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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 12:17AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05, 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 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 4, Round 9 - Geography - Money Makes the World Go Round We'll give you the name of a common local currency -- these are the currencies in common, primary usage today. For each one, you name the place where it's used, from the handout list: | Albania | Belize | Georgia | South Africa | Angola | Botswana | Guatemala | Switzerland | Armenia | Costa Rica | Honduras | Turkey | Aruba | Czechia | Mexico | Vanuatu | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Peru | Vietnam 1. Pula. 2. Kwanza. 3. Lempira. 4. Dong. 5. Quetzal. 6. Sol. 7. Dram. 8. Florin. 9. Colon. 10. Vatu. I've looked up the currencies of the other 10 places on the list. After completing the round, if you like, decode the rot13 and name those currencies for fun, but for no points. Answers may repeat. Words such as "new" can be omitted. 11. Nyonavn. 12. Onatynqrfu. 13. Oryvmr. 14. Pmrpuvn. 15. Rguvbcvn. 16. Trbetvn. 17. Zrkvpb. 18. Fbhgu Nsevpn. 19. Fjvgmreynaq. 20. Ghexrl. ** Game 4, Round 10 - Subway Challenge Round * A. Science: Atomic Unions A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other chemical element? A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other chemical element? After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vg lbh fnvq puybevqr sbe nal nafjre, abgr gung jr nfxrq sbe gur *ryrzrag*. Tb onpx naq pbeerpg vg nppbeqvatyl. * B. Entertainment: King Movies B1. In which 1991 movie does John Goodman's character become the King of England after an accidental mass electrocution during a royal-family photo shoot? B2. What is the title of the 1996 documentary about the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali? * C. History: Queen Elizabeth II C1. In February 1952, the Queen was abroad when she learned that her father had died and she had become Queen. What present-day country was she in? C2. In what year was Her Majesty's first royal visit to Canada *as Queen*? Hint: In ottawa, she opened the 23rd Parliament. * D. Sports: College Teams Which US college or university's teams are called... D1. The Crimson Tide? D2. The Wolverines? * E. Arts: Museum Pieces We name a painting and artist; you name the museum where it hangs permanently. E1. "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. E2. "Olympia" by Manet. * F. Geography: Bays What bay is bordered by... F1. Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Quebec? F2. Trenton, Belleville, and Prince Edward County, all in Ontario? (For anyone who was wondering about the theme: Union, King, Queen, College, Museum, and Bay are all downtown stations on the Toronto subway. *Now you know*.) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You often seem quite gracious, in your way." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 06 10:08AM Mark Brader wrote: > > Aruba | Czechia | Mexico | Vanuatu > > Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Peru | Vietnam > 1. Pula. Georgia, Armenia > 2. Kwanza. Angola, Botswana > 3. Lempira. Costa Rica, Belize > 4. Dong. Vietnam > 5. Quetzal. Guatemala, Honduras > 6. Sol. Costa Rica, Belize > 7. Dram. Georgia, Armenia > 8. Florin. Georgia, Armenia > 9. Colon. Georgia, Armenia > 10. Vatu. Vanuatu > * A. Science: Atomic Unions > A1. Common sand is a combination of oxygen and what other > chemical element? Silicon > A2. Table salt is a combination of sodium and what other > chemical element? Chlorine > B1. In which 1991 movie does John Goodman's character become > the King of England after an accidental mass electrocution > during a royal-family photo shoot? King Ralph > B2. What is the title of the 1996 documentary about the 1974 > "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between George Foreman > and Muhammad Ali? The King > C1. In February 1952, the Queen was abroad when she learned > that her father had died and she had become Queen. What > present-day country was she in? Kenya > C2. In what year was Her Majesty's first royal visit to Canada > *as Queen*? Hint: In ottawa, she opened the 23rd Parliament. 1955, 1956 > * D. Sports: College Teams > Which US college or university's teams are called... > D1. The Crimson Tide? Michigan > D2. The Wolverines? Michigan > We name a painting and artist; you name the museum where it hangs > permanently. > E1. "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli. Louvre > E2. "Olympia" by Manet. Louvre > * F. Geography: Bays > What bay is bordered by... > F1. Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Quebec? Bay of Fundy > F2. Trenton, Belleville, and Prince Edward County, all in Ontario? Bay of Fundy Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 05 07:28AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, name the author. > 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty > Chitty Bang Bang". Ian Flemming > 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". Orczy > * 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? 299,800 km/sec > 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 > 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 (There's other answers because that's a rather large chunk of the spectrum. Terahertz waves, for example, which are called submillimeter waves in astronomy, and are in between microwaves and IR.) > 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? total 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? kelvins > 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 Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 06 12:14AM -0500 Mark Brader: > In each case, name the author. > 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty > Chitty Bang Bang". Ian Fleming. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Jason, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The > Little Drummer Girl". John le Carré (or his real name, David Cornwell). 4 for everyone -- Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Jason, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle > Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story". Len Deighton. > 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The > 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River". John Buchan. 4 for Peter. > 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel" > series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the > Corner". Baroness Emma Orczy. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the > Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File". Frederick Forsyth. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of > Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions". Ken Follett. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The > Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne > Identity". Robert Ludlum. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Marc. > 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell", > "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger". Tom Clancy. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc. > 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third > Man", "Our Man in Havana". Graham Greene. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc. > * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light > Answer these questions about the science of light. At the original game, our QM produced a burst of laughter by reading the above sentence in a strident tone of command. > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum? 299,792,458 m/s (accepting 269,813,212 to 329,771,704) or 186,282.397 mi/s (accepting 167,654.157 to 204,910.637). 4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest, within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100. > 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light > is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on > the electromagnetic spectrum? X-rays. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of > light through his double-slit experiment in 1801? Thomas Young. 4 for Bruce. > 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. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 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? Total internal reflection. (Accepting anything close.) 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. > 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? Kelvins. (Accepting degrees Kelvin, though it's obsolete terminology.) 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens. > What does "LED" stand for? Light-Emitting Diode. I accepted "emission" for the E. 4 for everyone. > 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. Scattering. (Also accepting Rayleigh effect.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Ent Can Aud Mis Lit Sci FIVE Dan Blum 12 28 4 4 32 28 20 120 Joshua Kreitzer 10 20 4 20 28 32 16 116 Marc Dashevsky 8 0 0 32 12 24 24 100 Bruce Bowler 36 4 -- -- -- 12 36 88 Peter Smyth 0 20 -- -- -- 32 24 76 Dan Tilque 12 8 -- -- -- 12 36 68 Pete Gayde 8 4 4 16 12 12 12 60 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 20 12 8 4 48 Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- -- 4 16 20 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people msb@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 05 11:33AM Mark Brader wrote: > What is the ALPHABETICALLY LAST: > * Geography > 1. Independent country now existing? Zimbabwe > 2. State of the US? Wyoming > * Entertainment > 3. Movie to have won the Oscar for Best Picture? Titanic > 4. Person to have won an Oscar for acting? Young > * History > 5. Person to have been Secretary-General of the UN? Waldheim > 6. Person to have been President of the US? Wilson > * Science > 7. Chemical element? Zirconium > 8. Bone in the human body? Tibia > * Sports > 9. Team to have played in the Premier League of British soccer? Wolverhampton Wanderers > 10. City to have hosted the Olympics? Tokyo > * Literature > 11. Member of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring"? Took > not his son Jack Jr.)? > * Current Events (give or take a couple of years, if applicable) > 13. Person fired from the US cabinet by Donald Trump? Tillerson > 14. Person fired from the UK cabinet by Theresa May? Villiers > * Canadiana Trudeau? Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 05 08:22AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > What is the ALPHABETICALLY LAST: > * Geography > 1. Independent country now existing? Zimbabwe > 2. State of the US? Wyoming > 4. Person to have won an Oscar for acting? > * History > 5. Person to have been Secretary-General of the UN? U Thant > 6. Person to have been President of the US? Wilson > * Science > 7. Chemical element? zirconium > 8. Bone in the human body? vertebra > * Sports > 9. Team to have played in the Premier League of British soccer? > 10. City to have hosted the Olympics? Vancouver > * Literature > 11. Member of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring"? Took -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 02:46PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > * Canadiana Peter Smyth: > Trudeau? Actually there have been two PMs who came alphabetically after the Trudeaus. One in the 19th century, one in the 20th. In both cases they took power after the party's previous leader resigned and then the party lost power in the general election later the same year. -- Mark Brader "Computers get paid to extract relevant Toronto information from files; people should not msb@vex.net have to do such mundane tasks." -- Ian Darwin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 05 11:45AM Mark Brader wrote: > home country this week, 6 years after she was shot on her school > bus by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for education for girls. > Name the country she returned to. Pakistan > for the election in June. The Liberals are projecting a surplus > in 2017-18 before several years of deficits. How large is that > surplus, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000,000? $100m > 5. What actor and former politician underwent heart surgery in > California last week for a catheter valve replacement? Schwarzenegger > 6. The TFC earned its first victory of the Major League Soccer > season on Friday with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake. Name either > of the TFC goal scorers. Altidore > and Rangers. Name him. > 8. What hockey team used an emergency goalie for 14 minutes on > Thursday night -- a 36-year-old accountant named Scott Foster? Blackhawks > 9. What product did a judge in California rule should have a cancer > warning label because of acrylamide? Coffee > taxes and rent to the City of Toronto? > 11. The Blue Jays lost their home opener on Thursday to the Yankees. > By what score? 5-2, 6-3 > Tribunal over his dismissal from a Milestones restaurant. > He claims he was fired because he is French. What did his > employers accuse him of? Rudeness > 15. Which company announced on Thursday that its MyFitnessPal > app had experienced a security breach in February impacting > 150,000,000 accounts? Fitbit Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 05 07:55AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > home country this week, 6 years after she was shot on her school > bus by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for education for girls. > Name the country she returned to. Pakistan > surplus, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000,000? > 5. What actor and former politician underwent heart surgery in > California last week for a catheter valve replacement? Schwartzenegger > Thursday night -- a 36-year-old accountant named Scott Foster? > 9. What product did a judge in California rule should have a cancer > warning label because of acrylamide? coffee -- Dan Tilque |
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