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Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2011, 7:30:23 PM11/15/11
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
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. For further information see
my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote 3 triples in this round.
* Final, Round 2 - Science
A. Physics Miscellany
A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
organic material?
A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
magnetic field"?
A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
called the fourth state of matter.
B. Terms in Recreational Math
There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
occur in a recreational context.
B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
"magic square"? Be complete.
B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
What sort of shape is a pentomino?
B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
the series?
C. Non-Metric Units
C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
the other is defined on a different basis and works
out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
territory and was part of a progression of successively
larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
yards, or rods?
C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
a stone?
D. Fungi
D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
of business annually around the world. What is its
common name?
D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
sounds like a piece of furniture?
E. Lunar Features
This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
English or Latin.
If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
--
Mark Brader | "If the standard says that [things] depend on the
Toronto | phase of the moon, the programmer should be prepared
m...@vex.net | to look out the window as necessary." -- Chris Torek
[Randomly selected from my collection, as always on QFTCI postings!]
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. For further information see
my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote 3 triples in this round.
* Final, Round 2 - Science
A. Physics Miscellany
A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
organic material?
A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
magnetic field"?
A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
called the fourth state of matter.
B. Terms in Recreational Math
There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
occur in a recreational context.
B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
"magic square"? Be complete.
B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
What sort of shape is a pentomino?
B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
the series?
C. Non-Metric Units
C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
the other is defined on a different basis and works
out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
territory and was part of a progression of successively
larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
yards, or rods?
C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
a stone?
D. Fungi
D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
of business annually around the world. What is its
common name?
D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
sounds like a piece of furniture?
E. Lunar Features
This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
English or Latin.
If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
--
Mark Brader | "If the standard says that [things] depend on the
Toronto | phase of the moon, the programmer should be prepared
m...@vex.net | to look out the window as necessary." -- Chris Torek
[Randomly selected from my collection, as always on QFTCI postings!]
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 15, 2011, 9:34:34 PM11/15/11
to
In article <VbWdnePjNLqCmV7T...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
degauss
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
plasma
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
Each square must contain a number in the range 1 to n^2, where n
is the number of cells on a side of the square, and each column,
each row and each diagonal must sum to the same value.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci series
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3=3F light-years. Name this larger unit.
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
6 rods
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
20 pounds
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
yeast
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
mycology
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
toadstool
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Copernicus
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Tycho
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
>
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon 14
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
is the number of cells on a side of the square, and each column,
each row and each diagonal must sum to the same value.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
>
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
--
Calvin
Nov 15, 2011, 9:59:32 PM11/15/11
to
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:30:23 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
Welcome back!
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon 14
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Defenestrate :-)
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Plasma
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
Each row, column and diagonal has the same sum.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci sequence
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3¼ light-years. Name this larger unit.
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
22 yards, 20 yards
About the same as a cricket pitch iirc
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
14 pounds
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
Truffle
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
This has been asked before i think, not that that helps me.
Why did the mushroom get invited to lots of parties?
He was a fun guy!
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Toadstool
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Halley's crater, Galileo's crater
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Ptolemy's crater
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Dunno
--
cheers,
calvin
Welcome back!
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
That would be parsec :-)
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
About the same as a cricket pitch iirc
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Why did the mushroom get invited to lots of parties?
He was a fun guy!
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
--
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Nov 16, 2011, 2:00:39 AM11/16/11
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
>
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
>
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
>
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
>
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
>
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
>
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
>
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
>
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
>
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
>
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
>
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
>
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
>
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
>
--
"I can't believe this. Trapped in Ryoval's basement with a sex-starved
teenage werewolf. There was nothing about this in any of my Imperial
Academy training manuals..."
-- "Labyrinth", Lois McMaster Bujold
Joachim Parsch
Nov 16, 2011, 3:04:09 AM11/16/11
to
Mark Brader schrieb:
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
C14.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
possibilities to do this).
