- QFTCICR19 Final, Rounds 2-3: geography, science - 4 Updates
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 17 04:07PM > * Forests and Deserts > 1. The largest forest in the world stretches through the far > northern reaches of Europe and Asia. Siberian > 2. This is widely accounted the world's oldest desert at 43,000,000 > years. Located on the coast of southern Africa, it overlays > southern Namibia and extends into Angola and South Africa. Namib > 3. This desert constitutes over 55% of Israel's land area. > Throughout the ages it has been settled by nomads, the Byzantine > Empire, and the Romans. Negev > 4. Name the village on the North/South Korean border which has been > used as a meeting place for the two countries to resolve > disputes. Panmunjon > * Euro Coins > 7. ...the letters RF? France > 8. ...a musical instrument? Ireland > 9. ...King Philippe? Belgium > * Ports > 10. The port of Mocha is known for coffee, but what country is > it in? Somalia; Eritrea > 12. Fray Bentos is well known in the UK as a brand of tinned > meat pies. The name comes from a port city where they were > originally made. In what country is the city of Fray Bentos? Portugal; Spain > * Rivers > 13. The name Mesopotamia derives from the Greek for "land between > two rivers". One river is the Tigris; what's the other? Euphrates > 14. What river is the second-longest in North America, by > measurement from the farthest headwaters of any tributary to > the main river's mouth? Colorado; Missouri > 15. The Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile at what > African city? Khartoum > ** Final, Round 3 - Science > * Solar System Probes > 1. The space probe Voyager II visited four planets. Name any *two*. Jupiter and Saturn > 2. The space probe Dawn visited two asteroids. Name *either*. Ceres > 3. The space probe Huygens landed on which moon? Titan > * Math > All answers are integers. > 4. 4 factorial (4!) equals what? 24 > 5. If the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 13 units and > one side is 12 units long, how many units long is the other wise? 5 > 6. If t can represent any angle, what is sin?t + cos?t (sin squared > of t + cos squared of t)? 1 > of genetics and instead proposed his own theory which was more > in accordance with Marxist principles. It is believed that > application of his theories contributed to major crop failures. Lysenko > *what form* of clean energy? Other scientists who attempted > to reproduce their work were unable to do so. Be sufficiently > specific. cold fusion > what claim about the star called Barnard's Star? Later > information showed that he was mistaken and the false results > came from inherent defects in the telescope he was using. it was the closest star to the Sun > 11. This bone is not connected to any other bones in the body. > It sits atop the larynx and provides an anchor for the muscles > of the floor of the mouth. Name it. hyoid > * Forensic Science > 13. Luminol exhibits chemiluminescence when it contacts trace > amounts of blood, because it reacts with what? hemoglobin > interpretation of the effects of various drugs and poisons > on the human body. Tools include mass spectrometry, liquid > chromatography, and immunoassays. toxicology -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: May 17 09:40PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:roudnTi3SOCG9EPBnZ2dnUU7- > 4. Name the village on the North/South Korean border which has been > used as a meeting place for the two countries to resolve > disputes. Panmunjam > * Ports > 10. The port of Mocha is known for coffee, but what country is > it in? Mozambique; Tanzania > 11. What port city in Morocco was destroyed by an earthquake > in 1961? Casablanca; Marrakesh > 12. Fray Bentos is well known in the UK as a brand of tinned > meat pies. The name comes from a port city where they were > originally made. In what country is the city of Fray Bentos? Spain; Portugal > * Rivers > 13. The name Mesopotamia derives from the Greek for "land between > two rivers". One river is the Tigris; what's the other? Euphrates > 14. What river is the second-longest in North America, by > measurement from the farthest headwaters of any tributary to > the main river's mouth? Missouri; McKenzie > 15. The Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile at what > African city? Khartoum > ** Final, Round 3 - Science > * Solar System Probes > 1. The space probe Voyager II visited four planets. Name any *two*. Jupiter, Pluto > 2. The space probe Dawn visited two asteroids. Name *either*. > 3. The space probe Huygens landed on which moon? Io; Titan > * Math > All answers are integers. > 4. 