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QFTCIWSS Game 10, Rounds 7-8: outlaws, singing
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Mark Brader
Dec 6, 2018, 6:04:30 AM12/6/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 4 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
We've given you a 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
different soubriquet. What's that?
2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
we describe.
5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
before he and Bonnie were killed.
6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
by Robert Ford in 1882.
7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
jail twice.
9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
11. Ohgpu Pnffvql.
12. Zn Onexre.
13. Znpuvar Tha Xryyl.
14. Zrlre Ynafxl.
15. Ny Pncbar.
16. Wbua Jrfyrl Uneqva.
17. Ohzcl Wbuafba.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
having music come out of it. Who knew?
1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
phonation. What are they?
2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
more common, 2-word name. What is it?
5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
or external force drives another system to oscillate with
greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
voices are usually classified into just four categories.
Name *all four*.
8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
What's it called?
9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
in women.
10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
more commonly known?
--
Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
m...@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 4 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
We've given you a 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
different soubriquet. What's that?
2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
we describe.
5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
before he and Bonnie were killed.
6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
by Robert Ford in 1882.
7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
jail twice.
9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
11. Ohgpu Pnffvql.
12. Zn Onexre.
13. Znpuvar Tha Xryyl.
14. Zrlre Ynafxl.
15. Ny Pncbar.
16. Wbua Jrfyrl Uneqva.
17. Ohzcl Wbuafba.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
having music come out of it. Who knew?
1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
phonation. What are they?
2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
more common, 2-word name. What is it?
5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
or external force drives another system to oscillate with
greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
voices are usually classified into just four categories.
Name *all four*.
8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
What's it called?
9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
in women.
10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
more commonly known?
--
Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
m...@vex.net costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 6, 2018, 9:50:36 AM12/6/18
to
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
The Sundance Kid
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
vocal cords
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
> 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
> manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
> lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
> This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
> pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
> more commonly known?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 6, 2018, 3:38:41 PM12/6/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
Ponzi
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
>
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
>
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> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
>
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
>
> Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
> having music come out of it. Who knew?
>
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
> What's it called?
Calvin
Dec 6, 2018, 7:50:41 PM12/6/18
to
On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 9:04:30 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
The Sundance Kid
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 6, 2018, 11:40:17 PM12/6/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Euqdnbfh4cmkn5TBnZ2dnUU7-
Y_N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
Sundance Kid; Butch Cassidy
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
Ponzi
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
Murder Inc.
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
Bugsy Siegel
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
#14; #4
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
#10; #8
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
#18
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
#3; #5
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
#16; #8
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
#7; #14
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
>
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
diaphragm
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
glottis
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
soft palate
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
vibrato
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
resonance
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
soprano, alto, tenor, bass
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
vocal fry
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Y_N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
>
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
vocal cords
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Dec 7, 2018, 4:17:48 PM12/7/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
Sundance Kid
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
>
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
>
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
>
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
>
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
>
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
>
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
>
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
>
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
>
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
>
> And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
> and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. Ohgpu Pnffvql.
> 12. Zn Onexre.
> 13. Znpuvar Tha Xryyl.
> 14. Zrlre Ynafxl.
> 15. Ny Pncbar.
> 16. Wbua Jrfyrl Uneqva.
> 17. Ohzcl Wbuafba.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
>
> Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
> having music come out of it. Who knew?
>
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
>
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
>
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
>
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
>
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
>
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
>
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
>
> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
> What's it called?
>
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
>
> 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
> manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
> lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
> This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
> pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
> more commonly known?
>
Dan Tilque
Dec 9, 2018, 6:54:00 PM12/9/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
Butch Cassidy
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
>
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
>
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
>
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
>
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
>
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
>
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
>
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
>
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
>
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
>
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
>
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
>
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
>
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
>
> And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
> and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. Ohgpu Pnffvql.
> 12. Zn Onexre.
> 13. Znpuvar Tha Xryyl.
> 14. Zrlre Ynafxl.
> 15. Ny Pncbar.
> 16. Wbua Jrfyrl Uneqva.
> 17. Ohzcl Wbuafba.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
>
> Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
> having music come out of it. Who knew?
>
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
>
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
>
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
>
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
>
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
>
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
>
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
>
> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
> What's it called?
>
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
>
> 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
> manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
> lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
> This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
> pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
> more commonly known?
>
--
Mark Brader
Dec 10, 2018, 4:56:24 AM12/10/18
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
Charles Ponzi. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
Murder Inc. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
Bugsy Siegel. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
A much shorter version of this question, with the man's initials
given rather than his photo, was a $1,600 question on "Jeopardy!"
on 2018-11-23.
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
#4. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
#8. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Joshua.
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
#3. 4 for Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
#5. 4 for Pete. 2 for Joshua.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
#16. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
#14. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua and Pete.
