- QFTCI5EP Game 1, Rounds 4,6: movie sci, Olympics track - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #484 - 5 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 28 03:40PM > to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the > mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became > the founder of the study of electromagnetism. Thompson > noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade, > however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a > Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm. Dolby > 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might > be even better-known now, but with a different first name. > Give this person's last name. Jenner > gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are > suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating. > Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final. Tommy Lee > for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer. > Now the president of the global body for track and field, > who is he? Sebastian Coe > Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another > runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in > this infamous collision. Zora Budd > 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within > plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is > less than 2 minutes. 1:43:00 > 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event > in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name > the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event. Jamiaca > 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the > Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance > runners ever. Who is he? Moh Farah -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 28 04:50PM Mark Brader wrote: > to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the > mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became > the founder of the study of electromagnetism. Maxwell > through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly > good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around > fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall? It couldn't show blue objects correctly > The two films were cemented together and could be played on a > standard projector. It was later refined into a hugely popular > three-strip system in 1932. Name the process. Technicolor > film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally > manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look, > in 2000? Casablanca > was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic > camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice > as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today. Panavision > approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector, > single-camera system that increases film resolution by using > a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it. Super 8 > noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade, > however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a > Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm. Dolby > 1. This high jumper won a silver medal for Canada at the 1976 > Olympics in Montreal. His performance was also featured for > many years on TV stations as they signed off for the night. Dick Fosbury > 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might > be even better-known now, but with a different first name. > Give this person's last name. Jenner > gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are > suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating. > Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final. Linford Christie > Donovan Bailey won gold in the 100 m. And Canada won gold > in the 4×100 m relay. Name any of the other three men on the > Canadian relay team in the final. Bruny Surin > for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer. > Now the president of the global body for track and field, > who is he? Sebastian Coe > Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another > runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in > this infamous collision. Zola Budd > 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within > plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is > less than 2 minutes. 1:40.00 > 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event > in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name > the country and the event. Hint: it was one a men's event. Kenya, 3000m Steeplechase > 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the > Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance > runners ever. Who is he? Mo Farah Peter Smyth |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 28 09:38PM +0100 > to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the > mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became > the founder of the study of electromagnetism. James Clark Maxwell > through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly > good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around > fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall? Multi-lens projectors > Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n > fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne > guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff. Technicolor > svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat > Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb > punatr vg? It degraded > film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally > manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look, > in 2000? No idea > was a refinement of the French Anamorphoscope. The anamorphic > camera lens employs an optical trick to produce an image twice > as wide as a conventional lens and continues to be used today. Eastman, Kodak > approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector, > single-camera system that increases film resolution by using > a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it. Panavision > noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade, > however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a > Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm. Dobly > image with that of an actor against a blue or green screen? > The name reflects the fact that the images are combined or > layered together based on color hues. Chromakey > uses the concepts of cultural signs, codes, and conventions to > explain why bad guys wear black hats -- and why Terrence Malick > has a career. Name the science. Semiotics > 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might > be even better-known now, but with a different first name. > Give this person's last name. Jenner > gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis. To this day there are > suspicions that everyone else in the final was also cheating. > Name any one of the other six sprinters in that 100 m final. Linford Christie > Donovan Bailey won gold in the 100 m. And Canada won gold > in the 4×100 m relay. Name any of the other three men on the > Canadian relay team in the final. Aaah. I should know this.... > for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer. > Now the president of the global body for track and field, > who is he? Sebastian Newbold Coe (Lord Coe) > Mary Decker lost her chance for gold in a collision with another > runner, who used to run barefoot. Name the other runner in > this infamous collision. Zola Budd > 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within > plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is > less than 2 minutes. 1:41 > 8. At the 2012 games there was only one individual track event > in which the same country won gold, silver, and bronze. Name > the country *and* the event. Hint: it was one a men's event. 