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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 09:08PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Here is another knockout contest, as originated in 2012 by the > person posting as "Calvin". This one is on the theme of geography, > and specifically, *comparisons* in geography. I think I'll repeat the full rules, just one more time. > are too small by a ratio of 0.2/0.05 = 4. If someone else said > it is 0.6 times, they are too large by a ratio of 0.6/0.2 = 3. > They scored better than you. By the way, I was just using 0.2 as an example there, but on looking up the areas I find that it's actually pretty close. Manhattan actually is about 0.21 times that of Queens. > There will be a few questions that will not ask for a ratio, and > then the comparison with other answers may not use ratios. I will > specify in that case. One thing I neglected to talk about there is significant digits. You will see below the numbers 4.15% and 27.87%. Because they are given in the Factbook to only 3 and 4 significant digits respectively, the result of computing 4.15%/27.87% cannot possibly be meaningful to more than 3 significant digits. However, for contest purposes *I am treating all numbers taken from the Factbook and other named sources as if they were known to be exact*. When I show the a "correct" answer, if it's a ratio I'll report it to 7 significant digits. > I think the 48-hour deadline is more likely to come first.) > After the first round, this becomes a closed contest -- only those > who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter. It has now been 48 hours since Calvin's entry, so this contest is closed to additional entrants. There were 10 entrants in Round 1, so, barring surprises, there will be 9 rounds altogether. > 1. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this question > was posted, the percentage of the population of Haiti who are > over 65 is how many times the corresponding percentage for Japan? Haiti 4.15% Japan 27.87% Answer is 0.1489056 Bruce Bowler 0.1 /1.489 Calvin .11 /1.354 ** CORRECT ** 0.1489056 Stephen Perry 0.15 *1.0073 Peter Smyth 0.19 *1.276 John Masters 0.2 *1.343 Joshua Kreitzer 0.2 *1.343 Dan Tilque .2 *1.343 Pete Gayde 0.20 *1.343 Dan Blum 0.3 *2.015 Erland Sommarskog 0.78 *5.238 Erland Sommarskog is eliminated. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah, determinism (likewise, forgetfulness) reigns." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 09:11PM -0500 This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Pete Gayde, Joshua Kreitzer, John Masters, Stephen Perry, Peter Smyth, Dan Tilque, and the entrant posting as "Calvin". See the earlier postings for full rules. You have 4 days to post your answers, if you need that long. 2. According to latest numbers given for each country in the CIA World Factbook as of when this contest began, the *per-capita gross domestic product* of Monaco, on a purchasing power parity basis, was how many times the corresponding statistic for Montenegro? -- Mark Brader 1. remove ball from package. 2. place in hand. msb@vex.net 3. call dog by name. 4. throw ball. Toronto -- directions seen on rubber ball package My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 08:02PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > gross domestic product* of Monaco, on a purchasing power > parity basis, was how many times the corresponding statistic > for Montenegro? 2.9 -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 29 03:53AM > gross domestic product* of Monaco, on a purchasing power > parity basis, was how many times the corresponding statistic > for Montenegro? 3.7 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 29 08:15AM +0100 On 2018-04-29 02:11:28 +0000, Mark Brader said: > gross domestic product* of Monaco, on a purchasing power > parity basis, was how many times the corresponding statistic > for Montenegro? 1.2 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 28 11:55PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 In computing, CSV files are commonly used to store data. What > three words does CSV stand for? Comma Separated Values > 2 Which playwright's lesser-known > works include 'The Night of the Iguana' (1961) and 'The Rose Tattoo' > (1951)? Irving > 3 Jean-Claude Van Damme and Matt Battaglia have played the > title character Luc Devereaux in which film franchise? X-Men > 4 Who designed the Banqueting House in London's Whitehall? Wren > 5 Those > suffering from gout have elevated levels of which acid in the blood? Uric > 6 'Tea for the Tillerman' is a 1970 album by which British > singer-songwriter? Cat Stevens > 8 Which team sport features in the 1985 comedy film 'Teen Wolf'? > 9 Clouds', 'Lysistrata' and 'The Frogs' are plays by which > playwright (c. 446-386 BC)? Heroditus > 10 In which US state is the Air Force > facility commonly known as Area 51 located? New Mexico > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 07:20PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 In computing, CSV files are commonly used to store data. What three words does CSV stand for? > 2 Which playwright's lesser-known works include 'The Night of the Iguana' (1961) and 'The Rose Tattoo' (1951)? Kafka > 3 Jean-Claude Van Damme and Matt Battaglia have played the title character Luc Devereaux in which film franchise? > 4 Who designed the Banqueting House in London's Whitehall? Christopher Wren > 5 Those suffering from gout have elevated levels of which acid in the blood? uric acid > 6 'Tea for the Tillerman' is a 1970 album by which British singer-songwriter? > 7 Which element has the chemical symbol Hg? mercury > 8 Which team sport features in the 1985 comedy film 'Teen Wolf'? > 9 Clouds', 'Lysistrata' and 'The Frogs' are plays by which playwright (c. 446-386 BC)? > 10 In which US state is the Air Force facility commonly known as Area 51 located? Nevada -- Dan Tilque |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 28 06:16PM -0700 On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 1:01:04 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Technological Acronyms > Expand each acronym to what it stands for. > 1. HTTP. Hypertext Transfer Protocol > 2. USB. > 3. HDMI. > 4. GUI. Graphics User Interface > 5. LAN. Local Area Network > 7. RFID. > 8. NFC. > 9. CPU. Central Processing Unit > 10. RAM. Random Access Memory |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 07:09PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Please see the handout at > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-7/masc.pdf > and see what you know about these *mascots*! I think I just overdosed on cuteness. > 13. M (decoy). > 14. N. > 15. O. Nagano > * Game 6, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Technological Acronyms > Expand each acronym to what it stands for. > 1. HTTP. hypertext transfer protocol > 2. USB. universal serial bus > 3. HDMI. high definition multimedia interface > 4. GUI. graphic user interface > 5. LAN. local area network > 6. VPN. virtual something-or-other > 7. RFID. radio frequency identification > 8. NFC. > 9. CPU. central processing unit > 10. RAM. random access memory -- Dan Tilque |
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