- Rotating Quiz #221 *RESULTS* - 6 Updates
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- QFTCIBSI Game 10, Rounds 9-10 answers: stars, imaginary - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #439 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #220 -- Answers and scores - 1 Update
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- Rotating quiz No. 222 - 8 Updates
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 24 10:06AM -0400 On 2016-05-24, Mark Brader wrote: > Rotating Quiz #221 is over and CHRIS JOHNSON squeaks out a win > on the tiebreaker. Hearty contratulations! Thanks, Mark. I'll have #222 up in a day or two. -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 24 02:02PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Hearty contratulations! And also, heargy congragulagions! -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ... msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 05:45PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> 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.) Erland Sommarskog: > Doesn't that depend on how they were packaged? Yes, that's why I specified it. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... pure English is de rigueur" msb@vex.net -- Guardian Weekly |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 05:45PM -0500 Chris Johnson: > Though one could count Connery twice or even three times: > Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery ... Whaddaya think this is, the White House? -- Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations msb@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere." | -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder") |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 18 05:54PM Mark Brader wrote: > * History > 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count > as an emperor.) Caligula > 2. Who was the 4th monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain > and Northern Ireland? Elizabeth II is (not was) the 4th monarch to hold that exact title. > 3. What was the 4th country to lose its independence either to > Nazi Germany or to Nazi Germany and another country acting > jointly? Belgium > 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century? Calvin Coolidge > 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? USA > 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 > 9. What is the 4th-largest island of Japan, by area? Hokkaido > 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: Deep Space Nine > 12. What was the 4th "Star Wars" movie in order of release? > Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.) Star Wars 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.) Timothy Dalton > 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 > Asimov? (Books whose story content was already published > in book form don't count.) > Have fun and, as they say on May 4, May the 4th be with you. Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 18 10:25PM -0500 In article <v_CdnYQRVdhdgqHKnZ2dnUU7-KHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * History > 1. Who was the 4th Roman Emperor? (Julius Caesar doesn't count > as an emperor.) Claudius > jointly? > 4. Who was the 4th president of the US during the 20th century? > 5. Who was the 4th secretary-general of the United Nations? Waldheim > * Geography > 6. What is currently the 4th-largest independent country by > population? Brazil > 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 > Give the full title. ("Movie" does not include TV productions.) > 13. Who was the 4th actor to play James Bond, agent 007, in movies? > (The 1967 "Casino Royale" doesn't count.) Pierce Brosnan -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 18 10:47PM -0500 In article <lKudnRIkLJsvnKDKnZ2dnUU7-aPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione. > 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar. > 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio. Taming of the Shrew > 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? Hopper > 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5 > Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other? Seurat > 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943). > 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963). > 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939). Margaret Atwood > * 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 > 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 Glenross > * 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 > 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 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 19 12:25AM > ** Final, Round 2 - Arts & Literature > * Shakespeare Characters > 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione. All's Well That Ends Well; Measure for Measure > 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar. Much Ado About Nothing > 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio. The Taming of the Shrew > * The Other Painter > 4. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/5f13727d37b20386597855380fb0a3be > Three of these are are by Norman Rockwell. Who painted the other? Edward Hopper > 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5 > Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other? Georges Seurat > 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80 > Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other? Ernst; De Chirico > * Canadian OAT RUSH > 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939). Margaret Atwood > * 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 > W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England, > that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing > businesses? How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying > 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 > * 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 > 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 > 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:58PM -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 2 - Arts & Literature * Shakespeare Characters In each case, name the Shakespeare play with the four characters given. 