| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 12:05PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-19, 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 2 - Literature - Witches, Wizards, and Magicians For questions #1-8, we name of one or more wizards, witches, or magicians from a work or works of fiction. You name *either* the author *or* the work. If the work is a series, to name it you can *either* give the series title *or* the title of the first book (if it doesn't include the series title). 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. 2. Saruman, Radagast. 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. 5. Belgarath, Polgara. 6. Kvothe. 7. Glinda, Elphaba. 8. Circe. For questions #9-10, name the witch. 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid". * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Physics Symbols There are a lot of characters in this round. Letters from the Latin and Greek alphabets are common in physics. Give the letter from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is a crucial value in quantum physics.) 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and economics alike? 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is represented by a lower-case f? -- Mark Brader "Succeed, and you'll be remembered for a very long time. Toronto Fail, and you'll be remembered even longer." msb@vex.net -- Hel Faczel (John Barnes: ...the Martian King) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 07 07:42PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7- > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. > 2. Saruman, Radagast. Tolkien > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. Lewis > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. Rowling > 5. Belgarath, Polgara. > 6. Kvothe. > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. Baum > 8. Circe. > For questions #9-10, name the witch. > 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. Samantha > 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid". Ursula > from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? Capacitance > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? Acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? Power > 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property > that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and > economics alike? Elasticity > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? Ohms > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? Rho; Phi > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? Frequency Pete |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Mar 07 09:43PM Mark Brader wrote: > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. > 2. Saruman, Radagast. Lord of the Rings > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. Chronicles of Narnia > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. Harry Potter > 5. Belgarath, Polgara. Belgariad > 6. Kvothe. > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. Wizard of Oz > from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? Capacitance > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? Acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Plancks > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? Power > that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and > economics alike? > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? Ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? Centripetal > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? Beta > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? Frequency Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 11:35PM +0100 On 2015-03-07 19:05, Mark Brader wrote: > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. > 2. Saruman, Radagast. Tolkien > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. Lewis > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. Rowling > For questions #9-10, name the witch. > 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. > 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid". Octavia > from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? Columb > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Plack > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? Power > 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property > that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and > economics alike? Efficiency > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? Ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? Torque ? But I think I was taught is represented shear force in a beam. However, I might remember wrong, because it does not fit your description. > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? gamma ? > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? frequency -- -- Björn |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 11:39PM +0100 On 2015-03-07 23:35, Björn Lundin wrote: >> 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in >> farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? > Columb What was I thinking? It does not fit the question . Answering before fully reading the question is just bad... -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 07 11:21PM > * Game 2, Round 2 - Literature - Witches, Wizards, and Magicians > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. Ursula K. Le Guin > 2. Saruman, Radagast. J. R. R. Tolkien > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. C. S. Lewis > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. J. K. Rowling > 5. Belgarath, Polgara. David Eddings > 6. Kvothe. Patrick Rothfuss > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. L. Frank Baum > 8. Circe. Homer > 