- RQFTCI07 Game 2 Rounds 4,6: Buddhism, blockbusters - 4 Updates
- CQ #606 - 6 Updates
- RQFTCI07 Game 2 Rounds 2-3: card games, gee! oh! - 3 Updates
- CQ #605 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 08 11:05PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29, 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 did not write either of these rounds. * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Buddhism 1. The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the sixth century BC, in a village in what modern-day country? 2. The pre-eminent source of information about early Buddhism was compiled by various monastic councils in the centuries after the Buddha's death, and eventually written down on dried palm leaves. In what language was this canon written? 3. According to Buddhist tradition, after attaining enlightenment the Buddha preached his first sermon in an area called the Deer Park, near what northern Indian city, regarded as holy in Hinduism? 4. Present-day Buddhism can be divided into three main branches; Zen Buddhism, for example, is a sub-set of one of these main branches. Name any one of the main branches. 5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have finished with the previous one. Znunlnan Ohqquvfz ubyqf gung pregnva orvatf, qrfcvgr ernpuvat rayvtugrazrag, pubbfr gb cbfgcbar gurve bja nggnvazrag bs Aveinan va beqre gb uryc gur harayvtugrarq bognva yvorengvba. Jung vf fhpu n orvat pnyyrq? 6. The Buddha taught a number of so-called Noble Truths regarding suffering. How many? 7. What is the Buddhist (that is to say, Sanskrit and <answer 2>) term for the cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth that the Buddha's teaching attempts to put an end to? 8. Who was the colorful religious writer, sometime Episcopalian priest, and psychedelic drug-taker whose book "The Way of Zen" was published in 1957? 9. Speaking of Zen, what is the Zen term for enlightenment, in either Japanese or Chinese? 10. What is the significance of Tenzin Gyatso in the world of Buddhism? * Game 2, Round 6 - Entertainment - Blockbusters of their Time These movies were all box-office smashes; given the name of the movie, tell us the year it was released. For the five earliest movies in this round, all released before 1967, you'll have to give us the year within 3 years on either side; for the five later movies, we need it within 2 years. However, we're not going to tell you which category each film falls into. (But I am giving you a break, as more time has passed since the movies than was true at the original game: on each answer you're getting a year more leeway than you originally would've had.) Some answers may repeat. 1. "Jaws". 2. "Doctor Zhivago". 3. "Ben-Hur" (the version with Charlton Heston). 4. "Ghostbusters" (the original version). 5. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". 6. "The Towering Inferno". 7. "Home Alone" (the original movie). 8. "The Robe". 9. "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (the original, animated movie). 10. "Sleeping Beauty" (the animated movie from Disney). -- Mark Brader "[This computation] assumed that everything Toronto would work, a happy state of affairs found msb@vex.net only in fiction." -- Tom Clancy My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 09 04:17AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y_CdnazCO_sRCpvCnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Buddhism > 1. The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the > sixth century BC, in a village in what modern-day country? Nepal > compiled by various monastic councils in the centuries after > the Buddha's death, and eventually written down on dried palm > leaves. In what language was this canon written? Pali > the Buddha preached his first sermon in an area called the > Deer Park, near what northern Indian city, regarded as holy > in Hinduism? Varanasi > 4. Present-day Buddhism can be divided into three main branches; > Zen Buddhism, for example, is a sub-set of one of these main > branches. Name any one of the main branches. Theravada; Mahayana > pregnva orvatf, qrfcvgr ernpuvat rayvtugrazrag, pubbfr gb > cbfgcbar gurve bja nggnvazrag bs Aveinan va beqre gb uryc gur > harayvtugrarq bognva yvorengvba. Jung vf fhpu n orvat pnyyrq? bodhisatva > 6. The Buddha taught a number of so-called Noble Truths regarding > suffering. How many? 8 > 7. What is the Buddhist (that is to say, Sanskrit and <answer 2>) > term for the cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth that > the Buddha's teaching attempts to put an end to? samsara > 9. Speaking of Zen, what is the Zen term for enlightenment, in > either Japanese or Chinese? satori > 10. What is the significance of Tenzin Gyatso in the world of > Buddhism? he's the current Dalai Lama > would've had.) > Some answers may repeat. > 1. "Jaws". 1975 > 2. "Doctor Zhivago". 1965 > 3. "Ben-Hur" (the version with Charlton Heston). 1958 > 4. "Ghostbusters" (the original version). 1984 > 5. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". 1969 > 6. "The Towering Inferno". 1972 > 7. "Home Alone" (the original movie). 1990 > 8. "The Robe". 1953 > 9. "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (the original, animated movie). 1961 > 10. "Sleeping Beauty" (the animated movie from Disney). 1959 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 09 04:58AM > * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Buddhism > 1. The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the > sixth century BC, in a village in what modern-day country? India > compiled by various monastic councils in the centuries after > the Buddha's death, and eventually written down on dried palm > leaves. In what language was this canon written? Hindi > pregnva orvatf, qrfcvgr ernpuvat rayvtugrazrag, pubbfr gb > cbfgcbar gurve bja nggnvazrag bs Aveinan va beqre gb uryc gur > harayvtugrarq bognva yvorengvba. Jung vf fhpu n orvat pnyyrq? bodhisattva > 6. The Buddha taught a number of so-called Noble Truths regarding > suffering. How many? 8 > 7. What is the Buddhist (that is to say, Sanskrit and <answer 2>) > term for the cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth that > the Buddha's teaching attempts to put an end to? I don't remember, but this should probably have been rot13-ed. > 8. Who was the colorful religious writer, sometime Episcopalian > priest, and psychedelic drug-taker whose book "The Way of Zen" > was published in 1957? Leary > 9. Speaking of Zen, what is the Zen term for enlightenment, in > either Japanese or Chinese? satori > * Game 2, Round 6 - Entertainment - Blockbusters of their Time > 1. "Jaws". 1975 > 2. "Doctor Zhivago". 1966 > 3. "Ben-Hur" (the version with Charlton Heston). 1964 > 4. "Ghostbusters" (the original version). 1984 > 5. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". 1969 > 6. "The Towering Inferno". 1972 > 7. "Home Alone" (the original movie). 