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- Rotatig Quiz #281: this day in history [ANSWERS] - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 16 12:29AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05, 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*)". ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/cha.jpg * A. Art Movements A1. Name the art movement that originated in England in 1880 and lasted until 1920. It stood for traditional, handmade craftsmanship using simple forms, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. Key artists were William Morris, Tiffany Studios, and the Newcomb pottery studio. A2. Name the art movement that originated in France around 1886 and lasted until about 1905. It emerged partially as a reaction against the previous movement's insistence on the natural use of light and color. Its topics were more abstract and symbolic than real subjects. Key artists were Paul Gauguin and Georges Seurat. A3. Name the art movement, also sometimes called "late Baroque", developed in the early 18th century in France as a reaction to the grandeur, symmetry, and strict regulations of the previous movement. Their style was ornate and used light colors, asymmetrical designs, curves, and gold. Key artists were Antoine Watteau and Thomas Chippendale * B. Mathematical Nomenclature B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/math/b1.png The letter Q as shown is used to represent what set of numbers? B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/math/b2.png This type of rectangular array of numbers is known by what term? B3. Everyone knows ÷ as the division sign, but what is its one-word name? (Yes, in English.) * C. Name the Kingdom or, again, the Empire C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/was/c1.jpg As a political entity, kingdom A existed in a number of forms with different boundaries, starting around the 6th century. It was eventually absorbed by the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of France. Name it. C2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/was/c2.jpg Empire B had several incarnations. The first empire was founded around 681. The empire ended by 1018, surrendering to the Byzantines. Name it. C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/was/c3.jpg Kingdom C was named after a city which was founded by the Roman 7th Legion. It eventually became independent after having been ruled by Visigoths and Moors. It was one of the first areas to be conquered during the "reconquista" and existed as a kingdom until 1230. * D. Ancient Historical Items D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/anci/d1.jpg This object is the one of the oldest surviving records from ancient Egypt. It's of great importance because it's the oldest record showing a ruler wearing the crowns of both Upper and Lower Egypt. Name this object. D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/anci/d2.jpg Many societies in the ancient world used stelae to record and post news and edicts. This famous stela was used to post the laws of ancient Mesopotamia. Give the common name of these laws, also the name of this object. D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/anci/d3.jpg An astonishing discovery was made in 1901 on the sea floor in Greece, where this incredibly complex device was found (as well as a number of bronze statues). X-ray studies have shown that this is the earliest known analog computer, with 37 internal bronze gears, and is capable of many different astronomical functions. It is named after the place where it was found. What is it named? * E. "NBC Mystery Movie" The "NBC Mystery Movie" was the overall name used for several TV series with movie-length episodes that rotated in the same time slot from 1971 to 1977. Each of the constituent series had its own cast. E1. In its inaugural year, the "NBC Mystery Movie" ran on Sunday nights and consisted of three series: "Columbo", "MacMillan and Wife", and what third series that was also named after its lead character? E2. The next two seasons on Sunday night saw a fourth series in the rotation, featuring Richard Boone as a gunfighter-turned-detective. Name it. E3. In 1972 NBC added an extra night with the "NBC Wednesday Night Mystery Movie". The first season of the Wednesday rotation comprised three constituent series. Two of these, respectively starring Richard Widmark and James Farentino, lasted only one seaon. The third lasted two seasons. Name *any one* of the three. * F. The Setup The following are the Setup/Deal portion of the rules for a card game, each taken from a site containing common or standard rules for that game. In each case, name the game. F1. Partners should sit across from each other. Randomly choose a dealer. Each player is dealt 5 cards. The remaining 4 cards are placed face down in the middle of the table. The top card is turned face up; this card initially sets the trump suit. F2. Deal 12 cards to each player, starting from the left, 3 or 4 cards at a time. The next card is turned up and placed on the table; it is the trump card and every card of that suit is a trump. The remainder of the pack forms the stock and is placed face down. F3. Partners should sit across from each other. Randomly choose a dealer. The dealer gives 11 cards face down to each player, one at a time, clockwise, beginning with the opponent on his left and ending with himself. The undealt remainder of the pack is placed face down in the center of the table, becoming the stock, and the top card is turned face up beside it. If the upcard is a joker, deuce, or three, one or more additional cards must be turned upon it until a "natural" card (a four or higher) appears. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth" msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 16 08:16AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > romantic, or folk styles of decoration. Key artists were > William Morris, Tiffany Studios, and the Newcomb pottery > studio. Arts and Crafts > the natural use of light and color. Its topics were more > abstract and symbolic than real subjects. Key artists were > Paul Gauguin and Georges Seurat. Post-impressionism; Impressionism > previous movement. Their style was ornate and used light > colors, asymmetrical designs, curves, and gold. Key artists > were Antoine Watteau and Thomas Chippendale Arts and Crafts > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/math/b2.png > This type of rectangular array of numbers is known by > what term? matrix > B3. Everyone knows ÷ as the division sign, but what is its > one-word name? (Yes, in English.) solidus > and post news and edicts. This famous stela was used to > post the laws of ancient Mesopotamia. Give the common name > of these laws, also the name of this object. Code of Hammurabi > 37 internal bronze gears, and is capable of many different > astronomical functions. It is named after the place where > it was found. What is it named? Antikythera device > nights and consisted of three series: "Columbo", "MacMillan > and Wife", and what third series that was also named after > its lead character? "Hec Ramsey" > E2. The next two seasons on Sunday night saw a fourth > series in the rotation, featuring Richard Boone as a > gunfighter-turned-detective. Name it. "Hec Ramsey" > respectively starring Richard Widmark and James Farentino, > lasted only one seaon. The third lasted two seasons. > Name *any one* of the three. "The Snoop Sisters"; "Hec Ramsey" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 16 09:54AM +0100 > the natural use of light and color. Its topics were more > abstract and symbolic than real subjects. Key artists were > Paul Gauguin and Georges Seurat. Expressionusm > B1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/math/b1.png > The letter Q as shown is used to represent what set of > numbers? Rational > B2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/math/b2.png > This type of rectangular array of numbers is known by > what term? Matrix > * C. Name the Kingdom or, again, the Empire > C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfrx/was/c1.jpg Burgundy > Empire B had several incarnations. The first empire was > founded around 681. The empire ended by 1018, surrendering > to the Byzantines. Name it. Bulgarian > having been ruled by Visigoths and Moors. It was one of > the first areas to be conquered during the "reconquista" > and existed as a kingdom until 1230. Léon > beside it. If the upcard is a joker, deuce, or three, one > or more additional cards must be turned upon it until a > "natural" card (a four or higher) appears. Canasta |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 16 12:26AM -0600 Mark Brader: > to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point, > despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named > for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that? Stanley Milgram. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum. Milgram's subjects thought they were conducting an experiment in whether learning could be enhanced by punishment for failure. (Sorry, Peter: Robert *Milliken* performed a *different* famous experiment, this one in physics: he was the first to measure the charge on a single electron, using drops of oil.) > supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that > the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named > for the university where it took place -- which one was that? Stanford. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes > known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the > place where the experiment took place. Where was that? Hawthorne. > The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers > that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the > suffix -sphere. There are five layers. Four were answers or were mentioned in the questions; the other one is the lowest, the troposphere. See: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/atmosphere-layers2.html > 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer? Stratosphere. 4 for Marc. 2 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional > aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit. > What layer is this? Mesosphere. 4 for Marc and Peter. > but its position varies by time of day. It may extend into > the mesosphere, thermosphere, and/or exosphere. This is where > auroras take place. What layer is this? Ionosphere. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Peter. > * Distances in Space > 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and > the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called? Astronomical unit. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of > one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years. > What is it called? Parsec. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that > is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is > equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called? Hubble distance. > Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the > human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological > beings. Glucose (dextrose). 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is > an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as > a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids. Cholesterol. 4 for Joshua and Marc. 3 for Dan Tilque. > Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the > creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves > as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid). > phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision > of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away. > The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect? Gravity waves. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better > capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM, > where EM stands for what? Electron microscopy. 4 for Marc. > two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating > pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during > night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm? Circadian. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST TOPICS-> His A&L Geo Spo Ent Mis Sci FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 20 12 44 31 32 36 34 177 Dan Blum 37 20 34 4 24 24 34 153 Marc Dashevsky 24 20 24 10 32 -- 40 140 Peter Smyth 21 -- 40 36 8 16 24 137 Dan Tilque 32 23 36 12 20 20 23 134 Pete Gayde 18 16 32 -- 30 16 11 112 Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 39 12 16 -- -- 91 Jason Kreitzer 8 12 12 -- 40 16 -- 88 Bruce Bowler -- 20 22 -- -- -- -- 42 -- Mark Brader | "But it doesn't matter what we think. If everyone Toronto | else thinks it's real, they'll want to stop it msb@vex.net | (so long as it doesn't cost too much)." --Sir Humphrey | ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Feb 15 04:17PM -0800 I have the flu. it sucks. please randomly assign a winner. or check the answers here and discuss. ======================================== this is rotating quiz #281. today is january 31st, 2018. if you are lucky enough to see it, tonight you have the opportunity to see a super blue blood moon. ordering the words differently just sounds wrong. my thanks to Mark Brader for hosting a contest that I was capable of winning without knowing the pattern or theme he had chosen. the winner will be the first choice to set rq 282, in a manner of their choosing. please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on wednesday, 2018-02-07, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting. in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. correct answers are worth 2 points each, answers within 3 years either way are worth 1 point each. the theme is: this day in history - january 31st have fun! a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of the catholic church? [314] b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against parliament and king james? [1606] c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? [1609] d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in the usa? [1865] e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? [1872] f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer born? [1923] g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? [1929] h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? [1938] i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become a federal republic [1946] j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne die? [1956, he created Winnie-the-Pooh] k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? [1957] l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? [1961] m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? [1968] n. january 31st is a christian feast day - catholic, episcopal, and eastern orthodox. for 1 point each name as many of the christian feasts that are celebrated on january 31st as you can. Domitius (Domice) of Amiens Francis Xavier Bianchi Geminianus John Bosco Julius of Novara Blessed Ludovica Máedóc (Mogue, Aiden) Marcella Samuel Shoemaker (Episcopal Church (USA)) Tysul Ulphia Wilgils January 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 15 09:09PM -0600 Stephen Perry: > I have the flu. it sucks. It also coughs, sneezes, upsets your digestive tract, and so on. Get well soon, eh? > please randomly assign a winner. or check the answers here and discuss. From the answers that Stephen has posted, the winner is Dan Tilque and it isn't close. Hearty congratulations, if I may say so! > way are worth 1 point each. > a. in what year did saint silvester i begin his reign as pope of > the catholic church? 314. Dan Tilque was closest at 252 years off, but you needed to be within, y'know, 3 years to score. > b. in what year was guy fawkes executed for plotting against > parliament and king james? 1606. 2 for Peter. 1 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > c. in what year was wisselbank of amsterdam established? 1609. 1 for Erland. > d. in what year did the u.s. congress pass the 13th amendment, > abolishing slavery in the usa? 1865. 2 for Dan Blum, Mark, and Peter. 1 for Dan Tilque. (As I noted, slavery wasn't actually abolished until the amendment was ratified, which was later the same year. Actually even then it wasn't totally abolished; it's still constitutional in the US for convicts to be used as slaves.) > e. in what year was american author Zane Grey born? 1872. 1 for Dan Tilque. > f. in what year was american journalist and author norman mailer > born? 1923. 1 for Dan Tilque, Mark, and Erland. > g. in what year did the soviet union exile leon trotsky? 1929. 2 for Erland. 1 for Dan Blum and Mark. > h. in what year was queen beatrix of the netherlands born? 1938. 2 for Dan Tilque. > i. in what year did yugoslavia adopt a new constitution and become > a federal republic 1946. 2 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Erland. > j. in what year did english author, poet, and playwright a.a. milne > die? 1956. Dan Tilque was closest at 7 years off. > k. in what year was the trans-iranian oil pipe line finished? 1957. 1 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Mark. > l. in what year did ham the chimpanzee become the 1st primate in > space (158 miles) aboard mercury/redstone 2? 1961. 2 for Mark. 1 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. (No, Yuri Gagarin was not the first primate in space as I thought. Ham flew couple of months earlier.) > m. in what year did nauru gain independence from australia? 1968. 1 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > n. january 31st is a christian feast day - catholic, episcopal, > and eastern orthodox. for 1 point each name as many of the > christian feasts that are celebrated on january 31st as you can. Domitius (Domice) of Amiens, Francis Xavier Bianchi, Geminianus, John Bosco, Julius of Novara, Blessed Ludovica, Máedóc, Marcella, Samuel Shoemaker, Tysul, Ulphia, Wilgils, January 31. Nobody tried this. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TOTALS Dan Tilque 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 11 Mark Brader 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 Erland Sommarskog 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Dan Blum 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 Peter Smyth 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 7 1 3 4 2 3 0 3 4 2 0 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are geeks. Resistance is voltage over current." msb@vex.net | --Greg Goss My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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