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Mark Brader
Oct 7, 2015, 3:52:39 AM10/7/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
the Système International d'Unités.
1. What is the science of measurement called?
2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
or in everyday language, radioactivity?
4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
you have finished with the #1-5.
6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
* Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
coast. In each case, name the city.
1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
allowing his army to conquer it.
2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
and sold into slavery.
3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
scandal that followed.
5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
crime syndicate.
6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
(also titled "The Stranger").
9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
Panzer Division.
10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
by the Romans.
--
Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust,
Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
m...@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h)
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
the Système International d'Unités.
1. What is the science of measurement called?
2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
or in everyday language, radioactivity?
4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
you have finished with the #1-5.
6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
* Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
coast. In each case, name the city.
1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
allowing his army to conquer it.
2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
and sold into slavery.
3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
scandal that followed.
5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
crime syndicate.
6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
(also titled "The Stranger").
9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
Panzer Division.
10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
by the Romans.
--
Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust,
Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
m...@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Oct 7, 2015, 4:38:42 AM10/7/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
metrology
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
>
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
>
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
>
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
>
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
>
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
>
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
(273.16 to be exact)
>
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
>
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
>
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
>
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
>
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
>
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Oct 7, 2015, 5:19:12 AM10/7/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
radian
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
Becquerel
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
Candela, Mole
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and not for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
>
> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5,
> only one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words,
> a tangible object). Which unit is that?
Kilogram
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Specifically, the kilogram is defined as the mass of a metal
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name either of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
Iridium
> 7. Owing to deviations between the standard kilogram cylinder
> and its replicas, there are proposals to redefine the
> kilogram in terms of a constant used in quantum mechanics.
> The constant is denoted by the lower-case letter "h" and its
> value is 6.626 × 10^-34 joule-seconds. Which scientist is that
> constant named after?
Planck
> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest
> whole kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
273K
> 9. Which universal constant is used to define the meter?
Speed of light
> 10. One mole of an element contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms. What is
> this constant number called?
Avogadro's constant
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the
> Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Carthage
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the
> Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
Palermo
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Benghazi
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
Naples
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
Pharos
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Carthage
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Peter Smyth
bbowler
Oct 7, 2015, 9:38:16 AM10/7/15
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On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 02:52:37 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute time
> on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here are 10
> questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
Metrology
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute time
> on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here are 10
> questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of the other
> three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5, only
> one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words, a tangible
> object). Which unit is that?
Mole
> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5, only
> one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words, a tangible
> object). Which unit is that?
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after you
> have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Specifically, the kilogram is defined as the mass of a metal
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name *either* of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
Platinum
> 7. Owing to deviations between the standard kilogram cylinder
> and its replicas, there are proposals to redefine the kilogram in
> terms of a constant used in quantum mechanics.
> The constant is denoted by the lower-case letter "h" and its value is
> 6.626 × 10^-34 joule-seconds. Which scientist is that constant named
> after?
Planck
> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest whole
> kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
273
> 9. Which universal constant is used to define the meter?
The speed of light
> 10. One mole of an element contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms. What is
> this constant number called?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean coast.
> In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
>
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian War:
> the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured and sold
> into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks on
> American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political scandal
> that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra crime
> syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven Wonders
> of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the height of this
> lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a feat of engineering in
> 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the city, still in existence,
> where this lighthouse once stood.
bbowler
Oct 7, 2015, 9:40:32 AM10/7/15
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On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:38:15 +0000, bbowler wrote:
>>
>> 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
>> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
>> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5, only
>> one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words, a
>> tangible object). Which unit is that?
>
> Mole
Damn... I need to learn to read the question carefully...
>>
>> 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
>> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
>> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5, only
>> one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words, a
>> tangible object). Which unit is that?
