| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 15 11:51PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-06, 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 7, Round 9 - Science - Physics Equations The following is a round on some of the most important equations in history and their meaning. Each question will refer to one equation on the handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g7r9/eq.pdf I've rearranged the questions in order of the equations, except for the three decoys on the handout. I've made up questions for those three, but I think I'd better rot13 them, so see below the rest of the round if you're interested in the decoys. 1. This equation is used to calculate the energy of a certain elementary particle, equal to its frequency times Planck's constant. Which particle? 2. This is one of the most fundamental physics equations. Postulated in 1687, it states that a force is equal to the mass of an object times the resulting acceleration. What is this equation commonly known as? 3. Equation #3 is a decoy. If interested see question #13. 4. This equation is written wrongly on the handout; please ignore the arrows, as these are scalar quantities. Anyway, it's the formula to determine the rate at which work is done, calculated as the amount of work done divided by the amount of time taken to do it. This rate, represented by the letter P, is measured in joules per second, otherwise known as watts -- but what is it called? 5. This is essentially the equivalent of equation #2, only in quantum mechanics instead of classical mechanics. The calculation is a linear partial differential equation used to describe a system's wave function. Name the Austrian physicist who derived this equation, which won him a Nobel Prize in 1933. 6. This one is used to calculate a rotational force, represented by the Greek letter tau and calculated by multiplying the distance from the axis of rotation times the strength of force times the sine of the angle of the force. What is this rotational force commonly known as? 7. This equation is also written wrongly on the handout; there should be a horizontal bar through the letter h. Anyway, it states that the standard deviation of a particle's displacement, times that of its momentum, cannot be calculated to be greater than 1/2 of the reduced Planck constant. Essentially, the more you know about either a particle's position or speed, the less you can know about the other one. Which German physicist laid the groundwork for this principle? (The equation itself wasn't created until several years later.) 8. This one is used to calculate the observed frequency of a sound wave, based on the velocity of the listener, the velocity of the source of the object creating the noise, and the original frequency. What's the name for the common effect it is describing? 9. This is a representation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that <answer 9>, represented by the "delta S", can never decrease over time in a closed system. Since our universe is technically a closed system, it says that this is always increasing in the universe. What is represented by "delta S"? 10. This is known as the ideal gas law, and describes the characteristics of an ideal gas based on certain characteristics. The equation is read as pressure times volume equals the gas constant r times temperature times -- <answer 10>, denoted by the letter n. What does n represent? 11. Equation #11 is a decoy. If interested see question #14. 12. This equation was created in the 1830s when Michael Faraday discovered that an electromotive force could be induced across an electrical conductor by changing the <answer 12>, letter B. What does B stand for or represent in this equation? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, gur nafjre zragvbaf Arjgba, naq jung fbeg bs guvat gur rdhngvba nccyvrf gb, naq gurer'f nabgure cneg -- 5 jbeqf nygbtrgure. Vs lbh zragvbarq Arjgba, tb onpx naq fhccyl gur erfg. Naq ba dhrfgvba #10, vs lbh ersreerq gb gur dhnagvgl bs gur tnf, tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp guna "dhnagvgl". Now, as I said, there were 3 decoy equations, which I've made up questions for. Decode the following rot13 if you'd like to answer them for fun, but for no points. 13. Va Rvafgrva'f rdhngvba #3, jung pbafgnag vf ercerfragrq ol gur yrggre p? 14. Rdhngvba #11 erfrzoyrf Arjgba'f Ynj bs Tenivgngvba, ohg eryngrf gb n qvssrerag sbepr. Juvpu bar? 15. Rdhngvba #13 vf hfrq gb pnyphyngr gur qent sbepr -- be zber cerpvfryl, bar pbzcbarag bs gur qent sbepr -- ba na bowrpg zbivat guebhtu n syhvq. Gur Terrx yrggre eub ercerfragf gur syhvq'f qrafvgl, N vf vgf pebff-frpgvbany nern, naq i vf vgf fcrrq. Svanyyl, P ercerfragf gur pbagevohgvba bs gur bowrpg'f *funcr* gb vgf erfvfgnapr -- sbe rknzcyr, n fgernzyvarq bowrpg jvyy unir n ybj P. Ol jung anzr, n guerr-jbeq cuenfr, vf P xabja? ** Game 7, Round 10 - Buddy Holly Challenge Round The category titles in tonight's Challenge Round pay tribute to the late, great singer-songwriter Buddy Holly. * A. Entertainment: Buddy Holly A1. In which Midwestern American state did Buddy Holly play his *last show* before the 1959 plane crash that killed him, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper? A2. The title of one of Buddy Holly's biggest hits comes from a John Wayne movie. What phrase is repeatedly uttered by Wayne's character in "The Searchers"? * B. Literature: Crickets B1. Name the third of Charles Dickens's five Christmas books. It was an 1845 novella about a cricket that acts as a guardian angel to a family. B2. Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of the Talking Cricket, a minor character in the original fairy-tale novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio". Name the Italian *author* of that novel. * C. Sports: True Love Ways C1. Name the pro golfer who won the 1997 PGA Championship, and is one of only three players to win PGA Tour events in four different decades. C2. Turning to the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers centre Kevin Love is the nephew of a founding member and the lead singer of which iconic music group? * D. History: Maybe Baby D1. Why was Louise Brown so famous after she was born in Britain in 1978? D2. William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child. Who were the last members of the Queen's immediate family to have a third child? Name *either* member of the couple. * E. Canadiana: Peggy Sue Got Married E1. Name the celebrity couple who got married at a Montreal hotel on 1964-03-15. E2. Name the former union official who has served two terms as the New Democrat MP for the riding of Parkdale - High Park. * F. Miscellaneous - Lubbock, Texas F1. Lubbock was the birthplace of both Buddy Holly and -- in 1942 -- a country-music singer-songwriter who's also had acting success. Name this writer of "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" and of Elvis's "In the Ghetto" and "A Little Less Conversation." F2. Lubbock is the home of the 6th-largest university in Texas (by student enrollment). The school's football team, the Red Raiders, plays in the Big 12 Conference. Alumni include Dr. Phil, singer John Denver, and CBS News reporter Scott Pelley. Name that university. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur tbys dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg naq ynfg anzr. Vs lbh bayl tnir n fheanzr, tb onpx naq cebivqr gur svefg anzr. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | This process can check if this value is zero, and if msb@vex.net | it is, it does something child-like. --F. Burkowski My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 16 11:54AM +0100 > 1. This equation is used to calculate the energy of a certain > elementary particle, equal to its frequency times Planck's > constant. Which particle? electron > Postulated in 1687, it states that a force is equal to the mass > of an object times the resulting acceleration. What is this > equation commonly known as? Law of gravity > time taken to do it. This rate, represented by the letter P, > is measured in joules per second, otherwise known as watts -- > but what is it called? So if I remember this correctly, it is called "power" in English. (In Swedish we only use "effekt", as "power" would translat to "kraft", but that is used for "force".) > calculation is a linear partial differential equation used to > describe a system's wave function. Name the Austrian physicist > who derived this equation, which won him a Nobel Prize in 1933. Heisenberg > distance from the axis of rotation times the strength of > force times the sine of the angle of the force. What is this > rotational force commonly known as? Tangential force > you can know about the other one. Which German physicist laid > the groundwork for this principle? (The equation itself wasn't > created until several years later.) So this time, it is Heisenberg. (But shouldn't "greater" in the question, be "less"?) > of the source of the object creating the noise, and the > original frequency. What's the name for the common effect it > is describing? Doppler > never decrease over time in a closed system. Since our universe > is technically a closed system, it says that this is always > increasing in the universe. What is represented by "delta S"? Enthropy > The equation is read as pressure times volume equals the gas > constant r times temperature times -- <answer 10>, denoted by > the letter n. What does n represent? A constant. > discovered that an electromotive force could be induced across > an electrical conductor by changing the <answer 12>, letter B. > What does B stand for or represent in this equation? Magnetic field > 13. Va Rvafgrva'f rdhngvba #3, jung pbafgnag vf ercerfragrq ol > gur yrggre p? Speed of light in vacuum. > A1. In which Midwestern American state did Buddy Holly play > his *last show* before the 1959 plane crash that killed him, > Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper? Michigan > C1. Name the pro golfer who won the 1997 PGA Championship, > and is one of only three players to win PGA Tour events in > four different decades. Sergio Ballesteros > * E. Canadiana: Peggy Sue Got Married > E1. Name the celebrity couple who got married at a Montreal > hotel on 1964-03-15. Liz Taylor & Richard Burton > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur tbys > dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg naq ynfg anzr. Vs lbh bayl tnir n > fheanzr, tb onpx naq cebivqr gur svefg anzr. Added first name, but I could just as well delete the answer, becuase it is a strong indication that my wild guess is wrong. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Dec 15 02:58PM -0800 On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 3:06:28 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > this comedian allegedly raped an aspiring actress in a hotel > room after a party, rupturing her bladder. She died and he > was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted. Fatty Arbuckle > "Robin Hood" and "Peter Blood", was accused of statutory rape > by two underage girls. He, too, was acquitted of all charges. > Who is this actor? Errol Flynn > 3. This film director pleaded guilty to having sex with an underage > girl in 1977 at Jack Nicholson's house. He fled to Europe > before sentencing. Who is he? Roman Polanski > he was having an affair. The problem was, it was with his > adopted daughter. He was also accused of molesting his other > adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. Who is he? Woody Allen > hotel room. After filming the night's activities, the girls > would make away with the camera and all of the actor's money. > Who was this actor? Rob Lowe > what was at first assumed to be suicide by hanging. Turns out > it was a mishap during an autoerotic-asphyxiation session. > Who was he? David Carradine > on this actress and how she was emotionally abusive towards her > adopted daughter, the author of the book. It would be made into > a movie starring Faye Dunaway. Who is the subject of the book? Joan Crawford > Elizabeth Taylor stealing Debbie Reynolds's husband in 1958 > after her own husband Mike Todd had died in a plane crash. > What rock-and-roller was Debbie's husband? Eddie Fisher > The circumstances were odd, though, and some thought that she > was murdered by her husband as he was jealous of her relationship > with Walken. Who was she? Natalie Wood > | Deltiologist | Oologist | Virtuoso > | Discophile | Palaeontologist | > 1. Comic books. Bibliophile > 2. Military medals, badges, and pins. Arctophile? > 3. Birds' eggs. Oologist > 4. Works of art, or curios. Deltiologist? > 5. Postcards. Pannapictagraphist? > 6. Coins. Numismatist > 7. Stamps. Philatelist > 8. Flags. Vexillologist > 9. Dolls. Brolliologist? > 10. Corkscrews. Plangologist? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 15 11:48PM -0600 Mark Brader: > this comedian allegedly raped an aspiring actress in a hotel > room after a party, rupturing her bladder. She died and he > was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted. Fatty Arbuckle. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > "Robin Hood" and "Peter Blood", was accused of statutory rape > by two underage girls. He, too, was acquitted of all charges. > Who is this actor? Errol Flynn. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > 3. This film director pleaded guilty to having sex with an underage > girl in 1977 at Jack Nicholson's house. He fled to Europe > before sentencing. Who is he? Roman Polanski. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > he was having an affair. The problem was, it was with his > adopted daughter. He was also accused of molesting his other > adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. Who is he? Woody Allen. 4 for everyone. > hotel room. After filming the night's activities, the girls > would make away with the camera and all of the actor's money. > Who was this actor? Rob Lowe. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. 3 for Calvin. > what was at first assumed to be suicide by hanging. Turns out > it was a mishap during an autoerotic-asphyxiation session. > Who was he? David Carradine. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > on this actress and how she was emotionally abusive towards her > adopted daughter, the author of the book. It would be made into > a movie starring Faye Dunaway. Who is the subject of the book? Joan Crawford. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > Elizabeth Taylor stealing Debbie Reynolds's husband in 1958 > after her own husband Mike Todd had died in a plane crash. > What rock-and-roller was Debbie's husband? Eddie Fisher. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > of a heart attack, it was said. But some believe that there > something more sinister afoot, and that he was actually shot > and killed. Who was he? Thomas Ince. 4 for Joshua. > The circumstances were odd, though, and some thought that she > was murdered by her husband as he was jealous of her relationship > with Walken. Who was she? Natalie Wood. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > | Deltiologist | Oologist | Virtuoso > | Discophile | Palaeontologist | > 1. Comic books. Pannapictagraphist. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 2. Military medals, badges, and pins. Falerist. I didn't know it either. > 3. Birds' eggs. Oologist. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > 4. Works of art, or curios. Virtuoso. 4 for Calvin. > 5. Postcards. Deltiologist. 4 for Bruce and Joshua. > 6. Coins. Numismatist. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > 7. Stamps. Philatelist. 4 for everyone. > 8. Flags. Vexillologist. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. > 9. Dolls. Plangonologist. I didn't know it either. > 10. Corkscrews. Helixophilist. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Joshua, and Marc. "Jeopardy!" did a category on this topic on 2017-11-08. They did questions #3 and #5 from this round in reverse, and also asked about "arctophile", "bibliophile", and "conchologist", who respectively collect teddy bears, books, and seashells. As to the rest, you'll have to look them up yourselves if you want to know. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Can Geo Lit Spo Ent Mis FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 0 39 40 16 40 27 146 Dan Blum 8 28 40 0 36 24 128 Marc Dashevsky 0 36 28 4 36 24 124 Dan Tilque 4 40 32 20 28 20 120 Pete Gayde 3 19 32 28 28 20 108 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 28 0 36 16 100 "Calvin" 0 25 24 14 31 18 98 Peter Smyth 0 32 28 18 12 20 98 Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 0 36 28 84 Erland Sommarskog 4 36 8 7 8 16 68 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You don't SIT IN the traffic jam; msb@vex.net | you ARE the traffic jam." -- Werner Icking My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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