- Calvin's BYO KO #1: Round 1 - 5 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 4, Rounds 4,6: 1938, physics - 7 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 4, Rounds 2-3 answers: baseball, Latin place names - 6 Updates
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 06 12:28PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > We have four takers: Mark, Erland, Dan T and Stephen. > Q1: In what year did both the first Wimbledon lawn tennis championship and the first cricket Test match take place? 1856 -- Dan Tilque |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 06 03:01PM -0800 On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 6:15:50 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > Good luck gentlemen. > cheers, > calvin 1876 swp, who remembers a 100 year anniversary in 1976 related to tennis |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 06 03:27PM -0800 On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 9:15:50 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > We have four takers: Mark, Erland, Dan T and Stephen. > Q1: In what year did both the first Wimbledon lawn tennis championship and the first cricket Test match take place? 1877 Mark 1882 Erland 1890 Dan T 1856 Stephen 1876 Dan T is eliminated. Q2: On what date did Julius Caesar die? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 06:06PM -0600 "Calvin": > Q2: On what date did Julius Caesar die? ID. MAR., DCCX A.V.C. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This one isn't close. It's not even close to msb@vex.net | being close." --Adam Beneschan |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 07 09:37AM +0100 > Q2: On what date did Julius Caesar die? June 7th, 43 BC |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 02:36PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-25, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 4, Round 4 - History - 1938 All these events occurred in 1938. 1. When two German scientists, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassman, reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that they had discovered *what new source of energy*? 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? 3. Alan Turing presented his PhD dissertation, which led to his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during World War II. What code machine was Turing principally involved with during the war? 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it was known at the time, or give its current name. 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous with that type of pen. Who? 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they named nylon? 7. US Congress passed into law the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions it created. 8. A large surplus of coffee beans led to the creation of a new product. Name the company or the product, or give the generic name for the product. 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily lives of people in a small town. Give the title. * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? 2. The electromagnetic spectrum contains photons with as those of light, with different energies and different frequencies. Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest frequencies make? 3. Max Planck was a German physicist who laid the foundations of quantum theory. Named after him is a fundamental constant of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this constant. 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe what subatomic particles coming from outer space? 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, just name the unit we measure it in. 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of a moving object by its mass? 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) -- Mark Brader | "Justices look solemn in their formal black robes, but Toronto | every so often they like to have a little fun by taking on msb@vex.net | a strange case, or overturning a presidential election, that sort of thing." --Christopher Buckley, "Supreme Courtship" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 06 09:23PM > reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and > Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? nuclear fission > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chou En-Lai > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Exxon; Aramco > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? Biro > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? DuPont > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. overtime pay > 8. A large surplus of coffee beans led to the creation of a new > product. Name the company or the product, or give the generic > name for the product. instant coffee > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. Ring of Bright Water; Rascal > 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily > lives of people in a small town. Give the title. Our Town > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? gravity > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? gamma rays > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. h > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? neutrinos > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler effect > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? positron > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. current > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? the tip of the whip creates a sonic boom > 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of > a moving object by its mass? kinetic energy; momentum > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m?s?.) newton -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 06 01:38PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and > Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? nuclear energy (fission, to be more specific) > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chiang Kai-Shek > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Standard Oil of New Jersey > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? Biro > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? du Pont > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. overtime pay for working more than 40 hours/week > 8. A large surplus of coffee beans led to the creation of a new > product. Name the company or the product, or give the generic > name for the product. instant coffee > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. The Yearling > 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily > lives of people in a small town. Give the title. Our Town > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? gravity > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? gamma rays > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. h > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? neutrinos > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler shift > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? positron > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. current > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? breaking the sound barrier > 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of > a moving object by its mass? momentum > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Newton -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 06 11:18PM +0100 > reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and > Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? Nuclear > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chang Kai-Shek > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Exxon > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? BIC > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. Regulated working week > 8. A large surplus of coffee beans led to the creation of a new > product. Name the company or the product, or give the generic > name for the product. Nestle > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. The Jungle Book > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? Gravity > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? Gamma rays > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. h > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? Neutrinos > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? Positron > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. Current > 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of > a moving object by its mass? "rörelsemängd" in Swedisn > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Newton |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 06 03:17PM -0800 On Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 6:36:20 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chiang Kai Sheck > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Exxon-Mobil > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? Biro > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? Dunlop? > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. Sick leave, 40 hour week > name for the product. > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. The Yearling > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? Gravity > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? Gamma > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. h > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? Quarks? > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler effect > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? Positron > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. Current > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? Exceeding the speed of sound > 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of > a moving object by its mass? Momentum > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Newton cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 07 