- RQFTCI03 Final Round 10: challenge - 2 Updates
- RQFTCI03 Final Rounds 8-9: Canadiana, science - 5 Updates
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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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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