| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 04 11:55PM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-01-27, 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 3, Round 7 - Science - Basic Electricity 1. What Greek letter is used to represent the unit of electrical resistance? (Give the name of the letter in English.) 2. A milliampere represents how many amperes (amps)? 3. What is the voltage of a typical household AC current (as provided in a typical duplex receptacle)? 4. How many amperes is a typical household circuit designed to carry? 5. What is the nominal voltage of a typical dry-cell battery (for example AA)? 6. How many volts is a megavolt? 7. The resistance of a conductor (that is, a specific piece of conducting material) is determined by four factors: the substance, the cross-sectional area, and two others. Name either one. 8. At extremely low temperatures, electrical resistance in some materials falls to near zero. What is this effect called? 9. The watt is the metric unit of power. Within 10% of the true number, how many watts are there in 1 horsepower? 10. Watts (of power) are the product of which two electrical units? * Game 3, Round 8 - Arts - Famous Architects For each of the architects described, please identify which picture on the handout http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/3-8/arc.jpg shows one of his works. (Yes, "his"; sorry, but they're all men.) Note: the work shown on the handout *may or may not* be mentioned in the question. If you want to show off for fun, but for no points (and with no risk), you can also try naming the work shown or telling where it's located. 1. Moshe Safdie (1938-) -- this Canadian/Israeli/American is most identified with Habitat 67, but has produced a large body of international work. He apprenticed with Louis Khan and is known for the use of strong geometry. In Canada, notable projects would include the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City, the National Gallery of Canada, additions to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and even the 45-story Pantages Tower in Toronto. 2. Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) -- born in Catalonia, Spain. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individualistic, organic style, inspired by nature. He asserted that the straight line belonged to men and the curved one to God, and invented a system of hyperboloids. His masterpiece is the """still unfinished""" Sagrada Família. His designs were never purely geometrical and always preserved a close tie with familiar living shapes, such as bones and muscles. 3. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) -- he apprenticed under Louis Sullivan in Chicago, but soon became famous as the originator of the Prairie Style of architecture. He went on to produce an amazing number of works, including buildings, furniture, fabric, and stained glass. His constantly evolving style was always true to his core beliefs in honesty of materials, geometry, and structural innovation. His most famous projects include the residence Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, his Taliesin schools, buildings for the Johnson Wax Company, and numerous churches and synagogues. 4. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) -- born in Germany, he came to the US in 1937. Known for his minimalist, "less is more" architecture and the use of glass and structural steel in high-rise towers such as the Seagram building in New York and the Toronto-Dominion Centre. He also designed famous furniture. He taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he executed his first major designs. 5. I.M. Pei (1917-) -- born in China, he came to the US to study architecture. His works incorporated a unique use of geometric forms and Chinese influences. He has worked around the world and his most famous projects include the JFK Library in Boston, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and additions to the Louvre. 6. Philip Johnson (1906-2005) -- founder of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He collaborated with Mies on the Seagram Building in New York, and his 1949 glass house in Connecticut has become iconic. Later he adopted Minimalist and Pop Art styles and his postmodern AT&T (Sony) building in New York shocked many in 1984. He is also credited with the design of the CBC building in Toronto. 7. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) -- Finnish architect and designer, as well as a sculptor and painter. His work includes architecture, furniture, glassware, and textiles. He became known for his "organic modernism", and his Finnish pavilion for the 1939 World's Fair was declared a work of genius by Frank Lloyd Wright. Much of his work was in his native Finland, but he later branched out to Europe and the world. He is equally famous for the curved wood furniture and objects he designed. 8. Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- Brazil's most famous architect, he was greatly influenced by Le Corbusier and made strong use of abstract forms and curves. He is best known for the design of all the main public buildings of Brasilia (the then-new capital of Brazil), as well as collaboration with other architects on the United Nations headquarters in New York. 9. Le Corbusier (1887-1965) -- born Charles Édouard Jeanneret in Switzerland. From the 1920s on, he adopted the name Le Corbusier and became the dominant figure in architecture in the middle of the last century. Also a painter and famous for his furniture designs, he developed a system of proportions based on the Golden Section. His favorite building material was poured concrete. His most famous buildings are Villa Savoye, Unité d'Habitation (Marseille), the cathedral at Ronchamp, and government buildings in Chandigarh, India. 