01:01AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g_ydnQuXPIOish3BnZ2dnUU7- > reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and > Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? Nuclear fission > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chiang Kai Shek > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Exxon-Mobil > with that type of pen. Who? > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? Playtex > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. Right to unionize > name for the product. > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. Born Free > 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily > lives of people in a small town. Give the title. Our Town > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? Light > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. L > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? Gamma rays > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler effect > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. Ampere > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? The whip travels greater than the speed of sound > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) Dyne Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 07 02:24AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g_ydnQuXPIOish3BnZ2dnUU7- > All these events occurred in 1938. > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chiang Kai-shek > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? Biro > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? DuPont > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. "The Yearling" > 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily > lives of people in a small town. Give the title. "Our Town" > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? gravity > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. h > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler effect > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? positron > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? the tip of the whip breaking the sound barrier (traveling faster than the speed of sound) > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s².) dyne -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 02:33PM -0600 Mark Brader: > All records apply to major-league baseball (MLB). Where a team > is asked for, you can give either the city or team name as long > as it is not ambiguous. This was the hardest round in the original game. > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Pete Rose (played 1963-86, banned from baseball 1989, convicted of tax evasion 1990). 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. > 2. Which pitcher holds the record for most strikeouts in a single > season (383 in 1973)? Nolan Ryan (California Angels). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce. By the way, in the original game this question did not say whether it was asking about a record for pitching or for (not) hitting. According to baseball-almanac.com, the record for most strikeouts by a hitter -- i.e. for *being struck out* the most times -- in a season is only 223, by Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009. > 3. <answer 2> also holds the career records for most strikeouts > (5,714) and for most no-hitters. How many no-hitters? 7 (two in 1973, and one each in 1974, 1975, 1981, 1990, and 1991). 4 for Joshua and Bruce. He played 27 years altogether, 1966 and 1968-93, with the New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers as well as the Angels. > 4. National League outfielder Barry Bonds holds the record for > most MVP awards with 7. He won the last 5 while playing for > the San Francisco Giants, and the others with which other team? Pittsburgh Pirates. 4 for Joshua. > 5. This past year, 2018, the New York Yankees set a new record > for the most home runs by a team in one season. How many, > within 5? 267 (accepting 262-272). > 6. The record for most regular-season wins by a team is 116. > It was set in 2001, by which team? Seattle Mariners. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. Only two players have ever turned the first pitch of their MLB > career into a grand slam -- one in 2006 and the other in 2010. > Name *either* player. Kevin Kouzmanoff (Cleveland Indians), Daniel Nava (Boston Red Sox). Each of them has subsequently played with 4 other teams. > 8. On 2002-05-23, L.A. Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green set > the record for most total bases by a player in a single game. > Within 2, how many? 19 (accepting 17-21). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 9. Name the player who holds the record for stealing home plate > the most times in his career, with 54. Ty Cobb (played 1905-28). He played mostly with the Detroit Tigers, then with the Philadelphia Athletics. > Blue Jays have won the American League MVP award. The second > one was Josh Donaldson in 2015. *Either* tell us who was the > first, or tell us what year that was. George Bell in 1987. > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Portugal. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. 2 for Bruce. > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. > 3. Cambria. Wales. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England. 4 for everyone. > 5. Hibernia. Ireland. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 6. Batavia. Netherlands (accepting Holland). 4 for everyone. > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 7. Portus Magnus. Portsmouth. > 8. Olisipo. Lisbon. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Bruce. > 9. Lutetia. Paris. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Geo Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 48 Dan Tilque 16 28 44 Dan Blum 0 36 36 "Calvin" 7 28 35 Bruce Bowler 12 22 34 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball, msb@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 06 09:18PM > > 7. Portus Magnus. > Portsmouth. Is there a reference for this? The Romans certainly built something there but I don't see any reference to a place of that name. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 06 11:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z9adnQm4R7Hr5ObBnZ2dnUU7- > someone who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia > Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He also holds the records for > most hits (4,256) and most games played (3,562). Name him. Pete Rose > 2. Which pitcher holds the record for most strikeouts in a single > season (383 in 1973)? Nolan Ryan > 3. <answer 2> also holds the career records for most strikeouts > (5,714) and for most no-hitters. How many no-hitters? 6; 8 > 4. National League outfielder Barry Bonds holds the record for > most MVP awards with 7. He won the last 5 while playing for > the San Francisco Giants, and the others with which other team? Pittsburgh Pirates > 5. This past year, 2018, the New York Yankees set a new record > for the most home runs by a team in one season. How many, > within 5? 250; 261 > 6. The record for most regular-season wins by a team is 116. > It was set in 2001, by which team? Seattle Mariners > 7. Only two players have ever turned the first pitch of their MLB > career into a grand slam -- one in 2006 and the other in 2010. > Name *either* player. Harper; Machado > 8. On 2002-05-23, L.A. Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green set > the record for most total bases by a player in a single game. > Within 2, how many? 20 > 9. Name the player who holds the record for stealing home plate > the most times in his career, with 54. Ty Cobb > Blue Jays have won the American League MVP award. The second > one was Josh Donaldson in 2015. *Either* tell us who was the > first, or tell us what year that was. Carter; Stieb > countries, and the correspondence of old and new place names may > not be exact). > 1. Lusitania. Germany > 2. Helvetia. Switzerland > 3. Cambria. Italy > 4. Anglia. (This one is medieval Latin.) England > 5. Hibernia. Ireland > 6. Batavia. Syria > For #7-10, name the corresponding modern *city*. > 7. Portus Magnus. Barcelona; Lisbon > 8. Olisipo. Lisbon > 9. Lutetia. Lisbon; Paris > 10. Aquae Sulis. It's in Great Britain. Bath Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 05:58PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > > 7. Portus Magnus. > > Portsmouth. Dan Blum: > Is there a reference for this? The Romans certainly built something > there but I don't see any reference to a place of that name. I did some searching to check spellings in that round, and found these two maps: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/e9/15/dce91577377b6bd3869161433f8a1944.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Brittain_410.jpg which both show "Portus Magnus" as the water near Portsmouth. I have not looked into it further. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Astronauts practice landing on laptops" msb@vex.net | --Ft. Myers, FL, News-Press, March 13, 1994 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 06 06:03PM -0600 If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 21 points on Round 2 and 22 on Round 3. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist! msb@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 07 02:08AM > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Brittain_410.jpg > which both show "Portus Magnus" as the water near Portsmouth. > I have not looked into it further. According to this site: http://roman-britain.co.uk/names/magnus_portus.htm "Magnus Portus" refers to natural harbors in the vicinity. However, it's all moot unless someone gave one of the other places which were once referred to as Portus Magnus or Magnus Portus. (I didn't check, but I certainly didn't.) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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