>
> Mole
Dan Blum
Oct 7, 2015, 9:55:22 AM10/7/15
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> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
metrics
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
Planck
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Tyre
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
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Oct 7, 2015, 1:05:31 PM10/7/15
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In article <Z4ednbjAx6vYUonL...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
curie
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)ampere
ampere
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
kilogram
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
platinum
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
Max Planck
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
273
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
speed of light
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
Avogadro's number
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Tyre
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
Trieste
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Benghazi
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
Naples
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
Alexandria
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
Tel Aviv
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
Algiers
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
Thesaloniki
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Carthage
--
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> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
radian
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
ampere
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 7, 2015, 4:11:52 PM10/7/15
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> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
radians
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Oct 7, 2015, 5:39:59 PM10/7/15
to
On 2015-10-07 09:52, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
measurology?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
>
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
>
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
>
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
(And I think it has backup-weights in other locations)
>
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
>
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
>
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
>
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
a meter is the length that light travels in vaccum in about 1/300_000_000 s
>
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
>
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
>
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
>
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
>
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
>
--
--
Björn
swp
Oct 7, 2015, 7:31:52 PM10/7/15
to
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 3:52:39 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5,
> only one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words,
> a tangible object). Which unit is that?
mole
> current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
> substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5,
> only one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words,
> a tangible object). Which unit is that?
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Specifically, the kilogram is defined as the mass of a metal
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name *either* of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
platinum
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name *either* of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
> 7. Owing to deviations between the standard kilogram cylinder
> and its replicas, there are proposals to redefine the
> kilogram in terms of a constant used in quantum mechanics.
> The constant is denoted by the lower-case letter "h" and its
> value is 6.626 × 10^-34 joule-seconds. Which scientist is that
> constant named after?
> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest
> whole kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
273
> 9. Which universal constant is used to define the meter?
> 10. One mole of an element contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms. What is
> this constant number called?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 7, 2015, 8:14:46 PM10/7/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:Z4ednbjAx6vYUonL...@vex.net:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
radian
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
becquerel; curie
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
coulomb
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
kilogram
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
iridium; platinum
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
Heisenberg
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
273 K
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
Avogadro's number
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the
> Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Tyre
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
Palermo
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
Trieste
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Benghazi
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
Naples
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
Alexandria
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
Tel Aviv
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
Algiers; Oran
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
Thessaloniki
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Carthage
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:Z4ednbjAx6vYUonL...@vex.net:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
metrology
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the
> Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Oct 8, 2015, 1:19:01 AM10/8/15
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On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 5:52:39 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
Radians
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
>
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
>
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Oct 9, 2015, 12:16:22 PM10/9/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Z4ednbjAx6vYUonLnZ2dnUU7-
aed...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
Radians
>
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
Curie
>
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
Joule; Atmospheres
>
>
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
Meter
>
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
>
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
>
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
>
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
Speed of light
>
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
Avogadro's number
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Tyre
>
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
Palermo
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
Trieste
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Benghazi
>
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
Naples
>
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
Alexandria
>
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
Tel Aviv
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
Algiers
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
Thessaloniki
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Carthage
>
Pete
aed...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
>
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
>
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
>
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
>
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
>
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
>
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
>
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Gur guerr pbeerpg nafjref gb #4 ner gur nzcrer (ryrpgevp
> pheerag), pnaqryn (yhzvabhf vagrafvgl), naq zbyr (nzbhag bs
> fhofgnapr). Bs nyy frira onfr havgf, yvfgrq va dhrfgvbaf #4-5,
> bayl bar vf fgvyy onfrq ba n culfvpny negvsnpg (va bgure jbeqf,
> n gnatvoyr bowrpg). Juvpu havg vf gung?
>
>
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
>
> 6. Fcrpvsvpnyyl, gur xvybtenz vf qrsvarq nf gur znff bs n zrgny
> nyybl plyvaqre xrcg va Senapr. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb ryrzragf
> guvf plyvaqre vf znqr bs.
