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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 07:56PM +0200 > Q9: What is the highest magnitude on the Richter scale registered for an > earthquake with its epicentrum in Sweden and which occurred in 1970 or > later. Björn Lundin 4.2 -0.4 CORRECT 4.6 Stephen W Perry 4.7 +0.1 David B 5 +0.4 Dan Blum 6.5 +1.9 And Mark Brader disqualified himself. Given that this question is quite much a guessing game, I considered to ask him to reconsider. But then I recalled that Mark does not like sport question. And the next question is a sport question... The earthquake in question occured on 1985-06-15 in the vicinity of Halmstad on the west coast. In 1904, there was a stronger earthquake which occurred at sea further north of the west coast. There does not seem to be an exact magnitude registered for this event, only an estimate to 5.5 to 6.0, why I decided to set a limit at 1970. About anything of a magnitude over 3.0 makes the news here. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 01:03PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > And Mark Brader disqualified himself. Given that this question is quite much > a guessing game, I considered to ask him to reconsider. I hadn't decided on my guess, which is why I had to be eliminated, but Dan Blum would have been if I hadn't blown it. > But then I recalled that Mark does not like sport question. Wouldn't've stopped me from guessing. -- Mark Brader | "Grammar am for people who can't think for *myself*. Toronto | Understanded me?" msb@vex.net | -- Buck (Get Fuzzy: Darby Conley) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 01:04PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > David B. > Q10: How many times has Sweden advanced to be one of the top four teams > in FIFA World Cup in football (men's tournaments only)? Unofficial answer: 1. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You keep using that word. I do not think it means msb@vex.net | what you think it means." -- The Princess Bride |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 08:05PM +0200 [Reposting, now with the correct subject line.] -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 07 06:43PM > David B. > Q10: How many times has Sweden advanced to be one of the top four teams > in FIFA World Cup in football (men's tournaments only)? 6 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 07 06:43PM > > a guessing game, I considered to ask him to reconsider. > I hadn't decided on my guess, which is why I had to be eliminated, but > Dan Blum would have been if I hadn't blown it. It's only delaying it by one question, I bet. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 07 10:00PM +0200 On 2014-10-07 21:56, Björn Lundin wrote: Just changed the subject to correct question -- -- Björn |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Oct 08 08:52AM +0100 1? -- David |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 07 11:24AM -0500 In article <faidnX9nWcUNm6nJnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 4. A real-life murder mystery in France has touched Canada: > allegedly the victim, Glenn Miller, used to play bass for which > legendary Canadian band? Guess Wwo > * Game 4 (2014-10-06), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Why was a summit of Nobel Prize winners which was to be held > in South Africa canceled? no visa for Dalai Lama > with his own Canada Post stamp. > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Dallas > interest in the company. > 10. Name either of the "That 70s Show" stars who had a baby together > in real life. Mila Kunis |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Oct 07 05:25PM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3 (2014-09-29), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. New police documents say Rob Ford's sister told police the pair > smoked crack in her basement in April. Name her. Ford > 2. Name Wayne Gretzky's daughter who is expecting his grandchild. Gretzky > 3. One of Australia's musical Young brothers quit AC/DC amid > health woes. Name him. Young (easy questions this week!) > legendary Canadian band? > 5. Name the US-based filmed-entertainment Internet-streaming > company that butted heads with Canada's broadcast regulator. Netflix > the first three questions, the obvious guess for the surname is > correct, so we need the person's first name. If you gave the > obvious surname, go back and add the first name. Spoilsport > with his own Canada Post stamp. > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Houston > interest in the company. > 10. Name either of the "That 70s Show" stars who had a baby together > in real life. Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 08 12:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 3 (2014-09-29), Round 1 - Current Events > 2. Name Wayne Gretzky's daughter who is expecting his grandchild. Paulina Gretzky > 3. One of Australia's musical Young brothers quit AC/DC amid > health woes. Name him. Malcolm Young; Angus Young > 5. Name the US-based filmed-entertainment Internet-streaming > company that butted heads with Canada's broadcast regulator. Netflix; Hulu > * Game 4 (2014-10-06), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Why was a summit of Nobel Prize winners which was to be held > in South Africa canceled? the Dalai Lama was denied a visa > murders of six people in 2007. The victims were given a > collective nickname based on the city where they died; name > the nickname or just the city. Whistler; Victoria > 4. Name the Chief Executive of Hong Kong whose refusal to resign > has fueled growing protests. Leung > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Dallas > 10. Name either of the "That 70s Show" stars who had a baby together > in real life. Mila Kunis -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Oct 07 07:09PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 11:28:16 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Name Wayne Gretzky's daughter who is expecting his grandchild. > 3. One of Australia's musical Young brothers quit AC/DC amid > health woes. Name him. Malcolm > legendary Canadian band? > 5. Name the US-based filmed-entertainment Internet-streaming > company that butted heads with Canada's broadcast regulator. Netflix? > with his own Canada Post stamp. > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > interest in the company. > 10. Name either of the "That 70s Show" stars who had a baby together > in real life. Mila Kunis |
| "Rob Parker" <NO robpparker SPAM @ FOR optusnet.com.au ME>: Oct 08 01:16PM +1100 > * Game 3 (2014-09-29), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. One of Australia's musical Young brothers quit AC/DC amid > health woes. Name him. Malcolm Young > * Game 4 (2014-10-06), Round 1 - Current Events > 4. Name the Chief Executive of Hong Kong whose refusal to resign > has fueled growing protests. CY Leung > 6. Name the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, celebrated beginning > this Friday evening. Yom Kippur > 7. Thomas Duncan landed in what US city to visit relatives on his > return from Liberia, only to come down with Ebola? Dallas Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 10:25AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-22, 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". This set is running concurrently with Current Events rounds 3-4. * Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Pitch-Characters They can't throw a slider, but man, can they pitch a product. And though most aren't real, they are some of the most famous characters in pop culture. Let's see how branded your brain has become. Speaking of which, when we ask for a product, you must name the specific brand. 1. By what descriptive name is the automotive character Bib known? 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? 3. Who couldn't resist squeezing the Charmin? 4. Name the cuckoo bird of Cocoa Puffs fame. 5. He's the most interesting man in the world. He doesn't always drink beer, but when he does, what brand does he drink? 6. Jesse White, Gordon Jump, and Hardy Rawls all played this lonely service professional. Who? 7. Anthony Head (later of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Sharon Maugham were Brits whose cute TV-commercial romance was synonymous with a coffee brand. Which one? 8. Vince and Larry were public-safety-announcement stars in the 1980s and '90s. As a duo, they had the same name as a Canadian band. Name them. 9. What's the name of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster? 10. In recent years this insurance company has been represented by a lizard, a caveman (who got his own TV sitcom), and a pig. What company? * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Sugar and Spice A. History: Salt A1. What northern English town rose from being just a small English port to become the prime exporting port for the salt dug in the great Cheshire salt mines, and thus was the importing/exporting port for much of the world's salt in the 19th century? A2. In Gandhi's famous Salt March of 1930 in India, to what coastal town did they march? B. Science: Sugar On both questions, if you give two guesses with one part of the answer in common, please make your intent clear by explicitly repeating that part. B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are composed of. B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two common monosaccharides. C. Geography: Vanilla C1. Vanilla originated in Mexico and was, for centuries, the exclusive secret of the indigenous Totonacs, until they were conquered by Aztecs. What conquistador took the secret in from the Aztecs and is responsible for bringing vanilla back to Spain in the early 16th century? C2. In 1793 a vanilla vine was smuggled from Mexico to Reunion I., which is one of what chain of islands? Hint: Madagascar is also part of the chain and vanilla from there is more commonly referred to by this name. D. Entertainment: Honey D1. What Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote the hit "Tupelo Honey" for his 1971 album of the same name? D2. What American funk/R&B band released the song (and album) "Honey" in 1975? E. Arts: Butter E1. What sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter, seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a touch of white pepper and cayenne pepper? E2. Literally translated into English as hazelnut butter, this is used equally successfully in French pastries or as a savory sauce for pastas or fish. What's its French name? F. Sports: Chocolate F1. Within 1, what is the world record for the most Ferraro Rocher chocolates eaten in 1 minute, with the rule that the chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened to prove it) before starting the next one? F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the world's largest chocolate bar? -- Mark Brader "Could you please continue the petty bickering? Toronto I find it most intriguing." msb@vex.net -- Data ("Haven", ST:TNG, Tracy