10. Frank Gehry (1929-) -- born in Toronto, he has been based in Los Angeles since 1947. He is able to manipulate forms and surfaces in a truly unique way, and was named by Vanity Fair as the most important architect of our age. His first building of note was his private residence; his best known works include the titanium-covered museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., and the AGO in Toronto. There were 5 decoys, two of which were buildings designed by firms rather than individual architects. If you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 to see the remaining architects or firms and identify their work. 11. Crqre Wrafra-Xyvag (1853-1930). 12. Gbz Jevtug (1957-). 13. Mnun Unqvq (1950-). 14. Nssyrpx, Qrfonengf, Qvznxbcbhybf, Yrorafbyq, Fvfr. 15. Qvnzbaq & Zlref. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "This is a film of non-stop action msb@vex.net | and non-start intelligence." --Mark Leeper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 04 04:36PM -0800 On 3/4/23 15:55, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3, Round 7 - Science - Basic Electricity > 1. What Greek letter is used to represent the unit of electrical > resistance? (Give the name of the letter in English.) omega > 2. A milliampere represents how many amperes (amps)? 1/1000 > 3. What is the voltage of a typical household AC current (as > provided in a typical duplex receptacle)? 110 V > 4. How many amperes is a typical household circuit designed > to carry? 15 > 5. What is the nominal voltage of a typical dry-cell battery (for > example AA)? 9 > 6. How many volts is a megavolt? 1,000,000 > conducting material) is determined by four factors: > the substance, the cross-sectional area, and two others. > Name either one. length > 8. At extremely low temperatures, electrical resistance in some > materials falls to near zero. What is this effect called? superconductivity > 9. The watt is the metric unit of power. Within 10% of the true > number, how many watts are there in 1 horsepower? 770 > 10. Watts (of power) are the product of which two electrical units? volts and amps > the residence Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, > his Taliesin schools, buildings for the Johnson Wax Company, > and numerous churches and synagogues. M > forms and Chinese influences. He has worked around the world and > his most famous projects include the JFK Library in Boston, the > Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and additions to the Louvre. G > Later he adopted Minimalist and Pop Art styles and his postmodern > AT&T (Sony) building in New York shocked many in 1984. He is > also credited with the design of the CBC building in Toronto. I > His most famous buildings are Villa Savoye, Unité d'Habitation > (Marseille), the cathedral at Ronchamp, and government buildings > in Chandigarh, India. D -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 04 05:41PM -0800 On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 5:55:12 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3, Round 7 - Science - Basic Electricity > 1. What Greek letter is used to represent the unit of electrical > resistance? (Give the name of the letter in English.) omega > 2. A milliampere represents how many amperes (amps)? 0.001 > 3. What is the voltage of a typical household AC current (as > provided in a typical duplex receptacle)? 110 volts > 6. How many volts is a megavolt? 1,000,000 > 8. At extremely low temperatures, electrical resistance in some > materials falls to near zero. What is this effect called? superconductivity > would include the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City, the > National Gallery of Canada, additions to the Montreal Museum > of Fine Arts, and even the 45-story Pantages Tower in Toronto. E; J > His masterpiece is the """still unfinished""" Sagrada Família. > His designs were never purely geometrical and always preserved a > close tie with familiar living shapes, such as bones and muscles. C > the residence Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, > his Taliesin schools, buildings for the Johnson Wax Company, > and numerous churches and synagogues. A > the Toronto-Dominion Centre. He also designed famous furniture. > He taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he > executed his first major designs. I > forms and Chinese influences. He has worked around the world and > his most famous projects include the JFK Library in Boston, the > Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and additions to the Louvre. G > Later he adopted Minimalist and Pop Art styles and his postmodern > AT&T (Sony) building in New York shocked many in 1984. He is > also credited with the design of the CBC building in Toronto. M > Wright. Much of his work was in his native Finland, but he > later branched out to Europe and the world. He is equally > famous for the curved wood furniture and objects he designed. O > all the main public buildings of Brasilia (the then-new capital > of Brazil), as well as collaboration with other architects on > the United Nations headquarters in New York. B; F > His most famous buildings are Villa Savoye, Unité d'Habitation > (Marseille), the cathedral at Ronchamp, and government buildings > in Chandigarh, India. D; B > building of note was his private residence; his best known > works include the titanium-covered museum in Bilbao, Spain, > the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A., and the AGO in Toronto. K -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 04 11:49PM Mark Brader: > 1. This NHL legend's memoir topped the bestsellers list in the > sports category at bookstores across Canada in 2013. Name the > author. Bobby Orr. ("Orr: My Story".) > 2. Who wrote "A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of > Professional Hockey"? Prime Minister Stephen Harper. My comment after reading it: "As a prime minister, he's a pretty good sports writer." > 3. What Toronto musician has written 5 hockey-themed books, starting > with "Tropic of Hockey" in 2001, and most recently "Keon and Me: > My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs"? Dave Bidini. > 4. "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown chronicles an > American rowing team's gold-medal effort at what historic > Olympics? Name the year or the city. 1936, Berlin. 