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
>
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
>
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
>
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
>
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
Dan Blum
Nov 16, 2011, 10:59:27 AM11/16/11
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
carbon-14
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
All the rows, columns, and major diagonals need to have the same
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
sum
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E. Lunar Features
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Nov 16, 2011, 4:14:36 PM11/16/11
to
"Mark Brader" wrote in message
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7T...@vex.net...
>* Final, Round 2 - Science
>
>A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-12
>B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
>There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
>math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
>occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
The rows, columns and diagonals must add up to the same total
>C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
>D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
yeast
Peter Smyth
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7T...@vex.net...
>* Final, Round 2 - Science
>
>A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
degauss
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
plasma
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
>B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
>There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
>math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
>occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
A shape made up of five unit squares
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
>C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
22 yards (1 cricket pitch)
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
14 pounds
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
>D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
mycology
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
>E. Lunar Features
>
>This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
>Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
>If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
>inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
>the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Kepler's Crater
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
>E. Lunar Features
>
>This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
>Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
>If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
>inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
>the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Gailileo's Crater
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Sea of Storms
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Peter Smyth
Rob Parker
Nov 16, 2011, 10:02:53 PM11/16/11
to
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
C-14
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Pete
Nov 16, 2011, 11:44:25 PM11/16/11
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7T...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon 14
>
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Degauss (thank you, David!)
>
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Plasma
>
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
Numbers horizontally, vertically, and diagonally all add up to the same
value
>
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci sequence
>
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
Parsec
>
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
>
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
12 pounds
>
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
Brewer's yeast
Pete
news:VbWdnePjNLqCmV7T...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
>
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
>
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
>
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
value
>
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
>
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
>
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
>
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
>
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
>
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 17, 2011, 2:48:01 AM11/17/11
to
On Nov 15, 6:30 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
Each row, each column, and each diagonal
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
by at least one edge.
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
---
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 17, 2011, 2:52:59 AM11/17/11
to
On Nov 17, 1:48 am, Joshua Kreitzer <gromi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 15, 6:30 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> > B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> > B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> Each row, each column, and each diagonal
Sorry about the incomplete/incorrect answer; I forgot to complete the
> On Nov 15, 6:30 pm, m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>
> > B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> > B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> Each row, each column, and each diagonal
sentence before going on to the next question.
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 17, 2011, 3:48:24 PM11/17/11
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
parsec
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Kepler
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Stan Brown
Nov 17, 2011, 10:32:42 PM11/17/11
to
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:30:23 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
C-14
>
>
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Brahe -- no, wait; Tycho :-)
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
Jeffrey Turner
Nov 18, 2011, 10:46:53 AM11/18/11
to
On 11/15/2011 7:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
One of Mark's
>
>
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
>
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
>
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
>
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
> D. Fungi
>
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
> E. Lunar Features
>
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/fi02/moon.jpg
>
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
>
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: Gur oynpx + fvta naq oynpx K ner
> pengref bs ab cnegvphyne vagrerfg. Gur bgure juvgr flzobyf ner
> frnf; anzr gurz va Ratyvfu be Yngva.
>
> E4. Juvgr gevnatyr.
>
> E5. Juvgr cyhf fvta.
Mark Brader
Nov 18, 2011, 7:40:42 PM11/18/11
to
Mark Brader:
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Carbon-14. 4 for Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Rob,
Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Degauss. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Pete (who thanks David), Joshua, and Erland. 3 for Stan and Jeff
(who needed to read the question).
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Plasma. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joachim,
Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
The numbers in each row and column, *and* in both main diagonals
("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
4 for Marc, Calvin, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, and Jeff.
3 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
It's made up of 5 squares (the same size and joined along their edges,
but any mention of 5 squares was sufficient). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
The words were coined by back-formation of the word "domino" into
the prefix "di-" and a supposed suffix "-omino". Polyominoes may
contain any number of square.
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
Fibonacci numbers. 4 for everyone.
> C. Non-Metric Units
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
Parsec. 4 for everyone.
