| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 01 11:19PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-15, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - The Greeks Had a Letter for it The following round of science questions will all have answers that are letters in the Greek alphabet. In posting your answers, please give the names of the letters as usually used in English, not the actual letters in Unicode. 1. A version of a software product that is still in its development stage, but is released for testing purposes, is referred to by this letter. 2. This letter is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, a "packet" of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy form of electromagnetic radiation. 3. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river is named after this letter, because its shape resembles this letter in upper case. 4. In lower case, this letter, the 5th in the Greek alphabet, is used in math as a symbol for a very small quantity, and in physics for the permittivity of a medium. Is it also used in math to express set membership. 5. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry. 6. This letter, the 11th in the Greek alphabet, is used to denote the wavelength of a wave in physics. It also lends its name to a phage (a small virus that infects only bacteria) that inhabits the bacterium E. coli. 7. In number theory this letter is used to denote the Möbius function, named in honor of the German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius, who introduced it in 1931. In particle physics it is used to denote a subatomic particle, the muon. 8. In lower case, this letter, the 13th in the Greek alphabet, is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave. In particle physics it is used as the symbol for any of three kinds of neutrinos. 9. The 16th letter in the Greek alphabet, it is used to denote a key value in the equation for the circumference of a circle. 10. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to entire classes of fatty acids. * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports - Athletes Turned Politicians Whether the rough-and-tumble world of professional sports prepares you for the real world is debatable. But it does seem to be nice training for politics, where playing dirty pays. In each case, name that athletic politico. 1. Considered the all-time best Seattle Seahawks player, this quarterback spent four terms in the US House of Representatives before resigning in 2006 to run (unsuccessfully) for Governor of Oklahoma. 2. This quarterback led the Ottawa Rough Riders to the Grey Cup in 1981. In 1995, as an Oklahoma Republican, he became the first African-American to be elected to Congress from any Southern state in 120 years. 3. A 20-year senator from New Jersey, and onetime presidential candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. 4. *The* Buffalo Bills quarterback of the 1960s, he won two championships and went to seven Pro Bowls. He served as a congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. 5. This late Toronto Maple Leaf played with the team in the '60s *while* serving as MP for York West in the Pearson government. He would go on to coach the Leafs for four seasons in the '70s. 6. In another case of NHL moonlighting, this right-winger for the Maple Leafs served (appropriately) as a Progressive Conservative MP for Waterloo South while playing for the team from 1951 to 1953. He would later make a name for himself as a "Hockey Night in Canada" personality. 7. This former Montreal Canadien won 5 Vezina trophies in 7 full seasons. Subsequently, in 2004, he was elected MP for York Centre. He was Minister of Social Development under Paul Martin. 8. The only 8-division boxing world champion ever, he won 10 world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has served in both houses of the Philippines legislature. 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. He retired in 2013 as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight champion of all time. He is now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. 10. This track-and-field superstar won 4 medals, including a gold, at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. He was a British MP from 1992 to 1997. He is now chair of the British Olympic Association. -- Mark Brader | "As long as they can annoy people into buying their Toronto | software ... Microsoft faces the tradeoff of spending msb@vex.net | their money on compact code or your money on hardware. | It's not a hard choice." --Jonathan Goldberg My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 01 09:38PM -0700 On Monday, September 2, 2019 at 2:19:10 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. A version of a software product that is still in its development > stage, but is released for testing purposes, is referred to by > this letter. Beta > 2. This letter is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, > a "packet" of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy > form of electromagnetic radiation. Gamma > 3. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river > is named after this letter, because its shape resembles this > letter in upper case. Delta > is used in math as a symbol for a very small quantity, and in > physics for the permittivity of a medium. Is it also used in > math to express set membership. Epsilon > 5. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly > used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry. Theta > the wavelength of a wave in physics. It also lends its name > to a phage (a small virus that infects only bacteria) that > inhabits the bacterium E. coli. Lambda > function, named in honor of the German mathematician August > Ferdinand Möbius, who introduced it in 1931. In particle > physics it is used to denote a subatomic particle, the muon. Mu > is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave. > In particle physics it is used as the symbol for any of three > kinds of neutrinos. Nu > 9. The 16th letter in the Greek alphabet, it is used to denote a > key value in the equation for the circumference of a circle. Pi > 10. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to > entire classes of fatty acids. Omega > world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th > highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has served > in both houses of the Philippines legislature. Manny Pacquaio > 9. He was the first professional boxer to hold a Ph.D. degree. > He retired in 2013 as the 8th-longest-reigning heavyweight > champion of all time. He is now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. Klitschko, Klitschko :-) > 10. This track-and-field superstar won 4 medals, including a gold, > at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. He was a British MP from 1992 > to 1997. He is now chair of the British Olympic Association. Lord Coe cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Sep 02 04:56AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:G8qdnf5mAa-lBfHAnZ2dnUU7- > 1. A version of a software product that is still in its development > stage, but is released for testing purposes, is referred to by > this letter. beta > 2. This letter is used to represent a photon (in layman's terms, > a "packet" of electromagnetic energy), as well as a high-energy > form of electromagnetic radiation. gamma > 3. A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river > is named after this letter, because its shape resembles this > letter in upper case. delta > is used in math as a symbol for a very small quantity, and in > physics for the permittivity of a medium. Is it also used in > math to express set membership. epsilon > 5. This letter, the 8th in the Greek alphabet, is very commonly > used as a symbol for a plane angle in trigonometry and geometry. theta > the wavelength of a wave in physics. It also lends its name > to a phage (a small virus that infects only bacteria) that > inhabits the bacterium E. coli. lambda > function, named in honor of the German mathematician August > Ferdinand Möbius, who introduced it in 1931. In particle > physics it is used to denote a subatomic particle, the muon. mu > is frequently used as a symbol for the frequency of a wave. > In particle physics it is used as the symbol for any of three > kinds of neutrinos. nu > 9. The 16th letter in the Greek alphabet, it is used to denote a > key value in the equation for the circumference of a circle. pi > 10. The last of the Greek alphabet, this letter lends its name to > entire classes of fatty acids. omega > quarterback spent four terms in the US House of Representatives > before resigning in 2006 to run (unsuccessfully) for Governor > of Oklahoma. Largent > 3. A 20-year senator from New Jersey, and onetime presidential > candidate, he won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks > and is in the NBA Hall of Fame. Bradley > championships and went to seven Pro Bowls. He served as a > congressman from New York for 18 years and was Bob Dole's > vice-presidential candidate in the 1996 election. Kemp > world titles and, in 2013, was on the Forbes list as the 14th > highest-paid athlete in the world. Since 2010, he has served > in both houses of the Philippines legislature. Pacquiao > 10. This track-and-field superstar won 4 medals, including a gold, > at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. He was a British MP from 1992 > to 1997. He is now chair of the British Olympic Association. Coe -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 01 11:17PM -0500 Mark Brader: > For the questions #1-5, we'll give you the make of the car and > nationality and you identify the logo by number. > 1. Nissan (Japan). #13. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Bruce, Dan, and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 2. Buick (US). #7. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan, and Pete. > 3. Saab (Sweden). #4. 4 for Calvin, Erland, and Bruce. > 4. Koenigsegg (Sweden). #3. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > 5. Chery (China). #1. 4 for Bruce. > 6 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others. Answer the > decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. > 6. (decoy) #two. Volvo (Sweden). Erland, Bruce, and Dan got this. > 7. #five. Renault (France). 