- Rare Entries Contest OQ-01 Ends - 1 Update
- QFTCIMI515 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: democracy and vaccination - 2 Updates
| Orlando Quattro <oquattro@magma.ca>: Apr 15 12:22AM -0400 Rare Entries Contest OQ-01 is now closed, and thanks to all who entered. As a first attempt at this genre I deliberately tried to keep the questions reasonably straightforward. Nevertheless, even after correcting the wording for question 1, the entrants demonstrated that I had been insufficiently careful in my wording for at least two other questions, and several made hay with this. I will now undertake the scoring and post the results as soon as may be, complete with explanations for any decisions that I make that may seem contentious. OQuattro -- Orlando Quattro -- oquattro at magma dot ca The Starving Artist's Garratt My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 14 08:40PM +0200 > the Persian Wars, who said this (according to Thucydides): > "Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this > is why it is called a democracy." Perlicles > 3. Although the Magna Carta only dealt with the rights of free > men, and mainly the barons at that, it is still cited in courts > of law today. *Where* in England did King John sign it? York > of an aboriginal American group, which strongly influenced > the constitution of the USA. Name this native group whose > constitution was so influential. Cherokee > 7. What was the first country where all adult women got the vote? New Zealand > 8. In 1956, Soviet tanks crushed a pro-democracy movement -- > in what country? Hungary > 9. In 1989, China brutally suppressed pro-democracy protests. > Name the specific location where the tanks were famously > deployed. Tiamenen Square > 10. What was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to outlaw > slavery? Brazil > 4. Because this viral disease causes the throat to swell and victims > to refuse water, it used to be known as hydrophobia. A vaccine > discovered in 1885 remains the only cure. Name the disease. Rabies (Well, that's what we call it over here) > 5. What does the R in the name "MMR vaccine" stand for? Rubella > 8. Gardasil is offered in Ontario in Grade 8 to all girls. > What infectious agent does it offer protection against? The ultimate aim is to prevent cancer in the cervix, but the question was on the virus that causes this form of cancer. I can only make out fragments of the name, but I think of it, I think there is an abbreviation HPV, so I try and see if I will get away with it. > 9. Dukoral is recommended for travelers as a protection against > what condition? Diaerrhoa, particularly cause by bacterias you are not used to from home. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 14 03:28PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:22:00 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > it doesn't matter. There *wasn't* a reasonable basis in the first place > -- the paper that made the initial claim was fraudulent. See: > http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452.full Noted thanks- I didn't realise it ran as deep as that. cheers, calvin |
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