4 factorial (4!) equals what? 24 > 5. If the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 13 units and > one side is 12 units long, how many units long is the other wise? 5 > *what form* of clean energy? Other scientists who attempted > to reproduce their work were unable to do so. Be sufficiently > specific. Nuclear fusion > elements such as bones. The muscles also provide for movement, > deformation, and changes in stiffness. What structure in the > human body meets this description? Head > 11. This bone is not connected to any other bones in the body. > It sits atop the larynx and provides an anchor for the muscles > of the floor of the mouth. Name it. Palate > sensitive than the human eye. The effect is the result of free > radicals interacting with free-floating lipids and proteins. > What is it? Bioluminescence > * Forensic Science > 13. Luminol exhibits chemiluminescence when it contacts trace > amounts of blood, because it reacts with what? Hemoglobin > interpretation of the effects of various drugs and poisons > on the human body. Tools include mass spectrometry, liquid > chromatography, and immunoassays. Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 18 04:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:roudnTi3SOCG9EPBnZ2dnUU7- > 2. This is widely accounted the world's oldest desert at 43,000,000 > years. Located on the coast of southern Africa, it overlays > southern Namibia and extends into Angola and South Africa. Kalahari Desert > 3. This desert constitutes over 55% of Israel's land area. > Throughout the ages it has been settled by nomads, the Byzantine > Empire, and the Romans. Negev Desert > 4. Name the village on the North/South Korean border which has been > used as a meeting place for the two countries to resolve > disputes. Panmunjom > 5. Name the village in Portugal where, in 1917, three children > allegedly saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Fatima > side has different versions corresponding to different countries > where they are used. On what country's version would you find... > 7. ...the letters RF? France > 8. ...a musical instrument? Ireland > 9. ...King Philippe? Belgium > * Ports > 10. The port of Mocha is known for coffee, but what country is > it in? Yemen; Oman > * Rivers > 13. The name Mesopotamia derives from the Greek for "land between > two rivers". One river is the Tigris; what's the other? Euphrates > 14. What river is the second-longest in North America, by > measurement from the farthest headwaters of any tributary to > the main river's mouth? Mississippi River > 15. The Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile at what > African city? Khartoum > ** Final, Round 3 - Science > * Solar System Probes > 1. The space probe Voyager II visited four planets. Name any *two*. Jupiter and Saturn > * Math > All answers are integers. > 4. 4 factorial (4!) equals what? 24 > 5. If the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 13 units and > one side is 12 units long, how many units long is the other wise? 5 > 6. If t can represent any angle, what is sin²t + cos²t (sin squared > of t + cos squared of t)? 1 > of genetics and instead proposed his own theory which was more > in accordance with Marxist principles. It is believed that > application of his theories contributed to major crop failures. Lysenko > *what form* of clean energy? Other scientists who attempted > to reproduce their work were unable to do so. Be sufficiently > specific. cold fusion (in a jar) > interpretation of the effects of various drugs and poisons > on the human body. Tools include mass spectrometry, liquid > chromatography, and immunoassays. toxicology -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 18 09:26AM +0200 > In each case name them. > 1. The largest forest in the world stretches through the far > northern reaches of Europe and Asia. Taiga > 2. This is widely accounted the world's oldest desert at 43,000,000 > years. Located on the coast of southern Africa, it overlays > southern Namibia and extends into Angola and South Africa. Kalahari > 3. This desert constitutes over 55% of Israel's land area. > Throughout the ages it has been settled by nomads, the Byzantine > Empire, and the Romans. Negev > 4. Name the village on the North/South Korean border which has been > used as a meeting place for the two countries to resolve > disputes. Pamjungon (Gross distortion of the actual name. Likely too gross to reward any points.) > * Euro Coins > 7. ...the letters RF? France > 8. ...a musical instrument? Ireland > 9. ...King Philippe? Spain > 13. The name Mesopotamia derives from the Greek for "land between > two rivers". One river is the Tigris; what's the other? Euphrate > 14. What river is the second-longest in North America, by > measurement from the farthest headwaters of any tributary to > the main river's mouth? Colorado > 15. The Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile at what > African city? Khartoum > ** Final, Round 3 - Science > * Solar System Probes > 1. The space probe Voyager II visited four planets. Name any *two*. Mars Jupiter > 2. The space probe Dawn visited two asteroids. Name *either*. Ceres > 3. The space probe Huygens landed on which moon? Titan > 4. 4 factorial (4!) equals what? 24 > 5. If the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is 13 units and > one side is 12 units long, how many units long is the other wise? 5 > 6. If t can represent any angle, what is sin²t + cos²t (sin squared > of t + cos squared of t)? 1 > *what form* of clean energy? Other scientists who attempted > to reproduce their work were unable to do so. Be sufficiently > specific. Cold Fusion |
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