- RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 2-3: history, science - 1 Update
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 12 04:14AM -0700 On 7/10/21 9:39 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > and Bach; reformed his kingdom's laws, army, and institutions; > and started several destructive wars. Give his name and number, > or name and nickname. Frederick the Great > whipping as a legal penalty, reformed education, and instituted > local self-government -- before he was assassinated. Give his > name and number. Nicholas I > 4. Who was the final Aztec king, captured by Cortés in 1521 and > later killed? His name is the same as the first name of the > """recently""" elected mayor of Mexico City. Montezuma > 5. Who was the Hapsburg archduke who was sent to Mexico as Emperor > in 1864 by Napoleon III of France? He ruled for only 3 years > and was executed by firing squad in 1867. Maximilian > cage for several years. 10 years after his unfortunate demise, > the revolution he had started finally prevailed with Mexican > independence. Miguel Hidalgo > * Indian History > 7. Who served as the final British viceroy of India, completing > his short term in 1948? Lord Mountbatten > 8. Which country invaded India in October 1962 and occupied > territory disputed since 1957? China > 10. Which Canadian province or future province was the last where > people drove on the left side of the road; and, within 3 years, > when did they change to driving on the right? Newfoundland and Labrador, 1955 > cebivaprf gura rkvfgvat unq genssvp qevivat ba gur yrsg, naq > svir ba gur evtug. Anzr *nal gjb* bs gur sbhe cebivaprf jurer > gurl qebir ba gur yrsg. Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia > drove on the left, *and*, within 5 years, when did they stop > doing it? (If you want to show off, for fun but for no extra > points, give the exact date.) Sweden, 1968 > * World War II German Missiles > 13. What does the V in the V-weapons stand for? Answer in English > or German. vengeance > 14. What city was the target for the greatest number of V-2 rockets? London > 15. The V-2 was developed at a research center usually known by > the name of a nearby village. What name? Peneemunde > language (that is, it was used to express algorithms in technical > papers), as seen here; but in Europe it was widely used for > actual programming. Algol > This language was originally designed as a publication language > only and looked different then; but once actually implemented, > it was found highly suitable for some kinds of mathematical work. APL > PUT LIST ('MEAN=', MEAN, > 'NUMBER GREATER THAN MEAN=', NUMBER); > END EXAMPLE; PL/I > 4. One string is vibrating at a fixed rate. A second string is > vibrating at exactly 4 times that rate. In musical units, > what is the difference in pitch between the two sounds? one octave > 5. What is the name of this phenomenon? When two objects naturally > vibrate at the same frequency, the sound produced by one object > causes the other to vibrate. resonance > causing a pulsating effect where the frequency of the pulsations > equals the difference in the frequencies of the tones. What is > this specific physical effect called? beat effect > 7. Concrete is known for its strength and in particular its > resistance to crushing. But what failing of concrete causes it > to often be strengthened with steel bars? poor resistance to tension > named his invention after a particular island because of the > quality of stone quarried there. The name persists to this day. > What is the island? Portland > 9. As wet concrete dries, the cement hardens or "cures". > What *chemical process* causes this effect? CaO (lime) + CO2 --> CaCO3 > * Botany > 10. The organ of a flower that produces the male gamete, and consists > of an anther and a filament, is called what? pistil > 13. Of the """9 planets""" in our solar system, which has the longest > sidereal day? That is, it takes the most time to rotate on its > own axis, relative to the stars. Venus > 14. Which of the """9 planets""" has the highest average density? Earth > 15. Which of the """9 planets""" has the most eccentric orbit? That is, > it has the greatest proportionate variation in distance to the > Sun from one end of the orbit to the other. Mercury -- Dan Tilque |
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