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid". Ursula > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Physics Symbols > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? capacitance > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Planck; Heisenberg > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? power > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? torque > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? alpha; beta > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? frequency -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 08 01:02AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7- > you can *either* give the series title *or* the title of the > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 2. Saruman, Radagast. J.R.R. Tolkien > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. C.S. Lewis > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. J.K. Rowling > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. L. Frank Baum; Gregory Maguire (I don't think this question is answerable as phrased; Glinda was in the Oz books by Baum, but the name Elphaba for her rival was created by Maguire for the "Wicked" series, in which Glinda was named Galinda instead. Unless I'm wrong ....) > 8. Circe. Homer > For questions #9-10, name the witch. > 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. Samantha > 10. The witch in the movie "The Little Mermaid". Ursula > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Physics Symbols > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? conductivity > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Planck > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? torque > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? alpha > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? frequency -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 10:39PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. Joshua Kreitzer: > Oz books by Baum, but the name Elphaba for her rival was created by > Maguire for the "Wicked" series, in which Glinda was named Galinda > instead. Unless I'm wrong ....) Well, I haven't read any more than Baum's original novel, but from what I see on the Internet, you are. In Maguire's book she changes her name from Galinda to Glinda. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Oh what a tangled web we weave, msb@vex.net | a literate geekiness to achieve." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 08 01:03AM -0600 In article <nsednXqP9KpqoGbJnZ2dnUU7-cudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. > 2. Saruman, Radagast. Tolkien > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. Rowling > 5. Belgarath, Polgara. > 6. Kvothe. > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. Baum > 8. Circe. > For questions #9-10, name the witch. > 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. Samantha > from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? coulomb > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Planck's constant > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? power > 6. The Greek letter eta, in lower case, is used for which property > that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and > economics alike? efficiency > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? torque > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? beta -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 06 02:56PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > you can *either* give the series title *or* the title of the > first book (if it doesn't include the series title). > 1. Ged, aka Sparrowhawk. Earthsea > 2. Saruman, Radagast. Lord of the Rings > 3. Queen Jadis, aka the White Witch. Narnia > 4. Sirius Black, Bellatrix Lestrange. Harry Potter > 5. Belgarath, Polgara. Belgarion > 6. Kvothe. > 7. Glinda, Elphaba. Wizard of Oz > 8. Circe. the Odyssey > For questions #9-10, name the witch. > 9. Darren's wife on the TV show "Bewitched". First name will do. Samantha > from the clue, or the measurement or property from the letter. > 1. Which letter is used to represent a universal value in physics > close to 300,000 km/s or 186,000 miles per second? c > 2. Upper-case C stands for which property in physics, measured in > farads and defined as the ability to hold electric charge? capacitance > 3. Newton teaches us that F = ma. What does the letter a stand for? acceleration > 4. Whose constant is represented by a lower-case h? (Hint: It is > a crucial value in quantum physics.) Planck's (and it should be h-bar) > 5. What is denoted by upper-case P and measured in watts? power > that is considered to be highly desirable in engineering and > economics alike? > 7. What unit of resistance is rendered by an upper-case omega? ohm > 8. The Greek letter tau in lower case stands for rotational force > in mechanics. What single word is used to denote this concept? torque > 9. Which Greek letter in lower case is used to denote a high-energy > electron emitted by a radioactive nucleus? beta > 10. What concept in physics and acoustics, among others, is > represented by a lower-case f? frequency -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 07 09:38PM +0100 On 2015-03-04 10:20, Björn Lundin wrote: > So for Q12: > What date will the Nobel prize ceremony take place in 2015? ... > This round closes at the latest Mar 7, 2015 20:00 CET, > and is open for David B and swp. Somewhat an anti-climax - only Steve Perry answered in time Correct date : 10-Dec-2015 Q12: Contender Entered Date First Date Second Date Diff1 Diff2 Best --------------------------------------------------------------------- swp Oct-15 15-Oct-2015 15-Oct-2016 56 310 56 Worst guess off by: 56 So congratulations to Steve Perry, who is the winner of this knock-out competition. 