| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 11 11:27PM -0700 On 4/7/21 9:59 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > All questions pertain to the year 1976. > 1. In January, what new and controversial model of airliner finally > entered passenger service with British Airways and Air France? Concorde > 2. In February, what country broke diplomatic relations with the > UK over fishing rights? Iceland > out of six bankrupt ones, under what name? The six constituents > were the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, > Lehigh & Hudson River, and Central of New Jersey. Penn Central > safety issue? Be sufficiently specific. > 7. In July, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history struck > what country? China > 8. In August, the Centers for Disease Control were studying the > outbreak of what sometimes fatal disease among attendees of a > convention the previous month? Legionaire's Disease > 9. In September, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt renounced a > longstanding friendship treaty with what country? Israel > 10. In October, who succeeded Mao Tse-Tung as leader of China's > Communist Party, and ordered the arrest of the so-called Gang > of Four? Chou Enlai -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 12 01:58AM -0500 If Dan Tilque had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 16 points on Round 2 and 0 on Round 3, for a total of 16, and this would be tied at this point for 4th/6th place. And I would have wondered aloud how he came to the guess that the Penn Central RR was formed from six bankrupt railroads, one of which was the Penn Central. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable msb@vex.net | from a feature." -- Rich Kulawiec (after Clarke) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 11 01:57PM > 2. A Chinese-American, born in 1917, """is""" the architect of > Toronto's Commerce Court, the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, and > Place Ville Marie in Montreal. I. M. Pei > 3. A Finnish-born architect was responsible for the TWA terminal > at John F. Kennedy Airport, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Eero Saarinen > 5. This exponent of the "prairie style" was the architect for the > Guggenheim Museum in New York. Frank Lloyd Wright > 6. This architect, who was also an astronomer and mathematician, > designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Christopher Wren > designed another Guggenheim Museum -- a """new""" one in Bilbao, > Spain, widely called by architects the most important building > of """this""" century. Frank Gehry > 9. This artist and architect could take credit for Florence's > Medici Chapel, and St. Peter's in Rome. Brunelleschi > 10. A writer, politician, and diplomat designed Monticello, in > Virginia, and also the University of Virginia. Who? Thomas Jefferson > * Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Rocket Science > 1. What is the essential difference between a rocket and a jet > engine? a jet engine uses energy to power a machine to expel air, a rocket expels the energy directly > naq shry ner zvkrq gbtrgure va cbjqre be fvzvyne sbez. Gur anzr > bs gurve vairagbe vf haxabja gbqnl, fb whfg gryy hf jung pbhagel > gurl jrer vairagrq va. China > what man, who together with his key team members defected to > the Americans late in the war and ended up in a leading position > on Project Apollo? Werner von Braun > American, who was well aware of the theoretical possibility that > his work could lead to space exploration but lacked the military > funding that <answer 4> had. What was this American's name? Robert Goddard > must rapidly accelerate to at least the speed known as escape > velocity. What is this speed? Please answer with the nearest > multiple of 100 mph (within 2,500) or of 100 km/h (within 4,000). 25,200 mph > 7. When a rocket finishes burning and goes into free fall, its > trajectory (whether orbital or otherwise) is referred to by > what adjective, derived from a Latin word for catapult? ballistic > case, if you wish to fire your liquid-fueled rockets, you > must begin by using a small thruster called an ullage motor. > Why is this step necessary? the rocket requires gravity or the equivalent for the fuel to flow properly > than gravity. Now: when a burned-out rocket or anything else > *orbiting around* a planet or star, what mathematical shape > must its orbit have? ellipse > of an object's orbit around the Earth, and another pair of > specific terms for the high and low points of an orbit around > the Sun. Name *any one* of the four words. apogee -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 11 06:13PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3YCdneaGhuA0I-_9nZ2dnUU7- > nickname/soubriquet. > 1. This German-American and former director of the Bauhaus designed > the T-D Centre in Toronto, and the Seagram Building in New York. Mies van der Rohe > 2. A Chinese-American, born in 1917, """is""" the architect of > Toronto's Commerce Court, the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, and > Place Ville Marie in Montreal. Pei > 3. A Finnish-born architect was responsible for the TWA terminal > at John F. Kennedy Airport, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Saarinen > 4. This Swiss-born French architect designed Ville Savoye in Poissy, > France; Notre