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QFTCIUA19 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: math shapes and team names
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Mark Brader
Jun 10, 2019, 10:49:19 PM6/10/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
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 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
[insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
following list:
| Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
| Astroid | Nephroid
| Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
| Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
| Hendecagon | Roman Surface
| Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
| Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
| Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
| Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
| Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
So please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
list if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Figure A.
2. Figure B.
3. Figure C.
4. Figure D.
5. Figure E.
6. Figure F.
7. Figure G.
8. Figure H.
9. Figure I.
10. Decoy -- figure J.
11. Figure K.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
of their names.
For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
what the name refers to.
1. Houston Astros.
2. Baltimore Ravens.
3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
4. Los Angeles Lakers.
5. Minnesota Twins.
6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
Toronto Argonauts.
For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
had no access to Europe.
9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
baseball in the 1890s.
10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
"Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
its current city in 1937.
11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish
m...@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles")
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
[insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
following list:
| Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
| Astroid | Nephroid
| Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
| Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
| Hendecagon | Roman Surface
| Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
| Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
| Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
| Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
| Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
So please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
list if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Figure A.
2. Figure B.
3. Figure C.
4. Figure D.
5. Figure E.
6. Figure F.
7. Figure G.
8. Figure H.
9. Figure I.
10. Decoy -- figure J.
11. Figure K.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
of their names.
For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
what the name refers to.
1. Houston Astros.
2. Baltimore Ravens.
3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
4. Los Angeles Lakers.
5. Minnesota Twins.
6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
Toronto Argonauts.
For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
had no access to Europe.
9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
baseball in the 1890s.
10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
"Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
its current city in 1937.
11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish
m...@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles")
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jun 10, 2019, 11:49:20 PM6/10/19
to
> 1. Figure A.
Scherk surface; Roman surface
> 2. Figure B.
astroid
> 3. Figure C.
Klein bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Kohn snowflake
> 5. Figure E.
Moebius strip
> 6. Figure F.
icosogon
> 7. Figure G.
hyperboloid
> 8. Figure H.
oblate spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
conchospiral; Slinky spiral
> 11. Figure K.
Whitney umbrella; monkey saddle
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
> 1. Houston Astros.
NASA's control center for astronautical flights is or was in Houston
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Baltimore
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
Indiana is known for a pacing horse breed (?)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
The team is original from Minnesota, which has the nickname "Land of
10,000 Lakes"
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota's most prominent cities are the Twin Cities of Minneapolis
and St. Paul
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
The New Jersey Swamp Devil is a legendary beast
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
New York Jets
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
Cleveland Indians; Boston Red Sox
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
Washington Redskins
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
Kansas City Chiefs
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Scherk surface; Roman surface
> 2. Figure B.
astroid
> 3. Figure C.
Klein bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Kohn snowflake
> 5. Figure E.
Moebius strip
> 6. Figure F.
icosogon
> 7. Figure G.
hyperboloid
> 8. Figure H.
oblate spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
conchospiral; Slinky spiral
> 11. Figure K.
Whitney umbrella; monkey saddle
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
NASA's control center for astronautical flights is or was in Houston
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allen Poe lived in Baltimore
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
Indiana is known for a pacing horse breed (?)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
The team is original from Minnesota, which has the nickname "Land of
10,000 Lakes"
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota's most prominent cities are the Twin Cities of Minneapolis
and St. Paul
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 11, 2019, 12:28:54 AM6/11/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MuSdnf41DKc3i2LBnZ2dnUU7-
K3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> 2. Figure B.
Astroid
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame; Koch Snowflake
> 5. Figure E.
Möbius Strip
> 6. Figure F.
Icosogon
> 7. Figure G.
Slinky Spiral; Whitney Umbrella
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
Monkey Saddle; Slinky Spiral
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
Hendecagon
> 11. Figure K.
Whitney Umbrella; Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
Space Center
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
"The Raven," poem by former Baltimore resident Edgar Allan Poe
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
pace cars from the Indianapolis 500 auto race (?)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
franchise was originally based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state
known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and they didn't change the team
nickname when they moved to Los Angeles
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
team is based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, known as the Twin Cities
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
the Jersey Devil is a legendary (cryptozoological) creature said to
inhabit New Jersey,
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
New York Jets
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
Cleveland Indians
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
Washington Redskins
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
Kansas City Royals
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
K3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> So please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
Apollonian Gasket; Whitney Umbrella
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
> 2. Figure B.
Astroid
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame; Koch Snowflake
> 5. Figure E.
Möbius Strip
> 6. Figure F.
Icosogon
> 7. Figure G.
Slinky Spiral; Whitney Umbrella
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
Monkey Saddle; Slinky Spiral
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
> 11. Figure K.