110m hurdles > 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the > Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance > runners ever. Who is he? Mohammed Farah |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 28 05:37PM -0700 On Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 8:32:07 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector, > single-camera system that increases film resolution by using > a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it. IMAX > 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might > be even better-known now, but with a different first name. > Give this person's last name. Jenner |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 11:16PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > to three colors), produced the first color photograph (in the > mid-1800s), and paved the way for color film. He later became > the founder of the study of electromagnetism. Maxwell > through a red-green flywheel, the result was a surprisingly > good color image. Aside from the appearance of fringing around > fast-moving objects, what was its major shortfall? no blue colors > Gur gjb svyzf jrer przragrq gbtrgure naq pbhyq or cynlrq ba n > fgnaqneq cebwrpgbe. Vg jnf yngre ersvarq vagb n uhtryl cbchyne > guerr-fgevc flfgrz va 1932. Anzr gur cebprff. Technicolor > svyz hagvy gur 1980f. Jung jnf vgf znwbe qenjonpx, cebzcgvat > Znegva Fpbefrfr gb yrnq n pnzcnvta hetvat gur pbzcnal gb > punatr vg? the film degraded too quickly > film tones. What was the first movie to be entirely digitally > manipulated to achieve a golden, dusty, desaturated look, > in 2000? Casablanca > approach. It later settled on a single-screen, single-projector, > single-camera system that increases film resolution by using > a larger film frame. The format is still in use today; name it. IMAX > noise-reduction track. Theatres were reluctant to upgrade, > however, until the firm developed, together with Kodak, a > Quadraphonic system in 1976. Name the firm. Dolby > 2. He set a world record in the decathlon in 1976, and might > be even better-known now, but with a different first name. > Give this person's last name. Jenner > for 16 years, went on to be an MP, and was named a life peer. > Now the president of the global body for track and field, > who is he? Sebastian Coe > 800 m in a world-record time. In minutes and seconds, within > plus or minus 1.1 seconds, what was that time? Hint: it is > less than 2 minutes. 1 min 33 sec > 10,000 m in 2012 and again in 2016. He's a huge fan of the > Arsenal soccer team and is considered one of the best distance > runners ever. Who is he? Farah -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 28 03:05PM > 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer? Prince > 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum? Morgan > 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!? True Cross > 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights? John Glenn > 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage? troika > 6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"? thought experiment > 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet > 10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village? Borodino -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 28 04:58PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late > American singer? Prince > 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and > now lends his name to a brand of rum? Captain Morgan > 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th > century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire > ship!? The cross Jesus was crucified on > 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time > between space flights? John Glenn > 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side > drawing a carriage? Troika > refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual > deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem > domain, about potential consequences"? Thought Experiment > 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet > 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common > construction technique? > 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket? England > casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of > warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place > near, and is named after, which Russian village? Peter Smyth |
| Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 28 08:02PM On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:41:19 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late > American singer? Prince > 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and > now lends his name to a brand of rum? Capt Morgan > 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th > century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire > ship!? The Cross > 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time > between space flights? Glenn > 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side > drawing a carriage? Troika > "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order > to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential > consequences"? Thought Experiment > 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet > it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The > Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named > after, which Russian village? Stalingrad |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 28 09:27PM +0100 > 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late > American singer? The Artist Formerly Known as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" > 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and > now lends his name to a brand of rum? Captain Morgan > 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th > century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire > ship!? Fragments of the true cross > 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time > between space flights? John Glenn > 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side > drawing a carriage? Troika > refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual > deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem > domain, about potential consequences"? Thought Experiment > 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet > 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common > construction technique? Vajazzle > 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket? England (at football too) > it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of > warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place > near, and is named after, which Russian village? Borodino? |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 09:17PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Paisley Park was both the estate and record label of which late American singer? Prince ?? > 2 Which 17th century pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and now lends his name to a brand of rum? Jack Sparrow :) > 3 Fakes of which historical object were so common that in the 16th century John Calvin could claim there were enough to build an entire ship!? True Cross > 4 At 35 years, which astronaut holds the record for the greatest time between space flights? John Glenn > 5 Which Russian word describes three horses harnessed side-by-side drawing a carriage? troika > 6 Common examples from science include Schrodinger's cat and Einstein's special theory of relativity. What two-word term commonly refers to the "intentional, structured process of intellectual deliberation in order to speculate, within a specifiable problem domain, about potential consequences"? thought experiment > 7 Which fictional newspaper does Clark Kent work for? Daily Planet > 8 What does the abbreviation VJ stand for in relation to a common construction technique? vertical join > 9 Denis Compton represented which country in international cricket? > 10 Involving around 250,000 troops and with at least 70,000 casualties it was possibly the deadliest single day in the history of warfare. The Napoleonic Wars battle of 7 September 1812 took place near, and is named after, which Russian village? Borodino (Compiling that list of places named for foreign cities pays a dividend.) -- Dan Tilque |
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