| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 07:00AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". * Game 4, Round 4 - Science - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Here are some frequencies and wavelengths. For each item we name below, give the corresponding entry on the following list. In some cases the frequencies are approximate. * 0.01 to 10 nm * 2.3 to 26.1 MHz * 2.45 GHz * 3 to 60 Hz * 8 to 15 痠 * 21 cm * 25 to 20,000 Hz * 40 to 60,000 Hz * 44.1 kHz * 54 to 88 MHz and 174 to 216 MHz * 96 to 320 kbps * 380 to 750 nm * 540 to 1,610 kHz * 850 band and 1,900 band * 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz * 1,420 MHz * 9,192,631,770 Hz 1. Shortwave radio. 2. """Currently""" sold cordless phones. 3. Compact-disc recording sampling rate. 4. Cesium-atom atomic clock. 5. Microwave oven. 6. X-rays. 7. Canine hearing range. 8. VHF television band. 9. Schumann resonances. These are global electromagnetic resonances in the ELF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth's surface and the ionosphere, often more simply referred to as the "global electrical circuit". 10. Hydrogen atom spectral line. It's been proposed that advanced alien civilizations might try to make contact using this frequency due to the ubiquity of hydrogen in the universe, the ability of this frequency to penetrate cosmic dust, and the relative quiet of this part of the radio spectrum 11. If you like, identify the other entries on the list for fun, but for no points. * Game 4, Round 6 - History - Famous Poisonings The following are some famous incidents of intentional poisoning. throughout history, either single or en masse, and sometimes self-administered, 1. Roman emperor Augustus was alleged to be so afraid of being poisoned by his wife Livia that he took to gathering his own food. But legend has it that she managed to feed him poison anyway. Name the specific food he ate which it is said she poisoned. 2. The world was shocked in 2006 when expatriate Russian journalist Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London, England. Before he died, he alleged the deed was done at President Putin's behest. Name the substance used to poison him, possibly fed to him in some sushi. 3. He made his followers in the People's Temple cult drink cyanide-laced fruit punch in 1978. 918 people died. What was this cult leader's *first and last* name? 4. It is often portrayed that this philosopher poisoned himself rather than choose exile. More accurately, he willingly drank poison in fulfillment of his death sentence for the crimes of "corrupting youth" and "impiety", instead of taking the clear opportunity provided to him to escape when his followers successfully bribed his guards. Who was he? 5. Similarly, this German national hero agreed to take a cyanide pill in return for Hitler's assurance not to persecute his family afterwards. His death was officially reported to have been the result of injuries previously sustained when his car was strafed by an RAF fighter. Who was he? 6. He was an important codebreaker during England's WW2 war effort and made fundamental contributions to computer science, but was rewarded by his country with a prosecution for homosexuality in 1952. He committed suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple. Who was he? 7. Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed in London in 1978 by an assassin who managed to inject him with a ricin-filled micro-pellet, delivered using a cleverly rigged version of what common item? 8. Members of the Heaven's Gate cult committed mass suicide in 1997 by taking phenobarbital with vodka (and then wrapping plastic bags around their heads for good measure), believing that a spaceship was coming, trailing a comet, to transport their souls to a higher level of existence. Name the *comet*. 9. How does tradition hold that Cleopatra poisoned herself? Be specific. 10. Qin ["Chin"] Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, and the ruler for whom the famous "terracotta army" of clay soldiers was created, died in 201 BC after purposely ingesting mercury pills. Why did Emperor Qin swallow mercury? -- Mark Brader "Also, be sure to include your signature TWICE in Toronto each article. That way you're sure people will msb@vex.net read it." -- "Emily Postnews" (Brad Templeton) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 06:59AM Mark Brader: > 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace. > They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind? > Name either one. Crow/raven, seagull. > 2. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune > responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the > noses of volunteers? Again, be specific. (Live) flu virus. > and in the remaining questions they're real ones. > 1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul > Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange". "Dune". 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > 2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring > Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert > Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick. "A Scanner Darkly". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison, > where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title > is prison slang for attempting escape. "Midnight Express". 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug > were people warned not to take? The brown acid. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner > performing "Acid Queen". "Tommy". 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine. > Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend." "Scarface". 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin > and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller. > Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time. "Trainspotting". 4 for everyone. > 8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about > escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as > high school sports. "The Basketball Diaries". 4 for Joshua. > Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying > to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug > use including aerosol inhalants. "Thirteen". 4 for Joshua. > and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana > in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains > scenes of massive junk-food consumption. "Half Baked". > up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give > the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the > relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks". This was the hardest round in the original game, and the fourth-hardest of the entire season. > 1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls? San Francisco 49ers (1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995 -- see the preamble). In the original game the expected answer was the Pittsburgh Steelers, which is wrong, although they were the first to win 4 times and the first team to win 6 (1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 2006, 2009). The Dallas Cowboys have also won 5 games (1972, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1996), and more recently, the New England Patriots have also won 6 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019). > 2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played > in a Super Bowl. Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum. The Indianapolis Colts were in the Super Bowl in 2007 and 2010. > 3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive > Super Bowls? Buffalo Bills (1991-94). These are the only times they've made the Super Bowl, and they lost all four. (All still true.) 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl? Oakland Raiders (1981). 4 for Joshua. It was 1982 when they moved to Los Angeles. > 5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at > any point during these games? Minnesota Vikings (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. Buffalo is the only other team to have played in as many as four Super Bowls and never won; but in 1991 they were ahead 12-3 and later 19-17 before losing 20-19 to the New York Giants, in 1993 they led 7-0 before losing 52-17 to Dallas, and in 1994 they led 13-6 before losing 30-13 to Dallas. > 6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times? 2014 answer: Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers; 1982, 1985, 1990). 2023 answer: Tom Brady has beaten that record by winning the award 5 times (with the New England Patriots in 2002, 2004, 2015, and 2017, and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 7. """Who is the only player""" to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl > game *twice*? Jerry Rice (also San Francisco 49ers; 1990, 1995). (Still true as far as I can tell.) 3 for Pete. > a total of 21 points in 36 seconds of play. Name *either* team, > *or* identify the game either by number or year (for which, > see the preamble). Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants, Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. 2 for Pete. The sequence of touchdowns and converts took the score from 10-0 to 24-7; Baltimore ended up winning 34-7. > 9. Which future Super-Bowl-winning head coach caught a touchdown > pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI in 1972? Mike Ditka (then with the Dallas Cowboys; winning coach with the Chicago Bears in 1986). 4 for Pete. > 10. """Which head coach has taken his team to the Super Bowl the > most times?""" 2014 answer: Don Shula, 6 times (with the Baltimore Colts in 1969 and with the Miami Dolphins in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, and 1985). 2023 answer: Bill Belichick, 9 times (with the New England Patriots in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019). 4 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Spo Joshua Kreitzer 36 20 56 Pete Gayde 18 29 47 Dan Blum 24 4 28 Dan Tilque 16 4 20 Erland Sommarskog 8 0 8 -- Mark Brader | "Don't be silly. A pedant is something you hang Toronto | round your neck, or else you hang them by the neck." msb@vex.net | --Rob Bannister My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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