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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 11 08:55PM -0800

On 3/8/21 12:38 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
I'm way too late on this set, but it turns out I only know a couple
answers, so not much of a loss.'
 
> elected public official who held his office for life, and
> a moralist, busybody, and tightwad. A modern right-wing
> think tank is named after him.
 
Cato the elder
 
> whose members was George Bernard Shaw, was named after
> him -- but we need the name of the man himself, not the
> group's name.
 
Fabian
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 11 11:48PM -0600

Dan Tilque:
> I'm way too late on this set, but it turns out I only know a couple
> answers, so not much of a loss.
 
Indeed, if Dan's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored
8 points and his best-three-rounds total would be unchanged at 80.
--
Mark Brader | "...she was quite surprised to find that she remained
Toronto | the same size: to be sure, this generally happens
msb@vex.net | when one eats cake, but..." --Lewis Carroll
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 11 08:37PM +0100


> 1. What is the term for a force applied to an object in such a
> manner that it moves in a circle? (For example, the Sun's
> gravity as applied to the Earth.)
 
Centrifugal

> and stick together in a single lump. You can calculate the
> resulting velocity of this lump by using the fact that what
> quantity is always conserved?
 
In symbols: mv
 
Translating the Swedish name into English results in "amount of motion".

> 3. (Please decipher the rot13 only after you are finished with #2.)
> Jung vf gur grez sbe n pbyyvfvba jurer xvargvp raretl vf
> pbafreirq nf jryy nf zbzraghz?
 
Elastic

> * Calculus
 
> 4. Which expression contains an indefinite integral?
 
8
 
> 5. Which expression contains a second derivative?
 
2
 
> 6. Which expression contains a partial derivative?
 
11

> 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor
> furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is
> it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable.
 
PVC
 
> Name it. This time we want the full name, not an abbreviation,
> and if you feel impelled to answer with a well-known trademark
> of Dow Chemical, please resist this because we won't accept it.
 
Ehtylen
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 11 11:33PM


> 1. Canada """has""" two naval bases, sometimes referred to as
> MARPAC and MARLANT. Give the name of the community in which
> either """is""" located.
 
Halifax; Vancouver
 
> * Saskatchewan and Public Health Care
 
> 10. In 1929, Saskatchewan was the first province to universally
> diagnose and treat *what disease* at no charge to the individual?
 
tuberculosis; syphillis
 
> launched, about 90% of its doctors walked off the job.
> The strike lasted 23 days. Give the year of the strike, within
> 3 years.
 
1949; 1962
 
 
 
> 1. What is the term for a force applied to an object in such a
> manner that it moves in a circle? (For example, the Sun's
> gravity as applied to the Earth.)
 
centripetal
 
> and stick together in a single lump. You can calculate the
> resulting velocity of this lump by using the fact that what
> quantity is always conserved?
 
momentum
 
> 3. (Please decipher the rot13 only after you are finished with #2.)
> Jung vf gur grez sbe n pbyyvfvba jurer xvargvp raretl vf
> pbafreirq nf jryy nf zbzraghz?
 
elastic
 
> * Calculus
 
> 4. Which expression contains an indefinite integral?
 
8
 
> 5. Which expression contains a second derivative?
 
10
 
> 6. Which expression contains a partial derivative?
 
11
 
> composite, and which other? All the islands of Hawaii are
> formed from this type of volcano, which is created from large
> runny lava flows that create a domed mountain.
 
shield
 
> 8. There are two types of crust, oceanic and continental.
> Continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic
> crust is composed mostly of what rock?
 
basalt
 
> 9. What is the name of the """largest known""" volcano in the
> solar system? It's extinct, and it's on Mars.
 
Olympus Mons
 
 
> 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor
> furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is
> it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable.
 
PVC
 
> Name it. This time we want the full name, not an abbreviation,
> and if you feel impelled to answer with a well-known trademark
> of Dow Chemical, please resist this because we won't accept it.
 
polystyrene
 
> 12. Plastics #2 and #4 are abbreviated HDPE and LDPE respectively.
> Give the full name of either.
 
high-density polyethylene
 
> * Legumes
 
> 13. Identify the adzuki beans.
 
10; 6
 
> 14. Identify the cow beans.
 
15
 
> 15. Identify the pigeon peas.
 
2; 7
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Mar 11 07:32PM -0600

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Canada """has""" two naval bases, sometimes referred to as
> MARPAC and MARLANT. Give the name of the community in which
> either """is""" located.
 
Victoria; Vancouver
 
 
> 2. In which province """is""" CFB Gagetown located?
 
Nova Scotia; New Brunswick
 
 
> 3. There """is""" one base in Saskatchewan, for an air force wing
> designated 15 Wing. Where is it located?
 
Saskatoon; Flin Flon
 
 
> * Saskatchewan and Public Health Care
 
> 10. In 1929, Saskatchewan was the first province to universally
> diagnose and treat *what disease* at no charge to the individual?
 
Tuberculosis; Polio
 
> launched, about 90% of its doctors walked off the job.
> The strike lasted 23 days. Give the year of the strike, within
> 3 years.
 
