| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 20 01:53AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-02, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 the Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 6, Round 4 - Science - Math 1. This shape is defined as the set of points that are equidistant from a fixed point and a line, called the focus and directrix, respectively. Name this *conic section* that may also be represented by the equation y = x². 2. Given a fixed length of rope, you can enclose the greatest area by arranging the rope in this shape. The equation x² + y² = r² represents one of these shapes centered at (0,0). What shape? 3. The "68, 95, 99.7 rule" refers to the percentages of data that respectively differ from the mean of a normal distribution by no more than 1, 2, and 3 times *this quantity*. Name this quantity that is typically represented by a lower-case sigma. 4. This type of graph is similar to a bar graph in that it uses the height of bars to represent quantities. However, unlike a standard bar graph, the data points are first arranged into ranges and each bar represents the *number* of data points that fall into each range. Name this type of graph. 5. A line that intersects a circle once is called a tangent, but what name is given to a line that intersects a circle twice? This type of line shares its name with a function that is equal to 1 over the cosine. 6. The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are all periodic, meaning that they repeat. What is the period of the tangent function? Answer in either degrees or radians. 7. The gist of a certain pair of theorems is that integrating a function reverses taking its derivative and vice versa. These theorems are collectively known as the Fundamental Theorem -- of *what field of mathematics*? 8. A method of using derivatives and tangent lines to find the roots of a function is named jointly after Joseph Raphson and which better-known famous mathematician and physicist? This man is also considered a co-founder of calculus, together with Gottfried Leibniz, who published similar research around the same time. 9. So goes the old joke: what do you get when you cross a mountain climber with a mosquito? Nothing, because you can't cross a scalar ("scaler", get it?) with... *what mathematical object* that represents both a magnitude and direction? 10. A non-terminating decimal can still be a number of *this type*, so long as it ends with infinite repetitions of a finite sequence of digits. Name *these numbers* that can be represented as a fraction of two integers. The set of these numbers is represented by a capital Q. * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Bond Themes Surprise! This round had clues that were specific enough that I think it'll be playable without the audio clips; so here it is. I'm helpfully annotating the singers by sex, as you won't have the audio to help with that. This Friday sees the release of the next James Bond movie, "Spectre". Here are a few questions about clips from the memorable tunes from earlier James Bond movies. In each case, identify the *artist*. 1. Welsh singer, female. Only person to record three Bond themes. 2. Another Welsh singer, male. Supposedly fainted after final note of song. 3. American singer, female. Famous daughter and duet partner. 4. Scottish singer, female. Duet partner of Prince, and her baby takes the morning train. 5. American singer, female. You're so vain? Nobody does it better? Make up your mind. 6. Instrumental piece by the original Bond scorer and his orchestra. 11 movies from "Dr. No" through to "The Living Daylights". 7. British 5-piece band. Only James Bond song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 8. American singer, female. Only Bond theme performer to make a cameo appearance in the movie itself. 9. English-American band formed in 1978. By the time they performed on this non-title song, Hynde ("Hind") and Chambers were the only original members left. 10. Only Canadian singer to record a Bond song, female. It played over the end credits. * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - A Year in the Life: Philosophy Edition We will give you the name of a philosopher. You have to tell us a year -- any year -- that the philosopher lived, even if it was for only part of the year. E.g., let's say that Genghis Khan was a philosopher. If we said "Genghis Khan", then you could simply answer with any year from 1162 to 1227 inclusive. Note: Genghis Khan was not a philosopher. 1. Socrates. 2. Confucius. 3. Epicurus. 4. Seneca the Younger. 5. Soren Kierkegaard. 6. Arthur Schopenhauer. 7. Michel de Montaigne. 8. Jurgen Habermas. 9. Jacques Derrida. 