| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 18 06:05AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:t_udnct6TaDBKanHnZ2dnUU7- > 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 > 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? Effort > 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. Bohr; 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? Centripetal > 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.) Bohr; Heisenberg > 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? Minnesota; Iowa > 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"? That'll be the day > 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. Jack Nicklaus; Gary Player > 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? Temptations; Four Tops > * D. History: Maybe Baby > D1. Why was Louise Brown so famous after she was born in Britain > in 1978? First test tube baby > 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. Sarah Ferguson > * E. Canadiana: Peggy Sue Got Married > E1. Name the celebrity couple who got married at a Montreal > hotel on 1964-03-15. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor > 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." Jimmy Dean > Red Raiders, plays in the Big 12 Conference. Alumni include > Dr. Phil, singer John Denver, and CBS News reporter Scott > Pelley. Name that university. Texas Tech > 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. Pete Gayde |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Dec 18 06:12AM > 1. This equation is used to calculate the energy of a certain > elementary particle, equal to its frequency times Planck's > constant. Which particle? Photon > 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? Newton's Second Law > 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? Power > 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. Erwin Schrödinger > 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? Torque > 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.) Heisenberg > 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 Effect > 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"? Change in entropy > 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? Number of gas molecules > 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 strength > them for fun, but for no points. > 13. Va Rvafgrva'f rdhngvba #3, jung pbafgnag vf ercerfragrq ol > gur yrggre p? Fcrrq bs yvtug (va inphb) > 14. Rdhngvba #11 erfrzoyrf Arjgba'f Ynj bs Tenivgngvba, ohg eryngrf > gb n qvssrerag sbepr. Juvpu bar? Ryrpgevp svryq sbepr orgjrra gjb punetrq cnegvpyrf > 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? Pbrssvpvrag bs qent > 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? Wisconsin. Illinois. > 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"? That'll Be The Day > 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. The Cricket On The Hearth > Cricket, a minor character in the original fairy-tale novel > "The Adventures of Pinocchio". Name the Italian *author* > of that novel. Pirandello? > 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. Davis Love III > 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? The Beach Boys, I presume (Mike Love). > * D. History: Maybe Baby > D1. Why was Louise Brown so famous after she was born in Britain > in 1978? First test-tube baby (IVF) > 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. Anne, the Princess Royal > * E. Canadiana: Peggy Sue Got Married > E1. Name the celebrity couple who got married at a Montreal > hotel on 1964-03-15. Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes? > E2. Name the former union official who has served two terms as > the New Democrat MP for the riding of Parkdale - High Park. Pass > 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." Mac Davis > Red Raiders, plays in the Big 12 Conference. Alumni include > Dr. Phil, singer John Denver, and CBS News reporter Scott > Pelley. Name that university. Texas Tech |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 18 12:53AM -0600 In article <t_udnct6TaDBKanHnZ2dnUU7-eHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 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? Newton's Second Law of Motion > 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? power > 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? torque > 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.) Heisenberg > 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 effect > 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"? entropy > 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? moles > them for fun, but for no points. > 13. Va Rvafgrva'f rdhngvba #3, jung pbafgnag vf ercerfragrq ol > gur yrggre p? velocity of light > 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? Iowa > 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"? That'll be the day > 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. Eymon Love > 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? Beach Boys > * D. History: Maybe Baby > D1. Why was Louise Brown so famous after she was born in Britain > in 1978? first human born after in vitro fertilization > 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." Mac Davis -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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