| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 12:58AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27, 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. For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds and half of the other. ** Game 2, Round 9 - Science - The Coherence of Metric Measure In both the SI and the CGS versions of the metric system, many of the units of measure can be expressed in terms of the multiplication or division of other units of measure, with no numerical constants other than 1 involved. In each case, name the unit being expressed. None of the answers will involve scaling prefixes such as kilo- or micro-. Some answers may be mentioned in subsequent questions without being edited out. 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit? 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared equals 1 of what force unit? 3. A force of 1 <answer 2> exerted over a distance of 1 centimeter consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit? 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what energy unit? 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second. 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*. 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the result equals 1 of which resistance unit? 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of what charge unit? 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance? 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second. ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Formerly Undivided Countries A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech Republic? A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage points, how many percent voted yes? * B. Subway Stations by Location B1. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its only entrance on Crescent Rd.? B2. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its only entrance on Shaftesbury Av.? * C. Corporate Etymology C1. This notorious corporate name is a German abbreviation for a phrase meaning "dye consortium", or more precisely, "community of interest of the dye industry". C2. First a new technology was named with a 10-letter word based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became the new name of the company. What was that brand name? * D. Operatic Terminology D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken and sung words? Translated, it means "little book". D2. What is the name for the simultaneous translation of an opera's <answer D1> projected above the stage? We want the trade name used by the Canadian Opera Company. * E. NHL All-Star Game These questions deal with individual player records up to and including the 2002 NHL All-Star Game. (You may now give answers correct up to and including the 2020 game.) E1. Which goaltender has the record for most All-Star games played? E2. Name either of the two players tied for most career All-Star game *assists*, with 13 each. * F. Naval Battles F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? F2. In May 1942 the Japanese launched a plan to invade what was then Australian territory on the island of New Guinea, and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to turn back. -- Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication msb@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 21 08:22AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H5adndBMCt8zJyXCnZ2dnUU7- > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit? newton > 2. Similarly in CGS metric, 1 gram centimeter per second squared > equals 1 of what force unit? newton > consumes how much energy, or equivalently, does how much work? > That is, 1 <answer 2> times 1 centimeter, or simply 1 <answer 2> > centimeter, equals 1 of what energy unit? joule > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit? joule > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second. watt > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*. volt and ampere > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit? ohm > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit? volt > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance? ohm > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second. hertz > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic? 1994 > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes? 93; 82 > based on the Greek for "dry writing"; then this was reduced > to a 5-letter brand name; then in 1961 this brand name became > the new name of the company. What was that brand name? Xerox > * D. Operatic Terminology > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book". libretto -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 21 11:10AM +0100 > 1. This unit measures the force needed to accelerate a 1 kilogram > mass to a speed of 1 meter per second in 1 second. That is, > 1 kilogram meter per second squared equals 1 of what unit? Newton > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit? Joule > 5. This unit of power, or the rate of energy consumption, is equal to > 1 joule divided by 1 second; that is, it's 1 joule per second. Watt > 6. And which two commonly used electrical units can be multiplied > together to produce 1 <answer 5>? Name *both*. Volt and Ampère > 7. If you *divide* the same two units, the right way around, the > result equals 1 of which resistance unit? Ohm > 8. The amount of charge delivered by a 1 ampere current flowing for > 1 second, or in other words 1 ampere times 1 second, equals 1 of > what charge unit? Columb > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance? Farad > 10. Finally, this frequency unit is simply the reciprocal of 1 second. Avis. Eh, I mean Hertz. > * A. Formerly Undivided Countries > A1. Within 1 year, when did Slovakia separate from the Czech > Republic? 