Whitney Umbrella; Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
> Here's a round
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
the U.S. space program, which is largely based in Houston at the Johnson
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
Space Center
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
"The Raven," poem by former Baltimore resident Edgar Allan Poe
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
pace cars from the Indianapolis 500 auto race (?)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
franchise was originally based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state
known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and they didn't change the team
nickname when they moved to Los Angeles
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
team is based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, known as the Twin Cities
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
inhabit New Jersey,
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jun 11, 2019, 4:11:42 AM6/11/19
to
On 6/10/19 7:49 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
>
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
>
> So please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
>
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
>
> So please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
> 2. Figure B.
astroid
> 3. Figure C.
Klein bottle
> 4. Figure D.
> 5. Figure E.
Möbius strip
> 6. Figure F.
icosagon
> 7. Figure G.
hyperboloid
> 8. Figure H.
oblate spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
> 11. Figure K.
monkey saddle
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
> reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Quoth the raven "Nevermore!" (Poe mostly lived in Baltimore.)
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
Indianapolis 500 (pace car)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota (where they originated)
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Minneapolis-St Paul (twin cities)
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
>
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
7A. Green Bay Packers
>
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
>
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
>
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
>
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce Bowler
Jun 11, 2019, 12:53:55 PM6/11/19
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> 2. Figure B.
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame
> 5. Figure E.
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame
Mobius Strip
> 6. Figure F.
> 7. Figure G.
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
> 11. Figure K.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the reasons
> are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round about various
> major-league sports franchises and the provenance of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
NASA
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
> 11. Figure K.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the reasons
> are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round about various
> major-league sports franchises and the provenance of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allan Poe
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
>
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
>
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name required,
> like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that had no
> access to Europe.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league baseball
> in the 1890s.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry "Lone
> Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to its current
> city in 1937.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded in 1969,
> that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 11, 2019, 2:46:15 PM6/11/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
>
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
>
> So please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
Right Strophoid
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
>
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
>
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
>
> So please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
>
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Figure A.
> 2. Figure B.
Icosogon
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame
> 5. Figure E.
> 6. Figure F.
Hendecagon
> 7. Figure G.
Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid
> 9. Figure I.
> 11. Figure K.
Monkey Saddle
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
NASA has a space centre in that town.
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Twin cities
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
Calvin
Jun 11, 2019, 8:19:14 PM6/11/19
to
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 12:49:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
> 5. Figure E.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
Mobius strip
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
>
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
> reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
>
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
>
> 1. Houston Astros.
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
Lake in Minneapolis where the team was originally based
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Twin city with St Paul
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
>
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
>
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Jun 11, 2019, 8:46:57 PM6/11/19
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> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allan Poe is from Baltimore
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
The Indianapolis 500 race has a pace car
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
Team was originally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Refers to the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
>
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
>
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
>
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
>
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
>
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
>
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Jun 12, 2019, 2:17:10 AM6/12/19
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>> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
>> what the name refers to.
>>
>> 1. Houston Astros.
"Calvin":
>> what the name refers to.
>>
>> 1. Houston Astros.
> Astroturf used in their stadium
Sadly, this guess actually turns out to be backwards.
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Mark Brader
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> 2. Figure B.
Astroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Erland.
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame. 4 for Bruce and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
> 5. Figure E.
Möbius Strip. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 6. Figure F.
Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Figure G.
Hyperboloid. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Erland.
> 9. Figure I.
Scherk's Surface. 2 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
Hendecagon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 11. Figure K.
Monkey Saddle. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
> reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
> 1. Houston Astros.
NASA's Houston Space Center. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Erland, and Pete.
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" (he was from Baltimore).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
Either the city's harness-racing heritage or the pace car at the
Indy 500 (accepting either). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Calvin, and Pete.
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
The franchise moved from Minnesota, "land of 10,000 lakes".
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are "the twin cities". 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
The New Jersey devil is a legendary cryptozoological beast
supposedly found in the state's pine barrens for the past 250 years.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
Curiously, nobody tried this, even though I must have explained it
at some time or other. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the
sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a
rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season,
so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football.
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
New York Jets. (LaGuardia Airport.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
Cleveland Indians. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
Washington Redskins. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Calvin, and Pete.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
Kansas City Royals. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin,
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Spo
Dan Tilque 34 36 70
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 69
Dan Blum 26 35 61
Bruce Bowler 20 32 52
Pete Gayde 0 36 36
"Calvin" 4 26 30
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 24
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
> So please see the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. Figure A.
