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Mark Brader
Aug 18, 2015, 2:16:18 AM8/18/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20,
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,
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the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
where both hotels are located.
6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
until 2013.
8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
would you find this luxury hotel?
9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
because they were sharing a room while still being married to
other people. Name the hotel.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
In each case, name the mathematician described.
1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
the first mathematician to study them seriously.
2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
logarithms.
4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
Theorem.
5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
plane is named after him.
6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
had eluded Newton.
8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
Nobel for literature.
--
Mark Brader, | "There is no silver bullet, because not every
Toronto, m...@vex.net | problem is a werewolf." -- Damian Conway
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 (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
where both hotels are located.
6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
until 2013.
8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
would you find this luxury hotel?
9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
because they were sharing a room while still being married to
other people. Name the hotel.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
In each case, name the mathematician described.
1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
the first mathematician to study them seriously.
2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
logarithms.
4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
Theorem.
5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
plane is named after him.
6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
had eluded Newton.
8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
Nobel for literature.
--
Mark Brader, | "There is no silver bullet, because not every
Toronto, m...@vex.net | problem is a werewolf." -- Damian Conway
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 18, 2015, 2:56:54 AM8/18/15
to
In article <qYidnTnKF88vUE_I...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
Beverly Hilton
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
Mumbai
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
>
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
Venice
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
>
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
Mandelbrot
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fibonacci
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
Napier
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
Rene DesCartes
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Pythagoras
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
LaPlace
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
Penrose
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
James Clerk Maxwell
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Bertrand Russell
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> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
>
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
Chelsea
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
>
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
>
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
>
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
Aug 18, 2015, 10:04:04 AM8/18/15
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> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
George V
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
bbowler
Aug 18, 2015, 11:10:11 AM8/18/15
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On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:16:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20, 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 (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my recent
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
Nope
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20, 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 (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe, and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
> retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my recent
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but he is
> best known today for the number sequence named after him under a
> different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a plane is
> named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of the
> most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that had
> eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher. He
> proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be formed from
> the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
>
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
swp
Aug 18, 2015, 1:20:57 PM8/18/15
to
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 2:16:18 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted. welcome back. how did the bridge tournament (aka not a vacation) go?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
swp
Peter Smyth
Aug 18, 2015, 1:32:07 PM8/18/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
Waldorf
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the city
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> where both hotels are located.
Mumbai
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
Raffles
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
Dorchester
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
Monte Carlo
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which country is it located?
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
Barbados
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
Mandelbrot
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fibonacci
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
Napier
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
Wiles
> Theorem.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
Newton
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Euclid
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
Lagrange
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
Penrose
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
Maxwell
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Russell
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 18, 2015, 4:36:14 PM8/18/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fiabonacchi
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 18, 2015, 8:32:23 PM8/18/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:qYidnTnKF88vUE_InZ2dnUU7-
cWd...@vex.net:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz Hotel
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
Chelsea Hotel
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
Chateau Marmont
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
Mumbai
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
Raffles Hotel
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
Venice
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
Jamaica
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
Wiener
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fibonacci
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
Napier
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Euclid
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Russell
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
cWd...@vex.net:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Aug 19, 2015, 1:05:11 AM8/19/15
to
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 4:16:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
Welcome back.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
>
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
Mumbai
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
Raffles
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
Claridges
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
Madrid, Barcelona
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
Jamaica
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
Dunno, but "then puritanical" surely?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fibonacci
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
Napier
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
Cartres
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Euclid
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
Pascal?
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
Hawking
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
Thompson?
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Bacon?
cheers,
calvin
Welcome back.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
>
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Aug 19, 2015, 2:25:28 AM8/19/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
mathematicians between Fermat and Bourbaki.
I'll go with Bernoulli, as at least it gives me multiple outs.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Mark Brader
Aug 19, 2015, 3:38:22 AM8/19/15
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Mark Brader:
> > Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto...
"Calvin":
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Mark Brader | "The occasional accidents had been much overemphasized,
Toronto | and later investigations ... revealed that nearly 90%
m...@vex.net | ... could have been prevented." --Wiley Post, 1931
> > Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto...
"Calvin":
> Dunno, but "then puritanical" surely?
If you like.
--
Mark Brader | "The occasional accidents had been much overemphasized,
Toronto | and later investigations ... revealed that nearly 90%
m...@vex.net | ... could have been prevented." --Wiley Post, 1931
Björn Lundin
Aug 19, 2015, 3:51:10 AM8/19/15
to
On 2015-08-18 08:16, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz Hotel
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
>
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
>
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
>
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
>
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
Descartes aka Cartesius in Latin
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
>
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
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--
Björn
Dan Tilque
Aug 19, 2015, 3:58:35 AM8/19/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Paris Hilton
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
>
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
>
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
>
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
(I thought Dylan Thomas died of an alcohol overdose.)
>
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
>
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
>
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
>
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
>
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
>
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
>
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
>
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
>
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
>
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
>
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
>
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
>
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Pete
Aug 19, 2015, 10:31:25 PM8/19/15
to
>
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
>
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
>
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
>
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
>
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
>
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
>
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
>
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
>
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
>
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
>
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
>
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
>
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
>
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
>
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
>
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
>
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
>
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
>
Mark Brader
Aug 21, 2015, 6:00:25 AM8/21/15
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Mark Brader:
and Björn.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
Chelsea. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Gareth.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
Chateau Marmont. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Gareth.
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
Beverly Hilton. (Beverly Hills Hilton was deemed close enough on
a protest, so I'm accepting it, but you did have to say Hilton.)
4 for Marc, Stephen, and Pete.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
Mumbai. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth,
and Pete.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
Raffles. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, and Björn.
