| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Mar 16 08:42PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > * 1,420 MHz > * 9,192,631,770 Hz > 1. Shortwave radio. 54 to 88 MHz and 174 to 216 MHz > 2. """Currently""" sold cordless phones. 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz > 3. Compact-disc recording sampling rate. 44.1 kHz > 5. Microwave oven. > 6. X-rays. > 7. Canine hearing range. 40 to 60,000 Hz > 8. VHF television band. 2.3 to 26.1 MHz > 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. Pomegranates > 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. Polonium > 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? Jim Jones > "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? Socrates > 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? Rommel > rewarded by his country with a prosecution for homosexuality > in 1952. He committed suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple. > Who was he? Turing > 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? Umbrella > 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*. Hale Bopp > 9. How does tradition hold that Cleopatra poisoned herself? > Be specific. Held an asp close enough for it to bite her. > 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? He thought it would allow him to live forever Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 05:38AM Mark Brader: > * 1,420 MHz > * 9,192,631,770 Hz > 1. Shortwave radio. 2.3 to 26.1 MHz. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > 2. """Currently""" sold cordless phones. 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. Compact-disc recording sampling rate. 44.1 kHz. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 4. Cesium-atom atomic clock. 9,192,631,770 Hz. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 5. Microwave oven. 2.45 GHz. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 6. X-rays. 0.01 to 10 nm. 4 for Erland and Dan Blum. > 7. Canine hearing range. 40 to 60,000 Hz. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 8. VHF television band. 54 to 88 MHz (that's channels 2-6) and 174 to 216 MHz (channels 7-13). 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. > 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". 3 to 60 Hz. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 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 21 cm, or equivalently, 1,420 MHz. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 11. If you like, identify the other entries on the list for fun, > but for no points. 8 to 15 痠 - thermal imaging band of infrared. 25 to 20,000 Hz - human hearing range (more or less).@ 96 to 320 kbps - MP3 data encoding rates. 380 to 750 nm - visible light.@ 540 to 1,610 kHz - AM radio band.@ 850 band and 1,900 band - GSM cellular phones in Canada. Dan Tilque got the ones marked @. > The following are some famous incidents of intentional poisoning. > throughout history, either single or en masse, and sometimes > self-administered, This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the current-events round. > 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. Figs. > 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. Polonium 210. The isotope was not required. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 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? James ("Jim") Jones. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > "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? Socrates. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 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? Erwin Rommel. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. One entrant in 2014 guessed: > goering? ; himmler? (some nazi who history should rightfully forget) Thus making 5 errors in 10 words. Nice going! Goering and Himmler did both commit suicide by cyanide, but not until after Hitler's own suicide -- Himmler when captured, Goering when he was about to be executed in consequence of the Nuremberg trials. The Nazis deserve to be remembered for actions that, to transfer a quotation, "will live in infamy". Rommel, however, was not a Nazi -- he never joined the party -- and in fact the reason he was condemned was involvement in the assassination attempt against Hitler. And his military role in the war is already sufficient reason for him to be remembered, without anything else. > rewarded by his country with a prosecution for homosexuality > in 1952. He committed suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple. > Who was he? Alan Turing. 4 for everyone. His wartime role was still highly secret during the prosecution. He was posthumously pardoned in 2013, but a law pardoning all *other* people convicted of this no-longer-a-crime was not passed until 2017. > 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? Umbrella. 4 for everyone. > 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*. Hale-Bopp. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 9. How does tradition hold that Cleopatra poisoned herself? > Be specific. The bite of an asp. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. "Asp" is usually considered to mean a type of cobra, so I accepted "cobra" but not "adder". > 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? He was seeking immortality. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci His Pete Gayde 18 29 12 36 95 Dan Blum 24 4 24 36 88 Joshua Kreitzer 36 20 4 24 84 Dan Tilque 16 4 32 28 80 Erland Sommarskog 8 0 28 24 60 -- Mark Brader | "No [flying machine] will ever fly from New York to Toronto | Paris ...