10. Aristotle. -- Mark Brader | "The net exists to be used. It is a powerful tool msb@vex.net | and as long as people treat it as a tool and not a toy Toronto | it will prosper." --Jerry Schwarz on Usenet, 1982 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 20 10:20AM Mark Brader wrote: > from a fixed point and a line, called the focus and directrix, > respectively. Name this *conic section* that may also be > represented by the equation y = x². Parabola > 2. Given a fixed length of rope, you can enclose the greatest area > by arranging the rope in this shape. The equation x² + y² = r² > represents one of these shapes centered at (0,0). What shape? Circle > respectively differ from the mean of a normal distribution by no > more than 1, 2, and 3 times *this quantity*. Name this quantity > that is typically represented by a lower-case sigma. Standard Deviation > a standard bar graph, the data points are first arranged into > ranges and each bar represents the number of data points that > fall into each range. Name this type of graph. Histogram > but what name is given to a line that intersects a circle twice? > This type of line shares its name with a function that is equal > to 1 over the cosine. Secant > 6. The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are all periodic, meaning > that they repeat. What is the period of the tangent function? > Answer in either degrees or radians. 180 degrees > a function reverses taking its derivative and vice versa. > These theorems are collectively known as the Fundamental > Theorem -- of *what field of mathematics*? Calculus > This man is also considered a co-founder of calculus, together > with Gottfried Leibniz, who published similar research around > the same time. Issac Newton > climber with a mosquito? Nothing, because you can't cross a > scalar ("scaler", get it?) with... *what mathematical object* > that represents both a magnitude and direction? Vector > of digits. Name *these numbers* that can be represented > as a fraction of two integers. The set of these numbers is > represented by a capital Q. Rational > memorable tunes from earlier James Bond movies. In each case, > identify the artist. > 1. Welsh singer, female. Only person to record three Bond themes. Shirley Bassey > 2. Another Welsh singer, male. Supposedly fainted after final > note of song. Tom Jones > 3. American singer, female. Famous daughter and duet partner. Nancy Sinatra > 4. Scottish singer, female. Duet partner of Prince, and her baby > takes the morning train. Lulu > 5. American singer, female. You're so vain? Nobody does it better? > Make up your mind. Carly Simon > 11 movies from "Dr. No" through to "The Living Daylights". > 7. British 5-piece band. Only James Bond song to hit #1 on the > Billboard Hot 100. Duran Duran > 8. American singer, female. Only Bond theme performer to make a > cameo appearance in the movie itself. Madonna > 9. English-American band formed in 1978. By the time they performed > on this non-title song, Hynde ("Hind") and Chambers were the > only original members left. Pretenders > 10. Only Canadian singer to record a Bond song, female. It played > over the end credits. Shania Twain Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 20 11:45AM +0100 > from a fixed point and a line, called the focus and directrix, > respectively. Name this *conic section* that may also be > represented by the equation y = x². Hyperbol > 2. Given a fixed length of rope, you can enclose the greatest area > by arranging the rope in this shape. The equation x² + y² = r² > represents one of these shapes centered at (0,0). What shape? Ellpsis > respectively differ from the mean of a normal distribution by no > more than 1, 2, and 3 times *this quantity*. Name this quantity > that is typically represented by a lower-case sigma. Standard deviation > a standard bar graph, the data points are first arranged into > ranges and each bar represents the *number* of data points that > fall into each range. Name this type of graph. Histogram > 6. The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are all periodic, meaning > that they repeat. What is the period of the tangent function? > Answer in either degrees or radians. pi radians > This man is also considered a co-founder of calculus, together > with Gottfried Leibniz, who published similar research around > the same time. McLaurin > climber with a mosquito? Nothing, because you can't cross a > scalar ("scaler", get it?) with... *what mathematical object* > that represents both a magnitude and direction? Vector > of digits. Name *these numbers* that can be represented > as a fraction of two integers. The set of these numbers is > represented by a capital Q. Rational numbers > * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Bond Themes > 5. American singer, female. You're so vain? Nobody does it better? > Make up your mind. Carly Simon > 7. British 5-piece band. Only James Bond song to hit #1 on the > Billboard Hot 100. Wings > 9. English-American band formed in 1978. By the time they performed > on this non-title song, Hynde ("Hind") and Chambers were the > only original members left. Pretenders > * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - A Year in the Life: Philosophy Edition > 1. Socrates. 420 BC > 2. Confucius. 440 BC > 3. Epicurus. 380 BC > 4. Seneca the Younger. 80 AD > 5. Soren Kierkegaard. 1850 > 6. Arthur Schopenhauer. 