Calvin's Quiz #546

[Calvin]

1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?
2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?
3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?
4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?
5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?
6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'?
7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?
8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what?
9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?
10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country?


cheers,
calvin

[Dan Blum]

Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?

they are self-pollinating

> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?

their there they're

> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'?

Mrs. Robinson

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Linnaeus

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country?

Thailand

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[Erland Sommarskog]

Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?

per Hydrogen?

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or
> phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?

Everything else is easier to spell

> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used
> English words?

To, too, two

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm
> drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the
> system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Carl von Linné

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry
> originated in which Asian country?

Malaysia

[Mark Brader]

"Calvin":

> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?

Potential of hydrogen.

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or
> phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?

They're called spermatophytes and the others aren't? :-)

I'll guess: they reproduce by spores.

> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican.

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly
> used English words?

To, two too.

> 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?
> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967
> film 'The Graduate'?

Mrs. Robinson.

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm
> drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?

> 8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever... what?

Exactly rectangular. Or exactly level, either.

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the
> system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Linnaeus.

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry
> originated in which Asian country?

Myanmar?
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[Dan Tilque]

Calvin wrote:
> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?

potenz hydrogen

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?
> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?

their there they're

> 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?
> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'?

Mrs Robinson

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?
> 8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what?

perfect

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Linnaeus

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country?

--
Dan Tilque

[Bruce Bowler]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:56:13 -0800, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?

acidity and alkalinity (but that's not what it "stands for")

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or
phenogamae)
> from other varieties of plant life?

Seed production

> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used
English
> words?

to too two

> 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?
> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film
'The
> Graduate'?

Mrs. Robinson

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm
drivin'
> in my car, and the man comes on the radio?

Satisfaction (it's "that man", not "the man").

> 8 According to the floor
> tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what?

square

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the
system
> of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Lineus

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry
originated
> in which Asian country?

Thailand

[Pete Gayde]

Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:5ad1b8a8-6dce-4281...@googlegroups.com:

>
> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?
> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or
> phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?

They need to be pollenated

> 3 Which style of
> cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican

> 4 Which 3
> homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?
> 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?

Peppa Pig

> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film
> 'The Graduate'?

Mrs. Robinson

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following
> line: When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?

Satisfaction

> 8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what?

Square

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system
> of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

> Made with coconut
> milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian
> country?

Sri Lanka

>
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>

Pete Gayde

[Calvin]

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 2:56:13 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:

> 1 What two words does the chemistry term pH stand for?

Potential of Hydrogen. Also accepting power or the German potenz.

> 2 What distinguishes spermatophytes (a.k.a. phanerogams or phenogamae) from other varieties of plant life?

Accepting any answer involving seeds or spores.

> 3 Which style of cuisine includes quesadillas and chimichangas?

Mexican or Tex-Mex

> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?

To, too, two

> 5 Which animated British TV series is set in Soggy Bottom Farm?

Shaun the Sheep
No-one got this but Peppa Pig was a good guess. is it even broadcast in North America?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983983/

> 6 Which character was portrayed by Anne Bancroft in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'?

Mrs Robinson
She appears not to have a first name

> 7 Which hit song of 1965 includes the following line: When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man comes on the radio?

Satisfaction

> 8 According to the floor tilers' maxim, no room is ever… what?

Square

> 9 Which Swedish scientist formalised binomial nomenclature, the system of naming species with a two-word Latin name?

Carl Linnaeus (aka Linne)

> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry originated in which Asian country?

Thailand


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 546
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 32 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 28 Mark Brader
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 20 Erland S
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 21 Pete Gayde
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 23 Dan Blum
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 18 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
2 4 6 3 0 5 3 3 5 3 34 57%

Congratulations Bruce.

cheers,
calvin

[Mark Brader]

"Calvin":

> > 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?
>
> To, too, two

Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure
that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that
"two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies
as a homophone of it).
--
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m...@vex.net | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire

My text in this article is in the public domain.

