| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 21 03:52PM > 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? dyne > 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? erg > 4. And correspondingly in SI, 1 <answer 1> meter equals 1 of what > energy unit? 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? coulomb > 9. <answer 8> divided by 1 volt equals 1 of which unit of capacitance? coulomb > 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? 56 > 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". IG Farben > 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 > * F. Naval Battles > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? HMS Victory > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back. Midway -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 21 10:05AM -0800 On 11/20/20 10:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 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? dyne > 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? erg > 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*. amp, volt > 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? coulomb > 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. herz > * 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? 87 > 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". IG Farben > 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 > game *assists*, with 13 each. > * F. Naval Battles > F1. What was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? Victory > and capture Port Moresby. Name the aircraft-carrier battle, > fought that month, which forced the invasion fleet to > turn back. Battle of the Coral Sea -- Dan Tilque |
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