| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 10:55PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-22, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current in the question have changed since the question was written. I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting *tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked. If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details. I originally wrote one of these two rounds. * Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - NFL Team Logos Please refer to the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1/nfl.jpg and identify the NFL team logos we ask for. In all cases we want the team name (like "Maple Leafs"), not the city or other place name. *Note*: I've left the handout as it was in 2007. About 5 of the logos have changed somewhat in color or shape since then, but not enough to make them unrecognizable. I've also sorted the round in order of the handout. Obviously, there were 14 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others; identify these teams for fun, but for no points. 1. Give the team name. 2. Give the team name. 3. (decoy) 4. Give the team name. 5. Give the team name. 6. (decoy) 7. (decoy) 8. Give the team name. 9. (decoy) 10. Give the team name. 11. (decoy) 12. (decoy) 13. (decoy) 14. Give the team name. 15. Give the team name. 16. Give the team name. 17. (decoy) 18. (decoy) 19. (decoy) 20. (decoy) 21. Give the team name. 22. (decoy) 23. (decoy) 24. (decoy) 25. For still more fun, but again for no points, name the 8 teams that do *not* appear on the handout. Again, the team names will suffice. * Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - River Confluences All questions ask about two rivers and the places where they meet, or in some cases, larger cities within a reasonably short distance. In some cases due to deltas the river junction is not a simple confluence, but at least part of the flow coming from each river does merge together. We won't mention this in the individual questions. 1. What *two* rivers meet in Niagara Falls, Ontario? 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what *two* rivers? 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together? 4. What *city* lies at the confluence of the Red River with the Assiniboine? 5. The Brahmaputra, mainly through a distributary called the Jamuna, meets the Ganges near what major *city*? 6. At what *city* do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge? 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois? 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers? 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon? 10. What *two* rivers meet at the German city of Mainz? -- Mark Brader "It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} Toronto when your Obs are more interesting than other msb@vex.net people's whole postings." --Eric Raymond My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 29 04:04AM > * Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - NFL Team Logos > 1. Give the team name. Texans > 2. Give the team name. Bengals > 4. Give the team name. Saints > 5. Give the team name. Lightning > 8. Give the team name. Giants > 10. Give the team name. Seahawks > 14. Give the team name. Bears; Chargers > 15. Give the team name. Patriots > 16. Give the team name. Ravens > 21. Give the team name. Colts -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 29 04:09AM Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote: Sorry, slipped and posted too early the first time. > * Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - NFL Team Logos > 1. Give the team name. Texans > 2. Give the team name. Bengals > 4. Give the team name. Saints > 5. Give the team name. Lightning > 8. Give the team name. Giants > 10. Give the team name. Seahawks > 14. Give the team name. Bears; Chargers > 15. Give the team name. Patriots > 16. Give the team name. Ravens > 21. Give the team name. Colts > * Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - River Confluences > 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what > *two* rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together? Khartoum > 5. The Brahmaputra, mainly through a distributary called the Jamuna, > meets the Ganges near what major *city*? Mumbai; Kolkata > 6. At what *city* do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge? Pittsburgh > 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois? Missouri and Mississippi > 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana > and Uruguay Rivers? Sao Paulo; Brasilia > 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon? Brasilia; Sao Paulo > 10. What *two* rivers meet at the German city of Mainz? Main and Rhine -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 29 04:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aLedncOPN-O2-2TDnZ2dnUU7- > and identify the NFL team logos we ask for. In all cases we want > the team name (like "Maple Leafs"), not the city or other place name. > 1. Give the team name. Texans > 2. Give the team name. Bengals > 3. (decoy) Jaguars > 4. Give