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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 10:13PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09, 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 4 days. All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what? 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what? 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance. Of what is brisance a measurement? 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what? 5. What is an explosive train? 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others? 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who? 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics, is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who? 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud? 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of explosive power. Name the volcano. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "cynfgvp rkcybfvir" sbe bar bs gur svefg gjb dhrfgvbaf, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given are ET unless stated otherwise. 1. The longest-running show on CBC Radio, over 50 years, formerly hosted by curmudgeon Rex Murphy, now by Duncan McCue, it takes the pulse of the nation every Sunday from 4 to 6 pm. 2. Launching a few years later in 1968, this daily news program boasts that they can reach anyone, anywhere, with a low-tech device called a "phone". Its prominent hosts have include Barbara Frum and MaryLou Findlay; the current host is Carol Off. It airs at 6:30 pm daily, across all time zones. 3. This weekly show, airing Saturdays at 1:30 pm and Wednesdays at 11:30 am, gives work to hundreds of Canada's comics, pitting them against each other to argue very serious topics. It's hosted by Steve Patterson. 4. This weekly show hosted by Ali Hassan, airing Fridays at 1:30 pm and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, features many of those same comics in performance at comedy festivals across the land. Name it. 5. A mainstay on the network for over 40 years, this weekly science show was hosted for years by Jay Ingram, and now by Bob MacDonald. It airs Saturday at noon. 6. This show about the practice and principles of medicine started as a summer replacement show and is now a permanent feature. It's hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman, and airs Saturdays at 1 pm. 7. On this show, which airs Saturdays at 7 pm on Radio 1 and Sundays at 6 pm on Radio 2, Randy Bachman spins his favorite tunes and stories from the road. 8. Ad guy Terry O'Reilly has hosted various shows like "O'Reilly on Advertising" and "Age of Persuasion". His current show, just finished for the season, airs Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:30 am. Name it. 9. This show has been on the air since 1977, when broadcasting from Parliament was first allowed. Dubbed "the week in national politics", it airs Saturdays at 9 am, and is currently hosted by Chris Hall. Name the show. 10. "Q" is the CBC's daily arts-and-culture show, which airs at 10 am and 10 pm across all time zones. Its previous hosts include Shad and Jian Ghomeshi. Who is the current host? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net In the absence of the ability to redirect output and input, a still clumsier method would have been to require the "ls" command to accept user requests to paginate its output, to print in multi-column format, and to arrange that its output be delivered off-line. Actually it would be surprising, and in fact unwise for efficiency reasons, to expect authors of commands such as "ls" to provide such a wide variety of output options. -- Ritchie & Thompson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 09 03:32AM > * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions > 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what? trinitrotoluene > 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what? nitroglycerine > 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan > Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who? J. Robert Oppenheimer > this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous > contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics, > is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who? Edward Teller > 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion > in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of > explosive power. Name the volcano. Krakatoa -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 09 05:40AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:F5OdnT5o4PB5gSHGnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions > 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan > Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who? Oppenheimer > this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous > contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics, > is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who? Teller > 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion > in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of > explosive power. Name the volcano. Krakatoa > * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio > In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given > are ET unless stated otherwise. Sorry, I won't be able to help with this round. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 10:05PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 6 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 6, Round 9 - History - Predecessors and Successors This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Which Canadian PM took office following Sir John A. MacDonald's > death in 1891? He was the first PM to be born in what later > became Canada. Sir John Abbott. He was born 1812 in Montreal, Upper Canada, and was PM only until 1892 when he resigned due to ill health. He was succeeded by Sir John Thompson, who in 1894 became the *second* PM to die in office. *He* was succeeded by Sir Mackenzie Bowell, who had conflicts with his own cabinet and was effectively forced to resign in 1896. And *he* was succeeded by Sir Charles Tupper, who served only 69 days, because after all this it was finally time for a general election and the Liberals won it. (Until 1920 it was routine for Canadian PMs to be knighted soon after taking office; of all the "Sirs" mentioned here, only Tupper already had the title beforehand.) > 2. Which US President died in office in 1841, just one month into > his term, and was succeeded by John Tyler? William Henry Harrison. 4 for Jason, Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. A close reading of the US Constitution as it then existed suggests that Tyler became *acting president* rather than actually succeeding to the presidency. But he insisted on being referred to as president, and this "president" precedent was followed in all later cases where the president died, until 1967 when the 25th Amendment explicitly addressed the point and confirmed the practice established by Tyler. > have had a parade of Prime Ministers, many with multiple terms. > Name the only *living* former Prime Minister of Italy to have > held the office *3 times*. Silvio Berlusconi. (1994-95, 2001-06, 2008-11.) 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua. > 4. In France, Charles de Gaulle was the first president of the > Fifth Republic. He was succeeded by a man whose name now graces > the most famous modern-art museum in Paris. Name him. Georges Pompidou. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua. > death in 1963 his successor, the last to be crowned with a tiara, > was the first to travel to the US and Australia. Give the name > and number of that successor. Pope Paul VI. