- QFTCI5EP Game 2, Rounds 4,6: science frauds, 1917 - 1 Update
- QFTCI5EP Game 2, Rounds 2-3 answers: SCTV, sports - 1 Update
- MSBKO6 Round 1 - Math - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 10 12:47AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-23, 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 5 Easy Pieces 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*)". * Game 2, Round 4 - Science Frauds and Hoaxes Frauds and hoaxes in science have had a long history, whether it's a proclaimed perpetual-motion machine in early 19th-century England or the "lying stones" (fake fossils) that two 18th-century German professors convinced one of their colleagues were genuine, including perfectly preserved copulating frogs. Here are some more frauds and hoaxes. 1. The most famous fraud in paleoanthropology occurred in 1912 and lasted 45 years before being definitively disproved. Charles Dawson seemingly unearthed the missing link between apes and humans. What was this specimen generally called? 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Va 1999 guvf zntnmvar uryq n cerff pbasrerapr gb naabhapr gur qvfpbirel bs gur ybat-fbhtug zvffvat yvax orgjrra qvabfnhef naq oveqf. Jvgu gur jvatf naq obql bs n oveq naq gur gnvy bs n qvabfnhe, jung pnzr gb or pnyyrq gur "Cvygqbja puvpxra" jnf nyfb gur fhowrpg bs na rkgrafvir negvpyr va gur fnzr zntnmvar. Gur zntnmvar choyvfurq n ergenpgvba 5 zbaguf yngre naq nqzvggrq vg unq orra qhcrq. Anzr gur zntnmvar. 3. This 10-foot specimen was created by George Hull and discovered in 1869 in New York State. It drew such large crowds that P.T. Barnum tried to purchase it, and when he was turned down, he made his own similar fake! A reporter wrote: "There's a sucker born every minute", referring to the paying public. Both fakes are still on display today. Name this "discovery". 4. This faked film footage was released in 1995 and was aired on television in 33 countries. It garnered 11,700,000 viewers for Fox TV. In 2007 the creator, Ray Santilli, admitted he had faked it -- but insisted it was a re-creation of genuine footage he had seen in 1992, which had deteriorated and become unusable! Name the program. 5. This scientist is the subject of many hoax stories on the Internet, most notably the invention of a "black box" that harnessed cosmic energy and was used to power the first electric car in 1931. Name the scientist. 6. In 1971 a government minister claimed to have found a Stone Age tribe living in isolation. The Tasaday tribe made the cover of "National Geographic" and was the subject of a bestselling book. The tribe's location was made into a reserve and declared off-limits to preserve its culture -- but in 1986 visiting journalists found the tribe living in modern houses. Tribe members then admitted they had moved to caves in the previous decade and pretended to be Stone Age people under pressure from a government minister. In what country did this take place? 7. As an April Fool's joke in 1957, this famous BBC current-events series (still on the air today) showed a family in Switzerland harvesting from a "spaghetti tree". Hundreds of British viewers called in to find out how they could grow their own pasta. Name the BBC series. 8. In 1998 this physician published an article in the journal "The Lancet" linking autism to the MMR vaccine. It was later uncovered that he had altered the data in his studies and had taken a bribe from a lawyer planning on suing the vaccine manufacturers. The physician was stripped of his medical license, but the myth he started has been perpetuated by the Internet. Name the perpetrator. 9. This hoax was likely created by sailors stitching together parts of two animals. It arrived in New York City in 1842 and created a sensation. P.T. Barnum had it on exhibit for a month, and museum ticket sales tripled. Despite posters depicting the creature's beauty, it was described as the very incarnation of ugliness. What was the name of the creature in this hoax? (Hint: it's more than one word.) 10. In 1799 the British Museum of Natural History received a specimen of a creature that it labeled a hoax perpetrated by sailors, likewise by stitching together parts of different animals. But this one was no hoax -- what Australian animal was it? * Game 2, Round 6 - History - Events of 1917 1. On 1917-01-17, the United States finalized its $25,000,000 purchase from Denmark of which islands? 2. This woman was born on 1917-02-05. Immigrating to the United States in 1941, she then went on to become a Hollywood celebrity, though more well known for her extravagant lifestyle and numerous marriages than her acting ability. She died in 2016 at age 99. Name her. 3. On 1917-03-02, the US created which territory, making its people US citizens? 