Monday, January 31, 2022

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 30 03:57PM


> * Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Children's authors.
 
> 1. "Charlotte's Web".
 
E. B. White
 
> 2. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
 
Beatrix Potter
 
> 3. "Goodnight Moon".
 
Margaret Wise Brown
 
> 4. "A Wrinkle in Time".
 
Madeline L'Engle
 
> 6. "The Giving Tree".
 
Shel Silverstein
 
> 8. "The Wind in the Willows".
 
Kenneth Grahame
 
> 9. "Matilda".
 
Roald Dahl
 
> 10. "Tuck Everlasting".
 
Babbit
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - The US President in Movies and TV
 
> 2. Peter Sellers.
 
Dr. Strangelove
 
> 3. Bill Pullman.
 
Independence Day
 
> 4. Kevin Kline.
 
Dave
 
> 5. Michael Douglas.
 
The American President
 
> 6. Harrison Ford.
 
Air Force One
 
> 7. Martin Sheen.
 
West Wing
 
> 10. Harry Shearer, as President Schwarzenegger.
 
The Simpsons; Futurama
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 30 01:25PM -0800

On Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 3:32:31 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Children's authors.
 
> Given the title of the book, you name the author.
 
> 1. "Charlotte's Web".
 
White
 
> 2. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
 
Potter
 
> 4. "A Wrinkle in Time".
 
L'Engle
 
> 5. "The Snowy Day".
 
Keats

> 6. "The Giving Tree".
 
Shel Silverstein; Shel Silberstein
 
> 7. "Madeline".
 
Bemelmans
 
> 8. "The Wind in the Willows".
 
Grahame
 
> 9. "Matilda".
 
Dahl

 
> We name an actor, and you name the movie or TV show where he
> portrayed the American president (or at least his voice).
 
> 1. Alan Alda.
 
"Canadian Bacon"
 
> 2. Peter Sellers.
 
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

> 3. Bill Pullman.
 
"Independence Day"
 
> 4. Kevin Kline.
 
"Dave"
 
> 5. Michael Douglas.
 
"The American President"
 
> 6. Harrison Ford.
 
"Air Force One"
 
> 7. Martin Sheen.
 
"The West Wing"
 
> 9. Henry Fonda.
 
"Fail Safe"

> 10. Harry Shearer, as President Schwarzenegger.
 
"The Simpsons"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 30 05:08PM -0800

On Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 4:32:31 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Children's authors.
 
> Given the title of the book, you name the author.
 
> 1. "Charlotte's Web".
 
e.b. white
 
> 2. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
 
beatrix potter
 
> 3. "Goodnight Moon".
 
margaret brown
 
> 4. "A Wrinkle in Time".
 
madeline l'engle
 
> 5. "The Snowy Day".
 
keats
 
> 6. "The Giving Tree".
 
shel silverstein
 
> 7. "Madeline".
 
bermelman?
 
> 8. "The Wind in the Willows".
 
grahame
 
> 9. "Matilda".
 
roald dahl
 
> 10. "Tuck Everlasting".
 
babbitt

 
> We name an actor, and you name the movie or TV show where he
> portrayed the American president (or at least his voice).
 
> 1. Alan Alda.
 
canadian bacon
 
> 2. Peter Sellers.
 
dr strangelove
 
> 3. Bill Pullman.
 
independence day
 
> 4. Kevin Kline.
 
dave
 
> 5. Michael Douglas.
 
the american president
 
> 6. Harrison Ford.
 
air force one
 
> 7. Martin Sheen.
 
the west wing
 
> 8. Gregory Itzin.
 
24
 
> 9. Henry Fonda.
 
fail safe
 
> 10. Harry Shearer, as President Schwarzenegger.
 
the simpsons movie
 
> Toronto | cover up the conspiracy that they never landed on the Moon.
> m...@vex.net | --Paul Duggan
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp, who would like the canadians to take back their weather as they have left it on my front lawn.
 
p.s. what's up with the truckers?
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 30 03:32AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
 
* Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Children's authors.
 
Given the title of the book, you name the author.
 
1. "Charlotte's Web".
2. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
3. "Goodnight Moon".
4. "A Wrinkle in Time".
5. "The Snowy Day".
6. "The Giving Tree".
7. "Madeline".
8. "The Wind in the Willows".
9. "Matilda".
10. "Tuck Everlasting".
 
