- Calvin's Quiz #481 - 6 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #480 - ANSWERS & SCORES V3 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz tiebreaker errors - 1 Update
- QFTCIMM16 Final, Round 4: Science - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #482 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIMM16 Final, Round 3 answers: Arts & Literature - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 06 06:21PM -0700 On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 10:56:53 PM UTC+10, Peter Smyth wrote: > > those living on the North Side of Chicago, and detested by those on > > the South Side? > Cubs (didn't we have this question recently? No, that one was about the White Sox :-) cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 06 06:24PM -0700 On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 10:13:00 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 One which island would one most likely be if encountering the Formosan family of languages? Taiwan > 2 Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon co-starred in which 2005 film? Walk the Line > 3 Misogamy is a dislike or hatred of what? Marriage > 4 Which city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976? Saigon > 5 First published c. 300 BC and now with over 1,000 different editions, which Greek mathematician wrote the mathematics textbook "Elements"? Euclid > 6 Which Roman (15 - 59 AD) was the sister of Caligula, niece and fourth wife of Claudius, and the mother of Nero? Aggripina (the Younger) > 7 In Rugby Union what number jersey does the Fullback traditionally wear? 15 > 8 The headquarters of the Boeing Corporation are in which US City? Boeing Chicago was a popular wrong answer for some reason > 9 Which Major League Baseball team is traditionally supported by those living on the North Side of Chicago, and detested by those on the South Side? Cubs > 10 Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin and Alexander Hamilton, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, both met their deaths in what specific manner? Duelling Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 481 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 62 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 53 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 54 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 41 Marc Dashevsky 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 45 Dan Blum 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 38 Bruce Bowler 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 39 Don Piven 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 40 Aren Ess 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 40 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 30 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 10 5 8 8 8 3 2 7 10 9 70 70% Congratulations Gareth. cheers, calvin |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Apr 06 08:39PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 18:24:13 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >Congratulations Gareth. >cheers, >calvin Better reconsider the Boeing question. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 10:05PM -0500 "Calvin": >>> 8 The headquarters of the Boeing Corporation are in which US City? >>Boeing Come again? >> Chicago was a popular wrong answer for some reason "ArenEss": > Better reconsider the Boeing question. >> Boeing International Headquarters >> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... Harrumph. You mean, according to http://www.boeing.com/contact-us.page: Boeing Corporate Offices 100 North Riverside Chicago, Illinois 60606 So no perfect scores this time after all. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?" msb@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!" |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 08:55AM +0200 >> 8 The headquarters of the Boeing Corporation are in which US City? > Boeing > Chicago was a popular wrong answer for some reason No, Seattle was a popular wrong answer. Probably due to that Boeing has a strong preference in that town. I entered Seattle, but I was quite sure the HQ was elsewhere - I just could not remember exactly where. I felt less bad when I saw other entrants when for the same answer. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 05:15AM -0500 "Calvin": >>> 8 The headquarters of the Boeing Corporation are in which US City? >> Boeing (Presuambly meaning Seattle!) >> Chicago was a popular wrong answer for some reason Erland Sommarskog (copyedited): > No, Seattle was a popular wrong answer. Probably due to the fact > that Boeing has a strong presence in that town. No, due to the fact that it used to be the right answer. The question was also misscored; 5 people gave each of the two answers, but 7 out of 10 people got the point for saying "Seattle". Again assuming that Calvin is already off-net, here's a score table corrected for these errors (and for the TB error, but this time it doesn't affect the winner). Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 481 - - - - - - - - - - --- --- ------------- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 63 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 60 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 61 Mark Brader 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 63 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 55 Aren Ess 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 58 Don Piven 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 50 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 53 Dan Blum 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 42 Bruce Bowler 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 31 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 10 5 8 8 8 3 2 5 10 9 68 68% Gareth still wins. -- Mark Brader I'm not pompous; I'm pedantic. Toronto Let me explain it to you. msb@vex.net --Mary Kay Kare My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 06 09:43PM -0700 Calvin wrote: >>> Frog, my answer, is correct as well. >> As is finch. > I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three correct answers. I was mistaken on there being a leopard finch, although there are bullfinches and zebra finches. Googling "leopard finch" comes up with a some pictures of the same bird, but they are actually cut-throat finches. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 05:00AM -0500 "Calvin": >>>>> Shark >> I'm now accepting frog and finch. How remarkable that there are three >> correct answers. Dan Tilque: > I was mistaken on there being a leopard finch, although there are > bullfinches and zebra finches. Googling "leopard finch" comes up with a > some pictures of the same bird, but they are actually cut-throat finches. Presuming that Calvin has departed for wherever he's going off-net to, I've taken the liberty of computing a score table corrected for this error. But while doing this, I realized that the tiebreaker scores had been wrongly computed in all three of Calvin's results postings for this quiz -- see my other posting just now for more on this. Dan Blum and three other entrants were all tied at 9 right, but Dan answered the harder question #10, while the other three entrants got the easier #2. Therefore Dan should have the lower (better) tiebreaker score and he and he alone is the winner of this quiz. Congratulations, Dan! Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 480 - - - - - - - - - - --- --- ------------- 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 66 Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Gareth Owen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Aren Ess 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 73 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 58 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 62 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 54 Don Piven 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 56 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 46 Erland S 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 39 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 41 Bruce Bowler - - - - - - - - - - --- 11 9 6 10 11 7 8 7 4 2 75 -- Mark Brader | "As a professional, it's my job to take a slightly dim Toronto | view of the ... people who will look at my code next. msb@vex.net | If I am wrong... so much the better!" -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 04:52AM -0500 Starting with Calvin's Quiz #238, Calvin introduced a tiebreaker, which he explained as: | I have introduced a tiebreaker (TB) based on the rgt standard of | whoever got more harder questions right. It is the sum product of | the player's question scores x the question totals, lower is better. I've just noticed that in some quizzes in the series, the tiebreaker has been computed wrongly. I have no idea of how this might have happened. It was wrong for quizzes #410 through #419, and this produced the wrong winner for #413 in November 2015. Calvin's score table was: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 413 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 52 Peter Smyth 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 57 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 60 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 39 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 38 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 28 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 31 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 33 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 25 David Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 Bruce Bowler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 17 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 7 4 9 4 8 3 5 4 6 11 61 55% But with the correct tiebreaker, Peter doesn't win, Marc does: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 413 - - - - - - - - - - --- --- ------------- 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 49 Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 50 Chris Johnson 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 53 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 50 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 40 Mark Brader 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 38 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 38 Dan Tilque 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 40 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 29 David Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 27 Bruce Bowler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 19 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- 7 4 9 4 8 3 5 4 6 11 61 So, delayed congratulations to Marc! The computation was also wrong for quizzes #466 and #468, and then for the last four -- #478 through #481. And for #480 the error has again produced the wrong winner, but since that thread is still current, I'll post the correction there. This lists above may not be exhaustive, for various reasons not worth bothering to enumerate here. In particular, for one thing, I only checked quizzes where every question was scored as either 0 or 1 point. -- Mark Brader | "Now I feel stupid. Well, I guess it's not bad Toronto | if that happens once a decade or so." msb@vex.net | --Al Fargnoli My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 12:39AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-12-06, 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 Misplaced Modifiers 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Final, Round 4 - Science Science: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/scie.jpg * H is Not Just for Hospital In-patient treatment shouldn't be required for the following H-word conditions. Give a concise definition of each one. 1. Hyperkalemia ["high-per-ka-LEE-mee-a"]. 