Thursday, November 26, 2015

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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,
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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
 
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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
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