1910 > 7. Michel de Montaigne. 1720 > 8. Jurgen Habermas. 2000 > 9. Jacques Derrida. 1950 > 10. Aristotle. BC 400 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 20 01:50AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 6, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Ministers Again (cf. RQ 211), for the full list of PMs and their dates see: http://www.rulers.org/rulc1.html#canpm > None of the answers is Justin Trudeau. > 1. If the PMs are listed alphabetically by surname, whose name > is first? Sir John Abbott. 4 for Stephen, hey! > 2. And whose is last? John Turner. 2 for Stephen. > 3. Who was the last PM born outside Canada? John Turner, again. (Born 1929 in Richmond, greater London, England.) > 4. What was Kim Campbell's first name at birth? It is shared with > a well-known singer. Avril. (Lavigne.) > 5. Who was PM throughout World War I? Robert Borden. > 6. Who was PM when Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces? Wilfrid Laurier. (It was 1905.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. Who was PM when Newfoundland became a province? Louis St-Laurent. (It was 1949.) > 8. Charles Tupper was the shortest-serving PM, 68 days in 1896. > Who was second-shortest? Once again, John Turner. (79 days; Kim Campbell was third at 132 days.) > 9. Which future PM was born in Neustadt, Ontario, in 1895? John Diefenbaker. (He and his family didn't move to Saskatchewan until 1903.) > 10. What does the B. stand for in Lester B. Pearson? Bowles. > * Game 6, Round 3 - Geography - Churches and Cathedrals > Given a brief description, identify the church or cathedral. As they are often omitted to provide a short name, I decided not to penalize answers where words such as "Cathedral" or "Basilica" were wrong or omitted. > Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat", it was built to commemorate > the capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. It is situated on > Red Square, close to the Kremlin. Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, or St. Basil's. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Marc. > located at 120 King St. E., next to a park of the same name. > In this century, the cathedral was the rallying point for the > city's Occupy movement. Cathedral Church of St. James. (Toronto, duh.) 4 for Stephen. > completed to the original plan, making it briefly the tallest > building in the world. It is Germany's most visited landmark, > averaging 20,000 visitors per day. Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom). 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, Stephen, Pete, and Björn. > Ludgate Hill, it is visible through much of central London. > The church has been the site of many state ceremonies, including > the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. St. Paul's Cathedral. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Björn. > in Canada. Construction started in 1924 and finished in 1967. > It is the main shrine of St. André of Montreal (also known as > Brother André). St. Joseph's Oratory. (Montreal.) 4 for Stephen. > until 1590 and the cathedral was not consecrated until 1626. > The initial design was by Bramante, with later contributions > by Sangallo, Michelangelo, Della Porta, and Bernini. St. Peter's Basilica. (Vatican City.) 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > church dates to the 6th-century reign of Emperor Justinian I. > Now located in the occupied West Bank, this church is the first > UNESCO world heritage site in Palestine. Church of the Nativity. (Bethlehem.) 4 for Stephen and Pete. > rich mosaics, the church is known as the Chiesa d'Oro ("Church > of Gold"). Situated on a square of the same name, it is one > of its city's most recognizable landmarks. St. Mark's (San Marco). (Venice.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Björn. > complete. The anticipated completion date is 2026. Designed in > an idiosyncratic combination of Gothic and Art Nouveau, it is > one of its city's most recognizable landmarks. Basílica i Temple Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família or Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia. "Sagrada Familia" or "Holy Family" was sufficient. (Barcelona.) 4 for Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > Designated by Congress as the "National House of Prayer", it > has been used for the state funerals of presidents Eisenhower, > Reagan, and Ford. Washington National Cathedral. "National" was required. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Geo Stephen Perry 6 40 46 Pete Gayde 0 28 28 Bruce Bowler 0 28 28 Dan Blum 0 24 24 Joshua Kreitzer 0 24 24 Marc Dashevsky 0 20 20 Dan Tilque 4 12 16 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 16 "Calvin" 0 16 16 Björn Lundin 0 12 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Let me know if that is a convincing argument. msb@vex.net | If it is, I'll try it on myself. --Maria Conlon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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