- QFTCI16 Game 9, Rounds 2-3: science, ex-capitals - 10 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #460 - 7 Updates
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 07 01:19PM Mark Brader wrote: > Name either man. > 4. British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson inferred the function > of the motor cortex by observing patients with what disorder? Motor Neurone Disease > 5. Dopamine, epinephrine, glutamate, serotonin, and tryptamine > are all examples of what type of chemical? Neurotransmitter > 6. The death of dopamine-generating cells in the "substantia nigra" > of the brain results in symptoms of which neuro-degenerative > disease? Alzheimers, Parkinsons > 7. Some neurons include a long part that transmits impulses away > from the cell body. Name it. Nerve > One of his books took its title from the story of a music > professor who was gradually losing the ability to visually > identify common objects. What was that title? The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name both > of them. Philadelphia and New York > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > is of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 4. Côte d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Abdijan > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Karachi > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar Es Salaam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro Peter Smyth |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 07 01:34PM On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 23:45:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 2 - Science > 1. What branch of medical science is this round about? One of > its best-known practitioners was Wilder Penfield. Surgery > has one of those areas named after him. Name either man. > 4. British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson inferred the function > of the motor cortex by observing patients with what disorder? Parkinsons > are all examples of what type of chemical? > 6. The death of dopamine-generating cells in the "substantia nigra" > of the brain results in symptoms of which neuro-degenerative disease? ALS > 7. Some neurons include a long part that transmits impulses away > from the cell body. Name it. Ganglia > famous patient and research subject in the field of neuropsychology, > because of the unusual and devastating disability he was left with, > following surgery to treat severe epilepsy. What disability? The inability to recognize people known to him > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's two > largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. Philadelphia and new york > permanently. But in the end that provisional choice remained the > capital for over 40 years until the reunification with East Germany > finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio De Janeiro |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 07 02:03PM > nernf bs gur oenva ner erfcbafvoyr sbe qvssrerag shapgvbaf > -- naq rnpu bar abj unf bar bs gubfr nernf anzrq nsgre uvz. > Anzr rvgure zna. Broca > 4. Oevgvfu arhebybtvfg Wbua Uhtuyvatf Wnpxfba vasreerq gur shapgvba > bs gur zbgbe pbegrk ol bofreivat cngvragf jvgu jung qvfbeqre? Parkinson's disease; epilepsy > 5. Qbcnzvar, rcvarcuevar, tyhgnzngr, frebgbava, naq gelcgnzvar > ner nyy rknzcyrf bs jung glcr bs purzvpny? neurotransmitters > 6. Gur qrngu bs qbcnzvar-trarengvat pryyf va gur "fhofgnagvn avten" > bs gur oenva erfhygf va flzcgbzf bs juvpu arheb-qrtrarengvir > qvfrnfr? Parkinson's disease; Huntington's disease > 7. Fbzr arhebaf vapyhqr n ybat cneg gung genafzvgf vzchyfrf njnl > sebz gur pryy obql. Anzr vg. axon > Bar bs uvf obbxf gbbx vgf gvgyr sebz gur fgbel bs n zhfvp > cebsrffbe jub jnf tenqhnyyl ybfvat gur novyvgl gb ivfhnyyl > vqragvsl pbzzba bowrpgf. Jung jnf gung gvgyr? The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat > Fbivrg culfvpvna naq cflpubybtvfg, nhgube bs "Gur Zna jvgu n > Funggrerq Jbeyq", jubfr jbex urycrq gb rfgnoyvfu arhebcflpubybtl > nf n qvfpvcyvar? Luria > bs arhebcflpubybtl, orpnhfr bs gur hahfhny naq qrinfgngvat > qvfnovyvgl ur jnf yrsg jvgu, sbyybjvat fhetrel gb gerng frirer > rcvyrcfl. Jung qvfnovyvgl? anterograde amnesia > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York City and Philadelphia > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 4. C?te d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Abidjan > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Tashkent; Dushanbe > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Karachi > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar es Salaam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St. Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Sao Paulo; Rio de Janeiro -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 07 05:02PM +0200 On 2016-10-07 06:45, Mark Brader wrote: > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. Philadelphia, Boston? > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bern > is of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? ouggadougga > 4. Côte d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Freetown > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Alma Ata > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Lahore > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar es Salaam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St: Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Sao Paulo -- -- Björn |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 09:28PM +0200 > 5. Qbcnzvar, rcvarcuevar, tyhgnzngr, frebgbava, naq gelcgnzvar > ner nyy rknzcyrf bs jung glcr bs purzvpny? Signal substances > 6. Gur qrngu bs qbcnzvar-trarengvat pryyf va gur "fhofgnagvn avten" > bs gur oenva erfhygf va flzcgbzf bs juvpu arheb-qrtrarengvir > qvfrnfr? Alzeheimer > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. Philadelphia, New York > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 4. Côte d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Abidjan > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Almaty - or was that Alma Ata? Same city, different names. I believe the change to Almaty was before 1998. Yes, that was the year. Not 1997. > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Karachi > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar-es-Salam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. Petrograd > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 08 12:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Vu6dnaR6B63BtWrKnZ2dnUU7- > nernf bs gur oenva ner erfcbafvoyr sbe qvssrerag shapgvbaf > -- naq rnpu bar abj unf bar bs gubfr nernf anzrq nsgre uvz. > Anzr rvgure zna. Broca > Bar bs uvf obbxf gbbx vgf gvgyr sebz gur fgbel bs n zhfvp > cebsrffbe jub jnf tenqhnyyl ybfvat gur novyvgl gb ivfhnyyl > vqragvsl pbzzba bowrpgf. Jung jnf gung gvgyr? "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York and Philadelphia > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 4. Côte d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Abidjan > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Almaty > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Lahore > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar Es Salaam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St. Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 08 12:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Vu6dnaR6B63BtWrKnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 9, Round 2 - Science > 1. What branch of medical science is this round about? One of > its best-known practitioners was Wilder Penfield. Oncology > Anzr rvgure zna. > 4. Oevgvfu arhebybtvfg Wbua Uhtuyvatf Wnpxfba vasreerq gur shapgvba > bs gur zbgbe pbegrk ol bofreivat cngvragf jvgu jung qvfbeqre? Epilepsy > 6. Gur qrngu bs qbcnzvar-trarengvat pryyf va gur "fhofgnagvn avten" > bs gur oenva erfhygf va flzcgbzf bs juvpu arheb-qrtrarengvir > qvfrnfr? Alzheimers; Parkinsons > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York and Philadelphia > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > is of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 4. Côte d'Ivoire ["COAT dee-VWAHR"], or the Ivory Coast. > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? Abidjan > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Almaty > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Karachi > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro Pete Gayde |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 07 06:35PM -0700 On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 12:45:21 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York City and Philadelphia. > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Istanbul? > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Sao Paolo? |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 07 08:47PM -0500 In article <Vu6dnaR6B63BtWrKnZ2dnUU7-WfNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Name either man. > 4. British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson inferred the function > of the motor cortex by observing patients with what disorder? falling sickness > 5. Dopamine, epinephrine, glutamate, serotonin, and tryptamine > are all examples of what type of chemical? neurotransmitter > 6. The death of dopamine-generating cells in the "substantia nigra" > of the brain results in symptoms of which neuro-degenerative > disease? parkinsonism > 7. Some neurons include a long part that transmits impulses away > from the cell body. Name it. axon > One of his books took its title from the story of a music > professor who was gradually losing the ability to visually > identify common objects. What was that title? The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat > of neuropsychology, because of the unusual and devastating > disability he was left with, following surgery to treat severe > epilepsy. What disability? he had no ability to form new memories > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York City and Philadelphia > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > is of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. Karachi > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. Dar es Salaam > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Constantinople > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. Omsk > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 08 12:49AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > nernf bs gur oenva ner erfcbafvoyr sbe qvssrerag shapgvbaf > -- naq rnpu bar abj unf bar bs gubfr nernf anzrq nsgre uvz. > Anzr rvgure zna. Broca > bs gur zbgbe pbegrk ol bofreivat cngvragf jvgu jung qvfbeqre? > 5. Qbcnzvar, rcvarcuevar, tyhgnzngr, frebgbava, naq gelcgnzvar > ner nyy rknzcyrf bs jung glcr bs purzvpny? neurotransmitters > qvfrnfr? > 7. Fbzr arhebaf vapyhqr n ybat cneg gung genafzvgf vzchyfrf njnl > sebz gur pryy obql. Anzr vg. axon > Bar bs uvf obbxf gbbx vgf gvgyr sebz gur fgbel bs n zhfvp > cebsrffbe jub jnf tenqhnyyl ybfvat gur novyvgl gb ivfhnyyl > vqragvsl pbzzba bowrpgf. Jung jnf gung gvgyr? The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat > when the capital was finally moved to Washington, the country's > two largest cities each had a turn as capital. Name *both* > of them. New York and Philadelphia > the capital permanently. But in the end that provisional choice > remained the capital for over 40 years until the reunification > with East Germany finally took place. Name the city. Bonn > is of course required: for example, "Las Vegas", not "Vegas". > 3. Nigeria. Since 1991 the capital has been Abuja. What was > it before? Lagos > Since 1983, Yamoussoukro. What was it before? > 5. Kazakhstan. Since 1997 the capital has been