- QFTCI5GNM15 Final, Round 3: Science - 3 Updates
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 24 04:11AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy > determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for > the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation? Andromeda > 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial > explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also > the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it. Large Magellanic Cloud > 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said > that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is > not to ask a question, it's to _____". post the wrong answer > online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison > involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either* > blank.) Hitler > found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia, > and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular > culture and literature with witchcraft. toad > Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of > its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of > the most important animals harvested for the fur trade. fox > self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a > continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using > the Kinsey scale? sexual orientation > including place names. > 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of > this European city during the Roman era. Name the city. Paris > 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and > ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country? Sweden > 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a > district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day > country? Greece -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 23 11:55PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy > determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for > the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation? Andromeda > 2. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is named for a terrestrial > explorer. Visible only in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also > the brightest patch of nebulosity in the sky. Name it. Large Magellanic Cloud > 3. Discovered in 2003, this satellite galaxy is the closest galaxy > to the Milky Way and is slowly being cannibalized by it. > Again it is named for a constellation -- which one? Sagitarius > 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said > that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is > not to ask a question, it's to _____". make a mistake > online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison > involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either* > blank.) Hitler > 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without > _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or > fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing". smilies > 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described > by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization > of the Sanskrit word "naga". python > found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia, > and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular > culture and literature with witchcraft. toad > Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of > its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of > the most important animals harvested for the fur trade. mink > self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a > continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using > the Kinsey scale? sexual > including place names. > 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of > this European city during the Roman era. Name the city. Paris > 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and > ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country? Sweden > 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a > district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day > country? Greece -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 24 02:47AM -0600 In article <5sydnaDcmtl7GefLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Long thought to be a nebula, this was the first galaxy > determined not to be a part of the Milky Way. It is named for > the constellation in which it is seen. What constellation? Andromeda > 4. Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham, who also developed the wiki, said > that "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is > not to ask a question, it's to _____". provide a wrong answer > online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison > involving _____ or _____ approaches 1". (Fill in *either* > blank.) Hitler > 6. Poe's Law, given by Nathan Poe in 2005, claims that "without > _____, it is impossible to create a parody of extremism or > fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing". a smiley > 7. Naja naja. Found in South Asia, this reptile was first described > by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The name "naja" is a Latinization > of the Sanskrit word "naga". cobra > found throughout Europe, the western part of North Asia, > and northwest Africa. It has long been associated in popular > culture and literature with witchcraft. toad > Circle to North Africa, North America, and Eurasia. Because of > its widespread distribution and large population, it is one of > the most important animals harvested for the fur trade. fox > self-administered test evaluates people's preference on a > continuous scale from 0 to 6. What preference is rated using > the Kinsey scale? hetero/homo > feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation > or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms. > Scores of 0 to 7 are considered normal. What does it measure? depression > including place names. > 13. Lutetium, atomic number 71, is named after the Latin name of > this European city during the Roman era. Name the city. Paris > 14. The name of four elements -- yttrium, terbium, erbium, and > ytterbium -- pay tribute to Ytterby, a town in which country? Sweden > 15. Two elements -- manganese and magnesium -- refer to Magnesia, a > district in Thessaly, which is located in which modern-day > country? Greece -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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