1989 > 8. "The Robe". 1959 > 9. "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (the original, animated movie). 1955 > 10. "Sleeping Beauty" (the animated movie from Disney). 1948 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jul 08 11:07PM -0700 On 7/8/20 9:05 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Buddhism > 1. The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the > sixth century BC, in a village in what modern-day country? India > harayvtugrarq bognva yvorengvba. Jung vf fhpu n orvat pnyyrq? > 6. The Buddha taught a number of so-called Noble Truths regarding > suffering. How many? 8 > was published in 1957? > 9. Speaking of Zen, what is the Zen term for enlightenment, in > either Japanese or Chinese? nirvana > would've had.) > Some answers may repeat. > 1. "Jaws". 1976 > 2. "Doctor Zhivago". 1965 > 3. "Ben-Hur" (the version with Charlton Heston). 1956 > 4. "Ghostbusters" (the original version). 1991 > 5. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". 1977 > 6. "The Towering Inferno". 1970 > 7. "Home Alone" (the original movie). 1994 > 8. "The Robe". 1959 > 9. "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (the original, animated movie). 1962 > 10. "Sleeping Beauty" (the animated movie from Disney). 1953 -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 08 02:34PM -0700 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton? 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's last words were "I'm so bored with it all"? 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the liqueur Southern Comfort? 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also regarded as the Father of Liberalism. 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? 6 The long running New Zealand TV soap opera Shortland Street centres on what type of public institution? 7 Which British singer collaborated with Dire Straits on their 1985 hit Money For Nothing? 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia. 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? 10 Which pop star has released over 30 albums including Impossible Princess (1997), Aphrodite (2010) and Golden (2018)? cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 08 11:58PM +0200 > 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the > liqueur Southern Comfort? Peach > 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises > of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also > regarded as the Father of Liberalism. Hume > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? Lines that go on forever, approaching a point on one axis, but never getting there. > 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used > as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of > Central Asia. Yurt > 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? Terry Gilliam, |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 09 12:27AM > 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton? Queen Elizabeth II > 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's last words were "I'm so bored with it all"? Thatcher > 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the liqueur Southern Comfort? orange > 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also regarded as the Father of Liberalism. Rene Descartes > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? they're curved lines > 6 The long running New Zealand TV soap opera Shortland Street centres on what type of public institution? hospital > 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt??and??used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia. yurt > 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? Terry Jones -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Jul 09 01:19AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and > Imelda Staunton? Queen Elizabeth II > 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's > last words were "I'm so bored with it all"? Churchill > 3 Appropriately, which > fruit provides the main flavouring for the liqueur Southern Comfort? Peach > 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises > of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also > regarded as the Father of Liberalism. Descartes > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? Arc > 6 The long running New Zealand TV > soap opera Shortland Street centres on what type of public > institution? Hospital > 7 Which British singer collaborated with Dire Straits > on their 1985 hit Money For Nothing? Sting > 8 What is a portable, round > tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by several > distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia. Yurt > 9 Which > member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? Terry Jones > 10 Which pop star has released over 30 albums including Impossible > Princess (1997), Aphrodite (2010) and Golden (2018)? Mariah Carey > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 08 06:26PM -0700 On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 5:34:30 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton? queen elizabeth ii > 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's last words were "I'm so bored with it all"? winston churchill > 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the liqueur Southern Comfort? orange? > 4 The works of which philosopher (1632-1704) include Two Treatises of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also regarded as the Father of Liberalism. john locke > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? mathematical curves > 6 The long running New Zealand TV soap opera Shortland Street centres on what type of public institution? hospital > 7 Which British singer collaborated with Dire Straits on their 1985 hit Money For Nothing? sting > 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia. yurt > 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? terry jones, on the 21st > 10 Which pop star has released over 30 albums including Impossible Princess (1997), Aphrodite (2010) and Golden (2018)? kylie minogue > cheers, > calvin swp, who thought #3 was a real peach of a question |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 08 11:15PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What specific role links actresses Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and > Imelda Staunton? Queen Victoria, I think. > 2 Which Prime Minster of the United Kingdom's last words were "I'm so > bored with it all"? Disraeli? > 3 Appropriately, which fruit provides the main flavouring for the > liqueur Southern Comfort? Peach. > Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? He is also > regarded as the Father of Liberalism. > 5 In mathematics, what shape are asymptotes and hyperbolas? A hyperbola consists of a symmetrical arrangement of two curves, each convex on one side which faces toward the other, like ") (". An asymptote is a straight line. A hyperbola, for example, has two asymptotes, which cross at the figure's center of symmetry, like ")X(". > 6 The long running New Zealand TV soap opera Shortland Street centres on > what type of public institution? School? > 8 What is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used > as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of > Central Asia. Yurt. > 9 Which member of Monty Python sadly passed away on 31 January 2020? Gilliam. > 10 Which pop star has released over 30 albums including Impossible > Princess (1997), Aphrodite (2010) and Golden (2018)? I'll try Katy Perry. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Keep out of eyes--if this occurs, rinse with water. msb@vex.net | (Directions seen on shampoo bottle) |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 08 02:44PM -0700 On Monday, July 6, 2020 at 6:49:50 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south" > position in books or articles about the game. What is this > player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*. Declarer > 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously > wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played > today. Name it. Whist > turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats > the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from > his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called? Trick > 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against > you for each what? Be sufficiently specific. Heart card in each trick you win > 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own > individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up > -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid". Omaha, Horse > 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5> > poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em? Hole cards > 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific. Not folding, but staying in the hand despite not raising > 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards. > Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is > the difference between them? Bridge cards have the points printed on them > most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American > casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most > often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection. Known as Klondike around here, but no idea as to the derivation > 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs > is seven." Name the game. Cribbage > 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is > stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon) > moving around it? Geocentric > 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example > of what type of progression? Geometric > the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid. > 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to > remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator. Geostationary > 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two > points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical > geometry, it's part of a great circle. Geodesic > or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency? > 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or > motion, toward or away from the Earth. cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 08 07:01PM -0700 On Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 4:49:50 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 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. noted > to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south" > position in books or articles about the game. What is this > player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*. declarer ; dummy > 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously > wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played > today. Name it. whist > turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats > the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from > his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called? trick > 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against > you for each what? Be sufficiently specific. each card in the heart suit that you 'win' in a trick > 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own > individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up > -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid". stud > 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5> > poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em? hole cards > 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific. you are passing your turn instead of betting while remaining in the game > 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards. > Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is > the difference between them? size- bridge cards are thinner, since you have to hold 13 simultaneously whereas you normally only 5 or less playing poker > most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American > casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most > often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection. klondike > 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs > is seven." Name the game. cribbage > Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO. > 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside > surface often lined with crystals. geode > 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the > Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now > often by satellites. geodesy > 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is > stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon) > moving around it? geocentric > 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example > of what type of progression? geometric > 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level > over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that > the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid. geoid > 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to > remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator. geostationary > 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two > points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical > geometry, it's part of a great circle. geodesic > 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on > the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the > Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird. geoduck > 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk, > or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency? geophagia > 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or > motion, toward or away from the Earth. geotaxis > Toronto and I see no hope for further development." > msb@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century AD > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 08 11:02PM -0500 Mark Brader: > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote both of these rounds. > * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games This was the easiest round in the original game. > to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south" > position in books or articles about the game. What is this > player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*. Declarer, dummy (respectively). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen (the hard way). > 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously > wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played > today. Name it. Whist. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats > the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from > his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called? A trick. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against > you for each what? Be sufficiently specific. Each heart card in the tricks that you win. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own > individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up > -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid". Stud. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5> > poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em? Hole or pocket cards. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific. To bet zero but stay in the betting (which is possible only when no player has yet made a bet). The answers "not bet additional money" and "passing your turn instead of betting" are ambiguous at best, and one entrant made an otherwise correct reference to betting on a "trick", which does not exist in poker. I scored all these as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards. > Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is > the difference between them? Size. Poker cards are about 1/4 inch wider, since you only need to hold about five of them at a time; but any reference to size was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American > casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most > often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection. Klondike. (The casino owner's name is Canfield.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs > is seven." Name the game. Cribbage (or crib). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh! > Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO. For some answers both noun and adjective forms were accepted, in which case the adjective is shown in parentheses. > 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside > surface often lined with crystals. Geode. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the > Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now > often by satellites. Geodesy or geodetics (geodetic). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Erland. > 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is > stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon) > moving around it? Geocentrism (geocentric). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example > of what type of progression? Geometric. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level > over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that > the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid. Geoid. (Not "geosphere", which actually refers to a layer of the solid Earth.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to > remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator. Geosynchronous, or more specifically, geostationary (either was fine). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two > points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical > geometry, it's part of a great circle. A geodesic. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on > the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the > Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird. Geoduck ["gooey duck"!]. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk, > or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency? Geophagy or geophagism. I considered "geophagia" almost correct. 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or > motion, toward or away from the Earth. Geotaxis (geotactic) or geotropism (geotropic). 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lei Sci Stephen Perry 39 39 78 Dan Blum 40 31 71 Dan Tilque 39 32 71 Bruce Bowler 28 32 60 "Calvin" 28 16 44 Pete Gayde 27 12 39 Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28 Erland Sommarskog 8 15 23 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | WARNING: This Product Warps Space and Time msb@vex.net | in Its Vicinity. --JIR My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 08 02:32PM -0700 On Friday, June 26, 2020 at 8:57:51 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 Both Katharine Ross and Nicole Kidman have portrayed Joanna Eberhart, the main character from which 1972 Ira Levin novel? The Stepford Wives > 2 What is the more common name of the building material also known as asbestos cement or AC sheet? Fibro I guess this is an Australian thing > 3 Anderlecht and Standard Liège are top division football (soccer) clubs in which European country? Belgium > 4 Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is under investigation for money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the state oil company of which country? Angola > 5 Active from 1947-1994, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was succeeded by what intergovernmental organisation? WTO > 6 Lieutenant Ellen Ripley is a character in which film series? Alien > 7 What links Nereid, Charon, Dione and Rhea? Solar system moons > 8 By what name is the Mexican festival Día de Muertos commonly known in English? Day of the Dead > 9 What four-letter word can mean a stiff pleated circular collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries, the playing of a trump card when one cannot follow suit, or various species of fish? Ruff > 10 The Vegas Golden Knights participate in which North American professional sports league? NHL Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 605 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 45 Aren Ess 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 47 Dan Blum 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 47 Dan Tilque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 38 Joe Masters 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 42 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 37 Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 31 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 2 0 7 5 6 6 4 7 6 6 49 70% Congratulations Aren. cheers, calvin |
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