4 for Calvin and Bruce. > 8. #six. Maserati (Italy). 4 for Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > 9. (decoy) #eight. McLaren (UK). Bruce got this. > 10. (decoy) #nine. Geely (China). > 11. #ten. Aston Martin (UK). Bruce got this. > 12. (decoy) #eleven. Cadillac (US). Joshua, Bruce, and Dan got this. > 13. #twelve. Citroen (France). 4 for Bruce. > 14. (decoy) #fourteen. Peugeot (France). Calvin and Bruce got this. > 15. (decoy) #fifteen. Fiat (Italy). Bruce and Dan got this. > 16. #sixteen. Bentley (UK). 4 for Bruce. > instead. Song #1 involves so many issues, though, that I'll simply > ask you to name the artist. > 1. "Eve of Destruction". Barry McGuire. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > For #2-10, then, I'll give you the title and artist, and what you > have to name is the *social issue* that the song is about. > 2. "Beds Are Burning" (Midnight Oil). Aboriginal displacement / land restitution. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Erland. > 3. "Hurricane" (Bob Dylan). The wrongful conviction and imprisonment of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. "Racism" was insufficiently specific, and I required the man's name for full points. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan. 3 for Pete. > 4. "Little Boxes" (Pete Seeger). Conformity, or suburban development. 4 for Joshua. > 5. "Signs" (Five Man Electrical Band). Signs, or authority. I accepted "discrimination against 'long-haired freaky people'". 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 6. "Chicago" (Graham Nash). The 1968 Democratic National Convention and its riotous aftermath, including the "Chicago 7" trial. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 7. "Spanish Bombs" (the Clash). Spanish Civil War, or Basque separatist bombings. "Terrorism" was insufficiently specific. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Erland. > 8. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2). "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland, or specifically the Bogside Massacre. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Bruce, Dan, and Pete. > 9. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). The killing of Vietnam War protesters at Kent State U. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 10. "Society's Child" (Janis Ian). Racism. 4 for Joshua. > is crowned by the Big Room, a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m > long, 200 m wide, and more than 100 m high. Name those famous > caverns. Carlsbad Caverns. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan, and Pete. > Louisville and Bowling Green -- this cave is part of the longest > cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of > large prehistoric mammals have ever been found there. Name it. Mammoth Cave. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. The Cave of the Swallows (7th-deepest known cave in the world) > and the Cave of Crystals (marked by crystal formations 10 m high) > can both be found in what country? Mexico. 4 for Bruce. > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Mediterranean island off the coast of > Italy where it can be found. Capri. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > famed sea cave, Fingal's Cave. It inspired him to compose > the Hebrides Overture. Also called Uamh Binh and the Cave of > Melody, you'd find the cave on an island off the coast of where? Accepting the Treshennish Isles; or any of the islands of Gometra, Ulva, Little Colonsay, Iona, or Mull; or [just to make it easy :-)] Scotland. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan, and Pete. 3 for Calvin and Bruce. > Cave because of abundant luminous tiny organisms that put on > an endless light show. In which Southern Hemisphere country > would you find Waitomo Cave? New Zealand. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Bruce, Dan, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and the Moaning Cavern > can all be found in which US state? California. 4 for Bruce, Dan, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Ontario. > old Testament peoples and -- centuries later -- early Christians > to live in hiding relatively comfortably in groups of up to > 20,000 more than 60 m underground. In which country is this? Turkey. 4 for Erland. 2 for Bruce. > the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's apparently a profoundly eerie experience. In which country > would you find the Eisriesenwelt Cave? Austria. It means "Ice Giants World". 4 for Bruce. 3 for Dan. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Can Mis Aud Geo THREE Joshua Kreitzer 32 10 7 40 20 92 Bruce Bowler 4 12 36 8 29 77 "Calvin" 20 0 19 16 12 55 Pete Gayde 4 8 12 19 24 55 Dan Tilque 20 8 8 16 19 55 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 8 12 16 36 -- Mark Brader | "In a case like this, where the idiom is old and its wiring Toronto | probably a mess, we tamper with nothing. There is always msb@vex.net | the danger it will blow up in your face." -- Matthew Hart My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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