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
66 feet, 22 yards, or 4 rods. Yes, a cricket pitch; it's also
1/10 of a furlong or 1/80 of a mile. 4 for Peter, Rob, and Stan.
3 for Calvin.
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
14 pounds. 4 for Calvin, Dan Tilque, Peter, Rob, Joshua, and Stan.
3 for Dan Blum.
This question was asked on the American edition of "Who Wants to
be a Millionaire" back when Regis Philbin was still hosting it (as
well as co-hosting the daily talk show that he retired from today
at age 80). The contestant opted to ask the audience, not realizing
how little an audience of New Yorkers might know about British units
of measure. On the show it was multiple-choice, of course, and the
other three answers offered were round numbers -- as I recall, 5,
10. and 20 pounds. And *all three* outpolled the correct answer.
> D. Fungi
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
(Brewer's or baker's) yeast. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Pete, and Joshua.
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Mycology. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob,
Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Toadstool. 4 for Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Rob, Joshua,
Stan, and Jeff.
> E. Lunar Features
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
Tycho. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Rob. 3 for Jeff.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Ocean of Storms, Oceanus Procellarum. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Peter (who also needed to read the question).
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> no points, decode the rot13: The black + sign and black X are
> craters of no particular interest. The other white symbols are
> seas; name them in English or Latin.
No one tried these.
> E4. White triangle.
Sea of Serenity, or Mare ("MAR-eh") Serenitatis.
> E5. White plus sign.
Sea of Crises, or Mare Crisium.
Scores, if there are no errors:
Rob Parker 56
Dan Blum 51
Dan Tilque 47
Marc Dashevsky 44
Peter Smyth 43
Joshua Kreitzer 43
Jeff Turner 42
Stan Brown 39
Joachim Parsch 32
"Calvin" 31
Pete Gayde 28
Erland Sommarskog 27
--
Mark Brader | "I realised... at the traditional time --
Toronto | just after clicking on Send."
m...@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-04-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
Those were triples B, C, and E.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote 3 triples in this round.
> * Final, Round 2 - Science
> A. Physics Miscellany
> A1. What radioactive isotope is used for carbon dating of
> organic material?
Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> magnetic field"?
Pete (who thanks David), Joshua, and Erland. 3 for Stan and Jeff
(who needed to read the question).
> A3. What is the name for a phase of matter that is composed
> of electrically conductive ions and electrons? It's often
> called the fourth state of matter.
Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> B. Terms in Recreational Math
> There is no clear boundary between recreational math and serious
> math, but the terms we're asking you about are more likely to
> occur in a recreational context.
> B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> "magic square"? Be complete.
("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
4 for Marc, Calvin, Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Pete, and Jeff.
3 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> B2. The term "pentomino" ("pen-TOM-in-oh") refers to any
> one of 12 specific shapes, which are members of a larger
> class of shapes called "polyominoes" ("POL-ee-OM-in-ohz").
> What sort of shape is a pentomino?
but any mention of 5 squares was sufficient). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Joachim, Dan Blum, Peter, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
The words were coined by back-formation of the word "domino" into
the prefix "di-" and a supposed suffix "-omino". Polyominoes may
contain any number of square.
> B3. This series of numbers begins with two 1's, and after
> that, each successive number is the sum of the previous
> two: thus it goes 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. As the
> numbers get larger, the ratio between successive ones
> approaches the irrational value called the golden ratio,
> golden section, or golden mean. What is the name of
> the series?
> C. Non-Metric Units
> C1. There are two non-metric units used in astronomy for
> expressing interstellar distances. One is the light-year;
> the other is defined on a different basis and works
> out to about 3ź light-years. Name this larger unit.
> The distance to Sirius, for example, is equal to about
> 8.6 light-years, or about 2.6 of what unit?
> C2. There are two units called a chain. One of them is equal
> to 100 feet. The other was the usual one used in British
> territory and was part of a progression of successively
> larger units that went inch, foot, yard, rod, chain,
> furlong, mile. How long was this chain, either in feet,
> yards, or rods?
1/10 of a furlong or 1/80 of a mile. 4 for Peter, Rob, and Stan.
