| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 01 04:21PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1MudnXgdoYYi6OrBnZ2dnUU7- > In each case we will name a symbol or describe what it means, > and you must give us its number on the handout. > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 12 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 13 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 20 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 19 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep > him on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? The $64,000 Question > Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. In fact > they were rapidly captured by the Cuban authorities. > How is this incident usually referred to? Bay of Pigs > It later emerged that their spy in Britain, Kim Philby, > had tipped off the Soviets to the correct time and place. > In which country was this failed attack? East Germany; Czechoslovakia > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? United States and Europe > C2. The Ashes is a test cricket series between two countries, > which emerged out of a resounding victory in 1892 of one > of them over the other. Which two countries play? England and Australia > * D. City Centers > D1. What type of geographical feature is at the center of the > Hanoi Capital Region? Lake > D2. In the center of Milan are many shops and restaurants, > the cathedral known as the Dome, and which famous opera > house? La Scala > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan > Project. After the war his security clearance was revoked > due to his association with left-wing individuals. Oppenheimer > Mitchell's son-in-law on the British TV series "Till Death > Us Do Part" -- but these are not actor questions either. > Booth had a very famous *son-in-law*: who? Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 01 02:47PM -0800 On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 11:46:44 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case we will name a symbol or describe what it means, > and you must give us its number on the handout. > 1. The square root of -1. 5 > 2. Octothorpe. 1 > 3. Tilde. 16 > 4. Null set (in set theory). 13 > 5. Infinity. 2 > 6. Euro (currency). 18 > 7. Ellipsis. 20 > 8. Indicates that two triangles are congruent (in geometry). 6 > 9. Factorial (in math). 4 > 10. Used in the German language to represent a double S or "sz" > sound, for example replacing the "ss" in "Strasse" (street). 8 > but I will. If you want to identify them for fun, but for no points, > decode the following rot13: > 11. Fdhner ebbg. 10 > 12. Wncnarfr lra. 3 > 13. Engvb bs n pvepyr'f pvephzsrerapr gb vgf qvnzrgre (va trbzrgel). 11 > 14. Vaqvpngrf fhzzngvba bs n frevrf (va zngu). 7 > 15. "Vf n cebcre fhofrg bs" (va frg gurbel). 14 > 16. Vaqvpngrf vagrtengvba (va pnyphyhf). 9 > 17. Gurersber (va zngu). 19 > 18. "Vf cebcbegvbany gb" (va zngu). 12 > 19. Oevgvfu cbhaq (pheerapl). 17 > 20. Gur frg bs vagrtref. 15 > quiz show by having a member of the audience send him signals > by coughing. Give the title *and* name the country where > the show was produced. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" -- UK > He eventually admitted he had been given information by the > producers to prepare before the show -- they wanted to keep > him on the air because he was quite photogenic. What show? "Twenty-One" > Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. In fact > they were rapidly captured by the Cuban authorities. > How is this incident usually referred to? Bay of Pigs > * C. Sports Competitions > C1. The Ryder Cup golf tournament takes place every two years -- > always between which two teams? USA is one team, UK & Ireland is the other team > C2. The Ashes is a test cricket series between two countries, > which emerged out of a resounding victory in 1892 of one > of them over the other. Which two countries play? England and Australia > D2. In the center of Milan are many shops and restaurants, > the cathedral known as the Dome, and which famous opera > house? La Scala > the development of the atom bomb during the Manhattan > Project. After the war his security clearance was revoked > due to his association with left-wing individuals. Oppenheimer (?) > the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s. A dissident and > human-rights activist, he was exiled to the city of Gorky > after criticizing the invasion of Afghanistan. Sakharov > but never mind that, these are not the physicist questions. > Just name his famous *granddaughter*, who was born in Wales > but moved at an early age to Australia. Olivia Newton-John > Mitchell's son-in-law on the British TV series "Till Death > Us Do Part" -- but these are not actor questions either. > Booth had a very famous *son-in-law*: who? Tony Blair -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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