>
> 7. Bjvat gb qrivngvbaf orgjrra gur fgnaqneq xvybtenz plyvaqre
> naq vgf ercyvpnf, gurer ner cebcbfnyf gb erqrsvar gur
> xvybtenz va grezf bs n pbafgnag hfrq va dhnaghz zrpunavpf.
> Gur pbafgnag vf qrabgrq ol gur ybjre-pnfr yrggre "u" naq vgf
> inyhr vf 6.626 × 10^-34 wbhyr-frpbaqf. Juvpu fpvragvfg vf gung
> pbafgnag anzrq nsgre?
>
> 8. Gur havg bs gurezbqlanzvp grzcrengher vf gur xryiva, naq vf
> qrsvarq va grezf bs gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre. Gb gur arnerfg
> jubyr xryiva, jung vf gur gevcyr cbvag bs jngre?
>
> 9. Juvpu havirefny pbafgnag vf hfrq gb qrsvar gur zrgre?
>
> 10. Bar zbyr bs na ryrzrag pbagnvaf 6.022 k 10^23 ngbzf. Jung vf
> guvf pbafgnag ahzore pnyyrq?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
>
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
>
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
>
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
>
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
>
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
>
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
>
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
>
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
>
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
>
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Oct 10, 2015, 1:09:16 AM10/10/15
to
Mark Brader:
4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
Radian. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc,
Erland, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
Becquerel. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Stephen,
and Calvin. 3 for Björn and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
Some people tried the curie; this is a non-SI unit (although in the
US it is accepted for use with the SI) equal to 37 gigabecquerels.
Radioactivity was discovered by Becquerel in 1896; Pierre and Marie
Curie were among the first people who then worked with it.
There are other units related to radioactivity and named after
people, but they all relate to people exposed to radiation, not the
radioactivity itself. The roentgen is a unit of radiation exposure;
the rem (where the "R" stands for roentgen), the gray, and the sievert
are all units of absorbed dose. The last two of these are SI units
and the roentgen is accepted in the US for use with the SI.
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Björn,
and Stephen.
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
I generously scored "mass" as almost correct (since #4 stated
explicitly that the kilogram is a unit of mass). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Björn and Calvin.
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua (the hard way).
> 7. Owing to deviations between the standard kilogram cylinder
> and its replicas, there are proposals to redefine the
> kilogram in terms of a constant used in quantum mechanics.
> The constant is denoted by the lower-case letter "h" and its
> value is 6.626 × 10^-34 joule-seconds. Which scientist is that
> constant named after?
Max Planck. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen,
and Calvin.
> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest
> whole kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
without a unit as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Björn, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 9. Which universal constant is used to define the meter?
Speed of light (in vacuum). The meter is defined so as to make it
exactly 299,792,458 m/s. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Marc, Björn, Calvin, and Pete.
You were asked for the constant, not the definition, but I would have
generously scored "the length that light travels in 1/299,792,458 s"
as almost correct, or even a version with the fraction given as
1/300,000,000. However, the entrant who tried this answer gave it
as 1/300,000!
> 10. One mole of an element contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms. What is
> this constant number called?
Avogadro's number. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc,
Erland, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
Tyre. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Björn, Stephen, Joshua,
and Pete.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
Syracuse. And I'm definitely not accepting "Sicily"! 4 for Dan Blum,
Erland, and Björn.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
Trieste. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Stephen,
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Benghazi. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland,
Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
Naples. 4 for everyone.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
Alexandria. I scored "Pharos" as almost correct; it's the
place (then an island) *in* Alexandria where the lighthouse was.
4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Stephen,
Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Peter.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
Tel Aviv. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua,
and Pete.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
Algiers. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Björn, Stephen, and Pete.
3 for Joshua.