the team name. Saints > 5. Give the team name. Chargers > 6. (decoy) Chiefs > 7. (decoy) Lions > 8. Give the team name. Packers > 9. (decoy) Redskins > 10. Give the team name. Seahawks > 11. (decoy) Cowboys > 12. (decoy) Browns > 13. (decoy) Giants > 14. Give the team name. Bears > 15. Give the team name. Patriots > 16. Give the team name. Ravens > 17. (decoy) Rams > 18. (decoy) Panthers > 19. (decoy) Falcons > 20. (decoy) Giants > 21. Give the team name. Broncos > 22. (decoy) Dolphins > 23. (decoy) Vikings > 24. (decoy) Bills > 25. For still more fun, but again for no points, name the 8 teams > that do *not* appear on the handout. Again, the team names > will suffice. Raiders, Cardinals, Colts, Steelers, Eagles, Buccaneers, Jets, Titans > questions. > 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what > *two* rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together? Khartoum > 6. At what *city* do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge? Pittsburgh > 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois? Mississippi and Ohio > 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana > and Uruguay Rivers? Sao Paulo > 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon? Manaus -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 11:35PM -0500 Dan Blum: > Sorry, slipped and posted too early the first time. OK. -- Mark Brader | "What a marvelous mixture of proliferating inconvenience Toronto | and downright helpfulness!" msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 29 03:40AM -0700 On 6/28/20 8:55 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > there were 14 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others; > identify these teams for fun, but for no points. > 1. Give the team name. Texans > 2. Give the team name. Bengals > 3. (decoy) Jaguars > 4. Give the team name. Saints > 5. Give the team name. Chargers > 6. (decoy) Chiefs > 7. (decoy) Lions > 8. Give the team name. Packers > 9. (decoy) Redskins > 10. Give the team name. Seahawks > 11. (decoy) Cowboys > 12. (decoy) Browns > 13. (decoy) 49ers > 14. Give the team name. Bears > 15. Give the team name. Patriots > 16. Give the team name. Ravens > 17. (decoy) Rams > 18. (decoy) Panthers > 19. (decoy) Falcons > 20. (decoy) Giants > 21. Give the team name. Broncos > 22. (decoy) Dolphins > 23. (decoy) Vikings > 24. (decoy) Bills > 25. For still more fun, but again for no points, name the 8 teams > that do *not* appear on the handout. Again, the team names > will suffice. Cardinals, Titans, Buccaneers, Steelers, Raiders, Eagles, Jets, Colts > 1. What *two* rivers meet in Niagara Falls, Ontario? > 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what > *two* rivers? Tigris and Euphrates > 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together? Khartoum > 4. What *city* lies at the confluence of the Red River with the > Assiniboine? Winnipeg > 5. The Brahmaputra, mainly through a distributary called the Jamuna, > meets the Ganges near what major *city*? Delhi > 6. At what *city* do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge? Pittsburgh > 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois? Mississippi and Ohio > 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana > and Uruguay Rivers? Montevideo > 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon? Manaus > 10. What *two* rivers meet at the German city of Mainz? Rhine and Main -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 28 10:50PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly.... For further information > see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". ... > I originally wrote one of these two rounds and one question in the > other one. I wrote the time-of-day question and the science list round. > What """is""" the name of the largest successor company that > """is""" responsible for about 70% of the electricity generation > in our province? Ontario Power Generation (or OPG). (Still its name, but the percentage is now more like 55%.) > 2. Who was the first chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission > of Ontario (1906), the precursor to Ontario Hydro? Two hydro- > electric power stations are named for him. Sir Adam Beck. > 3. There """are""" three nuclear power plant sites (covering five > nuclear plant installations) in Ontario. Please name *any two* > of the three sites. Bruce, Darlington, Pickering. (Still true.) > largest and the single worst air pollution source for southern > Ontario and northern New York state. It """is""" in the county > of Haldimand, Ontario, near Lake Erie. Name it. Nanticoke. (Closed in 2013 and later demolished.) > 5. At what time, Eastern Daylight, did the power fail in Toronto > on August 14, 2003? Answer within 30 minutes on either side. 4:11:58 pm (accepting 3:41-4:42 pm). New York City and Detroit both lost power almost simultaneously. Pete came closest on his second try, but was still 70 minutes off. See: http://www.nerc.com/docs/docs/blackout/NERC_Final_Blackout_Report_07_13_04.pdf > 6. All power-generating nuclear plants in Ontario -- in fact, all > in Canada -- """use""" this type of reactor. It's a pressurized > heavy-water reactor variant, and a trademark. CANDU (CANadian Deuterium-Uranium reactor). Still true. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. The D in <answer 6> is another name for the kind of hydrogen > that is part of heavy water. What does it stand for? Deuterium. (Okay, so it was *mostly* a hardcore Canadiana round.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > four new nuclear units at which Ontario site? (There """is""" a > lengthy approvals process in place including a full Environmental > Assessment, which """will""" take 3-4 years to complete.) Darlington. (No, not a new site; new units at an existing site. But they were canceled in 2013.) > east of Port Credit that was shut down in April 2005 and > demolished on 2006-06-12? Its smokestacks were nicknamed the > Four Sisters. Lakeview. > per year. What is the name of the company that """co-owns""" > that wind turbine with Toronto Hydro and """is""" developing > other locally-owned wind projects? WindShare. (Still true.) > like movies or mythology will not be accepted. > 1. Acetylene, Benzene, Butane, Ethane, Ethylene, Methane, Propane, > Octane, Toluene. Hydrocarbons. I accepted "carbon-hydrogen compounds". Not all are "alkanes"; not all are gases; so those answers were wrong; and as far as I know not all are petroleum fractions either. So, 4_for Joshua, Dan_Tilque, and_Erland. > 2. Alanine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, > Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine. Amino acids. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 3. Apl, B, Forth, Javascript, Pl/i, Perl, Prolog, Python, Snobol. Computer programming languages. The correct capitalization is APL, PL/I, and SNOBOL. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joe. > 4. Beri-Beri, Goiter, Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Pellagra, Pernicious > Anemia, Rickets, Scurvy, Xerophthalmia. Nutrient-deficiency diseases -- respectively deficiencies of vitamin B1, iodine, protein, protein, and vitamins B3, B12, D, C, and A. Over-specific answers such as "vitamin-deficiency disease" were considered partially correct. "Diseases" was insufficiently specific, even if you did include the rest of the answer in a comment! 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 5. Calypso, Enceladus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Ijiraq, Janus, Methone, > Mimas, Phoebe, Polydeuces, Prometheus, Rhea. Moons. Specifically moons of Saturn, but any reference to moons or satellites was considered correct. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, and Joe. > 6. Capuchin, Colobus, Douroucouli, Guenon, Langur, Marmoset, > Proboscis, Saki, Tamarin, Titi. Monkeys. "Primates" was not specific enough. "Chemical substances in spices" was amusing. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joe. > 7. Cardioid, Catenary, Cissoid of Diocles, Cycloid, Epicycloid, > Freeth's Nephroid, Lemniscate of Bernoulli, Lituus, Sinusoid, > Tractrix, Trisectrix, Witch of Agnesi. Mathematical curves. can have any shape, not just a curve. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 8. Centriole, Chloroplast, Chromosome, Cilium, Flagellum, Golgi > Body, Lysosome, Mitochondrion, Ribosome, Vacuole, Vesicle. Parts of a cell (organelles). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Erland. > 9. Coccyx, Hyoid, Incus, Radius, Sacrum, Sesamoid, Stapes. Bones. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joe. > 10. Gluon, Higgs Boson, Kaon, Muon, Neutrino, Pion, Positron, > W Boson. Subatomic (or elementary) particles. None of them are "nucleons", though. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 11. Argentite, Bauxite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, > Cinnabar, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pitchblende, > Sphalerite, Wolframite. Ores. Dan Tilque got this. > 12. Atmosphere, Bar, Barye, Foot of Head, Kgf/Cm², Inch of Mercury, > Pascal, Psi, Technical Atmosphere, Torr. Units of pressure. The correct capitalization is kgf/cm² and PSI. Dan Tilque and Erland got this. > 13. Bacillus, Brucella, Clostridium, Diploccus, Hemophilus, > Pasteurella, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Shigella, Streptococcus, > Treponema. Types (genera) of bacteria. Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete got this. > 14. Cerium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, > Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium, Terbium, Ytterbium. Rare earth (lanthanide) elements. Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Can Sci Joshua Kreitzer 27 36 4 40 107 Dan Blum 36 12 4 36 88 Dan Tilque 36 0 8 35 79 Erland Sommarskog 32 0 0 16 48 "Calvin" 16 8 -- -- 24 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 16 Joe Masters -- -- 0 16 16 -- Mark Brader | "This website offers to conjugate your French verb. Toronto | Trust the French to come up with something kinky msb@vex.net | like that." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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