| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 19 01:15PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:qcednc3tVL_POw3BnZ2dnUU7- > For questions #1-8, in each case name the person described. > 1. This former NBA player and coach holds the record for the most > combined championships: 2 as a player and 11 as a coach. Phil Jackson > 2. This former Boston Celtics president coached the team to > 9 championships from 1957 to 1966. Red Auerbach > leagues of the US, this man took over as coach of the San Antonio > Spurs in 1996. He has led them to a winning record in 21 out > of 21 complete seasons so far, and won 5 championships with them. Greg Popovich > all-star game 9 times. He was the first North American sports > figure to win a championship as a player, an assistant coach, > a head coach, and an executive. Pat Riley > one as an assistant coach in 1981, and 2 as head coach in 1984 > and 1986. Hint: His name sounds like the title of a Grateful > Dead song. K.C. Jones > professional sports and the first black coach to win > a major-league championship. In 2011 he received the > Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. Bill Russell > He was 101 years old when he died in 2017. Which team did he > lead to 5 championships from 1949 (when they were in the BAA) > until 1954? Minneapolis Lakers > from 1997 until 2000, winning the Coach of the Year award in > 1998, and leading them to their only NBA Finals appearance > in 2000? Indiana Pacers > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can > move the Earth"? Archimedes > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? tungsten > 3. Geology: The ruby and the sapphire are both forms of what > mineral? carborundum > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) coulomb > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched > in 1977. Name it. Pioneer 11; Pioneer 10 > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device > did he improve? microscope > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? spine > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly > called? neuropathy -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 19 01:54PM > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can > move the Earth"? Archimedes > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? tungsten > 3. Geology: The ruby and the sapphire are both forms of what > mineral? carborundum > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m?s?.) volt > 5. Anatomy: Which famous Flemish anatomist of the 16th century is > known as the founder of modern human anatomy? Veselius > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched > in 1977. Name it. Voyager 1 > 7. Physics: The proposal of the atomic theory of matter by a > scientist (as opposed to an ancient philosopher) was by which > British chemist and physicist in 1803? Davy; Faraday > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device > did he improve? microscope > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? lower back > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly > called? pins and needles -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Mar 19 08:17PM On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 03:20:34 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22 > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - NBA Coaches Nope > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can move the > Earth"? Archimedes > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? Tungsten > 3. Geology: The ruby and the sapphire are both forms of what > mineral? Corundum > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the pascal, > not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Ampere > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched in 1977. > Name it. Voyager II > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device did he > improve? Microscope > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? Spine > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly called? "pins and needles" |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 19 04:35PM -0700 On Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 6:20:39 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > For questions #1-8, in each case name the person described. > 1. This former NBA player and coach holds the record for the most > combined championships: 2 as a player and 11 as a coach. Jackson > 2. This former Boston Celtics president coached the team to > 9 championships from 1957 to 1966. Auerbach > all-star game 9 times. He was the first North American sports > figure to win a championship as a player, an assistant coach, > a head coach, and an executive. Riley > one as an assistant coach in 1981, and 2 as head coach in 1984 > and 1986. Hint: His name sounds like the title of a Grateful > Dead song. Auerbach > from 1997 until 2000, winning the Coach of the Year award in > 1998, and leading them to their only NBA Finals appearance > in 2000? Minnesota Timberwolves? > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can > move the Earth"? Archimedes > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? Tungsten > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Ampere? > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched > in 1977. Name it. Voyager I, Voyager II > 7. Physics: The proposal of the atomic theory of matter by a > scientist (as opposed to an ancient philosopher) was by which > British chemist and physicist in 1803? Thomson > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device > did he improve? Microscope? > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? Spine? > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly > called? Pins and needles cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 20 03:24AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > combined championships: 2 as a player and 11 as a coach. > 2. This former Boston Celtics president coached the team to > 9 championships from 1957 to 1966. Red Auerbach > leagues of the US, this man took over as coach of the San Antonio > Spurs in 1996. He has led them to a winning record in 21 out > of 21 complete seasons so far, and won 5 championships with them. Popovich > professional sports and the first black coach to win > a major-league championship. In 2011 he received the > Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. Bill Russell > from 1997 until 2000, winning the Coach of the Year award in > 1998, and leading them to their only NBA Finals appearance > in 2000? Indiana Pacers > 1. Physics: Which ancient physicist is credited with saying, > "Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can > move the Earth"? Archimedes > 2. Metallurgy: Most incandescent light bulbs have filaments made > of what metal? tungsten > 3. Geology: The ruby and the sapphire are both forms of what > mineral? carborundum > 4. What is the named, unprefixed SI unit of electric charge? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) coulomb > 6. Space: According to one reckoning, the first time a man-made > object left the solar system was in 2012. It was launched > in 1977. Name it. Pioneer 10 > 7. Physics: The proposal of the atomic theory of matter by a > scientist (as opposed to an ancient philosopher) was by which > British chemist and physicist in 1803? Davy > 8. Microbiology: The father of modern microbiology is considered > to be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ["LAY-ven-huck"]. What device > did he improve? microscope > 9. Medicine: Hyperlordosis is an overly accentuated curve in what > part of the body? back > 10. Medicine: Paresthesia is a tingling, pricking, or numb sensation > that usually arises in the extremities. What is it commonly > called? body part falling asleep -- Dan Tilque |
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