[because] no known motor can run at the msb@vex.net | requisite speed for four days without stopping..." | -- Orville Wright, March 1909 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 05:40AM 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 7 - Literature - Nursery Rhymes For most Western children their earliest exposure to literature is through nursery rhymes, which are also sometimes called Mother Goose rhymes. Here are some of the old standbys. We will read the first few lines and you will supply the next line. Warning: *Be exact!* Variations will be allowed only in a few specific minor words. 1. Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the boys came out to play... 2. Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, And some in tags... 3. Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so betwixt the two of them... 4. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra... 5. Ladybug! Ladybug! Fly away home. Your house is on fire... 6. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep And can't tell where to find them. Leave them alone, And they'll come home... 7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells... 8. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl... 9. Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pieman... 10. Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife... * Game 4, Round 8 - Geography - Geographical Dogs Many purebred dog breeds have names that connect them to their country or region of origin. The numbered photos http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-8/geogs.jpg are of 12 such breeds. In each case, give the name of the breed, including the geographical descriptor (which may be the whole name or just part of it). Again, I've sorted the round into numerical order for convenience in this medium. There were 2 decoys; answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Name it. 2. Name it. 3. Name it. 4. Name it. 5. Name it. 6. Name it. 7. (decoy) 8. (decoy) 9. Name it. 10. Name it. 11. Name it. 12. Name it. -- Mark Brader "You mean he made love to you?" Toronto "Well, he went through all the emotions." msb@vex.net -- EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 16 10:44PM -0700 On Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:40:19 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie, > Kissed the girls and made them cry, > When the boys came out to play... Georgie Porgie ran away > 3. Jack Sprat could eat no fat, > His wife could eat no lean, > And so betwixt the two of them... They licked the platter clean > Merry, merry king of the bush is he. > Laugh, Kookaburra, > Laugh, Kookaburra... Gay your life must be > 5. Ladybug! Ladybug! > Fly away home. > Your house is on fire... Your children alone > And can't tell where to find them. > Leave them alone, > And they'll come home... Wagging their tails behind them > 7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, > How does your garden grow? > With silver bells and cockleshells... And pretty maids all in a row > And a merry old soul was he. > He called for his pipe, > And he called for his bowl... And he called for his fiddlers three > 9. Simple Simon met a pieman, > Going to the fair. > Said Simple Simon to the pieman... May I taste your ware? > 10. Three blind mice. Three blind mice. > See how they run. See how they run. > They all ran after the farmer's wife... She cut off their tails with a carving knife > are of 12 such breeds. In each case, give the name of the breed, > including the geographical descriptor (which may be the whole name > or just part of it). No answers for me here. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 17 07:22AM (Sorry, I forgot to start a new thread. Post your responses in either thread.) 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 7 - Literature - Nursery Rhymes For most Western children their earliest exposure to literature is through nursery rhymes, which are also sometimes called Mother Goose rhymes. Here are some of the old standbys. We will read the first few lines and you will supply the next line. Warning: *Be exact!* Variations will be allowed only in a few specific minor words. 1. Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the boys came out to play... 2. Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, And some in tags... 3. Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so betwixt the two of them... 4. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra... 5. Ladybug! Ladybug! Fly away home. Your house is on fire... 6. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep And can't tell where to find them. Leave them alone, And they'll come home... 7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells... 8. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl... 9. Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pieman... 10. Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife... * Game 4, Round 8 - Geography - Geographical Dogs Many purebred dog breeds have names that connect them to their country or region of origin. The numbered photos http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-8/geogs.jpg are of 12 such breeds. In each case, give the name of the breed, including the geographical descriptor (which may be the whole name or just part of it). Again, I've sorted the round into numerical order for convenience in this medium. There were 2 decoys; answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Name it. 2. Name it. 3. Name it. 4. Name it. 5. Name it. 6. Name it. 7. (decoy) 8. (decoy) 9. Name it. 10. Name it. 11. Name it. 12. Name it. -- Mark Brader "You mean he made love to you?" Toronto "Well, he went through all the emotions." msb@vex.net -- EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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