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QFTCIUA Game 7, Rounds 7-8: kid LIT, sports & elements
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Mark Brader
Dec 14, 2014, 7:01:21 PM12/14/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-03,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
of this book with an ecological theme.
4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
"The Selfish Giant".
6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
Cats".
7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
wit and French folklore."
9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
author of "To the Lighthouse."
10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
pissed off practically no one.
Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
by the Chicago Bulls.
2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
as chromium?
3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
light alkali metal.
5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
teams. What number?
9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
or the element.
10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
--
Mark Brader | "Modern security actually worked most of the time.
Toronto | There hadn't been a city lost in more than five years."
m...@vex.net | --Vernor Vinge, "Rainbows End"
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
of this book with an ecological theme.
4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
"The Selfish Giant".
6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
Cats".
7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
wit and French folklore."
9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
author of "To the Lighthouse."
10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
pissed off practically no one.
Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
by the Chicago Bulls.
2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
as chromium?
3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
light alkali metal.
5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
teams. What number?
9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
or the element.
10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
--
Mark Brader | "Modern security actually worked most of the time.
Toronto | There hadn't been a city lost in more than five years."
m...@vex.net | --Vernor Vinge, "Rainbows End"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 14, 2014, 7:46:52 PM12/14/14
to
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
Margaret Atwood
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 14, 2014, 9:55:08 PM12/14/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ibKdnbblSexNuRPJnZ2dnUU7-
KWd...@vex.net:
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
Carl Hiaasen
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
Upton Sinclair (?)
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
Oscar Wilde
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
T.S. Eliot
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
Graham Greene
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
Virginia Woolf
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
Salman Rushdie
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
14; 16
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
Maurice Richard
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
3
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
66
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
42
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
12; 14
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
4
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
KWd...@vex.net:
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Dec 14, 2014, 10:31:45 PM12/14/14
to
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
>
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
T.S. Eliot
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
>
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
>
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
>
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
42
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
>
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
>
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
Pete
Dec 15, 2014, 12:37:28 AM12/15/14
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-03,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
>
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
>
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
>
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
>
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
>
>
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
>
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
>
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
>
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
>
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
>
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
>
Pete
Marc Dashevsky
Dec 15, 2014, 2:49:02 AM12/15/14
to
In article <ibKdnbblSexNuRPJ...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
Elmore Leonard
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
Oscar Wilde
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
Gorey
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
>
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
Rushdie [thank you final sentence]
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
24
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
3
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
copper
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
42
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
magnesium
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
4
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
>
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
Calvin
Dec 15, 2014, 5:19:39 AM12/15/14
to
On Monday, December 15, 2014 10:01:21 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
Atwood I guess
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
One could argue that it was the Old Bailey whose reputation was tarnished.
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
>
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
>
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Dec 15, 2014, 10:48:48 AM12/15/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
>
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
>
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
>
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
>
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
>
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
>
>
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
>
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
>
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
>
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
>
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
>
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Dec 15, 2014, 1:10:25 PM12/15/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
Munro
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
Oscar Wilde
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
>
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
>
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
TS Eliot
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
James Joyce
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
>
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
Salman Rushdie
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
>
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
>
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
>
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name either player.
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
>
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
>
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
3
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic element?
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
Copper
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
>
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name either the number
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
>
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
>
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
>
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> or the element.
Magnesium
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
4
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 15, 2014, 2:15:28 PM12/15/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
So this is what Live were alluding to with the title on their second
album?
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
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Björn Lundin
Dec 15, 2014, 3:59:05 PM12/15/14
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On 2014-12-15 01:01, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
hmm, too difficult to me.
>
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
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Björn
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Dec 17, 2014, 4:38:52 PM12/17/14
to
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
>
>
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
>
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
22; 23
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
> 4. "Babe Ruth" shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
Rob
Mark Brader
Dec 17, 2014, 5:13:06 PM12/17/14
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Ian Fleming. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Marc, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Rob.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
Carl Hiassen. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
Upton Sinclair. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
Oscar Wilde. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Calvin, Peter,
and Rob.