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. > Netanyahu, is currently serving his 4th term as prime minister. > Which man, who died in 2012, has been the only other Israeli > PM to serve 4 terms? Yitzhak Shamir (1983-84 and 3 terms in 1986-92). As to the wrong answers: Benjamin Netanyahu was ruled out in the question, and none of Ariel Sharon (2001-06), Shimon Peres (1984-86 and 1995-96), and Menachem Begin (1977-83) served more than two terms. > 7. The newly elected prime minister of Spain engineered a vote > of non-confidence in the former PM, Mariano Rajoy, and won the > ensuing election in June 2018. Name the new PM. Pedro Sánchez. 4 for Erland. > is one of the longest-serving leaders in the western world. > Which Social Democratic leader did she and her Christian Union > party supplant? Gerhard Schröder. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Joshua. Helmut Kohl was the one before Schröder. > 2007 to June 2010 when he resigned. When his replacement in > turn resigned in 2013, Rudd returned to office. That replacement > was the first woman to serve as Australia's PM. Name her. Julia Gillard. 4 for Calvin and Peter. > 1970, and then again from 1974 to 1976. Name the Conservative > PM who served in between, and who was instrumental in UK joining > the European Union. Sir Edward Heath. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. James Callaghan came *after* Wilson. > A1. Name the protein in the red blood cells that which imparts > the red color to blood, and carries oxygen from the lungs > to all parts of the body. Hemoglobin. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. > A2. What is the common scientific name for a red blood cell, > derived from the Greek for "red" and for "hollow vessel"? Erythrocyte. 4 for Calvin and Joshua. "Corpuscle" is no longer in scientific usage, it includes both red and white blood cells, and it's derived from the Latin for "a little body". > doing so that when they were short of supplies, doctors > in World War I used it and found it to be as effective as > modern bandages? Sphagnum (peat moss). > B2. Leaves and bark from which tree were used for centuries to > relieve pain, until the chemicals within the leaves and bark > were isolated into what eventually became Aspirin? Willow. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. In many countries Aspirin is no longer trademarked and therefore is now aspirin. > C1. This 2003 comedy-drama stars Diane Lane as a divorcee > who starts over, leaving America for adventure in a > foreign land. "Under the Tuscan Sun". 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. > C2. This 1993 thriller, an adaptation of a Michael Crichton > novel, stars Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as detectives > investigating the suspicious death of a call girl. "Rising Sun". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > D1. There are two European capital cities whose electricity is > 100% sourced from renewable energy. The first is Ljubljana. > What country is it the capital of? Slovenia. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava. > D2. The other city achieved this feat thanks to substantial > geothermal power. Name this capital city. Reykjavik. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. > E1. Miles Davis's seminal album, "Kind of Blue", is widely > considered to be his masterpiece and one of the greatest jazz > albums of all time. Within 5 years, when was it released? 1959 (accepting 1954-64). 4 for Jason, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. > E2. Name the composer of "The Beautiful Blue Danube." Johann Strauss II (or Jr.) (full answer required). 4 for Erland. 2 for Calvin. > appear to have been the result of patients' suggestibility. > He called this theory "animal magnetism", but it was also > sometimes named after him. Franz Mesmer. (Today his "mesmerized" patients would be said to have been "hypnotized".) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > the spiritualist movement and adapting some of its ideas -- > such as faith healing -- into the Christian Science movement > which she founded. Mary Baker Eddy. 4 for Jason, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lei Can Geo A+L Can Sci His Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 13 35 27 4 19 24 40 177 Dan Blum 28 14 28 28 0 18 20 28 150 Peter Smyth -- -- 28 28 -- -- 28 24 108 Dan Tilque 24 0 28 4 -- -- 8 28 92 "Calvin" -- -- 26 15 -- -- 18 25 84 Bruce Bowler 24 0 20 20 -- -- -- -- 64 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 22 0 -- -- 20 16 58 Pete Gayde 16 0 18 19 -- -- -- -- 53 Jason Kreitzer 12 4 -- -- -- -- 4 8 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | A driver I know is getting uncomfortably close to msb@vex.net | earning the nickname "Crash". --Lee Ayrton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 08 08:41PM +0200 > 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed > which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'? Santa Claus > 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the > [Australian] Network Ten? CBS > 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once > roamed its plains? Zimbabwe > 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate? 600 > 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is > traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra? Basoon > 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into > a town square? A (pizza -> piazza) > 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'? I did > 10 To pass the Bechdel?Wallace test, a film must feature a scene > where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single > exception? Men |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 08 11:49AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'? Ebenezer Scrooge > 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals? animophobia > 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the [Australian] Network Ten? Disney-ABC > 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'? > 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once roamed its plains? Botswana > 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate? 150 > 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra? tuba > 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into a town square? a > 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'? > 10 To pass the Bechdel–Wallace test, a film must feature a scene where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single exception? men -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 04:09PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Kermit the Frog, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig have all portrayed > which character in dramatisations of 'A Christmas Carol'? Scrooge. > 2 What phobia is the fear of all animals? Faunaphonia? > 3 In 2017 which American broadcasting conglomerate purchased the > [Australian] Network Ten? ABC, to maximize confusion? > 4 Who portrayed Quasimodo in the 1939 version of 'The Hunchback of > Notre Dame'? Laughton. > 5 Which African country is named for the many elephants that once > roamed its plains? Interesting question to guess at. I'll try Botswana. > 6 How many years does a sesquicentenary celebrate? 150. > 7 Due to its deep and powerful sound, which brass instrument is > traditionally the only one of its type in an orchestra? Tuba. > 8 What letter of the alphabet turns a traditional Italian dish into > a town square? A. > 9 What are the first two words of the popular song 'My Way'? "My friends"? > 10 To pass the Bechdel--Wallace test, a film must feature a scene > where two or more women converse on any topic, bar which single > exception? Men? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Good Lord, it's not a locomotive. msb@vex.net | --Tony Cooper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 04:06PM -0500 "Calvin": > is played out by Lego characters situated in the canteen of which iconic > fictional movie location? > Death Star To quote "After the Thin Man": "Good heavens, I was right!!" -- Mark Brader | "...so I'm going to be a good boy till the New Year Toronto | when a new issue of luck is handed out." msb@vex.net | --Robert Bannister |
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