1. Leontes, Perdita, Florizel, Hermione. 2. Benedick, Don Pedro, Claudio, Balthasar. 3. Katherina, Bianca, Baptista, Petruchio. * The Other Painter In each case, we'll show you an array of four paintings. Three of them are by one artist -- and we'll tell you who that is. You tell 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? 5. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/3d6ae3e8d760c17465d2958c096f8ba5 Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other? 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80 Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other? The handouts above were taken from: http://www.sporcle.com/games/survivor/duck-duck-duck-goya But please don't go there until you've completed the three questions. * 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. 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943). 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963). 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939). * 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? 11. What musical was inspired by the real-life story of W.J. Brooks, Ltd., a shoe factory based in Northampton, England, that was featured on a BBC television documentary about failing businesses? 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? * Pulitzer Prize winners 13. Which fiction book that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize has a title consisting of six 3-letter words? 14. "There had never been a man she couldn't get, once she set 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? 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? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is as 'real' as your so-called life gets!" msb@vex.net | "Q Who", ST:TNG, Maurice Hurley My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 18 07:30PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Three of these are by Claude Monet. Who painted the other? > 6. See: http://s3.amazonaws.com/spssi/e26f1d911c5682f94816253ca3a3ce80 > Three of these are are by Vincent Van Gogh. Who painted the other? Rembrandt > 7. JAILED OMAN CHEAT (born 1943). > 8. AMY LANTERN (born 1963). > 9. ARMADA GOT TOWER (born 1939). Margaret Atwood > * 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 > 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 > 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 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:51PM -0500 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-30, > and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct > answers in about 3 days. Yes, well, at least it didn't get all the way to 4 days this time. Sorry about the delay. > For further information see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on > "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 10 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! We will now move on to rounds from the Final of that season, posted one at a time. > * Game 10, Round 9 - Science - Lives of the Stars This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Stars are "born" from the accumulation of clouds of hydrogen > gas in which appropriately-nicknamed regions of space? Stellar "nurseries". 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > its existence, the "young" star will be powered by the fusion > of two atoms of ordinary hydrogen into which heavier isotope > of hydrogen? Deuterium (hydrogen-2). 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Björn. > 3. "Baby" stars that aren't large enough to sustain the fusion of > ordinary hydrogen end up as which kind of star? Despite the > name, they would probably appear magenta or dark red. Brown dwarf. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > creating heavier elements. In our sun, the primary source of > energy is the proton-proton ("p-p") reaction, which ultimately > creates atoms of which element? Helium. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. > 5. Stars somewhat larger than our sun generate most of their > energy using the CNO cycle. Besides hydrogen and <answer 4>, > what *three* other elements are involved in the CNO cycle? Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > 6. The heaviest stable element created by ordinary stellar fusion > is this metallic element, the commonest on Earth by mass. > Name it. Iron. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > that certain heavier elements found on Earth, such as gold, lead, > or uranium, must have originated in one of which cataclysmic > events? Supernova. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 2 for Calvin. > 8. After a Type II <answer 7>, what is left of the original star > is typically one of these objects, on the order of 10 km across, > with a mass perhaps twice that of the sun. What objects? Neutron star (also accepting pulsar). 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Calvin. > this case) cannot occupy the same quantum state. The principle > takes its name from the physicist who won the 1945 Physics > Nobel for proposing it. Who? Wolfgang Pauli. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Marc. > 10. Our sun is too small to become a neutron star. After a number > of explosive events, the sun will finally become one of which > type of star, fading to black over trillions of years? White dwarf. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Björn. > confirmed that the princess in question died with the > rest of her family. Name the Romanov princess who did not > actually survive. Anastasia. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > the subsequent scandal cost Dan Rather his job. Name the > lieutenant who was not actually criticized by Lt.Col. Killian > (or not in these memos, anyway). George W. Bush. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > important sources for the Atlantis legend are the works of > this man, in particular "Timaeus" and "Critias", which used > Atlantis for allegorical purposes. Name the author. Plato. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > it contributed to the exploration of Colombia, Venezuela, > and the Amazon River. Name this legendary city, famous > for its wealth. El Dorado. 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, Björn, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > in human skin, readers of this book are likely to encounter > madness and misfortune. In fact, this book was the invention > of horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Name the book. "Necronomicon". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > of a commentary by Charles Kinbote. Ultimately, the poem > is the creation of Vladimir Nabokov, and shares its title > with the Nabokov novel in which it appears. Gave that title. "Pale Fire". 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > series. There are three types of balls in a Quidditch game. > The most important is the Golden Snitch. Name either of > the other two types of Quidditch balls. Bludger, Quaffle. 4 for Björn and Pete. > "punishingly intricate" board game Cones of Dunshire. > In fact, Ben is a fictional character portrayed by Adam > Scott on which television series? "Parks & Recreation". 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > E1. Before the discovery of oxygen, what was the fire-like > substance which was supposedly contained by flammable > objects and released during the process of burning? Phlogiston. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. > Experiment, what substance was proposed as the medium > through which light waves propagated? The full 2-word name > is required for full points. Luminiferous ether. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn, Calvin, and Marc. > this imaginary heavy-metal band had non-hits such as > "Give Me Your Money", "Bitch School", and "Big Bottom". > Name the band. Spinal Tap. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. According to Gareth Owen, the first-quoted title is wrong and should have been "Gimme Some Money". But if he's not even going to bother entering, I don't see why we should pay any attention to him! :-) > is documented in the movie "All You Need is Cash". On two > occasions they appeared on "Saturday Night Live" with guest > host Eric Idle. Name the band. The Rutles. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Mis Geo Can Sci Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 12 28 40 12 24 40 196 Dan Blum 28 24 28 24 31 8 36 39 186 Stephen Perry 36 40 40 39 0 16 -- -- 171 Peter Smyth 16 8 32 32 31 11 36 20 167 Dan Tilque 32 4 24 16 24 4 36 32 164 Marc Dashevsky 8 32 24 16 25 0 32 27 156 "Calvin" 24 8 32 32 23 0 17 19 147 Pete Gayde 20 24 36 15 16 20 8 20 136 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 10 32 4 28 16 110 Björn Lundin 19 4 7 4 -- -- 25 27 86 Jason Kreitzer 4 24 0 8 16 0 0 24 76 Bruce Bowler 0 24 18 12 -- -- -- -- 54 -- Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication msb@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 18 06:40PM -0500 "Calvin": > Noted thanks, but I'm not about to penalise entrants for my ignorance. Ooo-kay. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos." msb@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: May 18 05:13PM +0100 > There is also Randy California, guitar player. Not extremely > well-known, but then again there were not many of the other names on > the list, I've heard of. Randy California may be about to get more famous though, as there's a chance he's about to get a co-writer credit for Stairway to Heaven. Taurus by Spirit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8AVbwB_6E |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 25 12:34AM -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 4 - History * A Year in the Life Given the name of a historical figure, name any year during which that person was alive (years of birth and death are acceptable). 1. Martin Luther -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/1.jpg 2. Joan of Arc -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/2.jpg 3. Genghis Khan -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/3.jpg * The US Constitution We give some words from an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; you tell us which number amendment the quoted material is from. 4. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. 5. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 6. No person shall be... compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself... * Colorful Revolutions Sometimes revolutionary movements are associated with colors. Given the color and the year(s) of the revolution, provide the country where this revolution happened. For example, if we said "Green Revolution, 2009-10", the answer would be Iran. 7. Orange Revolution, 2004-05. 8. Rose Revolution, 2003. 9. Saffron Revolution, 2007. * Ancient Iran 10. The Behistun Monument (sometime called the "Rosetta Stone of Cuneiform") records the deeds of Darius I on an inaccessible cliffside in three different languages. Name any one of those languages. 11. The Persian empire's main capital was Persepolis, but their secondary capital was this Elamite city, the setting of the Book of Esther and site of the Tomb of Daniel. Name the city. 12. This was the "Great" Persian king who conquered Babylon in 539 BC. A clay cylinder named for him may be the earliest declaration of universal human rights. Name this king, who died in 530 BC. * Alternate History 13. In Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle", this man was assassinated, resulting in the Nazis winning World War II. In our universe, Chicago mayor Anton Cermak was accidentally killed instead of him. Name this man who avoided assassination in 1933. 14. In Harry Turtledove's Byzantium stories, this man joins a Christian monastery. As a result, the battles of Yarmouk (636) and Qadisiya (637) never occur. Name this man who, in our timeline, most definitely did not become a Christian saint. 15. In Robert Silverberg's Gate of the Worlds, Aztecs and Ottomans dominate the world. In his timeline, this event killed 75% of Europe's population, somewhat more than was the case in our reality. What mid-14th-century event was Silverberg's divergence point? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg nafjrerq "cynthr" be bar bs vgf sbezf fhpu nf "ohobavp cynthr" ba gur ynfg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr fhofgvghgr gur *anzr* hfrq sbe guvf fcrpvsvp cnaqrzvp qvfnfgre. -- Mark Brader | "Forgive me if I misunderstood myself, but Toronto | I don't think I was arguing in favour of that..." msb@vex.net | -- Geoff Butler My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 25 06:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Lf2dnUUR3dHQpNjKnZ2dnUU7- > Given the name of a historical figure, name any year during which > that person was alive (years of birth and death are acceptable). > 1. Martin Luther -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/1.jpg 1515 > 2. Joan of Arc -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/2.jpg 1320; 1335 > 3. Genghis Khan -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/year/3.jpg 1240; 1280 > material is from. > 4. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the > United States is hereby repealed. 21st Amendment > 5. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a > free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall > not be infringed. 2nd Amendment > 6. No person shall be... compelled in any criminal case to be a > witness against himself... 5th Amendment > country where this revolution happened. For example, if we said > "Green Revolution, 2009-10", the answer would be Iran. > 7. Orange Revolution, 2004-05. Ukraine > 8. Rose Revolution, 2003. Georgia > of Cuneiform") records the deeds of Darius I on an inaccessible > cliffside in three different languages. Name any one of those > languages. Persian; Akkadian > 11. The Persian empire's main capital was Persepolis, but their > secondary capital was this Elamite city, the setting of the > Book of Esther and site of the Tomb of Daniel. Name the city. Shushan > in 539 BC. A clay cylinder named for him may be the earliest > declaration of universal human rights. Name this king, who > died in 530 BC. Cyrus (the claims about the human rights declarations on the cylinder are reportedly overblown, but it would have been nice if they were true) > In our universe, Chicago mayor Anton Cermak was accidentally > killed instead of him. Name this man who avoided assassination > in 1933. Franklin Roosevelt > Christian monastery. As a result, the battles of Yarmouk > (636) and Qadisiya (637) never occur. Name this man who, in > our timeline, most definitely did not become a Christian saint. Muhammad > of Europe's population, somewhat more than was the case in > our reality. What mid-14th-century event was Silverberg's > divergence point? the Black Death -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 25 12:31AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Final, Round 3 - Science This was one of two rounds tied for being the hardest in the original game. > 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. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Calvin, PETER, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. > 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++. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin and Joshua. > 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#. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. > * 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. 4 for Björn, Stephen, and Marc. 2 for Peter and Joshua. And also giggle points to Stephen for "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. It is a measure of disorder but I'm not accepting that word as an answer. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. 2 for Björn. > 6. See <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/laws/6.png>. > (Note: sigma here represents the standard deviation.) Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. 4 for Dan Tiqual, Peter, Dan Blum, Stefnal, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. I was particularly impressed by the two entrants who still spelled it "principle" when they had the section title available for reference. They have been tweaked accordingly. > Each question lists three medications commonly used to treat the > same condition. You name that condition. > 7. Olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine. Schizophrenia or psychosis. I scored "major mental illness" as almost correct. 4 for Stephen and Bruce. 3 for Marc. > 8. Fosamax, Actonel, Didrocal. Osteoporosis. 4 for Stephen and Bruce. > 9. Acarbose, metformin, glyburide. Diabetes. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Bruce. 2 for Calvin. > * 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. Anyone who added a second word scored to the right answer "almost correct". > 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. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen and Marc. > 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. 4 for Calvin. 3 for Stephen. > 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. 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Peter, Joshua, and Bruce. 3 for Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, and Marc. > 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. (Not "ammonium", which is something else.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce. > 14. The complete combustion of methane in oxygen. Water and energy > are produced. What else is produced from this reaction? Carbon dioxide. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Björn, Stephen, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. > 15. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium > hydroxide. Water is produced. What other substance is produced? Sodium chloride (table salt). "Salt" alone was insufficient since it has a broader meaning in chemistry. 