 
* Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - The US President in Movies and TV
 
We name an actor, and you name the movie or TV show where he
portrayed the American president (or at least his voice).
 
1. Alan Alda.
2. Peter Sellers.
3. Bill Pullman.
4. Kevin Kline.
5. Michael Douglas.
6. Harrison Ford.
7. Martin Sheen.
8. Gregory Itzin.
9. Henry Fonda.
10. Harry Shearer, as President Schwarzenegger.
 
--
Mark Brader | [It was] placed there... by secret moon landings used to
Toronto | cover up the conspiracy that they never landed on the Moon.
msb@vex.net | --Paul Duggan
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 30 03:30AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> We give you the name of a country and you give the number of the
> country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
> same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
None of these maps have changed.
 
This was the easiest round in the original game -- and, apparently,
also here.
 
> 1. Japan.
 
#4. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
#15. 4 for everyone.
 
> 3. Finland.
 
#8. 4 for everyone.
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
#12. 4 for everyone.
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
#7. 4 for everyone.
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
#5. 4 for everyone.
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
#2. 4 for everyone.
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
#13. 4 for everyone.
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
#16. 4 for everyone.
 
> 10. Libya.
 
#6. 4 for everyone.
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Cuba.
 
#14. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 12. Egypt.
 
#9. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 13. France.
 
#3. Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 14. Israel.
 
#1. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 15. Kenya.
 
#17. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 16. Pakistan.
 
#10. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 17. Philippines.
 
#11. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 18. Spain.
 
#18. Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Babylonia. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum. 3 for Dan Tilque.
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
Trigonometry. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
That the Earth is round (or, more precisely, not flat). 4 for
everyone.
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
The size of the Earth. 4 for everyone.
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
The length of the string, or its reciprocal, depending on what
exactly is meant by "pitch" being proportional. (Accepting either.)
4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12 inches. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland and Pete.
 
I generously scored the meaningless "12" as almost correct.
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
Irrational numbers. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
Square numbers. 4 for everyone.
 
> 9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
> on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
> principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
Leverage. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
"Fulcrum" is a part of a lever setup, not a principle.
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
Plato. His student Aristotle was also accepted on a protest.
4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
Ptolemy, though, *was* an observational astronomer.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Spo Geo Sci
Stephen Perry 40 40 40 40 160
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 40 40 112
Pete Gayde 0 36 40 19 95
Dan Tilque 0 12 40 39 91
Dan Blum 0 8 40 32 80
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 40 19 59
 
--
Mark Brader "He'll spend at least part of his life
Toronto in prison, or parliament, or both."
msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan
 
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Saturday, January 29, 2022

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Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jan 28 03:35PM -0600

Mark Brader wrote:
> country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
> same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16
 
> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Phon.
 
14
 
> 12. Rtlcg.
 
9
 
> 13. Senapr.
 
3
 
> 14. Vfenry.
 
1
 
> 15. Xraln.
 
17
 
> 16. Cnxvfgna.
 
10
 
> 17. Cuvyvccvarf.
 
11
 
> 18. Fcnva.
 
18
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Persia; Egypt
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
Algebra; Calculus
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
Earth is round
 
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
Circumference of the Earth
 
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
The length of the string from the bridge to the point where it is either
pressed against the neck or crosses the "nut".
 
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
Negative numbers; Prime numbers
 
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
Squares
 
 
> 9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
> on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
> principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
Fulcrum
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 28 05:16PM -0800

On 1/27/22 04:59, Mark Brader wrote:
> country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
> same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16
 
> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Phon.
 
14
 
> 12. Rtlcg.
 
9
 
> 13. Senapr.
 
3
 
> 14. Vfenry.
 
1
 
> 15. Xraln.
 
17
 
> 16. Cnxvfgna.
 
10
 
> 17. Cuvyvccvarf.
 
11
 
> 18. Fcnva.
 