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
T.S. Eliot. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Calvin, and Peter.
And from that book, of course, came the stage musical "Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
Graham Greene. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
James Joyce. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Peter.
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
Virginia Woolf. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
Salman Rushdie. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Rob.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
23. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, Peter,
and Erland. 2 for Rob.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
24. 4 for Pete, Marc, and Erland. 2 for Rob.
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
Gordie Howe, Maurice "Rocket" Richard. 4 for Joshua and Erland.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. (And 0 for the two entrants who misread
the question badly enough to give 9 as the answer!)
Not to mention Bobby Hull (Chicago Black Hawks, 1964-72).
Still other players who wore #9 and, while perhaps not in the
same class as those three, have reached the Hockey Hall of Fame
have included: Glenn Anderson (Edmonton, Toronto, St. Louis)
Andy Bathgate (New York Rangers), John Bucyk (Boston), Pavel Bure
(New York Rangers), Roy Conacher (Chicago), Dick Duff (Toronto),
Ron Francis (Pittsburgh), Clark Gillies (New York Islanders), Doug
Gilmour (St. Louis), Brett Hull (Phoenix), Ted Kennedy (Toronto),
Igor Larionov (Florida), Lanny McDonald (Colorado Rockies), Mike
Modano (Minnesota North Stars), Denis Savard (Tampa Bay), Darryl
Sittler (Philadelphia), and Norm Ullman (Toronto).
> 4. ["Babe" Ruth] shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
3. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland,
and Rob.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
Copper. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland,
and Rob.
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
66. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
21. 4 for Erland.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
42. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Rob.
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
12, magnesium. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
2 for Pete.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
4. (Bobby Orr, Lou Gehrig.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, and Rob.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Can Geo Lit S&S FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 36 36 23 24 32 27 131
Dan Blum 36 31 13 23 24 23 114
Dan Tilque 32 4 20 24 16 24 100
Marc Dashevsky 28 20 14 24 12 28 100
Pete Gayde 28 23 22 24 16 14 97
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 16 8 0 36 96
Peter Smyth 27 28 -- -- 20 20 95
"Calvin" 27 16 -- -- 24 15 82
Rob Parker 28 0 -- -- 12 20 60
Björn Lundin 24 12 4 0 0 0 40
Jason Kreitzer 12 16 -- -- 8 4 40
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Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Fast, cheap, good: choose any two."
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
Margaret Atwood. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Kiddie-Lit by Serious Authors
> If you write for adults, your readership invariably dies off.
> Write for kids, and you ensure replacement readers. Whatever their
> rationale, here's a round on authors of adult books who've dabbled
> in kiddie-lit. In each case, name the author.
> 1. For her whimsical and wry 1978 children's lit debut, "Up in
> the Tree", this celebrated Canadian author not only wrote and
> illustrated the book, she hand-lettered the type.
> 2. His previous material was not recommended for children, but
> this successful, testosterone-driven author wrote "Chitty Chitty
> Bang Bang: The Magical Car" in 1964 for his son Caspar.
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Rob.
> 3. Like most of his hard-boiled grown-up novels, this author's
> young adult book "Hoot" took place in Florida. Name the author
> of this book with an ecological theme.
> 4. This socially-crusading author's dour reputation was belied by
> his 1932 children's book about gnomes named Glogo and Bobo who
> travel America in a customized car. Who wrote "The Gnomobile"?
> 5. Before his reputation was tarnished at the Old Bailey in 1895,
> this celebrated author's whimsical side produced "The Happy
> Prince", a collection of children's stories that included
> "The Selfish Giant".
and Rob.
> 6. The gloomy-Gus whose most famous poem predicted the spiritual
> death of humanity also gave us "Old Possum's Book of Practical
> Cats".
And from that book, of course, came the stage musical "Cats".
> 7. Even in his one children's book, 1955's "The Little Steamroller",
> this English author of popular "entertainments" couldn't resist
> throwing in some of his trademark espionage into the plot.
> 8. In 1936, this much-studied Irish author wrote "The Cat and the
> Devil" from letters written to his grandson Stevie. It has
> been praised as an "incongruous but delicious mixture of Irish
> wit and French folklore."
