- Rotating Quiz #221 - 2 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Final, Round 3: Science - 7 Updates
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 23 12:01AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day Right. When's Victoria Day? OK, I know, Google is my friend (I assume it's OK to use Google for this, if not then disqualify me)... it's just that I seem to remember being mildly chastised for this kind of thing... > * History > 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count > as an emperor.) Nero > 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain > and Northern Ireland? Victoria (she of the day this is due) > 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to > Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting > jointly? Denmark > 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century? Harding > 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations? U Thant > * Geography > 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by > population? Indonesia > 7. What is the 4th-largest continent by area, based on the system > of 7 continents commonly used by English-speakers? South America > 8. What is the 4th-ranking language of Switzerland with official > or partial official status there, according to the number of > speakers of it there? Romansch > 10. Which was the 4th-ranking US state by population as of the > last census? (According to current Census Bureau estimates, > it has since moved up to 3rd.) Florida > * Fiction > 11. What was the 4th "Star Trek" TV series? (Animated series > *do* count.) Give the full title. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan > 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release? > Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.) Episode I: The Phantom Menace > 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies? > (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.) Pierce Brosnan > 14. What was the 4th book in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" > series by Douglas Adams? (Media other than books don't count.) So Long and Thanks for All the Fish > 15. What was the 4th book in the "Foundation" series by Isaac > Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published > in book form don't count.) Foundation's Edge -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 02:29AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> Answer slates must be posted by Victoria Day Dan Tilque: > Right. When's Victoria Day? ... Did you read the rest of the sentence? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of msb@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 22 02:30PM +0200 On 2016-05-22 05:54, 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. Newtons second law. Commonly use name - No idea > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. Entalpi; Entropi (seem to mix them up - giving both) > 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. Correli > description by naming a product of the reaction as specified. > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? CO2 > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? NaCl ? (Table salt) -- -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 22 02:50PM > 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. First 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's Uncertainty Principle > * Medication > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. depression > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. diabetes > 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. Praxiteles effect > 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 effect > * Chemical Reactions > 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are > the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? ammonium nitrate > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? hydrogen > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? sodium chloride -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 22 09:47AM -0700 On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 11:54:52 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08, > and should be interpreted accordingly. why do you insist on this each time? what if we want to interpret them as if they were asked at stonehenge or in a japanese bathhouse? would you not be able to deduce if the answers were correct? :-) > 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 second law of motion (it is actually used by me a great deal, when explaining that a collision with me is usually a losing proposition for the other person/car/bus/trolley because while I don't have much 'a' I do have a whole lotta 'm') > 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 principal (in quantum mechanics) > Each question lists three medications commonly used to treat the > same condition. You name that condition. > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. schizophrenia > 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. osteoporosis > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. diabetes > 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. pygmalion effect (it is also known as the rosenthal effect) > 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 effect > 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 effect > 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 gas > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? salt (NaCl) > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you just > answered "salt" on the last question, please be more specific. swp, who is getting a late start but will try to keep it interesting |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 22 04:52PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:DZ-dndm5ZrwWsNzKnZ2dnUU7- > 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++; D > 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. First Law; Second Law > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. entropy (?) > 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. Pygmalion > 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. Rockford (?) > 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 > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? sodium chloride -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: May 22 10:44AM -0700 On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 11:54:52 PM UTC-4, 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 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 22 10:11PM +0200 > 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. Law of gravity > 5. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/5.png>. Entrophy > 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. > (Note: sigma here represents the standard deviation.) Heisenbergs principle of uncertainty. > 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. Corlois > 13. The Haber-Bosch process. Nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas are > the reactants. What substance is the product of this reaction? Amonoium > 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? Salt. Not just any salt, but salt. Natrium Chloride. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 23 12:54AM -0500 In article <DZ-dndm5ZrwWsNzKnZ2dnUU7-X_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 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 Second Law of Motion. As far as I know that is the most commonly used name. > 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 Principle > Each question lists three medications commonly used to treat the > same condition. You name that condition. > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. major mental illness > 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. type-2 diabetes > 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. Pygmalion effect > 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 force > 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 NH3 > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? carbon dioxide CO2 > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? sodium chloride NaCl -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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