18
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Babylon
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
trigonometry
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
the Earth is spherical
 
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
circumference of the Earth
 
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
the length of the string
 
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12 inches
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
irrational
 
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
perfect squares
 
 
> 9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
> on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
> principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
the lever
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
Plato
 
--
Dan Tilque
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Friday, January 28, 2022

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 06:59AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Countries of the World
 
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/05-04/world.pdf
 
We give you the name of a country and you give the number of the
country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
1. Japan.
2. Nepal.
3. Finland.
4. Vietnam.
5. Portugal.
6. Ireland.
7. Hungary.
8. Sri Lanka.
9. Switzerland.
10. Libya.
 
There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
11. Phon.
12. Rtlcg.
13. Senapr.
14. Vfenry.
15. Xraln.
16. Cnxvfgna.
17. Cuvyvccvarf.
18. Fcnva.
 
 
* Game 5, Round 6 - Science - The Ancients
 
1. Around 1200 BC, astronomers from this ancient nation,
considered the birthplace of western astronomy, produced
a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
and planets. What nation?
 
2. This branch of mathematics evolved in the third century BC
as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
of surveying. Name it.
 
3. Eratosthenes learned that each year on the day of the summer
solstice sunlight reached the bottom of a well in Syene,
Egypt, indicating that the sun was directly overhead.
However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
what fact?
 
4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
proportional to what?
 
6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
long, how long is the other side?
 
7. Pythagorean mathematicians also discovered a class of
numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
10. This philosopher made no astronomical observations
whatsoever, yet his statement that all celestial bodies
must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
until the 17th century. Name him.
 
--
Mark Brader | "The right thinks the individual
Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions
msb@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are
| too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 27 08:26PM +0100

> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16
 
> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Phon.
 
14
 
> 12. Rtlcg.
 
9
 
> 13. Senapr.
 
17
 
> 14. Vfenry.
 
1
 
> 15. Xraln.
 
17
 
> 16. Cnxvfgna.
 
10
 
> 17. Cuvyvccvarf.
 
11
 
> 18. Fcnva.
 
18
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Sumeria

> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
Euclid

> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
The Earth is round.

> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
The circumference of Earth.

> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
2^(1/12)

> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12

> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
Irrational numbers.

> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
Squares
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 27 03:30PM -0800

On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:59:38 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
> same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16
 
> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Cuba.
 
14
 
> 12. Egypt.
 
9
 
> 13. France.
 
3
 
> 14. Israel.
 
1
 
> 15. Kenya.
 
17
 
> 16. Pakistan.
 
10
 
> 17. Philippines.
 
11
 
> 18. Spain.
 
18
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
babylonia
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
trigonometry
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
that the earth is not flat but rather round
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
the circumference of the earth
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
the length of the string
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12 inches
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
irrational numbers
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
squares
 
> 9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
> on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
> principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
leverage
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
plato
 
> m...@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are
> | too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp, who is concerned about the events of february 23rd 2022
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 27 05:27PM -0800

On Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 6:59:38 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

> country's outline. Naturally, the outlines are not all to the
> same scale, but all of them show north at the top.
 
> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16

> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
> There were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the
> remaining countries for fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. Phon.
 
14
 
> 12. Rtlcg.
 
9
 
> 13. Senapr.
 
3
 
> 14. Vfenry.
 
1
 
> 15. Xraln.
 
17
 
> 16. Cnxvfgna.
 
10
 
> 17. Cuvyvccvarf.
 
11
 
> 18. Fcnva.
 
18
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Babylonia
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
trigonometry
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
the Earth is spherical
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
circumference of the Earth
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
length of the string
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12 inches
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
irrational numbers
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
square numbers
 
> 9. Archimedes is reputed to have said "Give me a place to stand
> on and I will move the Earth!" His work on what fundamental
> principle of mechanics prompted the remark?
 
leverage
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
Aristotle
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 28 04:43AM


> * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Countries of the World
 
> 1. Japan.
 
4
 
> 2. Nepal.
 
15
 
> 3. Finland.
 
8
 
> 4. Vietnam.
 
12
 
> 5. Portugal.
 
7
 
> 6. Ireland.
 
5
 
> 7. Hungary.
 
2
 
> 8. Sri Lanka.
 
13
 
> 9. Switzerland.
 
16
 
> 10. Libya.
 
6
 
 
> a series of star catalogues, written in cuneiform script
> that contained lists of constellations, individual stars,
> and planets. What nation?
 