Whitney Umbrella. 2 for Joshua.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things
> The following is a round on mathematical shapes. Some are
> algebraic, some are fractals, and some are just plain polygons
> [insert dead-parrot joke here]. And all of them are on the
> following list:
> | Apollonian Gasket | Möbius Strip
> | Astroid | Nephroid
> | Conchospiral | Oblate Spheroid
> | Fractal Flame | Right Strophoid
> | Hendecagon | Roman Surface
> | Hyperboloid | Scherk Surface
> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
> | Klein Bottle | Slinky Spiral
> | Koch Snowflake | Swarz Minimal Surface
> | Monkey Saddle | Whitney Umbrella
> So please see the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-2/shapes.jpg
> And simply identify each item. I have resequenced the round
> according to the handout. There was one decoy, which is now
> interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice
> list if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. Figure A.
> 2. Figure B.
Astroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Figure C.
Klein Bottle. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Erland.
> 4. Figure D.
Fractal Flame. 4 for Bruce and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
> 5. Figure E.
Möbius Strip. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 6. Figure F.
Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Figure G.
Hyperboloid. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 8. Figure H.
Oblate Spheroid. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Erland.
> 9. Figure I.
Scherk's Surface. 2 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. Decoy -- figure J.
> 11. Figure K.
Monkey Saddle. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name?
> What's in a name? In sports, everything, though sometimes the
> reasons are all but lost to the mists of time. Here's a round
> about various major-league sports franchises and the provenance
> of their names.
> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain
> what the name refers to.
> 1. Houston Astros.
Bruce, Erland, and Pete.
> 2. Baltimore Ravens.
Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" (he was from Baltimore).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.)
Either the city's harness-racing heritage or the pace car at the
Indy 500 (accepting either). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Calvin, and Pete.
> 4. Los Angeles Lakers.
The franchise moved from Minnesota, "land of 10,000 lakes".
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. Minnesota Twins.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are "the twin cities". 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.)
supposedly found in the state's pine barrens for the past 250 years.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
> Toronto Argonauts.
at some time or other. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the
sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a
rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season,
so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football.
> For the remaining questions, please name the team (full name
> required, like "Toronto Argonauts").
> 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its
> then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that
> had no access to Europe.
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis
> Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league
> baseball in the 1890s.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Another controversially-named team was supposedly named in
> honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry
> "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to
> its current city in 1937.
Calvin, and Pete.
> 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs.
> When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded
> in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker.
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Spo
Dan Tilque 34 36 70
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 69
Dan Blum 26 35 61
Bruce Bowler 20 32 52
Pete Gayde 0 36 36
"Calvin" 4 26 30
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 24
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Dan Tilque
Jun 14, 2019, 2:40:01 AM6/14/19
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On 6/13/19 9:52 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
>> 6. Figure F.
>
> Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling, you'd think I'd
get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right,
including the original quiz!
quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no
one answered.
The first sponsor of the team was Curly Lambeau's employer, the Indian
Packing Company (meat packers). In exchange for uniforms, the team was
named for the company.
--
Dan Tilque
> Mark Brader:
>> | Icosogon | Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve
>> 6. Figure F.
>
> Icosagon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right,
including the original quiz!
>
>> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
>> Toronto Argonauts.
>
> Curiously, nobody tried this, even though I must have explained it
> at some time or other. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the
> sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a
> rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season,
> so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football.
I think I may have known that at one time, but totally forgot for this
>> 7. I'll throw in an extra question here, for fun but for no points:
>> Toronto Argonauts.
>
> Curiously, nobody tried this, even though I must have explained it
> at some time or other. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts were the
> sailors on the ship Argo. The Toronto Argonauts were originally a
> rowing club and the members wanted to keep in shape in the off-season,
> so they also began playing rugby, which later evolved into football.
quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no
one answered.
The first sponsor of the team was Curly Lambeau's employer, the Indian
Packing Company (meat packers). In exchange for uniforms, the team was
named for the company.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jun 14, 2019, 5:19:06 AM6/14/19
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Dan Tilque:
> Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling...
No need to be rude.
> you'd think I'd
> get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right,
> including the original quiz!
In truth, I didn't even notice that it was misspelled in one out of two
places in the original.
> I think I may have known that at one time, but totally forgot for this
> quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no
> one answered.
I presumed it was something to do with meat-packing, but I couldn't
be more specific.
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> Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling...
No need to be rude.
> you'd think I'd
> get some kind of bonus for being the only one to spell that right,
> including the original quiz!
places in the original.
> I think I may have known that at one time, but totally forgot for this
> quiz. I asked a followup question about the Green Bay Packers, which no
> one answered.
be more specific.
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Dan Tilque
Jun 14, 2019, 2:16:18 PM6/14/19
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On 6/14/19 2:19 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Tilque:
>> Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling...
>
> No need to be rude.
Sorry. I didn't mean to be rude.
> Dan Tilque:
>> Considering Mark's anal-retentiveness about spelling...
>
> No need to be rude.
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