| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 21 10:53PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-15, 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 Bill Psychs 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 1, Round 4 - Science - Geometry Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1-4/geom.pdf For questions #1-8, select the applicable formula from the handout. (Note: the fractions in formulas D, F, and K are badly rendered. In each case please read the numerical fraction as being multiplied by what follows; for example, D is 1/2 times bh.) 1. Surface area of a sphere. 2. Area of a circle. 3. Volume of a sphere. 4. Volume of a cylinder. 5. Area of a triangle. 6. Surface area of a cylinder. 7. Volume of a cone. 8. Euler's identity. For questions #9-10, see the diagram at the bottom of the handout. 9. Which line on the diagram (as usual, name it by its two endpoints) represents the sine of angle theta? 10. What trig function of angle theta does line PR represent? * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Ping-Pong Whether you call it ping-pong or table tennis, it is a sport that combines precision skills and blinding speeds when played at the highest levels. 1. What year was the game first played at the Olympics? 2. The balls are usually one of two colors, in order to contrast with the table. White is one. What is the other? 3. Which well-known US board-games manufacturer purchased the rights to the name "Ping-Pong", and enforced the trademark on it during the 1920s? 4. Within 5 years, when was the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) founded? 5. Table tennis rackets are usually called paddles in North America. What are they usually called in Britain? 6. There are two general styles of grip in table tennis. Both of their names refer to things commonly done with the hands. Name either grip. 7. The table tennis Grand Slam is earned by winning singles championships at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup. Jan-Ove Waldner was the first player to complete the Grand Slam. What country is he from? 8. Ping-pong players would sometimes add a substance to their rackets to increase the speed and spin of the ball, but it was banned by the ITTF in 2009. Name the substance. 9. In the January 2018 ITTF men's world ranking list, the top 5 ranked players are all from either China or -- what European nation? 10. In the January 2018 ITTF women's world ranking list, the first two ranked players are from China and the third is from Singapore. What other Asian country are the next three ranked players from? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't anthropomorphize evolution: msb@vex.net It hates that." --John Freiler My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 22 06:25AM +0100 > 1. Surface area of a sphere. H > 2. Area of a circle. I > 3. Volume of a sphere. K > 4. Volume of a cylinder. R > 5. Area of a triangle. D > 6. Surface area of a cylinder. J > 7. Volume of a cone. F > 8. Euler's identity. L > 9. Which line on the diagram (as usual, name it by its two > endpoints) represents the sine of angle theta? OP > 10. What trig function of angle theta does line PR represent? tangent > combines precision skills and blinding speeds when played at the > highest levels. > 1. What year was the game first played at the Olympics? 1960 > 2. The balls are usually one of two colors, in order to contrast > with the table. White is one. What is the other? Light-brown > 4. Within 5 years, when was the International Table Tennis > Federation (ITTF) founded? 1936 > championships at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and > World Cup. Jan-Ove Waldner was the first player to complete > the Grand Slam. What country is he from? I've heard of that guy before! :-) Sweden > 9. In the January 2018 ITTF men's world ranking list, the top 5 > ranked players are all from either China or -- what European > nation? France > two ranked players are from China and the third is from > Singapore. What other Asian country are the next three ranked > players from? Japan |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 22 12:31AM -0600 In article <I7KdnUD8xehO0RPHnZ2dnUU7-e_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > In each case please read the numerical fraction as being multiplied > by what follows; for example, D is 1/2 times bh.) > 1. Surface area of a sphere. H > 2. Area of a circle. I > 3. Volume of a sphere. K > 4. Volume of a cylinder. E > 5. Area of a triangle. D > 6. Surface area of a cylinder. J > 7. Volume of a cone. F > 8. Euler's identity. L > 9. Which line on the diagram (as usual, name it by its two > endpoints) represents the sine of angle theta? > 10. What trig function of angle theta does line PR represent? tangent > 1. What year was the game first played at the Olympics? > 2. The balls are usually one of two colors, in order to contrast > with the table. White is one. What is the other? yellow > 3. Which well-known US board-games manufacturer purchased the > rights to the name "Ping-Pong", and enforced the trademark on > it during the 1920s? Parker Brothers > Federation (ITTF) founded? > 5. Table tennis rackets are usually called paddles in North America. > What are they usually called in Britain? bats > 6. There are two general styles of grip in table tennis. > Both of their names refer to things commonly done with the hands. > Name either grip. handshake -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 22 07:34AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:I7KdnUD8xehO0RPHnZ2dnUU7- > In each case please read the numerical fraction as being multiplied > by what follows; for example, D is 1/2 times bh.) > 1. Surface area of a sphere. H > 2. Area of a circle. I > 3. Volume of a sphere. K > 4. Volume of a cylinder. E > 5. Area of a triangle. D > 6. Surface area of a cylinder. J > 7. Volume of a cone. F > 8. Euler's identity. L > For questions #9-10, see the diagram at the bottom of the handout. > 9. Which line on the diagram (as usual, name it by its two > endpoints) represents the sine of angle theta? PQ > 10. What trig function of angle theta does line PR represent? tangent > combines precision skills and blinding speeds when played at the > highest levels. > 1. What year was the game first played at the Olympics? 1988 > 2. The balls are usually one of two colors, in order to contrast > with the table. White is one. What is the other? yellow; red > 3. Which well-known US board-games manufacturer purchased the > rights to the name "Ping-Pong", and enforced the trademark on > it during the 1920s? Milton Bradley > 4. Within 5 years, when was the International Table Tennis > Federation (ITTF) founded? 