Babylonia
 
> as a branch of geometry used extensively for astronomical
> studies. It is also the foundation of the practical art
> of surveying. Name it.
 
trigonometry
 
> However, on the same day in Alexandria, he observed that
> the sun was at an angle from the vertical -- thus proving
> what fact?
 
that the Earth's surface was curved
 
> 4. Eratosthenes, using these same observations, the specific
> angle of the sun in Alexandria, and an estimate of the
> distance between the two cities, calculated what?
 
the circumference of the Earth
 
> 5. Pythagoras of Samos married music and mathematics by proving
> that the pitch of a note played on a stringed instrument is
> proportional to what?
 
the length of the string
 
> 6. Apply your Pythagorean theorem. In a right-angled triangle,
> if one side is 5 inches long and the hypotenuse is 13 inches
> long, how long is the other side?
 
12 inches
 
> numbers which could not be precisely expressed in the way
> that numbers previously had been. The Pythagoreans called
> these "unspeakable numbers". What do we call them?
 
irrational numbers
 
> 8. Consider the following sums of successive odd numbers: 1+3,
> 1+3+5, 1+3+5+7, 1+3+5+7+9, and so forth. Pythagoras observed
> that the answers form the sequence of what kind of number?
 
squares
 
> must be perfectly spherical and move in perfect circles
> at uniform speed became the guiding principle of astronomy
> until the 17th century. Name him.
 
Ptolemy
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 06:49AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
A dingo. Everyone -- Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen
-- got this.
 
The mother was convicted of murder, but evidence supporting her
account was discovered later and the verdict was reversed in 1988,
a decision supported by the 2012 inquest. Also in 1988, the story
was dramatized in the movie "Evil Angels", also titled "A Cry in
the Dark".
 
> 2. Researchers have discovered which new type of planet, which
> had a movie with the same name?
 
Waterworld.
 
 
> late 1960s. She ran for a seat in Parliament twice, losing
> both times to David Crombie. In 1984 she was the first
> African-Canadian to be appointed to the Senate. Name her.
 
Anne Cools. 4 for Stephen.
 
> federal election, she became the first African-Canadian woman
> elected to the Parliament of Canada and subsequently the first
> black woman in a federal cabinet.
 
Jean Augustine. 4 for Stephen.
 
In Ontario and some other provinces, Roman Catholics have a
grandfathered right to their own "separate school" system, and
that phrase is the term used for it.
 
> 3. This Toronto resident """is""" a Member of the Order of Canada
> and in 2002 won the Giller Prize for "The Polished Hoe".
 
Austin Clarke. (He died in 2016.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> 4. This writer was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, studied
> creative writing at the University of Victoria, and won the
> 2011 Giller prize for the novel "Half Blood Blues."
 
Esi Edugyan. 4 for Stephen.
 
> sprint, Donovan Bailey also anchored Canada's 4×100 m relay
> team to a gold medal. Name any one of his three *teammates*,
> all African-Canadians.
 
Bruny Surin, Glenroy Gilbert, Robert Esmie. 4 for Stephen.
 
> a career that ran from 1996 to 2008. He """is""" perhaps best
> known for scoring an overtime goal in the gold-medal game for
> Canada at the 2003 World Hockey Championships.
 
Anson Carter. (Still alive.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 2008 release "Lucky" took home the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz
> Album of the Year. Since 2008 she """has been""" a host of
> Radio 2's "Morning Weekend".
 
Molly Johnson. (Still alive, but no longer a radio host.)
4 for Stephen.
 
> songwriter, and record producer. His 2002 debut album "Exit"
> received much attention both in Canada and internationally.
> What """is""" his musical name?
 
k-os ["chaos"]. (Still alive and still true.) 4 for Stephen.
 
> winning a seat for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
> and becoming Canada's first black Member of Parliament. He held
> the seat for four successive elections.
 
Lincoln Alexander. 4 for Stephen.
 
> in the suburban Toronto riding of Scarborough North. He was
> appointed Minister of Housing, the first African-Canadian to
> hold a cabinet-level position in Ontario. What was his name?
 
Alvin Curling. 4 for Stephen.
 
 
 
> 1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
> 5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
> in the 1966 championship game.
 
Texas Western. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
 
> 2. Which team with Jim Valvano as coach upset the heavily favored
> Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
North Carolina State. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Stephen.
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
George Foreman. 4 for everyone.
 