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Peter, Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci Marc Dashevsky 32 49 81 Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 81 Dan Blum 40 31 71 Stephen Perry -- 57 57 Dan Tilque 16 40 56 Bruce Bowler -- 48 48 "Calvin" 20 25 45 Peter Smyth -- 38 38 Erland Sommarskog -- 31 31 Björn Lundin 0 29 29 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 12 Pete Gayde 4 -- 4 -- Mark Brader | "In the land of truth, my friend, Toronto | the man with one fact is king." msb@vex.net | --"In the Loop", Jesse Armstrong et al. My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 25 12:35AM -0500 Mark Brader: > I was particularly impressed by the two entrants who still spelled it > "principle" ... Er, I meant "who still misspelled"! Skitt's Law strikes again. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to msb@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 24 03:32PM -0400 Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time). Any entries submitted by the time I start marking will be accepted, even if it is after the deadline. Please put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. The usual rules apply: no discussion; no looking things up; ties will be resolved first by whoever got the most difficult answers, and second by earliest post. Winner gets to set the RQ#223. 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974. 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from 1984 to 1987. 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222? 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among the contestants. 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; both were I). -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 24 10:15PM +0200 > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. 222 High Street > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Exodus > 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222? Bahamas > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 4 > 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? Smith & Weston > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Ignatius -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 24 09:13PM Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. Two's Company > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Genesis > 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from > 1984 to 1987. A-Team > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? Four (although you need five to finish 222) > 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? Colt > 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. Hadrian > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Sixtus Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 24 07:08AM -0700 Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > Welcome to Rotating Quiz #222. This quiz will run until the end of > Tuesday 31 May 2016 (Toronto time). Except that Mark's deadline is the day after Memorial Day. :) > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. Room 222 > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Leviticus > 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from > 1984 to 1987. Airwolf > 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. The Match Game > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 4 > 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Sextius -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 24 11:10PM > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. Room 222 > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Exodus > 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from > 1984 to 1987. Airwolf > 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222? Trinidad and Tobago > 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. What's My Line? > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 4 > 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? Remington > 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. Severan dynasty > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Gregory -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 24 06:14PM -0500 Chris Johnson: > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. "Room 222"? > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII. > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Genesis. > 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from > 1984 to 1987. "Airwolf"? > 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222? Guyana? > 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. "The Hollywood Squares". > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 4. > 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? Remington? > 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. Marcus Aurelius? > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Leo? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and msb@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 24 04:36PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 6:08:03 AM UTC+10, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote: > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. The Odd Couple > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 3. The 222nd verse of the King James Bible is in which book? Exodus > 4. A Bell 222 helicopter was featured in this TV series which ran from > 1984 to 1987. Magnum PI > 5. Which country has the telephone country code 222? Ruritania > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. > 7. What is the fewest number of darts needed to score 222? 4 > 8. Which company makes .222 calibre ammunition? Colt > 9. Name either of the Roman emperors in 222AD, or their dynasty. Cicero > 10. Name either of the Popes in 222AD (number not required; > both were I). Alexander cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 25 12:22AM -0500 In article <1rme1d-mcp.ln1@cfajohnson.ca>, cfajohnson@cfaj.ca says... > 1. Mark Hamill, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Burgess Meredith and > Kurt Russell all appeared in at least one episode of this TV sitcom > that ran from 1969 to 1974. Room 222 > 2. What is the Roman numeral for 222? CCXXII > 6. The 222nd episode of this comedy game show was aired on 24 August > 1967. Glenn Ford, Nanette Fabray, Wally Cox and Abby Dalton were among > the contestants. Hollywood Squares -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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