1993 > A2. In 1905, Norway held a referendum on the question of > separating from Sweden. It passed. Within 5 percentage > points, how many percent voted yes? 100 > * B. Subway Stations by Location > B2. What station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line """has""" its > only entrance on Shaftesbury Av.? Tottenham Court Road and Piccadilly Circus are both close to Shaftesbury Avenue as I call, but none the tube lines have that name. You are talking about a different city? :-) > * D. Operatic Terminology > D1. Which term is used for the text of an opera, both spoken > and sung words? Translated, it means "little book". Libretto > * F. Naval Battles > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? Victory |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 21 12:56AM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. Name the 1994 movie at #3 on the list, behind only the first > "Godfather" and the second "Lord of the Rings". Two memorable > characters are Andy Dufresne and "Red" Redding. "The Shawshank Redemption". (Now #1 on the list as of when I checked just after reposting the round; "The Godfather" is #2 and LOTR2 is now only #14.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 2. 13th on the list is a 1975 movie featuring characters Randle > Patrick McMurphy and Mildred Ratched. Name it. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". (Now #18.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, Lisa Carol Fremont, Lars Thorwald, and > a character whose name we never learn, but who is referred to > as Miss Lonelyheart? "Rear Window". (Now all the way down to #52.) 4 for Joshua. > 4. A 1995 movie scores #17. Where would you find Dean Keaton, > Dave Kujan ["KOO-yan"], Fred Fenster, and Mr. Kobayashi? "The Usual Suspects". (Now #32.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 5. #42 is a 1941 movie with characters Brigid O'Shaughnessy, > Kasper Gutman, and Miles Archer. Name this classic movie. "The Maltese Falcon". (No longer on the list at all!) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Right behind it at #43 is a 1974 movie, and we hope you can > identify it from these two characters: Jake Gittes and Evelyn > Cross Mulwray. What film is this? "Chinatown". (Now #153.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 7. 56th on the list is a second 1995 movie. In which film will > you find William Somerset, David Mills, Tracy Mills, and > John Doe? "Se7en" (or "Seven"). (Now up to #20.) 4 for Joshua. > 8. Movie #88 goes all the way back to 1933, but who could forget > Rufus T. Firefly, Mrs. Gloria Teasdale, and Ambassador Trentino > of Sylvania? In which movie would you find them? "Duck Soup". (No longer on the list.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 9. The 112th movie on the list is from 1957. Two of its characters > are Antonius Block... and Death. Name it. "Det sjunde inseglet" (or "The Seventh Seal"). (Now #169.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 10. In a 1966 movie, coming in at #180, the main characters have > simple names: Martha, George, Nick, and Honey. Tell us the > name of this film. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". (No longer on the list.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > So deep in luve am I; > And I will luve thee still, my dear, > Till a' the seas gang dry. (O my luve's like) "A Red, Red Rose". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 2. Name the Burns poem that begins: > Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, > O, what a panic's in thy breastie! "To a Mouse" (on turning her up in her nest with the plough). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 3. This dish is customarily served at a Burns Day dinner. > Burns himself called it "Great chieftain o' the puddin' race." > By which name do we know it? Haggis. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 4. <Answer 3> is traditionally accompanied by "neeps and tatties". > Give either food's name in English. TurNIPS, poTAToes. 4 for Bruce (the hard way), Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. Dan Tilque said that he had coincidentally happened to see "neep" in his dictionary the same day he posted his answers. > 5. In which city's George Square was a statue of Robert Burns > dedicated in 1877, on the anniversary of his birth? Glasgow. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 6. The first statue of Robert Burns *outside* of Scotland, by John > Robert Steell, was unveiled in 1880 in which city? New York. (It's in Central Park.) > lends his name to a hat. It is a round woolen cap with a flat > baggy top much wider than the headband, typically with a pom-pom > in the centre. Tam O'Shanter ("Tam" was sufficient). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. This American fashion designer, who """claims""" to be a > descendant of Burns's family, combined plaid shirts with kilts > in his fall 1999 menswear collection. Tommy Hilfiger. (Still alive and still true.) > 9. This Scottish nationalist song was titled "Robert Bruce's March > to Bannockburn" by Burns, but it's better known by this name. "Scots Wha Hae" (wi' Wallace bled). > 10. Another famous song by Burns was sung by Sheena Wellington > for the reopening of Scottish Parliament in 1999. Give the > title. "A Man's a Man For a' That" (either phrase was sufficient, or "Is There for Honest Poverty"). Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Geo Mis Ent Lit THREE Joshua Kreitzer 24 26 8 40 22 90 Dan Blum 32 21 25 28 22 85 Dan Tilque 28 28 4 20 8 76 Pete Gayde 23 31 20 12 15 74 Bruce Bowler 28 0 -- 16 16 60 Erland Sommarskog 20 36 -- 4 0 60 -- Mark Brader | "Nothing is more sacrosanct than our professional ethics. Toronto | Fortunately, I know a trick to get around them." msb@vex.net | --Niles Crane, "Frasier" (Ranberg & Flett-Giordano) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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