2. Hexadactyly ["hex-a-DAK-til-ee"]. 3. Hyponatremia ["high-po-na-TREE-mee-a"]. * Namesake Principles Each image humorously depicts a physical law, principle, theory, effect, etc., that bears the name of a scientist. In each case, name the *scientist*. 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/4.jpg 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/5.jpg 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/6.jpg * Drugs We've Used These questions are about medications that are no longer in common use. In each case, name them. 7. This synthetic antimicrobial agent started to be used widely in the 1930s. First developed in the laboratories of Bayer as Prontosil, it appeared in med-kits issued to soldiers in World War II, who were instructed to sprinkle it on any open wounds. Give its generic name. 8. Used in Europe since at least the 17th century. Its efficacy as a relief from shivering due to cold temperatures led to it being used to cure a malaria outbreak in Rome in 1631. It was the most common anti-malarial drug into the 1940s. 9. An antiseptic developed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1918, it was widely used until the 1980s when the USDA labeled it potentially poisonous. It stains the skin a distinctive carmine red when applied. * Dating 10. Dendrochronology dates certain objects by counting what? 11. For assessing age at death, cementochronology counts the layers in the cementum. On a skeleton, where will you find the cementum? 12. Paleopalynology can contribute to the dating of artifacts by collecting associated soil samples and examining the nature and quantity of what? * Exercise 13. During anaerobic exercise, the body produces a substance which can be converted to energy without the use of oxygen. However, this substance builds up faster than it can be burned off, leading to muscle fatigue. What is this substance? 14. There are two types of fibers in the skeletal muscles. Which type comes into operation during high-intensity, anaerobic activity? 15. In one common isometric exercise, the body is raised on the elbows and toes, then held rigid. By what name is this exercise known? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight-- msb@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 09:07AM +0200 > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/4.jpg Newton > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/5.jpg Doppler > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/6.jpg Einstein > 12. Paleopalynology can contribute to the dating of artifacts by > collecting associated soil samples and examining the nature > and quantity of what? Carbon-14 > can be converted to energy without the use of oxygen. However, > this substance builds up faster than it can be burned off, > leading to muscle fatigue. What is this substance? Milk acid -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 06 06:28PM -0700 1 Though his name doesn't contain it, which German physicist's constant is signified by the letter "h"? 2 By collecting the 1906 Peace prize, who became the first American to win a Nobel Prize? 3 Eddie Redmayne starred in the 2014 film "The Theory of Everything" which was based on the life of which British scientist (b. 1942)? 4 The dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy appears in which ballet, first performed in 1892? 5 Which term, first coined in 1964, describes the broad accent of Australian English and its associated vernacular? 6 From the French for "helmet", which word describes the large crests on the skulls of cassowaries? 7 Those born on April Fool's day fall under what star sign? 8 Which word refers to the vestigial digit found on the foot of most mammals, especially dogs? 9 Which Russian won gold in the 100 metres freestyle at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics? 10 Who was nominated for both Best Supporting Actress (for "Working Girl") and Best Actress (losing out to Jodie Foster) at the 1988 Academy Awards, but won neither? I'm away for a bit so this one won't be marked before 18 April. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 10:07PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Though his name doesn't contain it, which German physicist's > constant is signified by the letter "h"? Max Planck. > 2 By collecting the 1906 Peace prize, who became the first > American to win a Nobel Prize? Theodore Roosevelt. > 3 Eddie Redmayne starred in the 2014 film "The Theory of > Everything" which was based on the life of which British > scientist (b. 1942)? Stephen Hawking. > 4 The dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy appears in which ballet, > first performed in 1892? "The Nutcracker". > 5 Which term, first coined in 1964, describes the broad accent > of Australian English and its associated vernacular? Strine. > 6 From the French for "helmet", which word describes the large > crests on the skulls of cassowaries? Casque, I suppose. > 7 Those born on April Fool's day fall under what star sign? Aries. > 8 Which word refers to the vestigial digit found on the foot of > most mammals, especially dogs? Dewclaw? > 10 Who was nominated for both Best Supporting Actress (for > "Working Girl") and Best Actress (losing out to Jodie Foster) at > the 1988 Academy Awards, but won neither? Melanie Griffith? > I'm away for a bit so this one won't be marked before 18 April. Have fun, if applicable. -- Mark Brader "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." Toronto "Wait till I get going!" msb@vex.net -- "The Princess Bride" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 06 10:29PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Though his name doesn't