> 4. Buster Douglas won a huge upset victory against what world
> heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
Mike Tyson. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Stephen.
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
New York Mets. 4 for everyone.
 
> 6. In 2010, what 8th-place team rode hot goaltending to beat the
> Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs?
 
Montreal Canadiens. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete.
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
Michigan (not Michigan State). 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Stephen.
 
> 8. What formerly undefeated horse did Upset beat in 1919 to help
> popularize the term?
 
Man o'War. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Stephen.
 
> champion Green Bay Packers? The win was the first by an AFC
> team in 14 years and the first for this team in five Super
> Bowl appearances.
 
Denver Broncos. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete.
 
> 10. Which AFC team upset the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf"
> in the 2002 Super Bowl?
 
New England Patriots. 4 for Pete and Stephen.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Spo
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Pete Gayde 0 36 36
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Tilque 0 12 12
Dan Blum 0 8 8
 
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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jan 26 04:27AM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 8:45:04 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
> * Game 5, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
 
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
whee!
 
> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
a dingo ate my baby
 
> 2. Researchers have discovered which new type of planet, which
> had a movie with the same name?
 
star wars planet?
 
> late 1960s. She ran for a seat in Parliament twice, losing
> both times to David Crombie. In 1984 she was the first
> African-Canadian to be appointed to the Senate. Name her.
 
uh oh, this round is coming back to me. normally I would repress such memories or try to kill them off with beer.
 
cools?
 
> federal election, she became the first African-Canadian woman
> elected to the Parliament of Canada and subsequently the first
> black woman in a federal cabinet.
 
augustine
 
> 3. This Toronto resident """is""" a Member of the Order of Canada
> and in 2002 won the Giller Prize for "The Polished Hoe".
 
clarke
 
> 4. This writer was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, studied
> creative writing at the University of Victoria, and won the
> 2011 Giller prize for the novel "Half Blood Blues."
 
edugyan
 
> sprint, Donovan Bailey also anchored Canada's 4×100 m relay
> team to a gold medal. Name any one of his three *teammates*,
> all African-Canadians.
 
gilbert
 
> a career that ran from 1996 to 2008. He """is""" perhaps best
> known for scoring an overtime goal in the gold-medal game for
> Canada at the 2003 World Hockey Championships.
 
carter
 
> 2008 release "Lucky" took home the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz
> Album of the Year. Since 2008 she """has been""" a host of
> Radio 2's "Morning Weekend".
 
johnson
 
> songwriter, and record producer. His 2002 debut album "Exit"
> received much attention both in Canada and internationally.
> What """is""" his musical name?
 
k-os ['music' is a bit of a stretch]
 
> winning a seat for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
> and becoming Canada's first black Member of Parliament. He held
> the seat for four successive elections.
 
lincoln alexander
 
> in the suburban Toronto riding of Scarborough North. He was
> appointed Minister of Housing, the first African-Canadian to
> hold a cabinet-level position in Ontario. What was his name?
 
curling? [I think I missed this one last time]
 
 
> 1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
> 5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
> in the 1966 championship game.
 
texas western
 
> 2. Which team with Jim Valvano as coach upset the heavily favored
> Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
north carolina state
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
george foreman
 
> 4. Buster Douglas won a huge upset victory against what world
> heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
mike tyson
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
new york mets [the mets didn't win the national league, the cubs choked]
 
> 6. In 2010, what 8th-place team rode hot goaltending to beat the
> Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs?
 
montreal canadiens
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
(the university of) michigan
 
> 8. What formerly undefeated horse did Upset beat in 1919 to help
> popularize the term?
 
man o'war
 
> champion Green Bay Packers? The win was the first by an AFC
> team in 14 years and the first for this team in five Super
> Bowl appearances.
 
denver broncos
 
> 10. Which AFC team upset the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf"
> in the 2002 Super Bowl?
 
new england patriots
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "Normal caution suffices. In almost 70 years here,
> m...@vex.net | I have not been killed even once." --Peter Moylan
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp, who is sick and tired of being sick and tired
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 25 07:59PM +0100


> Jupiter. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> For some reason three different entrants guessed Mercury, the
> second-worst answer at 59 days.
 