> 9. In 1923 her teenage nephews started a newspaper, the Charleston
> Bulletin, and solicited a contribution. The result was "The
> Widow and the Parrot", the only known children's story by the
> author of "To the Lighthouse."
> 10. Like his grown-up novels, this author's 1990 book "Haroun
> and the Sea of Stories" is an allegory for modern South Asian
> politics and religion. But unlike his grown-up novels, it
> pissed off practically no one.
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Rob.
> Game 7, Round 8 - Science and Sports - A Number by Any Other Name
> This round is inspired by a question from years ago: what do Wayne
> Gretzky and Albert Einstein have in common? The answer is 99:
> Gretzky's jersey number and the atomic number for the chemical
> element einsteinium. So here are 10 more of these questions.
> It's either a sports round with science thrown in, or vice versa.
> Except as specified otherwise, name the number.
> 1. Michael Jordan had four different jersey numbers in his career,
> but the one that shares its number with vanadium was retired
> by the Chicago Bulls.
and Erland. 2 for Rob.
> 2. Willie Mays also had more than one jersey number, but the
> San Francisco Giants retired which one, with the same number
> as chromium?
> 3. Fluorine, the 9th element, shares that number with several
> hockey greats including a Detroit Red Wing (1946-71) and a
> Montreal Canadien (1942-60). Name *either* player.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. (And 0 for the two entrants who misread
the question badly enough to give 9 as the answer!)
Not to mention Bobby Hull (Chicago Black Hawks, 1964-72).
Still other players who wore #9 and, while perhaps not in the
same class as those three, have reached the Hockey Hall of Fame
have included: Glenn Anderson (Edmonton, Toronto, St. Louis)
Andy Bathgate (New York Rangers), John Bucyk (Boston), Pavel Bure
(New York Rangers), Roy Conacher (Chicago), Dick Duff (Toronto),
Ron Francis (Pittsburgh), Clark Gillies (New York Islanders), Doug
Gilmour (St. Louis), Brett Hull (Phoenix), Ted Kennedy (Toronto),
Igor Larionov (Florida), Lanny McDonald (Colorado Rockies), Mike
Modano (Minnesota North Stars), Denis Savard (Tampa Bay), Darryl
Sittler (Philadelphia), and Norm Ullman (Toronto).
> 4. ["Babe" Ruth] shared this number with lithium, a soft, silvery,
> light alkali metal.
and Rob.
> 5. Satchel Paige, possibly the greatest pitcher of all time as
> well as the oldest, shared number 29 with what malleable,
> reddish-brown, corrosion-resistant metallic *element*?
and Rob.
> 6. Mario Lemieux shared his number (a tribute to the "Great One"),
> with dysprosium, a metallic element of the rare earth group
> which forms compounds that are highly magnetic.
> 7. Roberto Clemente wore the same number as current basketball
> superstar Tim Duncan, as well as the element scandium.
> 8. Molybdenum, a Group 6 chemical element, shares Jackie Robinson's
> uniform number, which has been retired across all major league
> teams. What number?
> 9. "Broadway Joe" Namath shared his New York Jets number, now
> retired, with a light, silver-white metallic element that
> burns with a brilliant white flame. Name *either* the number
> or the element.
2 for Pete.
> 10. Beryllium shares its number with some great players, including
> a legendary Boston Bruins defenseman and a Yankees first baseman
> who died from the effects of a famous disease. What number?
Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, and Rob.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Can Geo Lit S&S FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 36 36 23 24 32 27 131
Dan Blum 36 31 13 23 24 23 114
Dan Tilque 32 4 20 24 16 24 100
Marc Dashevsky 28 20 14 24 12 28 100
Pete Gayde 28 23 22 24 16 14 97
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 16 8 0 36 96
Peter Smyth 27 28 -- -- 20 20 95
"Calvin" 27 16 -- -- 24 15 82
Rob Parker 28 0 -- -- 12 20 60
Björn Lundin 24 12 4 0 0 0 40
Jason Kreitzer 12 16 -- -- 8 4 40
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