| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 25 05:24AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22, 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - National Creatures Many countries adopt birds and/or animals as national symbols -- to preserve heritage, to promote tourism, or to help protect the species. In this round, we have 10 questions on such national birds and animals adopted by countries. In each case, we give you an animal or a bird, and you name the country. 1. Snow leopard. 2. Cow. 3. Komodo dragon. 4. Peacock. 5. Dodo. 6. Dalmatian. 7. Vicuña. 8. Springbok (gazelle). 9. Giraffe. 10. Quetzal. * Game 9, Round 3 - Science - Eponymous Laws Laws, theorems, adages, and other succinct observations have often been named after a person. Newton's laws of motion are a well known example. This round is on such eponymous laws. In each case, we give the person's years of birth and death, the field of observation, and a statement or a summary of the observation; you name the person. 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces." 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature are inversely proportional." 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." 4. 1775-1836. Physics. The circuital law which relates the circulating magnetic field in a closed loop to the electric current passing through the loop. 5. 1791-1867. Law of induction in physics. "A magnetic field changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force." 6. 1889-1953. Astronomy. "Galaxies recede from an observer at a rate proportional to their distance to the observer." 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws describe the motion of planets around the Sun. 8. 1789-1854. Law of electricity in physics. "The ratio of the potential difference between the ends of a conductor to the current flowing through it is a constant." 9. 1929-present. Observation in computing. "The complexity of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months." He's also a co-founder of the chip maker Intel. 10. 1766-1834. Economics. Law or model describing exponential growth of a population. -- 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. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 25 02:20PM > * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - National Creatures > 1. Snow leopard. Nepal; Bhutan > 2. Cow. India > 3. Komodo dragon. Indonesia > 4. Peacock. Iran > 5. Dodo. Mauritius > 6. Dalmatian. Croatia > 7. Vicu?a. Bolivia; Peru > 8. Springbok (gazelle). South Africa > 9. Giraffe. Kenya > 10. Quetzal. Guatemala > 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted > on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the > fluid that the body displaces." Archimedes > 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure > of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature > are inversely proportional." Boyle > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Peter > 4. 1775-1836. Physics. The circuital law which relates the > circulating magnetic field in a closed loop to the electric > current passing through the loop. Faraday > 5. 1791-1867. Law of induction in physics. "A magnetic field > changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force." Faraday > 6. 1889-1953. Astronomy. "Galaxies recede from an observer at > a rate proportional to their distance to the observer." Hubble > 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws > describe the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler > 8. 1789-1854. Law of electricity in physics. "The ratio of the > potential difference between the ends of a conductor to the > current flowing through it is a constant." Faraday > 9. 1929-present. Observation in computing. "The complexity > of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months." He's also a > co-founder of the chip maker Intel. Moore > 10. 1766-1834. Economics. Law or model describing exponential > growth of a population. Malthus -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 25 09:51PM +0100 > * Game 9, Round 2 - Geography - National Creatures > 1. Snow leopard. Nepal > 2. Cow. India > 3. Komodo dragon. Indonesia > 4. Peacock. Iran > 5. Dodo. New Zealand > 6. Dalmatian. Croatia - particularly the coastal parts :-) > 7. Vicuña. Peru > 8. Springbok (gazelle). South Africa > 9. Giraffe. Kenya > 10. Quetzal. Mexico > 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted > on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the > fluid that the body displaces." Archimedes > 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure > of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature > are inversely proportional." Avogardo > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Murphy > 4. 1775-1836. Physics. The circuital law which relates the > circulating magnetic field in a closed loop to the electric > current passing through the loop. Fahrad > 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws > describe the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler > 8. 1789-1854. Law of electricity in physics. "The ratio of the > potential difference between the ends of a conductor to the > current flowing through it is a constant." Ohm > 9. 1929-present. Observation in computing. "The complexity > of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months." He's also a > co-founder of the chip maker Intel. Miller -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 25 11:02PM Mark Brader wrote: > you an animal or a bird, and you name the country. > 1. Snow leopard. > 2. Cow. India > 3. Komodo dragon. Indonesia > 4. Peacock. > 5. Dodo. Mauritius > 6. Dalmatian. > 7. Vicuña. > 8. Springbok (gazelle). South Africa > 9. Giraffe. > 10. Quetzal. Peru > 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted > on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the > fluid that the body displaces." Archimedes > 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure > of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature > are inversely proportional." Boyle, Charles > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Peter > 4. 