I think I somehow manage to confuse rotation around its own axis
with the rotation around the sun, or maybe I had some funny idea
about the two rotations being correlated. Whatever, I'm kind of happy
that I am not alone or making that bad answers.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 25 03:12PM -0600

Mark Brader:
>>> its axis, just under 10 hours?
 
>> For some reason three different entrants guessed Mercury, the
>> second-worst answer at 59 days.
 
Erland Sommarskog:
> I think I somehow manage to confuse rotation around its own axis
> with the rotation around the sun...
 
Ah, I didn't think of that. In astronomical terminology the word
"revolution" is used for the latter meaning rather than "rotation",
even though the two words are near synonyms in any other context.
Thanks for explaining.
 
A planet that completed one revolution around the Sun in 10 hours
would orbit about 1,000,000 miles from the Sun's center, which I'd
guess would be close enough to evaporate it.
--
Mark Brader | "...the scholarly instructor whisked his pupils through the
Toronto | entire universe in five months. Of course, the universe
msb@vex.net | was much smaller in those days." --John Franch
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 25 08:57PM


> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
dingos took the baby
 
> 2. Researchers have discovered which new type of planet, which
> had a movie with the same name?
 
interstellar
 
 
> 1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
> 5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
> in the 1966 championship game.
 
Villanova
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
George Foreman
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
Mets
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
Ohio State; Auburn
 
--
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 07:44AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 5, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
 
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
2. Researchers have discovered which new type of planet, which
had a movie with the same name?
 
 
* Game 5, Round 2 - Canadiana - African-Canadians
 
In each case, name the well-known African-Canadian from the
description provided.
 
1. She started her involvement in politics in Montreal in the
late 1960s. She ran for a seat in Parliament twice, losing
both times to David Crombie. In 1984 she was the first
African-Canadian to be appointed to the Senate. Name her.
 
2. After university she was an elementary-school principal with
the Metropolitan Separate School Board in Toronto. In the 1993
federal election, she became the first African-Canadian woman
elected to the Parliament of Canada and subsequently the first
black woman in a federal cabinet.
 
3. This Toronto resident """is""" a Member of the Order of Canada
and in 2002 won the Giller Prize for "The Polished Hoe".
 
4. This writer was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, studied
creative writing at the University of Victoria, and won the
2011 Giller prize for the novel "Half Blood Blues."
 
5. In the 1996 Olympics, in addition to winning gold in the 100 m
sprint, Donovan Bailey also anchored Canada's 4×100 m relay
team to a gold medal. Name any one of his three *teammates*,
all African-Canadians.
 
6. This native of Scarborough played for 8 different NHL teams in
a career that ran from 1996 to 2008. He """is""" perhaps best
known for scoring an overtime goal in the gold-medal game for
Canada at the 2003 World Hockey Championships.
 
7. In the 1980s and 1990s she was lead vocalist for two rock bands,
Alta Moda and Infidels. """Now""" concentrating on jazz, her
2008 release "Lucky" took home the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz
Album of the Year. Since 2008 she """has been""" a host of
Radio 2's "Morning Weekend".
 
8. Born in 1972, Kevin Brereton is a Canadian rapper, singer,
songwriter, and record producer. His 2002 debut album "Exit"
received much attention both in Canada and internationally.
What """is""" his musical name?
 
9. In 1968, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons,
winning a seat for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
and becoming Canada's first black Member of Parliament. He held
the seat for four successive elections.
 
10. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1985
in the suburban Toronto riding of Scarborough North. He was
appointed Minister of Housing, the first African-Canadian to
hold a cabinet-level position in Ontario. What was his name?
 
 
* Game 5, Round 3 - Sports - Greatest Upsets
 
Where a question asks for a team, you need to give enough of the
name to make it unambiguous. For example, "Manchester United",
not "Manchester".
 
1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
in the 1966 championship game.
 
2. Which team with Jim Valvano as coach upset the heavily favored
Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
4. Buster Douglas won a huge upset victory against what world
heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
6. In 2010, what 8th-place team rode hot goaltending to beat the
Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs?
 
7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
8. What formerly undefeated horse did Upset beat in 1919 to help
popularize the term?
 
9. In 1998 which team upset the heavily-favored defending Super Bowl
champion Green Bay Packers? The win was the first by an AFC
team in 14 years and the first for this team in five Super
Bowl appearances.
 
