- QFTCIBP Game 5, Rounds 4,6: Blue movies? Cooties! - 1 Update
- QFTCIBP Game 5, Rounds #2 and x=3 answers - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz #288 - 3 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 4, Rounds 7-8: spy writers and light - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 04:56AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12, 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 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Blue Movies Sorry, but you'll have to get your mind out of the gutter. This round is not about *that* kind of blue movies. Each of the movie titles we'll ask you for does, however, contain the word "Blue" or a form thereof. We'll give you the year of release, the name of one or more cast members, and a brief synopsis. You give us the full title of the movie. 1. 1986, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini. The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. 2. 1993, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy. A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child. 3. 1972, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch. During World War I, a pilot that everybody envies as a "lady-killer" actually is one -- after he beds the women he's after, he murders them. 4. 1988, Christopher Walken, Matthew Broderick. During World War II, a group of young recruits go through boot camp in Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon. 5. 1990, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee. Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives. 6. 1998, John Goodman. Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another mission from God. 7. 2010, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling. The relationship of a contemporary married couple is charted as it evolves over a span of years, by cross-cutting between time periods. 8. 1961, Angela Lansbury, Elvis Presley. After arriving back home from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency. 9. 1999, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson. A group of scientists, searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease at an isolated research facility, become prey when intelligent sharks begin to fight back. 10. 1980, Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields. In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene. (Okay, so maybe this one *is* that kind of movie.) After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "Oyhrf Oebguref" sbe nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq tvir gur shyy gvgyr. * Game 5, Round 6 - Science - Ewww, Cooties! Cooties might not be real, but there sure are a lot of childhood ailments and afflictions that make kids miserable. Here's a round about some, courtesy of Bill Psychs' former captain Theresa. Don't forget to wash your hands! And please note the specially selected signature quote for this posting. 1. When the north wind blows and temperatures plunge, you might mistake this illness for windburn. It is known as the "fifth disease" from its place on the "standard list of childhood-rash-causing diseases", but is better known by what other name, referring to the rash that often develops on the face? 2. Unlike the similar-sounding bovine disease, this common childhood ailment is most commonly caused by a coxsackie virus. 3. Most of us know the woeful tale of the Velveteen Rabbit. Luckily, scarlet fever isn't as scary as it once was. Name the bacteria that causes this troublesome illness. 4. Chicken pox is not a cause for a celebration, but perhaps at least a pox party for your closest friends and neighbors to share the virus and get it over with. Name the virus that causes this itchy childhood ailment. 5. Whoop, there it is! And once you catch it.....you'll be whooping it up for weeks. Whooping cough, also known as the 100-day cough, gets its name from the whooping sound that comes at the end of a hacking cough. What is the medical term for this bacterial infection? 6. A rubulavirus infection can affect the parotid glands, leading to painful swelling. What is this viral disease, which is no longer common today, better known as? 7. It's an urban myth that you can get pink-eye if someone expels intestinal gas on your pillow. Well, never mind that; what is the medical term for pink-eye? 8. Mama always said be sure you change your underoos! These little critters known medically as enterobiasis can leave kids scratching where the sun don't shine. Though not considered a serious disease, it is believed about 20% of people in the US at one point in time become infected with this parasite. What is it more commonly known as? 9. When this virus stomps through the playground, it can pack a punch and destroy every sleeve and shirt cuff in its wake. It's not king of the castle, but rhinoviruses sure make their presence known. What are they more commonly known as? 10. Nothing strikes fear in the heart of parents like a letter home saying pediculosis capitis are making their rounds in school. Sharing is caring... unless it's hats, combs, and hair accessories. What are these parasitic insects more commonly known as? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Bacterium is the term for a single bacteria." msb@vex.net | My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 04:53AM -0500 Mark Brader: > such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions, > Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is > the second-largest? France. (#3 is Spain, #4 Sweden.) 4 for Erland, Marc, and Pete. > 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is > the second-largest? New Guinea. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world. > What is the second-largest? Lake Superior. Also accepting Lakes Huron and Michigan considered as a single lake, in which case it is larger than Superior. (If Lake Huron is counted separately, it's #4 and Victoria is #3.) 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by > population*. What is the second-largest? Africa. (#3 is Europe, #4 North America.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Joshua. > the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the > *largest country by population in South America*. What is > the second-largest? Colombia. (#3 is Argentina, #4 Venezuela.) 4 for Erland. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the > second-largest? Texas, duh. (#3 is California, #4 Montana.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until > it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the > second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.) Democratic Republic of the Congo. (#3 is Sudan, #4 Libya.) 4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the > second-largest? Hokkaido. (#3 is Kyushu, #4 Shikoku.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*. > What is the second-largest? Queensland. (#3 is South Australia, #4 New South Wales. Territories are irrelevant for this question, but if they did count, the Northern Territory would be #3.) 4 for Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation > of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest? K2, also called Godwin Austen. (#3 is Kangchenjunga, #4 Lhotse, both in the Himalayas while K2 is in the Karakoram range.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name > was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first > to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive. 570-495 BC. 2 for Pete. > mathematical work of its time and the foundation of geometry > as we know it, which has been used as a textbook ever since. > Who was he? Euclid. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the > famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he > was alive. 1175-1250. 4 for Dan Blum. > 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people. > Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other? Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive. 1646-1716. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Joshua. > calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the > development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven > until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive. 1607-65. > study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes > any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves. > Name any year he was alive. 1768-1830. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua (the hard way). > 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by > Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand > Russell. Name any year they were both alive. 1872-1947. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Pete (the hard way), Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of > gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication > years or any year in between. (Yeah, I know, this was supposed to be a history round about math, not physics. I didn't write it!) 1905-16. 4 for Erland, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things > that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when > was this published? 1935 (accepting 1925-45). 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 58 Dan Blum 25 28 53 Dan Tilque 28 16 44 Erland Sommarskog 27 16 43 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 40 Pete Gayde 23 13 36 Peter Smyth 24 12 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for msb@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 11 02:05PM Erland Sommarskog wrote: > knowledge only and don't use sources or ask the wife. > 1. At the outbreak of World War I, which of the independent states in Europe > were republics? France, Switzerland > 2. Which are the official languages of Singapore? English, Tagalog, Cantonese > 3. Which countries have won Davis Cup in tennis on at least five occasions > since 1923? USA, Spain, France, Great Britain > 4. Name all persons who have appeared on an original album with The Rolling > Stones as a regular member of the group. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones > 5. List all elements of which there exists stable isotopes with both odd > number of protons and odd number of neutrons. Lithium, Boron, Nitrogen > Leonoe and starring Clint Eastwood? > 8. Since the reunification of China in the 6th century, which dynasties have > ruled China for at least 50 years? Ming, Han, Yang > 9. Name the sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Joseph, Benjamin, Reuben, Simeon, Asher, Gad, Naphtali, Levi, Dan Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 11 11:17AM -0500 In article <XnsA8C0E1AAE4938Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, esquel@sommarskog.se says... > knowledge only and don't use sources or ask the wife. > 1. At the outbreak of World War I, which of the independent states in Europe > were republics? Switzerland, France > 2. Which are the official languages of Singapore? English, Malay > 3. Which countries have won Davis Cup in tennis on at least five occasions > since 1923? Australia, U.S., England, France > 4. Name all persons who have appeared on an original album with The Rolling > Stones as a regular member of the group. Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts Brian Jones Bill Wyman > happened on Nov 9th that year. > 7. Which where the films in the "Man with no Name" series directed by Sergio > Leonoe and starring Clint Eastwood? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly A Fistful of Dollars For A Few Dollars More > 8. Since the reunification of China in the 6th century, which dynasties have > ruled China for at least 50 years? > 9. Name the sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Joseph, Benjamin, Judah, Levi, Reuben, Naftali, Gad -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 11 08:31PM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > knowledge only and don't use sources or ask the wife. > 1. At the outbreak of World War I, which of the independent states in Europe > were republics? France, San Marino, Finland > 2. Which are the official languages of Singapore? Malay, English, Chinese > 3. Which countries have won Davis Cup in tennis on at least five occasions > since 1923? United States > 4. Name all persons who have appeared on an original album with The Rolling > Stones as a regular member of the group. Mick Jagger > 5. List all elements of which there exists stable isotopes with both odd > number of protons and odd number of neutrons. hydrogen, lithium, boron, nitrogen, fluorine, sodium, aluminum, chlorine > 6. November 9 is a date on which several important events has happened in > Germany during the 20th century. Name all years *and* the event that > happened on Nov 9th that year. Reichtag Fire, 1935 Krystalnacht, 1938 > 7. Which where the films in the "Man with no Name" series directed by Sergio > Leonoe and starring Clint Eastwood? A Fist Full of Dollars For a Few Dollars More High Plains Drifter > 8. Since the reunification of China in the 6th century, which dynasties have > ruled China for at least 50 years? Ming Sung Tang Qing > 9. Name the sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob. Benjamin Judah Dan Joseph -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 03 01:09PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lqGdnTONa5pBkF7HnZ2dnUU7- > In each case, name the author. > 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty > Chitty Bang Bang". Ian Fleming > 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The > Little Drummer Girl". John Le Carre > 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel" > series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the > Corner". Baroness Orczy > 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the > Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File". Forsyth > 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of > Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions". Follett > 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The > Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne > Identity". Robert Ludlum > 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell", > "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger". Tom Clancy > 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third > Man", "Our Man in Havana". Graham Greene > * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light > Answer these questions about the science of light. > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum? 186,000 miles per second > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Isaac Newton > identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight. > Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from > about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units? lumens > 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens. > What does "LED" stand for? light-emitting diode > 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction > of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust? > This effect explains why the sky is blue. Rayleigh effect -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 03 08:30PM +0200 > In each case, name the author. > 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The > Little Drummer Girl". John le Carré > * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light > Answer these questions about the science of light. > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum? 3·10^8 m/s > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Newton > 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on > the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to > overlap one of them)? Microwaves > 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens. > What does "LED" stand for? Light Emitting Diode > 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction > of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust? > This effect explains why the sky is blue. Diffraction |
| You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. |
No comments:
Post a Comment