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
Thessaloniki or Salonika. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Stephen,
Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Carthage. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn,
Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His
Dan Tilque 39 36 75
Stephen Perry 31 36 67
Marc Dashevsky 31 36 67
Joshua Kreitzer 27 35 62
Dan Blum 25 32 57
Erland Sommarskog 23 28 51
Peter Smyth 36 15 51
Bruce Bowler 35 16 51
Björn Lundin 26 24 50
Pete Gayde 12 36 48
"Calvin" 22 12 34
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-05-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
Metrology. World Metrology Day was celebrated on May 20, remember?
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Weights and Measures
> From the weight of apples and BMI (body mass index) to our commute
> time on the TTC, we are always measuring things like weight, time,
> and distance. In honor of the things that keep us ticking, here
> are 10 questions on the science and units of measurement.
> All units that we'll ask about in this round are part of the SI --
> the Système International d'Unités.
> 1. What is the science of measurement called?
4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 2. Although angles in two dimensions are commonly measured in
> degrees, what is the SI unit for this?
Erland, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. Named after the scientist who discovered the phenomenon,
> what is the SI unit of "activity referred to a radionuclide",
> or in everyday language, radioactivity?
and Calvin. 3 for Björn and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
Some people tried the curie; this is a non-SI unit (although in the
US it is accepted for use with the SI) equal to 37 gigabecquerels.
Radioactivity was discovered by Becquerel in 1896; Pierre and Marie
Curie were among the first people who then worked with it.
There are other units related to radioactivity and named after
people, but they all relate to people exposed to radiation, not the
radioactivity itself. The roentgen is a unit of radiation exposure;
the rem (where the "R" stands for roentgen), the gray, and the sievert
are all units of absorbed dose. The last two of these are SI units
and the roentgen is accepted in the US for use with the SI.
> 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
and Stephen.
> Please decode the rot13 for question 5 -- and *not* for any later
> questions, yet -- only after you have finished with #1-4.
< 5. The three correct answers to #4 are the ampere (electric
< current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
< substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5,
< only one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words,
< a tangible object). Which unit is that?
Kilogram. You were asked for a unit, not a unit of what, but
< current), candela (luminous intensity), and mole (amount of
< substance). Of all seven base units, listed in questions #4-5,
< only one is still based on a physical artifact (in other words,
< a tangible object). Which unit is that?
I generously scored "mass" as almost correct (since #4 stated
explicitly that the kilogram is a unit of mass). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Björn and Calvin.
> Now please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with the #1-5.
> 6. Specifically, the kilogram is defined as the mass of a metal
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name *either* of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
Platinum (90%), iridium (10%). 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce,
> alloy cylinder kept in France. Name *either* of the two elements
> this cylinder is made of.
Marc, Stephen, and Joshua (the hard way).
> 7. Owing to deviations between the standard kilogram cylinder
> and its replicas, there are proposals to redefine the
> kilogram in terms of a constant used in quantum mechanics.
> The constant is denoted by the lower-case letter "h" and its
> value is 6.626 × 10^-34 joule-seconds. Which scientist is that
> constant named after?
and Calvin.
> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest
> whole kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
without a unit as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Björn, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 9. Which universal constant is used to define the meter?
exactly 299,792,458 m/s. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Marc, Björn, Calvin, and Pete.
You were asked for the constant, not the definition, but I would have
generously scored "the length that light travels in 1/299,792,458 s"
as almost correct, or even a version with the fraction given as
1/300,000,000. However, the entrant who tried this answer gave it
as 1/300,000!
> 10. One mole of an element contains 6.022 x 10^23 atoms. What is
> this constant number called?
Erland, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Geography and History - Cities of the Mediterranean
> This round is about present or past cities on the Mediterranean
> coast. In each case, name the city.
> 1. This ancient Phoenician city was originally built on an island
> just offshore from what is now Lebanon. In 332 BC Alexander the
> Great famously built a causeway from the mainland to the city,
> allowing his army to conquer it.
and Pete.
> 2. This city in what is now Sicily was the target of a disastrous
> Athenian military expedition in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian
> War: the entire expeditionary force was either killed or captured
> and sold into slavery.