10. Which AFC team upset the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf"
in the 2002 Super Bowl?
 
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msb@vex.net | I have not been killed even once." --Peter Moylan
 
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Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jan 24 05:34PM -0600

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
Eaten by a dingo
 
 
> 1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
> 5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
> in the 1966 championship game.
 
Texas Western; Loyola of Chicago
 
 
> 2. Which team with Jim Valvano as coach upset the heavily favored
> Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
North Carolina State
 
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
Foreman
 
 
> 4. Buster Douglas won a huge upset victory against what world
> heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
Tyson
 
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
New York Mets
 
 
> 6. In 2010, what 8th-place team rode hot goaltending to beat the
> Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs?
 
Boston Bruins; Montreal Canadiens
 
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
University of Michigan
 
 
> 8. What formerly undefeated horse did Upset beat in 1919 to help
> popularize the term?
 
Man O' War
 
> champion Green Bay Packers? The win was the first by an AFC
> team in 14 years and the first for this team in five Super
> Bowl appearances.
 
Denver Broncos; Kansas City Chiefs
 
 
> 10. Which AFC team upset the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf"
> in the 2002 Super Bowl?
 
New England Patriots
 
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 24 10:24PM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7:45:04 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
attacked by a dingo

> a career that ran from 1996 to 2008. He """is""" perhaps best
> known for scoring an overtime goal in the gold-medal game for
> Canada at the 2003 World Hockey Championships.
 
Anson Carter (?)
 
 
> 1. Name the NCAA basketball team that was the first to start
> 5 African-American players and then beat the Kentucky Wildcats
> in the 1966 championship game.
 
Texas Western
 
> 2. Which team with Jim Valvano as coach upset the heavily favored
> Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
North Carolina State
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
George Foreman
 
> 4. Buster Douglas won a huge upset victory against what world
> heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
Mike Tyson
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
New York Mets
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
Michigan

> 8. What formerly undefeated horse did Upset beat in 1919 to help
> popularize the term?
 
Man o' War
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 24 11:43PM -0800

On 1/24/22 05:44, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Last Friday a coroner opened Australia's fourth inquest into a
> notorious and bitterly controversial legal drama: the 1980 death
> of a 9-week-old baby. How do the parents explain the death?
 
eaten by dingo
 
 
> 2. Researchers have discovered which new type of planet, which
> had a movie with the same name?
 
superEarth ??
 
> Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA championship?
 
> 3. Who was the 45-year heavyweight boxer and griller that came
> out of a 20-year retirement to beat Michael Moorer in 1994?
 
Foreman
 
> heavyweight champion in Japan in 1990?
 
> 5. Which National League underdog team miraculously defeated the
> pitching-heavy Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
 
New York Mets
 
> Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs?
 
> 7. Appalachian State upset which college football powerhouse at
> the Big House for perhaps college football's biggest upset?
 
Michigan
 
> champion Green Bay Packers? The win was the first by an AFC
> team in 14 years and the first for this team in five Super
> Bowl appearances.
 
Buffalo Bills
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 24 07:41AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... see
> my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
Game 4 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER is the winner. Hearty
congratulations!
 
 
 
> Answers may repeat.
 
> 1. Which planet takes the least time to complete one rotation on
> its axis, just under 10 hours?
 
Jupiter. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
For some reason three different entrants guessed Mercury, the
second-worst answer at 59 days.
 
> 2. Provided that their eccentricity is greater than 0 and less
> than 1, the orbits of heavenly bodies must have what specific
> geometric shape?
 
Ellipse. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. This moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the solar system.
> Name it.
 
Ganymede. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Pete.
 
> 4. Which planet shows the most flattening? That is, the highest
> ratio of the equatorial to the polar diameter.
 
Saturn. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Joshua.
 
> 5. Mars has a thin atmosphere, 95% of which consists of what gas?
 
Carbon dioxide. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> and even had oceans. However, about 4,000,000,000 years ago
> Mars lost something, and since then the solar wind has eroded
> the oceans and much of the atmosphere. What did Mars lose?
 
Its magnetic field (magnetosphere). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Uranus """has 27 known""" natural satellites. The names for
> these moons have been chosen from characters from the works of
> two writers. Name *either*.
 