contain it, which German physicist's constant is signified by the letter "h"? Planck (and the symbol is an h with a crossbar) > 2 By collecting the 1906 Peace prize, who became the first American to win a Nobel Prize? Theodore Roosevelt > 3 Eddie Redmayne starred in the 2014 film "The Theory of Everything" which was based on the life of which British scientist (b. 1942)? Hawking > 4 The dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy appears in which ballet, first performed in 1892? Nutcracker Suite > 5 Which term, first coined in 1964, describes the broad accent of Australian English and its associated vernacular? Strine > 6 From the French for "helmet", which word describes the large crests on the skulls of cassowaries? > 7 Those born on April Fool's day fall under what star sign? Aries > 8 Which word refers to the vestigial digit found on the foot of most mammals, especially dogs? dewclaw -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 12:41AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > (and the symbol is an h with a crossbar) May I refer the honorable entrant to: http://www.britannica.com/science/Plancks-constant ? -- Mark Brader | "I don't want to say they're unsafe, Toronto | but they're dangerous." msb@vex.net | --former US transportation sec'y Ray Lahood |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 08:58AM +0200 > 1 Though his name doesn't contain it, which German physicist's > constant is signified by the letter "h"? Boltzmann > 2 By collecting the 1906 Peace prize, who became the first American > to win a Nobel Prize? Theodore Roosevelt > 3 Eddie Redmayne starred in the 2014 film "The Theory of Everything" > which was based on the life of which British scientist (b. 1942)? Stephen Hawking > 4 The dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy appears in which ballet, first > performed in 1892? Swan Lake > 7 Those born on April Fool's day fall under what star sign? Sagitaurus? (I know that the name is Väduren in Swedish, but I have never memorised the English name.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 10:16PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature > Arts & Literature: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/alit.jpg This was the first of three rounds tied as the hardest in the original game. > Perhaps the most misquoted writer of all time. We give you the play > and the misquote; you give the correct version. > 1. Not from "Macbeth": "Lead on, Macduff". "Lay on, Macduff." (And damned be him who first cries "Hold! Enough!".) 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 2. Not from "Hamlet": "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well." "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio." (A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. Not from "The Merchant of Venice": "All that glitters is > not gold". "All that glisters is not gold." (Often have you heard that told: many a man his life hath sold, but my outside to behold. Gilded tombs do worms infold.) This one was a bit tricky because some editions of the play do show "glitters"; but that's a modernization. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce. > * Karsh Photos > Identify the performance artists photographed by Yousuf Karsh. > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/4.jpg Yehudi Menuhin. 4 for Calvin and Pete. > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/5.jpg Martha Graham. > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/karsh/6.jpg Pablo Casals. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > We name two female characters and their literary creator; you name > the novel in which both women appear. > 7. Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock. Novel by Charles Dickens. "Bleak House". 4 for Marc, Calvin, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > 8. Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe. Novel by Wilkie Collins. "The Woman in White". 3 for Calvin. 2 for Joshua. > 9. Bathsheba Everdene and Fanny Robin. Novel by Thomas Hardy. "Far from the Madding Crowd". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. > Here is the first line of a work of fiction intended for a young > adult or children's audience. Name the work of fiction. > 10. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. "The Cat in the Hat". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. > 11. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents", grumbled > Jo, lying on the rug. "Little Women". 4 for Marc, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, and Pete. > 12. "Where's Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother > as they were setting the table for breakfast. "Charlotte's Web". 4 for Marc, Calvin, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, and Pete. > 13. In which Provençal city did Vincent van Gogh spend over a year, > during which he completed some 200 paintings and lived briefly > with Paul Gauguin? Arles. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. > 14. This painter spent most of his life in the city of > Aix-en-Provence and honed his post-Impressionist style > portraying its landscape and light. Who? Paul Cézanne. 4 for Marc. > 15. The great 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch passed much of > his life employed in the papal court in which Provençal city? Avignon. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Lit Joshua Kreitzer 39 34 73 "Calvin" 42 27 69 Dan Blum 39 23 62 Dan Tilque 28 16 44 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 40 Pete Gayde 6 28 34 Bruce Bowler -- 32 32 Peter Smyth 32 -- 32 Erland Sommarskog 20 8 28 Don Piven 28 -- 28 Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Fast, cheap, good: choose any two." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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