- Rotating Quiz #176 - 4 Updates
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- QFTCIMI515 Current Events Final answers - 1 Update
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 04 12:28AM -0700 Welcome to RQ #176. Usual rules, blah blah blah. Two points for each item except as indicated. Quiz runs 6 days until 9-APR-2015 sometime in the evening my time. First, a puzzle. 1. Give the next item in this list: water, sun, rock, beryl, borax It's possible you solved the puzzle, but still don't know the next item. If that's the case, then you can get one point for which Wikipedia subject you'd look at to find the answer. Then a few astronomy questions. Note: ly = light year; proper motion is the motion of a star across the sky, perpendicular to our line of sight. 2. A couple years ago, Kevin Luhman, an astronomer at Penn State, discovered the closest known brown dwarf to the sun. Actually, two brown dwarfs orbiting each other were discovered in the data from the WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) space-bourne observatory. The system is called either WISE 1049−5319 or Luhman 16, with the latter being favored because it's easier to remember. How far away is Luhman 16? (2 points if within .5 ly, 1 point if within 1 ly) 3. About 100 years ago, someone discovered a star that has the highest proper motion of any star. It's the second closest system to the Sun and was named after the discoverer. What is its name? 4. Also a couple years ago, someone discovered a fairly nearby star (about 20 ly away) that has an unusually low proper motion for a star that close. Someone else did some research and calculations, the results of which were that the star had passed the Sun some 70,000 years ago at a distance of about 0.8 ly. The star is so dim that even at that close range, it still would have been invisible to the naked eye. These results were reported in February of this year. The star is also named after its discoverer. What is its name? Miscellany: 5. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was the first person to declare their 2016 candidacy for US President. But he wasn't actually born in the US. Where was he born? (Give the city name for full credit; state/province or country will get partial credit.) 6. There've been two other presidential candidates in prior years that were not born in a US state. One was candidate about 50-60 years ago. He was born in a territory before it became a state. The other was a candidate in fairly recent years and was born in the Panama Canal Zone. Both represented the same state in the US Senate. Name them for one point each. 7. What do these people all have in common: a. Albert Einstein b. Rupert Murdoch c. Guy Lombardo d. Madeleine Albright e. Wayne Gretzky f. Pamela Anderson g. Arnold Schwarzenegger 8. And speaking of Guy Lombardo, he was most famous for being conductor of the Royal Canadians and playing Auld Lang Syne on New Years Eve. But he was also a top-level competitor in a sport. Which sport? 9. There've been two monarchs whose images have been on US coins. One was on one of the first commemoratives, a quarter dollar minted for the Columbian Exposition in 1893. The other was a much more recent coinage, also a quarter. Name them for one point each. 10. What spin-off TV show has a name that's an anagram of the show spun-off from? The spin-off aired from 2006 to 2011. The other show is a long-running SF show still in production. One point for naming it if you don't know the other answer. Have fun. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 04 11:12AM +0200 > 1. Give the next item in this list: > water, sun, rock, beryl, borax Diamond > system is called either WISE 1049?5319 or Luhman 16, with the latter > being favored because it's easier to remember. How far away is Luhman > 16? (2 points if within .5 ly, 1 point if within 1 ly) 42 > 3. About 100 years ago, someone discovered a star that has the highest > proper motion of any star. It's the second closest system to the Sun and > was named after the discoverer. What is its name? I thought Sirius was the second-closest, but that does not fit the question. It only goes to show how little I know... > candidacy for US President. But he wasn't actually born in the US. Where > was he born? (Give the city name for full credit; state/province or > country will get partial credit.) Cancún -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Apr 04 09:41AM Dan Tilque wrote: > First, a puzzle. > 1. Give the next item in this list: > water, sun, rock, beryl, borax Carbon > The system is called either WISE 1049−5319 or Luhman 16, with the > latter being favored because it's easier to remember. How far away is > Luhman 16? (2 points if within .5 ly, 1 point if within 1 ly) 8 ly > 2016 candidacy for US President. But he wasn't actually born in the > US. Where was he born? (Give the city name for full credit; > state/province or country will get partial credit.) Canada > was a candidate in fairly recent years and was born in the Panama > Canal Zone. Both represented the same state in the US Senate. Name > them for one point each. John McCain, Barry Goldwater > conductor of the Royal Canadians and playing Auld Lang Syne on New > Years Eve. But he was also a top-level competitor in a sport. Which > sport? Curling > spun-off from? The spin-off aired from 2006 to 2011. The other show > is a long-running SF show still in production. One point for naming > it if you don't know the other answer. Torchwood Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 04 06:05AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > 1. Give the next item in this list: > water, sun, rock, beryl, borax We want the etymological origin of "carbon". Is it "coal"? > 2. A couple years ago, Kevin Luhman, an astronomer at Penn State, > discovered the closest known brown dwarf to the sun.... How far > away is Luhman 16? (2 points if within .5 ly, 1 point if within 1 ly) I missed that one. I'll try 16 ly. > 3. About 100 years ago, someone discovered a star that has the highest > proper motion of any star. It's the second closest system to the Sun and > was named after the discoverer. What is its name? Barnard's runaway star, also called just Barnard's star. > range, it still would have been invisible to the naked eye. These > results were reported in February of this year. The star is also named > after its discoverer. What is its name? Johnson. > candidacy for US President. But he wasn't actually born in the US. Where > was he born? (Give the city name for full credit; state/province or > country will get partial credit.) 