William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope. (Still true.) 4 for Erland,
Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
 
Both writers had characters named Ariel. Of the other moons,
24 names come from Shakespeare and 2 from Pope.
 
> accorded 5 bodies in the solar system the status of dwarf planet.
> Pluto is the largest and best-known. Name any of the other four.
> *Note*: Only the 2012 answer will be accepted.
 
Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen
(the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
 
The IAU web site still lists only those five, but other sources
imply that other bodies qualify. I decided to duck the issue by
only accepting the 2012 answer.
 
> 9. Name this largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, whose diameter
> is over 50% of Pluto's. The name is from a character in Greek
> mythology who has an association with Pluto.
 
Charon. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> was composed of multiple smaller rings with gaps between them;
> the largest of these gaps was later named after him. What was
> his name?
 
Giovanni Cassini. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - "Be My Valentine"
 
This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after
current events.
 
 
> A1. This actress """is""" best known for her role as a
> high-school teacher in the 1970s TV series "Room 222".
> Name her.
 
Karen Valentine. (Still alive.) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Eddie Murphy
> played the con artist; what was his character's *name*
> in the film?
 
Billy Ray Valentine. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
 
> mass murder of 7 mob associates as part of a Prohibition-era
> conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago...
> in what year, within 1?
 
1929 (accepting 1928-30). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.
 
> B2. One of those gangs was the South Side Italian gang, led by
> Al Capone; the other was the North Side Irish gang, led
> by who?
 
Bugs Moran. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
 
 
> C1. St. Valentine was a Roman who was martyred for refusing to
> give up Christianity. He died on February 14 -- in *what
> year*, within 50?
 
269 (accepting 219-319). 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete and Dan Tilque.
 
> C2. Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire.
> In ancient Rome, February 14 was a holiday to honor which
> goddess?
 
Juno. 4 for Erland and Stephen.
 
 
> * D. It Happened on February 14
 
> D1. What US state became the 48th state of the union on
> 1912-02-14?
 
Arizona. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
New Mexico had just become the 47th state on 1912-01-06.
 
> pride of the British fleet, the HMS Hood, in the Battle of
> the Denmark Strait in May 1941, but was itself sunk by the
> British Royal Navy in September. Name the German battleship.
 
Bismarck. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
ObMovie: "Sink the Bismarck!" (1960).
 
 
> and C. The folic acid is said to boost histamine production
> necessary for the ability to reach orgasm in both sexes.
> Name it.
 
Asparagus. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
 
> sexual that they forbade it. On the other side, it is
> rich with folic acid, vitamin B6, and potassium. It is
> also said to boost the immune system. Name it.
 
Avocado. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
 
> raised in British Columbia. Her birth name was Margaret
> Elizabeth Chan. She """is""" an actress with major roles in
> "The Big Chill" and "Agnes of God". Name her.
 
Meg Tilly. (Still alive.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> F2. Born 1945-02-14 in New York City, he """is""" an actor/dancer
> with major roles in "White Nights" and "Tap". Name him.
 
Gregory Hines. (He died in 2003.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Spo Ent Lit Geo Sci Cha FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 23 40 40 40 40 26 36 196
Dan Blum 18 16 36 32 40 36 16 162
Dan Tilque 20 28 8 24 40 36 10 148
Pete Gayde 18 36 -- 28 40 6 18 140
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 48 88
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- 0 36 24 8 80
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Fear is an incompetent teacher."
msb@vex.net --Michael Chabon, ST:Picard
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 24 11:20PM -0800

On 1/24/22 05:41, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> The IAU web site still lists only those five, but other sources
> imply that other bodies qualify. I decided to duck the issue by
> only accepting the 2012 answer.
 
There are other solar system bodies that probably qualify. But the IAU
is the authority that makes it official and they haven't added any since
the original five.*
 
In terms of science, dwarf planet is a useless category. No one writes a
research proposal that they're going to study dwarf planets as a
class.** If they're going to study groups of objects, it'll most likely
be some subset of asteroids or TNOs. But not one asteroid and four TNOs,
where the TNOs belong to three (I think) different subclasses.
 
 
* My guess is that they just let the category drop. That is, no one at
the IAU is responsible for adding more of them.
 
** The same can be said of planets, BTW.
 
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Dan Tilque
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