > A2. If you weighed 100 kg on Earth, what would you weigh on Mars? I'd still weigh 100 kg, but the scales would be affected by a force that would be about 9,81*100/2 N, so say 49 kg -- Björn |
| Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com>: Oct 20 12:16AM -0400 On 10/16/2014 10:38 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > Dora, and Agnes. > 3. Name the author who, in the 1930s, created the character of > John Galt. Ayn Rand > the author seeking America in a truck named after Don Quixote's > horse Rocinante. > 5. Ishmael, Queequeg. Name the book *and* the author. Moby Dick, Melville > the author. > 7. Name the author who created the character of George Babbitt in > the 1920s. Sinclair Lewis > 1. In the 1920s scientists excavated the fossil remains of Peking > Man. We now know this specimen, and the earlier discovery Java > Man, as examples of which human-like species? Homo habilis > skeleton. She has the pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal > creature. She is considered to be a member of which extinct > hominid species? Australopithecus Afarensis > 3. In what country was the first Neanderthal skull found? Germany > 4. What was significant about the 1911 discovery in England of > the Piltdown Man? It was a hoax? > 5. Discovered in 1994, the famous Grotte Chauvet contains the > world's oldest cave drawings -- of animals, human hands, and > nude women. Within 3,000 years, how old are the cave drawings? 35,000 > 6. MUCH MORE FAMOUS CAVE DRAWINGS, ONLY ABOUT HALF THE AGE OF > THE GROTTE CHAUVET ONES, WERE DISCOVERED IN FRANCE IN 1940 -- > IN WHAT FAMOUS CAVES? Lascaux > HUMAN ANCESTOR, THE REMAINS OF SEVEN OF WHICH WERE DISCOVERED > ON A REMOTE INDONESIAN ISLAND IN 2004. WHAT MORE COLLOQUIAL > NAME FOR THESE HOMINIDS WAS POPULARIZED BY THE NEWS MEDIA? Hobbit > 8. WHAT DOES "HOMO ERECTUS" MEAN? Erect man (posture) > 9. WHAT DOES "HOMO HABILIS" MEAN? Man who makes tools > 10. FOSSIL SKULLS OF HOMO HABILIS SHOW SIGNS OF THE DEVELOPMENT > OF A REGION OF THE BRAIN CALLED BROCA'S AREA. THIS IS EVIDENCE > THAT HOMO HABILIS DID WHAT? Abstract thought --Jeff |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 20 07:43AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:U5idndoV68IbNtnJnZ2dnUU7- > Peter Smyth 0 26 8 4 8 12 54 > Björn Lundin 0 11 4 4 0 24 43 > Erland Sommarskog 0 7 4 0 0 24 35 My answers apparently got overlooked. They can be found at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.trivia/yS8BYpSBzVk/GP- G1LpgJsUJ -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 20 02:15AM Rotating Quiz #159 is over and Mark Brader wins. He may set RQ #160 at will. > Alps) and other Roman structures. In medieval times it was less > important, but still of note, as its archbishop was one of the seven > electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Trier. 3 for Mark and Pete > the archbishop of <answer 1>. The last archbishop lost control > of it by providing support for Louis XVI's relatives; the French > Republic invaded and captured it. (It's now back in Germany.) Koblenz. The rivers are the Rhine and the Moselle. 3 for Mark and Pete > 6th largest. This is in large part due to the fact that it is the > only city in its part of the country with a population over 200K; > people commute to it from up to two states away. Boston. The "two states away" bit was intended to be a large hint, as there are few places in the US where that would be practical. It is necessary to drive across New Hampshire to get to Massachusetts from Maine, but it's a fairly thin part of New Hampshire. 3 for Mark > the part of King's Landing among other places. (Note: when it > was a maritime republic it had a different name. I am looking > for the modern name.) Dubrovnik. The older name was Ragusa. 3 for Erland, Peter, and Pete > Since it spent over 130 years as a mobile tent city, one would > think it would have ended up someplace a bit nicer, but presumably > there were other constraints. Ulan Bator or any reasonable version of that, since transliterations vary. 3 for Erland, Mark, Marc, Peter, and Pete > of Bhutan, which is also not surprising. The fifth or sixth highest > capital city - 2355 meters above sea level - is in Africa. It's a > well-known city which is the home of the African Union. Addis Ababa 3 for Erland, Mark, Peter, and Pete > country (this ended in 1993). It's at the edge of a large highland > area; east of the city the land drops sharply to reach the nearby > sea. Asmara (capital of Eritrea). The 1993 mention was intended as a hint. 3 for Erland > pilgrimage site for Jains, and is near the place where Buddha gave > his first sermon. The city has several names in common usage; I will > accept any of them. Varanasi or Benares. Chennai (aka Madras) is sometimes called "the Detroit of India," which is not exactly the same. 3 for Erland > name which appears to be of Canaanite origin. The other is Greek and > is closely connected with the fact that the city was where papyrus was > exported to Greece. Either name is acceptable. Byblos or Jubayl. I should probably have given a stronger hint about the Greek name, but was afraid that would make it too obvious; the Greeks named books after the city. No one got this. > Christian sites. The most famous is probably the Basilica of San > Vitale, which contains mosaics of Justinian, Theodora, and their > officials and attendants. Ravenna. I thought this was one of the easier questions, which shows what I know. 3 for Mark Scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ---------------------------------- Mark 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 18 Erland 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 15 Pete 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 15 Stephen 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 Peter 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 Dan 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 Marc 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Rob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 20 02:28AM Dan Blum <tool@panix.com> wrote: I missed crediting some answers in the text, though the scores were correct. > > important, but still of note, as its archbishop was one of the seven > > electors of the Holy Roman Empire. > Trier. 3 for Mark, Pete, and Stephen > as there are few places in the US where that would be practical. > It is necessary to drive across New Hampshire to get to Massachusetts > from Maine, but it's a fairly thin part of New Hampshire. 3 for Mark and Stephen > > capital city - 2355 meters above sea level - is in Africa. It's a > > well-known city which is the home of the African Union. > Addis Ababa 3 for Erland, Mark, Peter, Pete, and Dan > > officials and attendants. > Ravenna. I thought this was one of the easier questions, which shows > what I know. 3 for Mark, Stephen, and Dan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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