Erland, and Björn.
> 3. Known as the coffee capital of Italy, this city near the Northern
> tip of the Adriatic Sea was ruled for centuries by the Habsburg
> Monarchy until it was annexed by Italy following World War I.
Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 4. This city changed hands five times during World War II,
> but these days it is more famous for the 2012-09-11 attacks
> on American diplomatic compounds and the resulting political
> scandal that followed.
Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> 5. This city lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is famous today
> as the birthplace of pizza, the mandolin, and the Camorra
> crime syndicate.
> 6. In 1994, archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient
> lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom. One of the Seven
> Wonders of the Ancient World, some estimates have placed the
> height of this lighthouse at 450 feet (137 meters) -- quite a
> feat of engineering in 247 BC, when it was completed. Name the
> city, still in existence, where this lighthouse once stood.
place (then an island) *in* Alexandria where the lighthouse was.
4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Stephen,
Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Peter.
> 7. Known more for its vibrant nightlife than for its relatively
> short history, this city was founded in 1909 by 66 immigrant
> families. It suffered heavy damage from Scud missiles launched
> by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.
and Pete.
> 8. Once the seat of activity for Barbary pirates, this city later
> came under French colonial rule that lasted until 1962. It is
> famous as the setting for Albert Camus's novel "The Outsider"
> (also titled "The Stranger").
3 for Joshua.
> 9. In 1915, an Allied expeditionary force set up base at this
> second-largest city of Greece, which served as a staging
> area for the opening of the Macedonian Front of World War I.
> The city played a somewhat less glorious role in World War II,
> as it was seized without a struggle in 1941 by the German 2nd
> Panzer Division.
Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. In the aftermath of the battle that would decide the end of the
> Third Punic War, this city in modern Tunisia was razed to the
> ground by the Romans, who later sold some 50,000 of its former
> inhabitants into slavery. These harsh measures were considered
> fitting revenge for the crushing defeats inflicted upon Rome
> by Hannibal during the war. Name the ancient city destroyed
> by the Romans.
Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His
Dan Tilque 39 36 75
Stephen Perry 31 36 67
Marc Dashevsky 31 36 67
Joshua Kreitzer 27 35 62
Dan Blum 25 32 57
Erland Sommarskog 23 28 51
Peter Smyth 36 15 51
Bruce Bowler 35 16 51
Björn Lundin 26 24 50
Pete Gayde 12 36 48
"Calvin" 22 12 34
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Dan Tilque
Oct 10, 2015, 7:04:38 AM10/10/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
> GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
> TOPICS-> Sci His
> Dan Tilque 39 36 75
> Stephen Perry 31 36 67
Let us pause to savor the moment when I'm actually ahead of Stephen.
>
> GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
> TOPICS-> Sci His
> Dan Tilque 39 36 75
> Stephen Perry 31 36 67
Such moments are rare.
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Peter Smyth
Oct 10, 2015, 7:05:46 AM10/10/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> > 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> > Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> > second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> > the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
> Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Björn,
> and Stephen.
I got 4 (the hard way), as did Bruce.
> > 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> > Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> > second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> > the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
>
> Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Björn,
> and Stephen.
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Oct 10, 2015, 3:39:04 PM10/10/15
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Mark Brader:
question, and my script to add and report the scores didn't detect
that error. Fixed: it does now.
Anyway, the error only affected the reporting on that question: it was
reporting first the entrants who got 4, then the ones who got 3, and
so on, but this process completely missed the ones who got 4_(THW).
However, when adding the scores, 4_(THW) was treated as a 4.
So the answers line should have read:
Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter (the hard way),
Bruce (the hard way), Marc, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
but the table of scores already posted was correct.
Thanks for calling my attention to it.
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>
> > > 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> > > Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> > > second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> > > the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> >
> > Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Björn,
> > and Stephen.
Peter Smyth:
> > > 4. There are seven fundamental SI units, called the "base units".