> And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
> and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
Nobody tried these.
> 11. Butch Cassidy.
#13.
> 12. Ma Barker.
#2.
> 13. Machine Gun Kelly.
#17.
> 14. Meyer Lansky.
#7.
> 15. Al Capone.
#18.
> 16. John Wesley Hardin.
#10.
> 17. Bumpy Johnson.
#6.
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
> Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
> having music come out of it. Who knew?
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
Vocal cords (or folds). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
Spelling not: they're *cords*! A "chord" is a musical sound.
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
Diaphragm. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
Glottis. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
Soft palate. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
Vibrato. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
Resonance. I accepted "sympathetic vibration". 4 for Dan Blum,
Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
The others are baritone (which two people guessed in place of
one of the basic four -- no points for that), mezzo-soprano, and
countertenor.
> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
> What's it called?
Change, break, or mutation of the voice. 4 for Erland.
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
Vocal fry. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
> manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
> lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
> This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
> pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
> more commonly known?
Throat singing. 4 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Lei Lit Aud Can His Sci FIVE
Dan Blum 20 35 31 13 2 29 32 147
Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 26 9 26 32 147
Pete Gayde 19 32 24 30 3 18 16 123
Dan Tilque 20 32 16 4 4 12 12 92
Erland Sommarskog 20 28 8 0 0 4 20 80
"Calvin" -- -- 15 6 0 17 0 38
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
Sundance Kid. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 7 - History - Outlaws
> We've given you a 2-page handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-7/croox.pdf
> with 18 very, very bad people on it -- outlaws, crime bosses,
> bank robbers, murderers, and crooks -- all of them American.
> Questions #1-4 will ask you about a specific photo:
> 1. #1 is Harry Longabaugh, who developed a reputation for being a
> skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch and the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better by a
> different soubriquet. What's that?
> 2. The man in #9, a swindler, is nowadays known for the con he
> invented, wherein he convinced his marks that he could make them
> a fortune by purchasing postal reply coupons in Italy in bulk,
> and then selling them in America for a massive profit. In fact,
> he was simply paying initial investors with the investments
> of later investors -- and pocketing a large share for himself.
> This type of con is now named after him. What's his name?
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. #12 is Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American
> history to receive the death penalty. Buchalter is remembered
> primarily for running a crime syndicate which had one purpose:
> being hired by other crime syndicates to assassinate whoever
> the gangs thought needed killing. The group was responsible
> for as many as 1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
> 4. Although Buchalter became the primary boss of <answer 3>,
> he was only a sub-boss when it was founded by the man in
> photo #15, who was already a prominent figure in the Jewish mob.
> This man then became a key figure in the Mob's expansion into
> Las Vegas. Legend has it that the reason he was whacked by
> the Mob in 1947 was because he spent too much money upgrading
> the Flamingo Hotel to his high standard. Who is #15?
A much shorter version of this question, with the man's initials
given rather than his photo, was a $1,600 question on "Jeopardy!"
on 2018-11-23.
> For questions #5-10, you must give the photo number for the person
> we describe.
> 5. Many of you have probably already guessed that photo #11 is
> Bonnie Parker, the infamous bank robber. Her lover Clyde Barrow
> is also somewhere on the handout. Which number is he? *Hint*:
> his handout picture was taken when he was 24, about 6 months
> before he and Bonnie were killed.
> 6. Jesse James was one of the most successful Wild West outlaws,
> committing a large number of train robberies before being killed
> by Robert Ford in 1882.
> 7. Lucky Luciano was the first boss of the Genovese crime family
> and is considered the father of modern American organized crime.
> 8. John Dillinger was the second man to be named Public Enemy #1;
> he robbed 24 banks and four police stations, and escaped from
> jail twice.
> 9. H.H. Holmes is the first documented American serial killer,
> with at least nine confirmed victims in Toronto, Chicago, and
> Boston between 1890 and 1894. Holmes claimed to have killed many
> more in a confession which he sold to newspapers for thousands
> of dollars, but many of the details of that confession -- such
> as the now-legendary "Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill
> guests in their sleep -- were fabricated, or very likely so.
> 10. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was named Public Enemy #1 after
> Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934; Floyd was
> killed by the FBI less than 6 months later. Which number is he?
> And if you like, decode the rot13 to see who the 7 decoys were,
> and give their photo numbers for fun, but for no points.
> 11. Butch Cassidy.
#13.
> 12. Ma Barker.
#2.
> 13. Machine Gun Kelly.
#17.
> 14. Meyer Lansky.
#7.
> 15. Al Capone.
#18.
> 16. John Wesley Hardin.
#10.
> 17. Bumpy Johnson.
#6.