1775-1836. Physics. The circuital law which relates the > circulating magnetic field in a closed loop to the electric > current passing through the loop. Tesla > 5. 1791-1867. Law of induction in physics. "A magnetic field > changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force." Henry > 6. 1889-1953. Astronomy. "Galaxies recede from an observer at > a rate proportional to their distance to the observer." Hubble > 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws > describe the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler > 8. 1789-1854. Law of electricity in physics. "The ratio of the > potential difference between the ends of a conductor to the > current flowing through it is a constant." Ohm > co-founder of the chip maker Intel. > 10. 1766-1834. Economics. Law or model describing exponential > growth of a population. Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 26 12:27AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Toadne3KY4_rB8jLnZ2dnUU7- > birds and animals adopted by countries. In each case, we give > you an animal or a bird, and you name the country. > 2. Cow. India > 3. Komodo dragon. Indonesia > 5. Dodo. Mauritius > 6. Dalmatian. Croatia > 8. Springbok (gazelle). South Africa > 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted > on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the > fluid that the body displaces." Archimedes > 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure > of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature > are inversely proportional." Hooke > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Peter > 5. 1791-1867. Law of induction in physics. "A magnetic field > changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force." Maxwell > 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws > describe the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler > 9. 1929-present. Observation in computing. "The complexity > of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months." He's also a > co-founder of the chip maker Intel. Moore > 10. 1766-1834. Economics. Law or model describing exponential > growth of a population. Malthus -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 25 06:06PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 9:24:39 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > birds and animals adopted by countries. In each case, we give > you an animal or a bird, and you name the country. > 1. Snow leopard. Nepal, Kazakhstan > 2. Cow. India > 3. Komodo dragon. Indonesia > 4. Peacock. India > 5. Dodo. Mauritius > 6. Dalmatian. Croatia > 7. Vicuña. Spain, Argentina > 8. Springbok (gazelle). South Africa > 9. Giraffe. Kenya, Tanzania > 10. Quetzal. Ecuador, Peru > 1. 287-212 BC. Physics. "The upward buoyant force that is exerted > on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the > fluid that the body displaces." Archimedes > 2. 1627-1691. Gas law in chemistry. "The volume and pressure > of an ideal gas of fixed mass held at a constant temperature > are inversely proportional." Boyle > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Peter > 4. 1775-1836. Physics. The circuital law which relates the > circulating magnetic field in a closed loop to the electric > current passing through the loop. Thomson, Faraday > 5. 1791-1867. Law of induction in physics. "A magnetic field > changing in time creates a proportional electromotive force." Thomson, Faraday > 6. 1889-1953. Astronomy. "Galaxies recede from an observer at > a rate proportional to their distance to the observer." Hoyle > 7. 1571-1630. Laws of planetary motion in astronomy. These laws > describe the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler > 8. 1789-1854. Law of electricity in physics. "The ratio of the > potential difference between the ends of a conductor to the > current flowing through it is a constant." Thomson, Faraday > 9. 1929-present. Observation in computing. "The complexity > of integrated circuits doubles every 24 months." He's also a > co-founder of the chip maker Intel. Moore > 10. 1766-1834. Economics. Law or model describing exponential > growth of a population. Malthus cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 25 06:29PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 6:24:39 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 8. Springbok (gazelle). > 9. Giraffe. > 10. Quetzal. Mexico > are inversely proportional." > 3. 1919-1990. Management. "In a hierarchy, every employee tends > to rise to his (or her) level of incompetence." Laurence J. Peter |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 25 05:21AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 8 is over and Joshua Kreitzer wins. Congratulations, sir! > I've rearranged the questions in order of the pictures. There > were 6 decoys; name those performers if you like for fun, but for > no points. This was the easiest round in the original game and the fourth-easiest in the entire season. > 1. Her movie credits include "Sideways" and "Under the Tuscan Sun", > but she's probably best known for starring in the TV series > "Grey's Anatomy". Sandra Oh. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > 2. On TV, she starred in the HBO series "True Blood". Her film > credits include winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for > "The Piano" and playing Rogue in the X-Men movies. Anna Paquin. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Marc, Dan Blum, and Cqalvin. She was 10 years old when she appeared in "The Piano", and I still remember the moment her Oscar win was announced -- she obviously wasn't expecting to win. She came on stage, took possession of the award, and just *stood there looking stunned and hyperventilating* http://cdn.hbowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Paquin-Oscar.jpg , for something like 20 seconds -- before launching into a standard prepared acceptance speech. > 3. On TV, he starred in "Arrested Development". His movie credits > include "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Nick and Norah's Infinite > Playlist", "Superbad", and "Juno". Michael Cera. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 4. (decoy) Ryan Reynolds. > 5. (decoy) Dan Aykroyd. Bruce and Pete got this, in neither case correctly spelled. > 6. (decoy) Sarah Polley. > 7. On TV, she's best known as part of the "SCTV" (Second City TV) > ensemble. Her movie credits include "Home Alone", "Beetlejuice", > "After Hours", "Waiting for Guffman", and "Best in Show". Catherine O'Hara. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Marc, Dan Blum, and Pete. > Night", and "The Millers", as well as appearing on "30 Rock". > His movie credits include "Blades of Glory" and "Teenage Mutant > Ninja Turtles". Will Arnett. 4 for Joshua and Marc. > and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", but he's probably best > remembered for starring in the TV series "Perry Mason" and > "Ironside". Raymond Burr. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Calvin. > featured in the second season of HBO's "True Detective". > Her movie credits include "Mean Girls", "The Notebook", > "Wedding Crashers", "Red Eye", and "Sherlock Holmes". Rachel McAdams. 4 for Joshua and Marc. > 11. (decoy) Kiefer Sutherland. Bruce got this, and Björn made himself wrong by attempting the given name. > in the series "Breaker High" and "Young Hercules". His movie > credits include "The Notebook", "Half Nelson", "Blue Valentine", > "Drive", and "Gangster Squad". Ryan Gosling. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin. > 13. On TV, she's appeared in the series "Pit Pony", "Trailer Park > Boys", and "ReGenesis". Her movie credits include "Juno", > "Whip It", and "Inception". Ellen Page. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 14. His movie credits include "Earthquake" and "Nevada Smith", > but he's probably best remembered for starring in the TV series > "Bonanza", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Galactica 1980". Lorne Greene. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruc, Pete, and Calvin. > 15. (decoy) Mike Myers. Bruce got this. > 16. (decoy) Taylor Kitsch. > In each case give the year according to the Recording Industry > Association of America, within a margin of 1 year. > A1. When did CDs first outsell vinyl? 1988 (accepting 1987-89). 4 for Marc, Björn, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua and Calvin. > A2. When did CD sales peak? 2000 (accepting 1999-2001). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete and Calvin. > where liquids were known to flow on its surface, although the > liquids are not water but methane and related substances. > Name this moon. Titan. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. > Mercury, and is 3/4 the size of Mars. It is so large that > it would be considered a planet if it did not orbit Jupiter. > Name it. Ganymede. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Blum. Until the Voyager space probes of 1980, Titan was thought to be the largest, slightly larger than Ganymede instead of slightly smaller. > Brewing Awards for both its Spring Bock and Boneshaker brews, > it also won two silvers for Vicar's Vice and Maverick & Gose. > Its Rye Baltic Porter won a bronze. Amsterdam Brewing Co. "Amsterdam" was sufficient. > C2. Name the southeastern Ontario brewery that won a gold for > its Lug Tread and bronzes for the Bottle Imp and Two Week's > Notice at the 2014 Canadian Brewing Awards. Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. "Beau's" was sufficient. > Name the Kings player who was primarily responsible for this, > scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 and a hat-trick in > Game 7. Wayne Gretzky. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > overtime. Name the Bruin who who was primarily responsible > for this, scoring both the tying goal and then the game > winner in overtime. Patrice Bergeron. 4 for Marc. > Railroad. She became a scout for the Union Army during > the American Civil War and died in New York State in 1913. > Name her. Harriet Tubman. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry. The raid ended > with his capture. He was convicted and sentenced to death > by hanging. Name him. John Brown. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Calvin. > completely out of control and his huge body becomes a > lethal weapon. It is difficult to see what role he might > play in the Great Society. "Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gang". "Hell's Angels" was sufficient. 4 for Marc. > idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being > told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to > choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy. "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72". The whole title was required, except for the date. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Art Ent Geo Spo Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 20 40 12 24 40 22 172 Marc Dashevsky 8 20 16 24 10 28 36 28 152 Dan Tilque 24 32 0 4 16 28 8 28 136 Pete Gayde -- -- 36 24 4 32 16 18 130 Dan Blum 17 24 7 16 15 12 28 11 112 "Calvin" 11 19 11 16 12 22 20 21 110 Gareth Owen -- -- 24 36 8 36 -- -- 104 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 8 28 20 0 0 16 96 Jason Kreitzer 12 4 8 40 0 0 12 0 76 Peter Smyth -- -- 16 12 14 16 -- -- 58 Bruce Bowler 0 32 -- -- -- -- 8 16 56 Björn Lundin 8 24 -- -- 8 0 0 4 44 -- Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting. msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences." --Donna Richoux My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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