- QFTCIUA19 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: Greek letters, athlete-pols - 5 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #572 - 1 Update
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 02 12:23PM > 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 M?bius, 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 > 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. Scott > 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. Bill 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. Jack Kemp -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 02 05:24PM 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. Mu; Nu > 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. Rho; Phi > 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. Phi; Psi > 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. Mu; 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. Zorn > 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. Moon > 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 > 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. Nielson > 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. Dryden > 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; Duran > 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 > 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 Pete Gayde |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 02 05:31PM Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com> wrote in >> before resigning in 2006 to run (unsuccessfully) for Governor >> of Oklahoma. > Zorn The wording of this question is incorrect. My first thought was Steve Largent but I rejected it because he was a receiver, not a quarterback. Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 02 11:02PM +0200 > 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. tau > 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 > 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. Volodomir Klychko > 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. Sebastian Coe |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 02 07:56PM -0700 On 9/1/19 9:19 PM, 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 > quarterback spent four terms in the US House of Representatives > before resigning in 2006 to run (unsuccessfully) for Governor > of Oklahoma. Steve Largent (quarterback? better check your sources) > 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. Bill 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. dammit, I hate drawing a blank on a question that should be dead easy... > 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. Sebastian Coe -- Dan Tilque |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 02 12:16PM > 2 In which trick-taking card game might one adopt the risky strategy of 'shooting the moon'? Hearts > 3 The 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collaboration between Tony Bennett and which popular female singer? Lady Gaga > 5 In an Olympic final, the fastest qualifier swims in which number lane? 1 > 6 In the context of document scanning, what does the acronym OCR stand for? optical character recognition > 7 Supermodel Gisele Bundchen hails from which country? Austria > 8 Which country's currency is the ringgit? Malaysia > 9 William H Macy received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in which 1996 Coen Brothers film? Fargo > 10 How many times did the Apostle Peter deny knowledge of Jesus? 3 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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