4 for Joshua. > 5. Published in 1983, Ken Dryden's account of the Montreal > Canadiens' 1978-79 season is one of the most critically > acclaimed books ever written about hockey. "The Game". > team in particular. The book was the basis for two fictionalized > movies with the same title, a British one released in 1997, > and an American one in 2005. "Fever Pitch". 4 for Joshua. The American movie, taking advantage of another meaning of "pitch", turned him into a baseball fan. > 7. This 1972 book by Roger Kahn combined a nostalgic account of > the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers with "where are they now?" interviews > with Jackie Robinson and many of the other players. "The Boys of Summer". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > When published the following year, it was so controversial that > Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn asked Bouton to sign a letter > stating that it was fiction. "Ball Four". 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 9. In this 1966 book, writer George Plimpton goes to training > camp with an NFL team, ostensibly as a hopeful for a third-string > quarterback position. "Paper Lion". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, > as they made a run towards the state championship. It was made > into a movie, then a TV series. "Friday Night Lights". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > the latter, we apologize in advance, and very likely agree with you. > 1. He was vice president *under* Gerald Ford, and later died while > *on top of* his aide, Megan Marshack. Nelson Rockefeller. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > who starred in the recent movie "Dallas Buyers Club". His (the > father's) manner of death garnered public attention when it was > described in a 2008 autobiography by his widow, "I Amaze Myself". James McConaughey (father of actor Matthew -- of course, the surname was sufficient). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > Speaking of numbers, we'll make it easy on you. We'll give you > his name -- Pope John -- and the years of his papacy, 955-964: > you just have to give us his number. Which Pope John was it? XII. In the original game the answer was shown on the question sheet as "XII (seven)"! > the time he died from a massive stroke while tending to affairs > *not* of the nation, he makes all the lists. What nation was > Félix Faure president of when he died in 1899 while making love? France. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. > famously has been said to have died during his honeymoon night > with his latest addition to the marital stable, after his new > wife whacked him in the nose, causing him to hemorrhage to death. Attila the Hun. 4 for everyone. > maybe you'll be lucky enough to "go out" like he did too -- > dying on his yacht in 1959 in Vancouver after retiring to his > bedroom with his latest conquest. Errol Flynn. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > autoerotic asphyxiation. In each case, name the decedent. > 7. The lead singer of popular rock band INXS, he died in a hotel > room in Sydney, Australia, in 1997. Michael Hutchence. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > who portrayed the titular Bill would eventually get around > to doing it himself. He was found dead in his hotel room in > Thailand, where he was shooting a movie, in 2009. David Carradine. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > with a knife in 1993 in response to his abusive treatment. > For a while at least, his last name became synonymous for this > technique of husband husbandry. John Wayne Bobbitt. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > horse in satisfaction of their mutual sexual proclivities. > But it's all horse pucky; no serious historian gives these > reports any credence. Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. (Also accepting Empress Maria Theresa of Austria-Hungary; some similar claims have been made about her demise.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Art S+L His Joshua Kreitzer 11 18 24 36 89 Dan Blum 4 12 12 36 64 Dan Tilque 0 0 8 20 28 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 12 12 Pete Gayde 6 5 -- -- 11 -- Mark Brader | "...Backwards Compatibility, which, if you've made as msb@vex.net | many mistakes as Intel and Microsoft have in the past, Toronto | can be very Backwards indeed." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 04 11:54PM To avoid any doubt: that set was Game *3*, Rounds 4,6. Sorry about that. -- Mark Brader | "If you need features not found in any language, Toronto | you can try your hand at creating your own. msb@vex.net | (Mind you, language design is incredibly difficult. | It is easy to create an unholy mess.)" -- Chris Torek |
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