Astana (or Akmola, > its previous name). The usual question: what was it before? Almaty > 6. Pakistan. Since 1967, Islamabad. > 7. Tanzania. Since 1996, Dodoma. > 8. Turkey. Since 1923, Ankara. Constantinople > 9. Russia. Since 1918, Moscow. St Petersburg > 10. Brazil. Since 1960, Brasilia. Rio de Janiero -- Dan Tilque |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Oct 07 01:17PM On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 22:26:19 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash > recorded live albums. Folsom > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble > gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? Argon > 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the > Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"? Hallelujah > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris > have? 13 > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of > which tree? Wormwood > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in > which Caribbean country? Cuba > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Hanoi > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth > 13 penalty points? Queen of Spades |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 07 01:22PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash > recorded live albums. San Quentin > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Dubai > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble > gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? Argon > 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of > the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"? Hallelujah > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? 20 > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of > which tree? Aniseed > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? London School of Economics > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in > which Caribbean country? Jamaica > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) > worth 13 penalty points? Queen of Spades Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 07 11:12AM -0500 In article <7d937793-9347-498d-adc6-0a228ae6b512@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums. Folsom Prison > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Dubai > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? argon > 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"? hallelujah > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? around dix? > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree? wormwood > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country? Cuba > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points? queen of spades -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Oct 07 12:55PM -0400 On 2016-10-07, Calvin wrote: > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums. Folsom > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Dubai > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? Argon > 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"? Hava naguila > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? 20 > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree? Wormwood > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? London School of Economics > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country? Cuba > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points? Queen of Spades -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 09:18PM +0200 > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash > recorded live albums. San Quentin > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Dubai > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble > gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? Argon > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? XX > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? London Stock Exchange :-) > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in > which Caribbean country? Bahamas > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 07 02:48PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash recorded live albums. San Quentin > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Toronto > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? argon > 4 Which word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew term "Praise the Lord"? Hallelujah > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? 29 > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and leaves of which tree? acacia ?? > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? London School of Economics > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the Sea" is set in which Caribbean country? Cuba > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points? queen of spades -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 07 10:57PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Name either of the two California prisons in which Johnny Cash > recorded live albums. San Quentin > 2 The world's tallest structure is located in which city? Dubai > 3 The name of which element, atomic number 18 and > one of the noble gases, comes from the Greek for "lazy"? Neon > 4 Which > word is both a much-covered song title and a translation of the Hebrew > term "Praise the Lord"? Hallelujah > 5 How many arrondissements does Paris have? 15 > 6 Absinthe is traditionally flavoured with the flowers and > leaves of which tree? Acacia > 7 Which British university is known by the acronym LSE? Leeds > 8 The Ernest Hemmingway novella "The Old Man and the > Sea" is set in which Caribbean country? Cuba > 9 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 10 In the trick-taking card game Hearts, > which card is (normally) worth 13 penalty points? Queen of Spades > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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