> * Game 10, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Singing
> Turns out it's more complicated than just opening your mouth and
> having music come out of it. Who knew?
> 1. Composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched
> horizontally from back to front across the larynx, these vibrate,
> modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during
> phonation. What are they?
and Dan Tilque.
Spelling not: they're *cords*! A "chord" is a musical sound.
> 2. This sheet of internal skeletal muscle extends across the
> bottom of the thoracic cavity, and separates the thoracic cavity,
> containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity.
> It also performs an important function in respiration: as it
> contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air
> is drawn into the lungs. Name it.
> 3. This opening is between the vocal cords and the arytenoid
> cartilages of the larynx. A consonantal sound or "stop", common
> in many languages, is produced by obstructing airflow across it.
> What is this opening called? Exact answer required.
> 4. The velum is the tissue constituting the back of the roof of
> the mouth. A higher singing range can be attained when the
> throat is opened and relaxed by raising the velum, like at
> the beginning of a yawn. The velum also has a different,
> more common, 2-word name. What is it?
> 5. This term refers to a musical effect consisting of a regular,
> pulsating change of pitch. It is used to add expression to
> vocal and instrumental music. In well-produced singing it occurs
> naturally. Distortions of it are known as a bleat or a wobble.
> 6. In physics, this is a phenomenon in which a vibrating system
> or external force drives another system to oscillate with
> greater amplitude at specific frequencies. In singing, the
> different areas where this may occur are in the chest, mouth,
> nose, and head. What is this phenomenon called?
Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. In vocal pedagogy, most voice types are grouped into seven major
> categories according to pitch range and other characteristics.
> For the purposes of Western classical choral singing, however,
> voices are usually classified into just four categories.
> Name *all four*.
The others are baritone (which two people guessed in place of
one of the basic four -- no points for that), mezzo-soprano, and
countertenor.
> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
> What's it called?
> 9. This voice register, also known as pulse phonation, is the lowest
> vocal register and is produced when air passes through a loose
> closure of the <answer 3>, thus emitting a low frequency popping
> or rattling sound. Its use is often criticized, especially
> in women.
> 10. Overtone singing is a type of singing where the singer
> manipulates the <answer 6> created as air travels from the
> lungs by changing the shape of their mouth, larynx, and pharynx.
> This tuning allows singers to appear to produce more than one
> pitch at the same time. By what 2-word name is overtone singing
> more commonly known?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Lei Lit Aud Can His Sci FIVE
Dan Blum 20 35 31 13 2 29 32 147
Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 26 9 26 32 147
Pete Gayde 19 32 24 30 3 18 16 123
Dan Tilque 20 32 16 4 4 12 12 92
Erland Sommarskog 20 28 8 0 0 4 20 80
"Calvin" -- -- 15 6 0 17 0 38
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Erland Sommarskog
Dec 10, 2018, 5:29:30 PM12/10/18
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
>> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
>> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
>> What's it called?
>
> Change, break, or mutation of the voice. 4 for Erland.
>
This question illustrates that while some languages has a word for
>> 8. This phenomenon is the deepening of the voice of people as
>> they reach puberty. The male voice typically deepens an octave,
>> while the female voice usually deepens by just a few notes.
>> What's it called?
>
> Change, break, or mutation of the voice. 4 for Erland.
>
something, others has not. I answered in Swedish, since it is a
well-known word in Swedish, but I had no idea what the word coujld
be in English. When I looked it up, I was surprised to find that
there was no word at all, but only an expression.
Furthermore, I found that my own answer was not entirely on the mark.
I answered "målbrott", but the dictionary entry was "målbrottet",
that is "'the' målbrott". Normally a dictionary has the indefinite
form of a noun, but this word is only used in definite form.
The literal translation of "målbrott" would be "voice break".
Mark Brader
Dec 11, 2018, 1:52:08 AM12/11/18
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Erland Sommarskog:
the addition or removal of a leading "the" won't affect your score.
--
Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will
Toronto type English very slowly and loudly."
m...@vex.net --Lars Eighner
> Furthermore, I found that my own answer was not entirely on the mark.
> I answered "målbrott", but the dictionary entry was "målbrottet",
> that is "'the' målbrott". Normally a dictionary has the indefinite
> form of a noun, but this word is only used in definite form.
>
> The literal translation of "målbrott" would be "voice break".
Doesn't matter. Unless the question is asking for exact wording,
> I answered "målbrott", but the dictionary entry was "målbrottet",
> that is "'the' målbrott". Normally a dictionary has the indefinite
> form of a noun, but this word is only used in definite form.
>
> The literal translation of "målbrott" would be "voice break".
the addition or removal of a leading "the" won't affect your score.
--
Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will
Toronto type English very slowly and loudly."
m...@vex.net --Lars Eighner
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