7 of the round was answered correct by Steve Perry Russ had 4 correct answers and Mark Brader had 3. The second best in the competition was of course David B congratulations to David as well The competition is now closed. I hope you found it amusing. -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 10:33PM -0600 Björn Lundin: > So congratulations to Steve Perry, who is > the winner of this knock-out competition. Well done, Stephen. Now, when are we going to see you back in QFTCI, *hmmm*??? > The competition is now closed. > I hope you found it amusing. See the signature quote. -- 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 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 12:01PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and the winner is Joshua Kreitzer. Well done, sir! > still linger on. We give you the nickname and you give us the > team name from the above list. For example, if we said the Habs, > you would say the Montreal Canadiens. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Baggies. West Bromwich Albion. 4 for Pete and Peter. 2 for Calvin. > 2. Magpies. Newcastle. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. 3 for Joshua. > 3. Gunners. Arsenal. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Peter. > 4. Saints. Southampton. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. > 5. Toffees. Everton. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. 2 for Joshua. > 6. Clarets. Burnley. 4 for Peter. > 7. Foxes. Leicester. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. > 8. Tigers. Hull. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. > 9. Potters. Stoke. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Peter. > 10. Eagles. Crystal Palace. 4 for Peter. 2 for Joshua. > has the coldest-ever Canadian wind-chill reading of -64.0°. > In the spring, though, it sees almost 100 more hours of > sun than the second-place city. Yellowknife. (Winnipeg is #2 for spring sunshine hours.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Peter. In Fahrenheit those values would be -20.0° and -83.2° respectively. For Environment Canada's ranking of Canadian cities by various meteorological and climatic statistics, see: http://www.weatherstats.ca/winners.html > A2. On 1947-02-03, the coldest-ever Canadian temperature was > recorded in Snag, Yukon. Within 3°, how cold was it? -63.0° (accepting -60.0° to -66.0°). 4 for Joshua. That's -81.4°F. Early reports indicated -82.6°F, which is -63.7°C, but afterwards the weather service carefully examined the thermometer as marked by the meteorologist and the slightly higher temperature is what they finally decided on, so that's the record Environment Canada now recognizes. See: http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/events/life-80.htm > B. Cold Books > B1. Who wrote the seminal true crime novel "In Cold Blood"? Truman Capote. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > B2. This 1963 novel by John le Carré portrayed Western espionage > methods as morally inconsistent with Western democracy and > values. It ends dramatically on the Berlin Wall. Name it. "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold". 4 for Björn, Marc, Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > snow-blanketed vistas of Minnesota and North Dakota. > What actress won an Oscar for her portrayal of cheerful > pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson? Frances McDormand. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > doctor and his lover Lara return to their ice-covered home, > now seized and the property of "the people". Who played > Lara? Julie Christie. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Pete. > fast in an Antarctic ice floe. 10 months later, on > 1915-11-21, the ship finally slipped below the surface. > Name this ill-fated ship. Ironically, it was named Endurance. 4 for Joshua. > D2. On 2014-10-01, Stephen Harper confirmed that a Franklin > expedition ship found a month earlier in the Arctic had > been identified. Name it. Erebus. > annually on New Years Day, was the Heritage Classic. > The first Heritage Classic was played on 2003-11-22. > Which team hosted that game? Edmonton Oilers. > E2. The 2015 Winter Classic was played at Nationals Park in > Washington DC. Name the visiting team. Chicago Blackhawks. > for a brief cranial pain or headache commonly associated > with the quick consumption of cold beverages or foods such > as ice cream or ice pops? Brain freeze. It's also called an ice cream headache, but I'm not accepting that phrase as an answer since all parts of it were in the question. So, 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Peter. > F2. What is the name for the superficial ulcers of the skin > that occur when a predisposed individual is repeatedly > exposed to cold temperatures? Chilblains. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Mis Geo Can Ent His Spo Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 36 31 23 4 36 23 7 32 181 Marc Dashevsky 36 40 30 8 12 16 0 24 158 Dan Blum 34 30 22 19 24 28 4 20 158 Pete Gayde 20 23 23 7 8 12 32 16 126 "Calvin" 28 24 -- -- 8 16 30 12 118 Peter Smyth 16 20 -- -- 4 12 40 8 100 Bruce Bowler 36 40 23 0 -- -- -- -- 99 Björn Lundin 19 28 16 4 8 3 4 8 83 Dan Tilque 32 24 -- -- -- -- 4 12 72 Erland Sommarskog 4 28 20 0 -- -- -- -- 52 Jason Kreitzer 24 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader | "I thought at first that you had done something clever, Toronto | but I see that there was nothing in it, after all." msb@vex.net | "I begin to think, Watson, that I make a mistake | in explaining." --Doyle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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