4. On 1917-03-26, which now-defunct team became the first US-based hockey team to win the Stanley Cup? City and team name required. 5. Which ruler abdicated the throne on 1917-03-15? 6. Which 6-day battle that cost more than 6,500 Canadians their lives began on 1917-04-09? 7. On 1917-04-16, which man issued his radical April Theses? 8. On 1917-05-21, a great fire swept though which southern American city, raging for 10 hours and destroying 1,900 structures? 9. On 1917-10-15, this mother of two was executed in France. Who was she? 10. On 1917-12-06, what was the name of munitions ship that exploded in Halifax harbor, creating the largest man-made explosion to that date? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: ba gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, vs lbh bayl tnir gur fheanzr, tb onpx naq nqq ure svefg anzr. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of msb@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 10 12:45AM -0500 Mark Brader: > launched the successful careers of all its stars. > 1. What was the name of the fictional town where the fictional > SCTV broadcast from? Melonville. > 2. Hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie hosted what show? "The Great White North". 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan. > 3. Which actor portrayed "Human Sexual Response" host Dr. Cheryl > Kinsey? Andrea Martin. > 4. Who played talk show host Sammy Maudlin? Joe Flaherty. 4 for Marc. > 5. What was the name of the promiscuous, boa-wearing entertainer > portrayed by Catherine O'Hara? Full name, please. Lola Heatherton. 4 for Marc. > 6. What was the title of the soap opera that included the characters > Billy McKay and Dr. William Wainwright? "The Days of the Week". > 7. What was the name of the animal-print-wearing station manager > played by Andrea Martin? Full name, please. Edith Prickley. 4 for Marc. > 8. What was the name of John Candy's character, an unscrupulous TV > personality who hosted shows like "Street Beef"? Full name, > please. Johnny LaRue. 4 for Marc. > 9. Name the dance show hosted by Eugene Levy's character Rockin' > Mel Slirrup. "Mel's Rock Pile". > 10. The two "SCTV" nightly newscasters were portrayed by Joe > Flaherty and Eugene Levy. Flaherty played Floyd Robertson. > What was the name of Levy's character? Full name, please. Earl Camembert. 4 for Marc. > Answers do not repeat. > 1. Carl Pettersson, Thomas Bjørn, Thorbjorn Olesen, Henrik Stenson, > David Lingmerth. Golf. 4 for Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > 2. Gustavo Kuerten, Guillermo Vilas, David Nalbandian, Nick Kyrgios. Tennis. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > 3. Horst Bulau, Matti Nykänen, Michael "Eddie" Edwards, Vinko > Bogataj. Ski jumping. 4 for Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 4. Luca Cereda, Jeff Ware, Kenny Jonsson, Scott Pearson. Hockey. > 5. Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, Diana Taurasi, Rebecca Lobo. Basketball. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Jason, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. Jill Officer, Kevin Martin, Brad Jacobs, Jennifer Jones. Curling. 4 for Peter. > 7. Mika Häkkinen, Jolyon Palmer, Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas. Formula One car racing. 4 for Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Pete. > 8. Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter, Paula Radcliffe, Jerome Drayton. Long-distance running. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Dan. > 9. Aqib Talib, Ahmad Rashad, Husain Abdullah, Ndamukong Suh > ["En-DAHM-uh-kin Soo"]. (American) football. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Dan. > 10. Chris Johnson, Josh Johnson, Randy Johnson, Erik Johnson. Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Dan. 3 (oh, all right, 4) for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Spo Marc Dashevsky 24 12 36 Pete Gayde 4 32 36 Peter Smyth 0 32 32 "Calvin" 0 28 28 Joshua Kreitzer 4 23 27 Dan Tilque 4 12 16 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 16 Jason Kreitzer 0 4 4 -- Mark Brader | But I think we can do better next time. (Where the Toronto | word "we" refers to [those] who do the hard work while msb@vex.net | I sit back and complain...) -- Keith Thompson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| gwowen@gmail.com: May 09 06:24AM -0700 On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 11:37:45 PM UTC+1, Mark Brader wrote: > Question 1 is about math: > 1. What is the numerical value of pi squared? 9.8692 |
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