> > > Four of these are the meter (length/distance), kilogram (mass),
> > > second (time), and kelvin (temperature). Name *any one* of
> > > the other three. (You don't need to say what it measures.)
> >
> > Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Björn,
> > and Stephen.
> I got 4 (the hard way), as did Bruce.
Oops. I added the annotation in the wrong place when scoring that
question, and my script to add and report the scores didn't detect
that error. Fixed: it does now.
Anyway, the error only affected the reporting on that question: it was
reporting first the entrants who got 4, then the ones who got 3, and
so on, but this process completely missed the ones who got 4_(THW).
However, when adding the scores, 4_(THW) was treated as a 4.
So the answers line should have read:
Ampere, candela, mole. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter (the hard way),
Bruce (the hard way), Marc, Erland, Björn, and Stephen.
but the table of scores already posted was correct.
Thanks for calling my attention to it.
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m...@vex.net | but they helped build it..." --Richard Kadrey
Gareth Owen
Oct 11, 2015, 1:36:09 PM10/11/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
> without a unit as almost correct.
A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar.
> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
> without a unit as almost correct.
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 11, 2015, 2:44:27 PM10/11/15
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Calvin
Oct 11, 2015, 9:32:13 PM10/11/15
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cheers,
calvin, not kelvin
Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2015, 1:07:07 AM10/12/15
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Mark Brader:
nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
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>>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>> without a unit as almost correct.
Gareth Owen:
>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>> without a unit as almost correct.
>> A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar.
"Calvin":
> Well the question did ask "To the nearest whole kelvin"...
Okay, more precisely, you were asked for the triple point to the
nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 12, 2015, 3:27:26 AM10/12/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Mark Brader:
>>>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
>>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>>> without a unit as almost correct.
>
> Gareth Owen:
>>> A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar.
>
> "Calvin":
>> Well the question did ask "To the nearest whole kelvin"...
>
> Okay, more precisely, you were asked for the triple point to the
> nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
> more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
> answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
Specifying the unit seemed redundant since it was given in the question.
> Mark Brader:
>>>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
>>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>>> without a unit as almost correct.
>
> Gareth Owen:
>>> A usage of the word "generously" with which I was previously unfamiliar.
>
> "Calvin":
>> Well the question did ask "To the nearest whole kelvin"...
>
> Okay, more precisely, you were asked for the triple point to the
> nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
> more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
> answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
Now, if someone had answered 273 Calvin, you might have had an argument...
Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2015, 4:43:22 AM10/12/15
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Mark Brader:
>>>>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
>>>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>>>> without a unit as almost correct.
>>>>> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
>>>>> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
>>>>> without a unit as almost correct.
>> Okay, more precisely, you were asked for the triple point to the
>> nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
>> more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
>> answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
Erland Sommarskog:
>> nearest whole kelvin. This does not make 273 a correct answer any
>> more than it makes 273 inches or $273 or 273 cubic kelvins a correct
>> answer. However, I generously overlooked that point. Get it now?
> Specifying the unit seemed redundant since it was given in the question.
No, it wasn't. For example, the answer 273,000 millikelvins would have
been correct.
> Now, if someone had answered 273 Calvin, you might have had an argument...
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bbowler
Oct 13, 2015, 1:51:32 PM10/13/15
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:09:15 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
>> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest whole
>> kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
>
> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
> without a unit as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Björn, and Joshua. 3 for
> Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin.
At least no one answered 273 degrees Kelvin :-)
>> 8. The unit of thermodynamic temperature is the kelvin, and is
>> defined in terms of the triple point of water. To the nearest whole
>> kelvin, what is the triple point of water?
>
> 273 K. (The exact value is 273.16 K.) You were asked for the triple
> point, not how many kelvins it is, but I generously accepted "273"
> without a unit as almost correct. 4 for Peter, Björn, and Joshua. 3 for
> Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin.
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