Dame du Haut in Franche-Comté, France; and the > main government buildings in Chandigarh, India. Le Corbusier > 5. This exponent of the "prairie style" was the architect for the > Guggenheim Museum in New York. Frank Lloyd Wright > 6. This architect, who was also an astronomer and mathematician, > designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Wren > 7. An Israeli-born architect, educated at McGill University, > """is""" responsible for the National Gallery in Ottawa and > Habitat (part of Expo 67) in Montreal. Safdie > designed another Guggenheim Museum -- a """new""" one in Bilbao, > Spain, widely called by architects the most important building > of """this""" century. Gehry > 10. A writer, politician, and diplomat designed Monticello, in > Virginia, and also the University of Virginia. Who? Jefferson > naq shry ner zvkrq gbtrgure va cbjqre be fvzvyne sbez. Gur anzr > bs gurve vairagbe vf haxabja gbqnl, fb whfg gryy hf jung pbhagel > gurl jrer vairagrq va. China > what man, who together with his key team members defected to > the Americans late in the war and ended up in a leading position > on Project Apollo? von Braun > American, who was well aware of the theoretical possibility that > his work could lead to space exploration but lacked the military > funding that <answer 4> had. What was this American's name? Goddard > than gravity. Now: when a burned-out rocket or anything else > *orbiting around* a planet or star, what mathematical shape > must its orbit have? ellipse > of an object's orbit around the Earth, and another pair of > specific terms for the high and low points of an orbit around > the Sun. Name *any one* of the four words. perihelion; apogee -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 11 08:23PM +0200 > naq shry ner zvkrq gbtrgure va cbjqre be fvzvyne sbez. Gur anzr > bs gurve vairagbe vf haxabja gbqnl, fb whfg gryy hf jung pbhagel > gurl jrer vairagrq va. China > Fuhggyr unir pbagnvarq orgjrra gurz sbhe zbqryf bs yvdhvq-shryrq > znva ratvarf naq hfrq guerr qvssrerag yvdhvq shryf. Anzr *nal > bar* bs gurfr guerr shryf. H202 > must rapidly accelerate to at least the speed known as escape > velocity. What is this speed? Please answer with the nearest > multiple of 100 mph (within 2,500) or of 100 km/h (within 4,000). 11500 km/h > than gravity. Now: when a burned-out rocket or anything else > *orbiting around* a planet or star, what mathematical shape > must its orbit have? Ellipsis > of an object's orbit around the Earth, and another pair of > specific terms for the high and low points of an orbit around > the Sun. Name *any one* of the four words. Apgoee |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 11 11:22PM -0700 On 4/11/21 2:17 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. A Chinese-American, born in 1917, """is""" the architect of > Toronto's Commerce Court, the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, and > Place Ville Marie in Montreal. I. M. Pei > Guggenheim Museum in New York. > 6. This architect, who was also an astronomer and mathematician, > designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Wren > of """this""" century. > 9. This artist and architect could take credit for Florence's > Medici Chapel, and St. Peter's in Rome. Michelangelo > 10. A writer, politician, and diplomat designed Monticello, in > Virginia, and also the University of Virginia. Who? Jefferson > * Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Rocket Science > 1. What is the essential difference between a rocket and a jet > engine? rockets contain their oxidants while jets use atmospheric oxygen > naq shry ner zvkrq gbtrgure va cbjqre be fvzvyne sbez. Gur anzr > bs gurve vairagbe vf haxabja gbqnl, fb whfg gryy hf jung pbhagel > gurl jrer vairagrq va. China > Fuhggyr unir pbagnvarq orgjrra gurz sbhe zbqryf bs yvdhvq-shryrq > znva ratvarf naq hfrq guerr qvssrerag yvdhvq shryf. Anzr *nal > bar* bs gurfr guerr shryf. liquid hydrogen > what man, who together with his key team members defected to > the Americans late in the war and ended up in a leading position > on Project Apollo? von Braun > American, who was well aware of the theoretical possibility that > his work could lead to space exploration but lacked the military > funding that <answer 4> had. What was this American's name? Goddard > must rapidly accelerate to at least the speed known as escape > velocity. What is this speed? Please answer with the nearest > multiple of 100 mph (within 2,500) or of 100 km/h (within 4,000). 39600 km/hr > 7. When a rocket finishes burning and goes into free fall, its > trajectory (whether orbital or otherwise) is referred to by > what adjective, derived from a Latin word for catapult? ballistic > case, if you wish to fire your liquid-fueled rockets, you > must begin by using a small thruster called an ullage motor. > Why is this step necessary? pushes the fuel to the bottom of the fuel tank so it will flow out to the combustion chamber > than gravity. Now: when a burned-out rocket or anything else > *orbiting around* a planet or star, what mathematical shape > must its orbit have? ellipse > of an object's orbit around the Earth, and another pair of > specific terms for the high and low points of an orbit around > the Sun. Name *any one* of the four words. apogee -- Dan Tilque |
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