- QFTCIBP Game 4, Rounds 7-8: spy writers and light - 5 Updates
- RQ 286: Snakes - 1 Update
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 03 12:09PM Mark Brader wrote: > 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 > Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story". > 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The > 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River". John Buchan > 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel" > series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the > Corner". Orzcy > 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the > Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File". Frederick Forsyth > 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? 300000000 metres per second > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Newton > 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on > the electromagnetic spectrum? X-rays > light through his double-slit experiment in 1801? > 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to > a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured? Penumbra > below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and > thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name > for this effect? Refraction > 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? Kelvin > 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. Peter Smyth |
| 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 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 03 02:00PM > * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists > 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 > 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". 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". Greene > * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum? 3,000,000 km/s > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Isaac Newton > 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on > the electromagnetic spectrum? X-rays > 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of > light through his double-slit experiment in 1801? Davies > 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to > a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured? penumbra > 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 scattering -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 03 02:11PM On Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:15:08 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, name the author. > 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty > Chitty Bang Bang". Fleming > 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The > Little Drummer Girl". LeCarre > Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions". > 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The > Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne Identity". Ludlum > * 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/second > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Newton > 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on > the electromagnetic spectrum? xray > 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)? microwave > 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of > light through his double-slit experiment in 1801? Young > 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to > a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured? umbra > out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is below a > critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and thus can pass > along the length of the fiber. What is the name for this effect? internal reflection > 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? kelvin > 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 scattering |
| 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 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 03 09:34AM -0700 Marc Dashevsky wrote: > 01. Venomous snakes are classified in two taxonomic families: > Elapids and Viperids. Provide the common name of a snake in > each of these families. (1 point for each) Elapid: rattlesnakes Viperid: asp > 02. Some snakes can reproduce without fertilization. What is this > process called? parthenogenisis > 03. What is a glass snake? > 04. Ireland has no native snake population. Name another country > without snakes. New Zealand > 05. Name a U.S. state with no snakes. Alaska > 06. Name a U.S. state that did not have snakes until the 20th century. Hawaii > 07. Name the symbol that shows a snake consuming its own tail. > 08. What snake is considered to be the longest? python > 09. What snake is considered to be the heaviest? python > 10. All snakes use scent to track their prey. Some snakes use another > method as well. What do they detect? heat -- Dan Tilque |
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