3 for Calvin.
> C3. For many people in Britain today, the intuitive unit for
> one's body weight is still the stone. How much is
> a stone?
3 for Dan Blum.
This question was asked on the American edition of "Who Wants to
be a Millionaire" back when Regis Philbin was still hosting it (as
well as co-hosting the daily talk show that he retired from today
at age 80). The contestant opted to ask the audience, not realizing
how little an audience of New Yorkers might know about British units
of measure. On the show it was multiple-choice, of course, and the
other three answers offered were round numbers -- as I recall, 5,
10. and 20 pounds. And *all three* outpolled the correct answer.
> D. Fungi
> D1. "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a fungus species that is
> the basis of at least several hundred million dollars
> of business annually around the world. What is its
> common name?
Pete, and Joshua.
> D2. What word is the name for the study of fungi? Hint:
> it's not "mushroomology", but it does start with M.
Joshua, Erland, Stan, and Jeff.
> D3. What generic term for a poisonous or inedible mushroom
> sounds like a piece of furniture?
Stan, and Jeff.
> E. Lunar Features
> This triple is the only one in the game that will have a handout.
> If you're used to looking at the moon in a telescope that produces
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
Copernicus. 4 for Marc and Rob.
> inverted images, you might want to hold the handout with south at
> the top; otherwise, we suggest putting north at the top.
> E1. The lunar crater at the center of the white square
> has a prominent ray system, as you see, and is named
> for a prominent astronomer. Name the crater.
> E2. The lunar crater at the center of the black square
> has an even more prominent ray system, and is named for
> a noted astronomer whose theory of the solar system lost
> out to Copernicus's. Name the crater.
> E3. The large dark areas of the moon are mostly called seas,
> or in Latin maria ("MAR-ee-uh"), but just one -- the
> largest one, marked with a white X -- is called an ocean.
> Its name is weather-related. What ocean is it? Answer in
> English or Latin.
Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Peter (who also needed to read the question).
> If you'd like to identify the other features for fun, but for
> craters of no particular interest. The other white symbols are
> seas; name them in English or Latin.
No one tried these.
> E4. White triangle.
Sea of Serenity, or Mare ("MAR-eh") Serenitatis.
> E5. White plus sign.
Sea of Crises, or Mare Crisium.
Scores, if there are no errors:
Rob Parker 56
Dan Blum 51
Dan Tilque 47
Marc Dashevsky 44
Peter Smyth 43
Joshua Kreitzer 43
Jeff Turner 42
Stan Brown 39
Joachim Parsch 32
"Calvin" 31
Pete Gayde 28
Erland Sommarskog 27
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Stan Brown
Nov 19, 2011, 3:42:20 PM11/19/11
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On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:40:42 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> > A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> > and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> > magnetic field"?
>
> Degauss. ... 3 for Stan and Jeff
>
> > A2. Add the prefix "de-" to the surname of a German scientist
> > and you get what word that means "to reduce an unwanted
> > magnetic field"?
>
> (who needed to read the question).
Fair enough. I watch enough /Jeopardy/ that I should have picked up
on your phrasing.
> > B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > "magic square"? Be complete.
> The numbers in each row and column, *and* in both main diagonals
> ("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
property, not an algorithm. I'm just sayin'.
Mark Brader
Nov 19, 2011, 4:58:12 PM11/19/11
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Mark Brader:
> not an algorithm. I'm just sayin'.
I see no algorithm there.
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> > > B1. If a square grid is filled in with distinct numbers,
> > > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > > "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> > The numbers in each row and column, *and* in both main diagonals
> > ("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
Stan Brown:
> > > what property needs to be satisfied for it to be called a
> > > "magic square"? Be complete.
>
> > The numbers in each row and column, *and* in both main diagonals
> > ("diagonals" was close enough), add up to the same total.
> When you said "what property", I thought you were looking for a named
> property,
Its name is the property of being a magic square.
> property,
> not an algorithm. I'm just sayin'.
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