Torme) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 07 11:39AM -0500 In article <uZGdnUVHu5JomKnJnZ2dnUVZ_r2dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. By what descriptive name is the automotive character Bib known? > 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling > clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? Palmolive > 3. Who couldn't resist squeezing the Charmin? Mr. Whipple > 4. Name the cuckoo bird of Cocoa Puffs fame. > 5. He's the most interesting man in the world. He doesn't always > drink beer, but when he does, what brand does he drink? Dos Equis > 6. Jesse White, Gordon Jump, and Hardy Rawls all played this lonely > service professional. Who? Maytag repairman > 8. Vince and Larry were public-safety-announcement stars in the > 1980s and '90s. As a duo, they had the same name as a Canadian > band. Name them. crash test dummies > 10. In recent years this insurance company has been represented > by a lizard, a caveman (who got his own TV sitcom), and a pig. > What company? Geico > repeating that part. > B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are > composed of. carbon and hydrogen > B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two > common monosaccharides. glucose and fructose > were conquered by Aztecs. What conquistador took the secret > in from the Aztecs and is responsible for bringing vanilla > back to Spain in the early 16th century? Cortez > Reunion I., which is one of what chain of islands? > Hint: Madagascar is also part of the chain and vanilla > from there is more commonly referred to by this name. Seychelles > D. Entertainment: Honey > D1. What Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote the hit "Tupelo > Honey" for his 1971 album of the same name? Van Morrison > E1. What sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter, > seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a touch of white pepper > and cayenne pepper? Hollandaise > E2. Literally translated into English as hazelnut butter, this > is used equally successfully in French pastries or as a > savory sauce for pastas or fish. What's its French name? Nutella > chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be > unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened > to prove it) before starting the next one? 55 > F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the > world's largest chocolate bar? 2,000 |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 07 05:58PM On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:25:41 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. By what descriptive name is the automotive character Bib known? > 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling > clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? Palmolive > 3. Who couldn't resist squeezing the Charmin? Mr Whipple > 4. Name the cuckoo bird of Cocoa Puffs fame. Sunny > 5. He's the most interesting man in the world. He doesn't always > drink beer, but when he does, what brand does he drink? Dos Equis > 6. Jesse White, Gordon Jump, and Hardy Rawls all played this lonely > service professional. Who? Maytag repair man > 7. Anthony Head (later of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Sharon > Maugham were Brits whose cute TV-commercial romance was synonymous > with a coffee brand. Which one? Gevalia > 8. Vince and Larry were public-safety-announcement stars in the > 1980s and '90s. As a duo, they had the same name as a Canadian band. > Name them. Crash test dummies > 9. What's the name of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster? Cornelius > 10. In recent years this insurance company has been represented > by a lizard, a caveman (who got his own TV sitcom), and a pig. What > company? Geico > part. > B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are > composed of. Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen (all 1 guess) > B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two > common monosaccharides. glucose and fructose > conquered by Aztecs. What conquistador took the secret in from > the Aztecs and is responsible for bringing vanilla back to Spain > in the early 16th century? Cortez? > E1. What sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter, > seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a touch of white pepper and > cayenne pepper? Hollandaise > E2. Literally translated into English as hazelnut butter, this > is used equally successfully in French pastries or as a savory > sauce for pastas or fish. What's its French name? Beurre something > chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be > unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened to prove > it) before starting the next one? 10 > F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the > world's largest chocolate bar? 6,000 kg (followed by a 55 gallon drum of insulin) |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 08:48PM +0200 > Erland Sommarskog: >> 52000 > Erland Sommarskog is eliminated. :-) If I would try to eat it, I would surely be eliminated. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 08 12:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Pitch-Characters > 1. By what descriptive name is the automotive character Bib known? Michelin Man > 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling > clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? Palmolive > 3. Who couldn't resist squeezing the Charmin? Mr. Whipple > 4. Name the cuckoo bird of Cocoa Puffs fame. Larry > 5. He's the most interesting man in the world. He doesn't always > drink beer, but when he does, what brand does he drink? Dos Equis > 6. Jesse White, Gordon Jump, and Hardy Rawls all played this lonely > service professional. Who? Maytag repairman > 7. Anthony Head (later of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Sharon > Maugham were Brits whose cute TV-commercial romance was > synonymous with a coffee brand. Which one? Tasters Choice > 8. Vince and Larry were public-safety-announcement stars in the > 1980s and '90s. As a duo, they had the same name as a Canadian > band. Name them. Crash Test Dummies > 9. What's the name of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster? Cornelius > 10. In recent years this insurance company has been represented > by a lizard, a caveman (who got his own TV sitcom), and a pig. > What company? Geico > B. Science: Sugar > B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are > composed of. carbon and hydrogen > B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two > common monosaccharides. glucose and sucrose > were conquered by Aztecs. What conquistador took the secret > in from the Aztecs and is responsible for bringing vanilla > back to Spain in the early 16th century? Cortes > D. Entertainment: Honey > D1. What Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote the hit "Tupelo > Honey" for his 1971 album of the same name? Van Morrison > D2. What American funk/R&B band released the song (and album) > "Honey" in 1975? Ohio Players > chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be > unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened > to prove it) before starting the next one? 15 > F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the > world's largest chocolate bar? 1500 kg -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Rob Parker" <NO robpparker SPAM @ FOR optusnet.com.au ME>: Oct 08 01:09PM +1100 > * Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Pitch-Characters > 2. Madge the manicurist was best known for malpractice: telling > clients, "You're soaking in it". In what? Palmolive dishwashung liquid > 9. What's the name of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes rooster? Cornelius > * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Sugar and Spice > B1. Name two of the three chemical elements that sugars are > composed of. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen > B2. Simple sugars are known as monosaccharides. Name two > common monosaccharides. glucose, fructose > D1. What Northern Irish singer-songwriter wrote the hit "Tupelo > Honey" for his 1971 album of the same name? Van Morrison > E1. What sauce is an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter, > seasoned with lemon juice, salt, and a touch of white pepper > and cayenne pepper? Hollandaise > chocolates must be wrapped initially and each one must be > unwrapped and completely swallowed (and the mouth opened > to prove it) before starting the next one? 20; 15 > F2. In kilograms, to within 1,000, what is the record for the > world's largest chocolate bar? 5,000; 10,000 Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 10:23AM -0500 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-22, > and should be interpreted accordingly. And I meant to say: All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Landmarks > 1. Which two provinces are connected by the Confederation Bridge? New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island. 4 for Erland and Bruce. 3 for Marc. As to the wrong answers, "PEI and Nova Scotia" was a reasonable guess; the west end of the bridge is actually just a few miles from the NS/NB boundary, but due to the shape of the shoreline, a PEI/NS crossing in that area would have had to be almost 20 miles vs. 8 miles for the actual bridge. Farther east, where the ferry from Pictou NS operates, the PEI/NS distance comes down to about 13 miles; I don't know if the water would be too deep for a similar bridge there. PEI and Quebec, though, are almost 100 miles apart; and New Brunswick has land borders with both Quebec and Nova Scotia. > 2. Near which city would you find a peninsula known as either the > Sleeping Giant or Nanabijou? Thunder Bay. I didn't know either. > 3. Name the Quebec hotel that is a UN heritage site and was featured > in Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film "I Confess". Château Frontenac. > 4. It looks like a giant game of Tetris... but name the *architect* > of the Montreal apartment complex known as Habitat 67. Moshe Safdie. > 5. Each day at noon, the first four notes of O Canada are sounded > out by giant horns at what Vancouver location? Canada Place. > 6. In which city does the Royal Canadian Mint produce coins for > circulation? Winnipeg. (The Ottawa mint now only makes bullion coins, collector coins, and such.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. A UNESCO World Heritage Site outside Ft. Macleod, AB, is a > famous demonstration point for the ingenuity of native hunters. > Name that place with the distinctive moniker. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. I might have considered "Crushed Skull Buffalo Jump" as almost correct, but the first part was parenthesized as if it was not intended as part of the answer, so no points. > 8. As of the 1990s, Diavik, Ekati, and Snap Lake have made the > Northwest Territories famous for what natural resource? Diamonds. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce. > 9. Which Saskatchewan city has an extensive, now-unused underground > tunnel system that was purportedly part of the liquor supply > route to Chicago during Prohibition? Moose Jaw. 2 for Dan Blum. > 10. No doubt Sarah Palin can see it from her home. But which > Canadian city connects to Alaska via the Top of the World > Highway? Dawson (City), YT. 4 for Marc. > In each case please answer with the name in English of the relevant > Greek letter. > 1. To 5 decimal places, this geometrical constant equals 3.14159. Pi. 4 for everyone -- Björn, Erland, Marc, Peter, Jeff, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 2. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river > is named after this letter, because its shape resembles the > letter in upper case. What is it? Delta. 4 for Björn, Erland, Marc, Peter, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave. > In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three > kinds of neutrinos. Nu. 4 for Erland, Marc, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. Lambda represents wavelength, not frequency. > 4. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to > entire classes of fatty acids. Omega. 4 for everyone. > is used as the symbol for a very small quantity in math, as > well as the permittivity of a medium in physics. A form of > this letter is also used to express set membership in math. Epsilon. 4 for Björn, Erland, Marc, Peter, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 6. A version of a software product that is still in its development > stage but is released for testing purposes is referred to by > this letter. Beta. 4 for everyone. > 7. It is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet" > of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of > electromagnetic radiation. Which letter is this? Gamma. 4 for Björn, Erland, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > function, named on honor of the German mathematician August > Ferdinand Möbius. In particle physics, it is used to denote > a subatomic particle, the muon. Mu. 4 for Erland, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. 3 for Björn. Yeah, the answer was in the question. Originally the term "meson" had a broader meaning in physics than it now does, and the first two discovered were called the mu and pi mesons (written using the Greek letters if they were available in the character set). When the present nomenclature was extablished, it was realized that the former "mu meson" needed a new name, so they just shortened the existing one and put it into English letters, making it the "muon". Naturally it kept the Greek letter mu as its symbol. > 9. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly > used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry. Theta. 4 for Björn, Erland, Marc, Peter, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > infinitesimal amount of something, or the orbital inclination > with respect to the line of sight, used when describing > gravitational wave sources. Iota. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Art His Spo Ent Can Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 31 12 39 34 0 36 140 Bruce Bowler 20 0 36 8 8 36 100 Marc Dashevsky 16 16 32 8 7 36 100 Dan Blum 16 17 14 25 6 39 97 Jason Kreitzer 28 8 16 32 0 16 92 Dan Tilque 12 8 20 4 12 40 84 Peter Smyth 20 7 20 10 0 28 78 Pete Gayde 16 9 36 12 -- -- 73 Björn Lundin 0 8 0 16 0 31 55 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 -- -- 4 36 48 Jeff Turner 4 0 -- -- 0 32 36 Rob Parker 4 14 7 10 -- -- 35 -- Mark Brader | "That would be correct, if it was correct." --Mark Brader Toronto | "It's amazing how often that's said about my statements." msb@vex.net | --Greg Goss My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 07:34PM +0200 >> Iota. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > My answer, kappa, was just as correct as iota. > Kappa is the 10th letter of the alphabet, not iota. Yes, I was just sitting here if I did not know the Greek alphabet. It did seem funny, because I could not recall kappa being used for anything. But 10th is 10th. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 12:59PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > In particle physics, it is also the symbol for any of the three > > kinds of neutrinos. > Nu. 4 for Erland, Marc, Jeff, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. Sorry, make that 2 for Dan Blum. > > with respect to the line of sight, used when describing > > gravitational wave sources. > Iota. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Iota is the 9th letter; kappa is 10th. Thanks to Marc for pointing it out. I'm accepting either, so it's now 4 for Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Art His Spo Ent Can Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 31 12 39 34 0 36 140 Marc Dashevsky 16 16 32 8 7 40 104 Bruce Bowler 20 0 36 8 8 36 100 Dan Blum 16 17 14 25 6 38 96 Jason Kreitzer 28 8 16 32 0 16 92 Dan Tilque 12 8 20 4 12 40 84 Peter Smyth 20 7 20 10 0 28 78 Pete Gayde 16 9 36 12 -- -- 73 Björn Lundin 0 8 0 16 0 31 55 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 -- -- 4 40 52 Jeff Turner 4 0 -- -- 0 32 36 Rob Parker 4 14 7 10 -- -- 35 -- Mark Brader | Could it be that this law has nothing to do with law, justice, Toronto | morality, liberty, or foreign trade, and everything to do with msb@vex.net | politics? Shame on me for being so cynical. -- Morley Safer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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