1920; 1931 > championships at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and > World Cup. Jan-Ove Waldner was the first player to complete > the Grand Slam. What country is he from? Norway; Denmark > 9. In the January 2018 ITTF men's world ranking list, the top 5 > ranked players are all from either China or -- what European > nation? France; Italy > two ranked players are from China and the third is from > Singapore. What other Asian country are the next three ranked > players from? South Korea -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 22 10:28AM Mark Brader wrote: > In each case please read the numerical fraction as being multiplied > by what follows; for example, D is 1/2 times bh.) > 1. Surface area of a sphere. H > 2. Area of a circle. I > 3. Volume of a sphere. K > 4. Volume of a cylinder. E > 5. Area of a triangle. D > 6. Surface area of a cylinder. J > 7. Volume of a cone. F > 8. Euler's identity. L > For questions #9-10, see the diagram at the bottom of the handout. > 9. Which line on the diagram (as usual, name it by its two > endpoints) represents the sine of angle theta? PQ > 10. What trig function of angle theta does line PR represent? tangent > combines precision skills and blinding speeds when played at the > highest levels. > 1. What year was the game first played at the Olympics? 1908 > 2. The balls are usually one of two colors, in order to contrast > with the table. White is one. What is the other? Yellow > it during the 1920s? > 4. Within 5 years, when was the International Table Tennis > Federation (ITTF) founded? 1908 > 5. Table tennis rackets are usually called paddles in North America. > What are they usually called in Britain? Bats > championships at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and > World Cup. Jan-Ove Waldner was the first player to complete > the Grand Slam. What country is he from? Denmark, Sweden > 9. In the January 2018 ITTF men's world ranking list, the top 5 > ranked players are all from either China or -- what European > nation? Denmark, Sweden > two ranked players are from China and the third is from > Singapore. What other Asian country are the next three ranked > players from? Malaysia, South Korea Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 21 10:50PM -0600 Mark Brader: > In each case, we'll give you the name of a Canadian university, > and you tell us what municipality its main campus is located in. > 1. Royal Roads U. Colwood BC. (Sorry, not Victoria.) > 2. Laurentian U. Greater Sudbury (accepting Sudbury) ON. > 3. Lakehead U. Thunder Bay ON. > 4. Mt. Allison U. Sackville NB. > 5. U. of Ontario Institute of Technology. Oshawa ON. > 6. Simon Fraser U. Burnaby BC. (Sorry, not Vancouver.) > 7. Concordia U. Montreal QC. > 8. Western U. London ON. 4 for Joshua -- making the round count for everyone. It's still officially the U. of Western Ontario, but stopped actually *using* its full name in 2012. > 9. McMaster U. Hamilton ON. > 10. Nipissing U. North Bay ON. > been removed. > 1. Ernest Howard (E.H.) Shepard, born 1879. Known for: "The House > at Pooh Corner". G. (From "Winnie-the-Pooh", both books by A.A. Milne.) 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce. > 2. Eric Carle, born 1929. Known for: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", > "The Mixed-Up Chameleon". E. (From "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See" by Bill Martin Jr.; the other stories mentioned were written by Carle.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. 3 for Marc. > 3. Quentin Blake, born 1932. Known for: "James and the Giant > Peach", "Matilda". A. (From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", all these books by Roald Dahl.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 4. Shel Silverstein, born 1930. Known for: "Where the Sidewalk > Ends", "The Giving Tree". J. (From "Where the Sidewalk Ends"; he wrote both books.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 5. Maurice Sendak, born 1928. Known for: "Where the Wild Things > Are". P. (Apparently from that book.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. 3 for Bruce. > 6. Ludwig Bemelmans, born 1898. Known for: "Madeline and the > Bad Hat". S. (From "Madeline"; he wrote both books.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Bruce. > 7. Ezra Jack Keats, born 1916. Known for: "The Snowy Day", > "Peter's Chair". Q. (From "Whistle for Willie"; she wrote all these books.) 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > 8. Virginia Lee Burton, born 1909. Known for: "Maybelle the Cable > Car", "Katy and the Big Snow". T. (From "Mike Sullivan and his Steam Shovel"; she wrote all these books.) 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 9. Kate Greenaway, born 1846. Known for: "Mother Goose" (aka > "The Old Nursery Rhymes"). K. (Apparently from that book.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. > 10. Beatrix Potter, born 1866. Known for: "The Tale of Jemima > Puddle-Duck", "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle". M. (From "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; she wrote all these books.) 4 for everyone. > the works of those illustrators based on their names alone, for fun, > but for no points: > 11. Gustave Doré. O. (From "Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault.) Joshua got this. > 12. Walter Crane. L. (From "The Frog Prince" by the Grimm brothers.) > 13. Johnny Gruelle. I. (Apparently from one of his "Raggedy Ann and Andy" books.) Joshua got this. > 14. Jules Feiffer. R. (From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster".) Joshua got this. > 15. Clement Hurd. C. (From "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.) > 16. John Tenniel. F. (From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.) Joshua got this. > 17. P.D. Eastman. B. (From "Are You My Mother?") Joshua got this. > 18. Kay Nielsen. D. (From "In Powder and Crinoline: Fairy Tales Retold" by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.) > 19. Robert McCloskey. H. (From his book "Make Way for Ducklings".) Joshua got this. > 20. Virginia Frances Sterrett. N. (From "Tanglewood Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne".) Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Art Dan Blum 0 39 39 Joshua Kreitzer 4 35 39 Bruce Bowler 0 23 23 Marc Dashevsky 0 19 19 Peter Smyth 0 16 16 Dan Tilque 0 8 8 -- Mark Brader | "And remember, my friends, future events such as Toronto | these will affect you, in the future." msb@vex.net | -- Ed Wood, Plan 9 from Outer Space My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 21 10:30AM -0800 One day left. Dan Tilque wrote: -- Dan Tilque |
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