1965; 1972
 
 
> 14. This person was called "Mr. Broadcasting" by some; after his
> death, the CBC publicized the name "Mr. Canada" in its obituaries
> of him. Who was he?
 
Byron McGregor
 
 
> 3. (Please decipher the rot13 only after you are finished with #2.)
> Jung vf gur grez sbe n pbyyvfvba jurer xvargvp raretl vf
> pbafreirq nf jryy nf zbzraghz?
 
Fusion
 
> asked to evaluate any of the expressions:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/9/b.pdf
 
> 4. Which expression contains an indefinite integral?
 
3
 
> 5. Which expression contains a second derivative?
 
6; 14
 
> 6. Which expression contains a partial derivative?
 
6; 14
 
 
> 8. There are two types of crust, oceanic and continental.
> Continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic
> crust is composed mostly of what rock?
 
Igneous
 
 
> 9. What is the name of the """largest known""" volcano in the
> solar system? It's extinct, and it's on Mars.
 
Olympus Mons
 
 
> 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor
> furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is
> it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable.
 
PETE
 
> Name it. This time we want the full name, not an abbreviation,
> and if you feel impelled to answer with a well-known trademark
> of Dow Chemical, please resist this because we won't accept it.
 
Polystyrene
 
 
> 12. Plastics #2 and #4 are abbreviated HDPE and LDPE respectively.
> Give the full name of either.
 
High Density Polyethylene
 
> selecting the three desired images and 12 others picked arbitrarily,
> all from a commercial site, <http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com>.)
 
> 13. Identify the adzuki beans.
 
15; 2
 
> 14. Identify the cow beans.
 
14; 6
 
> 15. Identify the pigeon peas.
 
12; 3
 
> 25. Terra crnf.
> 26. Qnex erq xvqarl ornaf.
> 27. Rlr-bs-gur-tbng ornaf.
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 11 09:22PM -0800

On 3/11/21 12:21 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Canada """has""" two naval bases, sometimes referred to as
> MARPAC and MARLANT. Give the name of the community in which
> either """is""" located.
 
Esquimalt BC; Halifax NS
 
 
> 2. In which province """is""" CFB Gagetown located?
 
New Brunswick
 
 
> 3. There """is""" one base in Saskatchewan, for an air force wing
> designated 15 Wing. Where is it located?
 
Saskatoon
 
 
 
> * Saskatchewan and Public Health Care
 
> 10. In 1929, Saskatchewan was the first province to universally
> diagnose and treat *what disease* at no charge to the individual?
 
diabetus
 
 
> 1. What is the term for a force applied to an object in such a
> manner that it moves in a circle? (For example, the Sun's
> gravity as applied to the Earth.)
 
centripetal
 
> and stick together in a single lump. You can calculate the
> resulting velocity of this lump by using the fact that what
> quantity is always conserved?
 
momentum
 
 
> 3. (Please decipher the rot13 only after you are finished with #2.)
> Jung vf gur grez sbe n pbyyvfvba jurer xvargvp raretl vf
> pbafreirq nf jryy nf zbzraghz?
 
elastic
 
> asked to evaluate any of the expressions:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/9/b.pdf
 
> 4. Which expression contains an indefinite integral?
 
4
 
> 5. Which expression contains a second derivative?
 
2
 
> 6. Which expression contains a partial derivative?
 
1
 
 
> 8. There are two types of crust, oceanic and continental.
> Continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic
> crust is composed mostly of what rock?
 
basalt
 
 
> 9. What is the name of the """largest known""" volcano in the
> solar system? It's extinct, and it's on Mars.
 
Olympus Mons
 
 
> 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor
> furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is
> it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable.
 
PVC
 
> Name it. This time we want the full name, not an abbreviation,
> and if you feel impelled to answer with a well-known trademark
> of Dow Chemical, please resist this because we won't accept it.
 
polystyrene
 
 
> 12. Plastics #2 and #4 are abbreviated HDPE and LDPE respectively.
> Give the full name of either.
 
high density polyethylene
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 12 05:29AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UPGdnZ8YS5hpT9T9nZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Canada """has""" two naval bases, sometimes referred to as
> MARPAC and MARLANT. Give the name of the community in which
> either """is""" located.
 
Halifax; Vancouver

> launched, about 90% of its doctors walked off the job.
> The strike lasted 23 days. Give the year of the strike, within
> 3 years.
 
1951; 1958

> * People with "Canada" in their Nicknames
 
> 13. Who was known as "the Voice of Canada", and also, in darker
> times, "the Voice of Doom"?
 
Lorne Greene

 
> * Geology
 
> 9. What is the name of the """largest known""" volcano in the
> solar system? It's extinct, and it's on Mars.
 
Mons Olympus

 
> 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor
> furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is
> it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable.
 
PVC
 
 
> Please refer to:
 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/9/c.jpg
 
> 13. Identify the adzuki beans.
 
5; 9
 
> 14. Identify the cow beans.
 
2; 1
 
> 15. Identify the pigeon peas.
 
14; 4

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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