5. Calgary (Canada). > candidate in fairly recent years and was born in the Panama Canal Zone. > Both represented the same state in the US Senate. Name them for one > point each. Goldwater, McCain. > e. Wayne Gretzky > f. Pamela Anderson > g. Arnold Schwarzenegger Well, I know 5 or 6 out of 7 were immigrants to the US, so I'm guessing they all were. > 8. And speaking of Guy Lombardo, he was most famous for being conductor > of the Royal Canadians and playing Auld Lang Syne on New Years Eve. But > he was also a top-level competitor in a sport. Which sport? I'll try curling. > was on one of the first commemoratives, a quarter dollar minted for the > Columbian Exposition in 1893. The other was a much more recent coinage, > also a quarter. Name them for one point each. The first one must be Ferdinand or Isabella, but which? I'll go with Ferdinand. And I suppose the other is Kamehameha. > spun-off from? The spin-off aired from 2006 to 2011. The other show is a > long-running SF show still in production. One point for naming it if you > don't know the other answer. "Torchwood". -- Mark Brader | "A private business wants to make a profit, so they Toronto | aren't going to do things to hurt their customers. msb@vex.net | Therefore, this must have been a good thing for you... | you owe them a thank-you note." --Alan Hamilton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 03 10:52PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > destinations. For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas. > 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens, > goes by the airport code FLL? Ft Lauderdale > 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ? > If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to > the north. St Petersburg > 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO, > a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base? Pensacola > 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami -- > maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city. Key West > 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport? LAX > 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong. > What sunny city does it serve? New Orleans > 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served > by DFW? (Name both.) Dallas and Ft Worth > 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*? Arizona > 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT. > In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you > find CLT? Charlotte > 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI? Palm Beach > 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies? > 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver > respectively in what women's event? Moguls > 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian > men defeat to win the gold? > 10. Same question for women's hockey. USA Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 03 12:03PM -0500 Mark Brader: > were correct on those dates... For further information see my > 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". The first seasson of 2015 is oven and STEPHEN PERRY has managed to establish domination in the Current Events game despite a delayed standing start. HEARTY congratulations, sir! Well done indeed! > * World News > 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last > week? Leicester. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Stephen. You have probably heard at least some of the backstory here. He died in battle in 1485, so his enemies got to write the history. His grave on the grounds of an abbey in Leicester was unmarked, and the abbey itself later demolished. In 2012 scholars figured out where it might have been and there was only a parking lot on the site, so they got permission for an archeological excavation. The body was found and its identity confirmed, and this year it was reburied, still in Leicester (after the defeat of a court challenge calling for the remains to be moved to York). > 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father > and Prime Minister of what Asian country? Singapore. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to > various British government ministries will soon be revealed to > the public. Who wrote them? Prince Charles. 4 for Peter and Stephen. > 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident > at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and > field specialty? 400 m (also 4x400 m relay; accepting either). "Running" was insufficiently specific to be a specialty. 4 for Peter. > 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname > after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday > night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name? Nik Stauskas. > 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday? Steve Nash. 4 for Marc and Stephen. > * Canadian News > 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of > Justice in the news last week? He was assigned to preside over the trial of Senator Mike Duffy on 31 charges including fraud, bribery, and breach of trust. > 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman > Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which > institution is she employed? Hospital for Sick Children, and she's also a professor at the University of Toronto; accepting either. 4 for Stephen. > 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring > a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal > government can destroy Quebec records from what? The discontinued federal long-gun registry. 4 for Stephen. > * Entertainment > 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that > Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave? One Direction. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. Giggles for "he left something behind" and "he left the building". > 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that > this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show. "Downton Abbey". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen (who never saw how to spell it), and Pete. > 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that > this TV show will return with its two original stars for six > new episodes. Name the show. "The X Files", later spelled "The X-Files". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie > announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce > her risk of developing what disease? Be specific. Ovarian cancer. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Stephen, Dan Tirque, and Pete. > 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person > to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race? Ted Cruz. 4 for everyone. > 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief > Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau > of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives? The NFL. (Todd Jones.) 4 for Marc and Stephen. 3 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 32 24 24 48 156 Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 -- -- 4 4 27 119 Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 0 8 4 8 24 112 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 0 8 8 11 16 106 Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 12 12 8 32 92 Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 4 4 8 3 24 82 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 0 8 0 4 12 64 Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 0 8 4 0 12 47 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- 44 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- -- -- -- -- 16 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "My ambition is to see a saying of mine attributed msb@vex.net | to Dorothy Parker or Mark Twain." -- Joe Fineman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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