- QFTCIBSI Final, Round 3: Science - 4 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 21 10:54PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08, 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*)". ** Final, Round 3 - Science * Computer Programming Languages 1. Invented by Niklaus Wirth in 1970, this language was originally intended to teach structured programming. It takes its name from a 17th-century French philosopher. Name the language. 2. Invented by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1983, this language brought object-oriented programming out of academia and into the real world. Since the language is based on C, its name is a pun meaning "add 1 to C". Name the language. 3. Developed at Microsoft and first released in 2000, this language is closely tied to Microsoft's .NET framework. This language's name indicates that it's a semitone above C. Name the language. * Laws and Principles 4. Which of Newton's laws in physics is typically written F = ma? Give its commonly used name. 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. (Note: sigma here represents the standard deviation.) * Medication Each question lists three medications commonly used to treat the same condition. You name that condition. 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. * Scientific Effects In each case, give the name that the scientific "effect" is known by. All answers are one word, named after an individual or place. 10. Named after a sculptor from Greek mythology, this is a phenomenon where higher expectations placed upon an individual lead to higher performance. The corollary is the golem effect. 11. This phenomenon describes a type of reactivity whereby individuals modify behaviour in response to being observed. The name originates from the site of an Illinois factory where the studies exhibiting this effect were observed. 12. This is the name of the phenomenon that causes fluids, like water and air, to curve as they travel across or above the earth's surface. It explains why storms in the Southern Hemisphere rotate in a clockwise manner. * Chemical Reactions We will name and describe a reaction, and you will complete the description by naming a product of the reaction as specified. 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg nafjrerq "fnyg" ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight-- msb@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 21 11:25PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Invented by Niklaus Wirth in 1970, this language was originally > intended to teach structured programming. It takes its name > from a 17th-century French philosopher. Name the language. Pascal > object-oriented programming out of academia and into the > real world. Since the language is based on C, its name is a > pun meaning "add 1 to C". Name the language. C++ > 3. Developed at Microsoft and first released in 2000, this language > is closely tied to Microsoft's .NET framework. This language's > name indicates that it's a semitone above C. Name the language. C Sharp > * Laws and Principles > 4. Which of Newton's laws in physics is typically written F = ma? > Give its commonly used name. Newton's Third Law of Motion > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. entropy > 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. > (Note: sigma here represents the standard deviation.) Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. > 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. diabetes > water and air, to curve as they travel across or above the > earth's surface. It explains why storms in the Southern > Hemisphere rotate in a clockwise manner. Coriolis > description by naming a product of the reaction as specified. > 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are > the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? ammonia > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? carbon dioxide > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? sodium chloride -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 22 01:31AM -0700 On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 1:54:52 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Invented by Niklaus Wirth in 1970, this language was originally > intended to teach structured programming. It takes its name > from a 17th-century French philosopher. Name the language. Pascal > object-oriented programming out of academia and into the > real world. Since the language is based on C, its name is a > pun meaning "add 1 to C". Name the language. C++, C+ > 3. Developed at Microsoft and first released in 2000, this language > is closely tied to Microsoft's .NET framework. This language's > name indicates that it's a semitone above C. Name the language. Java? > * Laws and Principles > 4. Which of Newton's laws in physics is typically written F = ma? > Give its commonly used name. Force = Mass times Acceleration > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. Disorder > 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. Electron shells? > Each question lists three medications commonly used to treat the > same condition. You name that condition. > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. High blood pressure, diabetes > 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. High blood pressure, diabetes > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. High blood pressure, diabetes > individuals modify behaviour in response to being observed. > The name originates from the site of an Illinois factory where > the studies exhibiting this effect were observed. Hawthorne > water and air, to curve as they travel across or above the > earth's surface. It explains why storms in the Southern > Hemisphere rotate in a clockwise manner. Coriolis > description by naming a product of the reaction as specified. > 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are > the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? Ammonia > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? Soot > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? Salt, ie NaCl cheers, calvin |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 22 08:43AM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Invented by Niklaus Wirth in 1970, this language was originally > intended to teach structured programming. It takes its name > from a 17th-century French philosopher. Name the language. PASCAL > object-oriented programming out of academia and into the > real world. Since the language is based on C, its name is a > pun meaning "add 1 to C". Name the language. C++ > 3. Developed at Microsoft and first released in 2000, this language > is closely tied to Microsoft's .NET framework. This language's > name indicates that it's a semitone above C. Name the language. C# > * Laws and Principles > 4. Which of Newton's laws in physics is typically written F = ma? > Give its commonly used name. Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. Entropy > 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. > (Note: sigma here represents the standard deviation.) Uncertainty principle > water and air, to curve as they travel across or above the > earth's surface. It explains why storms in the Southern > Hemisphere rotate in a clockwise manner. Coriolis > description by naming a product of the reaction as specified. > 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are > the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? Ammonia > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? Carbon Dioxide > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? Sodium Chloride > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you just > answered "salt" on the last question, please be more specific. Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 21 10:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > In each case, name the Shakespeare play with the four characters > given. > 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione. "The Winter's Tale". 4 for Joshua. > 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar. "Much Ado about Nothing". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio. "The Taming of the Shrew". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. > us the name of the artist responsible for the *other* painting. > 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be > Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other? Edward Hopper (A), 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Marc. > 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5 > Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other? Georges Seurat (D). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80 > Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other? Paul Cezanne (B). 4 for Calvin. > * Canadian OAT RUSH > We'll give you the date of birth, and an anagram of the name, > of a famous Canadian AUTHOR. You just solve the anagram. No points if you solved the anagram and then gave only part of the solution, though! > 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943). Michael Ondaatje. > 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963). Yann Martel. > 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939). Margaret Atwood. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Marc. > * At the Theater > 10. Which 2-word Swahili phrase has been said or sung nearly > 1,000,000 times in theaters all over the world since 1997? "Hakuna Matata". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Calvin (Colvin), and Marc. > W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England, > that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing > businesses? "Kinky Boots". 4 for Joshua and Jason. > 12. The title of *which 1983 play* comes from two properties: > one that the main characters are trying to sell, and another > that was lucrative for those who sold it years ago? "Glengarry Glen Ross". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. > * Pulitzer Prize winners > 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a > title consisting of six 3-letter words? "The Old Man and the Sea". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Marc. > her mind upon him." This is the final line from the penultimate > paragraph of which book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction > in 1937? "Gone with the Wind". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Calvin. > 15. Which American poet won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry in 1919 > and 1951, and also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln that > won him a Pulitzer Prize for History in 1940? Carl Sandburg. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Joshua Kreitzer 48 48 Dan Blum 40 40 Marc Dashevsky 32 32 "Calvin" 20 20 Dan Tilque 16 16 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 Pete Gayde 4 4 Björn Lundin 0 0 -- Mark Brader | "Could you not begin at the beginning and Toronto | go on until you come to the end, and then, msb@vex.net | if you are able to, stop?" --Dorothy L. Sayers, "Murder Must Advertise" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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