| 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 |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 20 09:12PM 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. 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. 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. Tom Heinsohn > 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 > NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, then led the US "Dream Team" > to the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The NBA's > lifetime-achievement award in coaching is named after him. Chuck > 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 > move the Earth"? > 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? Quartz > 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.) Volt > 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 > 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 > After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur bhgre > fcnpr dhrfgvba, jr jnag anzr naq ahzore. Vs lbh bayl tnir n anzr, > cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq gur ahzore. Pete Gayde |
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