No points for "that hotel in Singapore"!
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
Claridge's. 4 for Stephen and Calvin.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
Venice. 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
Jamaica. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
King Edward. (Then the King Edward Sheraton, now the Omni King
Edward). 4 for Stephen.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
Benoit Mandelbrot. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Peter,
Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Fibonacci. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Peter,
Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
John Napier. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Peter, Joshua,
Calvin, Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
Andrew Wiles. 4 for Stephen, Peter, and Gareth.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
René Descartes. ("Cartesian" coordinates, but I'm not accepting
"Cartres".) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Gareth, Björn,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Euclid (of Megara). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Peter, Erland,
Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
Pierre-Simon Laplace. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
Roger Penrose. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, and Gareth.
See: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PenroseTriangle.html
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
James Maxwell. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Peter,
and Gareth.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
Bertrand Russell. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Joshua,
and Gareth.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Stephen Perry 36 40 76
Gareth Owen 24 36 60
Marc Dashevsky 16 32 48
Peter Smyth 12 32 44
Joshua Kreitzer 28 16 44
Dan Blum 8 32 40
"Calvin" 20 12 32
Bruce Bowler 0 28 28
Dan Tilque 4 24 28
Björn Lundin 8 12 20
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16
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Mark Brader | "...as many as my brain could handle
Toronto | off the top of its head..."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-04-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. For further information
> see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
Ritz Paris. 4 for Stephen, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Iconic Hotels
> These hotels span the gamut from famous to infamous.
> 1. Featured in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night" and
> Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises", this Parisian hotel is probably
> best known as the place where Diana, Princess of Wales, and
> Dodi Fayed dined on the night of their fatal car crash. Name it.
and Björn.
> 2. The good: Arthur C. Clarke wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" here.
> The bad: Dylan Thomas was staying here when he died of pneumonia.
> The ugly: Nancy Spungen was stabbed to death here, purportedly
> by her boyfriend Sid Vicious. Name this iconic New York hotel.
> 3. Located at 8221 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, this iconic hotel
> was where John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982. Name it.
> 4. Whitney Houston was staying at this Hollywood hotel in 2012 as
> she prepared for an appearance at the Grammys. She never made
> it to the show; she drowned in the bath of Suite 403 due to
> the effects of heart disease and cocaine. Name the hotel.
a protest, so I'm accepting it, but you did have to say Hilton.)
4 for Marc, Stephen, and Pete.
> 5. In 2008, an Islamist terrorist group attacked two hotels, the Taj
> Mahal Palace and the Oberoi, killing 167 people. Name the *city*
> where both hotels are located.
and Pete.
> 6. Good things happen in hotels as well. Name the iconic hotel
> which is credited with the creation of the Singapore Sling.
No points for "that hotel in Singapore"!
> 7. This 5-star hotel located in London's Mayfair district is
> sometimes referred to as an "annex to Buckingham Palace"
> because of its long-standing connection with royalty, starting in
> 1860 when the Empress Eugenie entertained Queen Victoria there.
> Name this hotel, where Chef Gordon Ramsay ran the main restaurant
> until 2013.
> 8. Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham were two of the famous
> guests to grace the Gritti Palace. In which *European city*
> would you find this luxury hotel?
> 9. Now operating as a hotel and resort, the Goldeneye was originally
> built by Ian Fleming in 1946 and was where he wrote all his
> James Bond novels. In which *country* is it located?
and Pete.
> 10. In 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor stayed in this
> iconic hotel while he was in town for a pre-Broadway run of
> Hamlet. Their stay caused an uproar in puritanical Toronto
> because they were sharing a room while still being married to
> other people. Name the hotel.
Edward). 4 for Stephen.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Mathematicians
> In each case, name the mathematician described.
> 1. (Lived 1924-2010.) He invented the word "fractal" and was
> the first mathematician to study them seriously.
Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. (Lived approx. 1170-1250.) Leonardo of Pisa was influential
> in spreading the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, but
> he is best known today for the number sequence named after him
> under a different name. By what name do we generally know him?
Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. (Lived 1550-1617.) This Scottish mathematician invented
> logarithms.
Calvin, Gareth, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. (Born 1953.) This English mathematician proved Fermat's Last
> Theorem.
> 5. (Lived 1596-1650.) He is credited as being the father of
> analytical geometry. The system for locating a point on a
> plane is named after him.
"Cartres".) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Gareth, Björn,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. (Lived in the 4th-3rd centuries BC.) He is known as the father
> of geometry. His 13-book treatise, "The Elements", is one of
> the most influential works in the history of mathematics.
Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Björn, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. (Lived 1749-1827.) Sometimes called "the French Newton", he
> solved the problem of perturbations in planetary orbits that
> had eluded Newton.
> 8. (Born 1931.) This English mathematical physicist popularized
> an "impossible triangle" that inspired the artist M.C. Escher.
> He proved that singularities (such as black holes) could be
> formed from the gravitational collapse of immense, dying stars.
See: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PenroseTriangle.html
> 9. (Lived 1831-79.) This Scottish mathematical physicist formulated
> the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
and Gareth.
> 10. (Lived 1872-1970.) There is no Nobel Prize for math, but
> this British mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian,
> writer, social critic, and political activist won the 1950
> Nobel for literature.
and Gareth.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Stephen Perry 36 40 76
Gareth Owen 24 36 60
Marc Dashevsky 16 32 48
Peter Smyth 12 32 44
Joshua Kreitzer 28 16 44
Dan Blum 8 32 40
"Calvin" 20 12 32
Bruce Bowler 0 28 28
Dan Tilque 4 24 28
Björn Lundin 8 12 20
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16
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Mark Brader | "...as many as my brain could handle
Toronto | off the top of its head..."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
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