[Bruce Bowler]

On Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:58:34 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> "Calvin":
>> > 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used
>> > English words?
>>
>> To, too, two
>
> Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure
> that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that
> "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies
> as a homophone of it).

And "they're" is "two" words :-)

[Erland Sommarskog]

Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 10 Made with coconut milk, potatoes and nuts, Massaman curry
originated in which Asian country?
>
> Thailand
>

Since I appear to have been credited with a point on this one, I feel
obliged to point out that Thailand and Malaysia are two different
countries.

[Dan Tilque]

Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
>>> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used English words?
>> To, too, two
>
> Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure
> that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that
> "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies
> as a homophone of it).

I expected "too" not to be that common.

--
Dan Tilque

[Mark Brader]

"Calvin":
>>>> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used
>>>> English words?
>>> To, too, two

Mark Brader:

>> Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure
>> that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that
>> "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies
>> as a homophone of it).

Dan Tilque:

> I expected "too" not to be that common.

So, Calvin, which list of the 200 most commonly used English words were
you referring to?
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[Calvin]

Noted thanks. Revised scores are:

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 546

0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 31 Bruce Bowler

1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 28 Mark Brader

0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 21 Pete Gayde

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 22 Dan Blum
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 Erland S

1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 18 Dan Tilque
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------

2 4 6 3 0 5 3 3 5 2 33 55%

cheers,
calvin

[Calvin]

On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 7:52:06 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> >>>> 4 Which 3 homophones make the list of the 200 most commonly used
> >>>> English words?
> >>> To, too, two
>
> Mark Brader:
> >> Really! When I saw people trying "there, their, they're", I was sure
> >> that was going to be the right answer. I would not have thought that
> >> "two" would be so common (and I also don't think "to" really qualifies
> >> as a homophone of it).
>
> Dan Tilque:
> > I expected "too" not to be that common.
>
> So, Calvin, which list of the 200 most commonly used English words were
> you referring to?

I suspect it was this one:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/TV/2006/1-1000

cheers,
calvin

[Mark Brader]

Mark Brader:

>> So, Calvin, which list of the 200 most commonly used English words were
>> you referring to?

"Calvin":

> I suspect it was this one:
>
> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/TV/2006/1-1000

To, #3; too, #111; two, #149. And there, #62; they're, #189; but their, #238.
Whodathunkit?

Thanks, Calvin.
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[Dan Tilque]

Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>>> So, Calvin, which list of the 200 most commonly used English words were
>>> you referring to?
>
> "Calvin":
>> I suspect it was this one:
>>
>> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/TV/2006/1-1000
>
> To, #3; too, #111; two, #149. And there, #62; they're, #189; but their, #238.
> Whodathunkit?

Should note the title has "TV" in it. This is a frequency of spoken
words, specifically, spoken in TV dialog. Which is why the two most
common are "you" and "I", respectively. If it were written words, the
most common would be "the" by a very large margin. If it were spoken in
ordinary conversation, I understand the most common would be "I".

Not that I think this makes the answer wrong. But it could be different
depending on which one you chose.


--
Dan Tilque

[Mark Brader]

Mark Brader:
>>>> So, Calvin, which list of the 200 most commonly used English words were
>>>> you referring to?

"Calvin":
>>> I suspect it was this one:
>>> https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/TV/2006/1-1000

Mark Brader:

>> To, #3; too, #111; two, #149. And there, #62; they're, #189; but their, #238.

Dan Tilque:

> Should note the title has "TV" in it. This is a frequency of spoken

> words, specifically, spoken in TV dialog...

> Not that I think this makes the answer wrong. But it could be different
> depending on which one you chose.

Good point.

Just for interest, I tried another one of the lists there -- the one from
contemporary fiction:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/Contemporary_fiction

To, #3; too, #116; two, #123. And there, #57, their, #101 -- but
they're, #525. Which makes sense because many fiction writers will
only use "they're" in dialogue.
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[Calvin]

There is no definitive source, but I worded the question in such a way as to be supported by several such lists.

cheers,
calvin