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RQFTCI03 Game 7 Rounds 2-3: coaches, playing Mendeleyev
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Mark Brader
Jan 13, 2021, 12:13:23 AM1/13/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
university hockey in their community?
5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
6. Lindsay Sparkes (born Lindsay Davies) was head coach of
Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
when her sport was a demonstration event.
7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
co-founder of Nike.
10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
* Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
we've removed from the table in the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
this indicates that the element is radioactive.
The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. (Decoy) element 5.
2. Tell us the name of element 7.
3. (Decoy) element 8.
4. (Decoy) element 9.
5. Element 13.
6. (Decoy) element 16.
7. Element 19.
8. Element 26.
9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
10. (Decoy) element 50.
11. Element 53.
12. (Decoy) element 56.
13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
earth series.
14. (Decoy) element 72.
15. Element 79.
16. Element 86.
17. (Decoy) element 88.
18. (Decoy) element 92.
19. (Decoy) element 93.
20. Element 94.
--
Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell'
Toronto | belongs there."
m...@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
university hockey in their community?
5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
6. Lindsay Sparkes (born Lindsay Davies) was head coach of
Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
when her sport was a demonstration event.
7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
co-founder of Nike.
10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
* Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
we've removed from the table in the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
this indicates that the element is radioactive.
The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. (Decoy) element 5.
2. Tell us the name of element 7.
3. (Decoy) element 8.
4. (Decoy) element 9.
5. Element 13.
6. (Decoy) element 16.
7. Element 19.
8. Element 26.
9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
10. (Decoy) element 50.
11. Element 53.
12. (Decoy) element 56.
13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
earth series.
14. (Decoy) element 72.
15. Element 79.
16. Element 86.
17. (Decoy) element 88.
18. (Decoy) element 92.
19. (Decoy) element 93.
20. Element 94.
--
Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell'
Toronto | belongs there."
m...@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 13, 2021, 1:24:03 AM1/13/21
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ldmdnXeczOvwHGPCnZ2dnUU7-
VvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
Phil Knight (?)
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
Pat O'Brien
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
>
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
> we've removed from the table in the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
>
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
boron
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
nitrogen
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
oxygen
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
fluorine
> 7. Element 19.
potassium
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
technetium
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
lanthanum
> 15. Element 79.
gold
> 16. Element 86.
radon
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
uranium
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
neptunium
> 20. Element 94.
plutonium
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
VvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
curling
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
>
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
> we've removed from the table in the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
>
boron
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
oxygen
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
fluorine
> 7. Element 19.
potassium
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
> 15. Element 79.
gold
> 16. Element 86.
radon
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
uranium
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
neptunium
> 20. Element 94.
plutonium
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 13, 2021, 2:36:51 PM1/13/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
Junior World Championships in ice hockey.
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
Boron
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
Oxygen
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
Flour
> 5. Element 13.
Aluminium
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
Sulphur
> 7. Element 19.
Potassium
> 8. Element 26.
Iron
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
Tin
> 11. Element 53.
Iodine
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
Barium
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
> 15. Element 79.
Gold
> 16. Element 86.
Radon
> 17. (Decoy) element 88.
Radium
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
Uran
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
Neptunium
> 20. Element 94.
Plutonium
Dan Blum
Jan 13, 2021, 7:58:22 PM1/13/21
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> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
nitrogen
> 5. Element 13.
aluminum
> 7. Element 19.
phosphorous
> 8. Element 26.
tin
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
lanthanum
> 15. Element 79.
gold
> 16. Element 86.
radon
> 15. Element 79.
gold
> 16. Element 86.
radon
> 20. Element 94.
plutonium
--
_______________________________________________________________________
plutonium
--
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Jan 14, 2021, 2:52:49 AM1/14/21
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>
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
>
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
> we've removed from the table in the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
>
> You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
> square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
> this indicates that the element is radioactive.
>
> The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
> which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
> if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
>
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
nitrogen
>
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
oxygen
> > 4. (Decoy) element 9.
fluorine
>
> 5. Element 13.
>
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
oxygen
> > 4. (Decoy) element 9.
fluorine
>
aluminum
>
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
sulfur
>
> 7. Element 19.
potassium
>
> 8. Element 26.
iron
>
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
>
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
tin
>
> 11. Element 53.
iodine
>
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
barium
>
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
>
> 14. (Decoy) element 72.
hafnium
>
> 15. Element 79.
gold
>
> 16. Element 86.
radon
>
radium
>
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
uranium
>
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
neptunium
>
> 20. Element 94.
plutonium
--
Dan Tilque
plutonium
--
Pete Gayde
Jan 15, 2021, 2:03:32 AM1/15/21
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
>
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
Brazil, soccer
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
>
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
>
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
>
> 3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
> Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
>
> 4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
> Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
> university hockey in their community?
>
> 5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
>
> 6. Lindsay Sparkes (born Lindsay Davies) was head coach of
> Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
> Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
> when her sport was a demonstration event.
>
> 7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
> for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
> Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
>
> 8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
> NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
> teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
>
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
>
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
>
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names of some of the elements
> we've removed from the table in the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
>
> You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
> square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
> this indicates that the element is radioactive.
>
> The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
> which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
> if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
>
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
>
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
>
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
>
> 5. Element 13.
>
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
>
> 7. Element 19.
>
> 8. Element 26.
Sn
>
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
>
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
>
> 11. Element 53.
>
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
>
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
>
> 14. (Decoy) element 72.
>
> 15. Element 79.
>
> 16. Element 86.
>
> 17. (Decoy) element 88.
>
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
>
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
>
> 20. Element 94.
>
Mark Brader
Jan 16, 2021, 12:01:35 AM1/16/21
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
Junior (men's) hockey. 4 for Erland.
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
Brazil, (men's) soccer. 4 for Pete. 3 for Erland.
Since I neglected to point out this time that "football" obviously
would not be a sufficiently specific answer, I generously scored it
as almost correct.
> 3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
> Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
University of Victoria (BC).
> 4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
> Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
> university hockey in their community?
Lakehead University. (It's in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but Thunder
Bay was not an acceptable answer.)
> 5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
Skeleton. 4 for Pete.
> 6. Lindsay Sparkes (born Lindsay Davies) was head coach of
> Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
> Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
> when her sport was a demonstration event.
Curling.
> 7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
> for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
> Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
Don Matthews (1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002; still the record).
The other teams were BC, Baltimore twice, and Toronto, respectively.
> 8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
> NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
> teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
Pat Burns (1989, 1993, and 1998 respectively; still the record).
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
Bill Bowerman. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
Pat O'Brien. 4 for Joshua.
Yes, an entertainment question in the sports round. Oh well.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names (not the symbols!) of some
But just to be annoying, here I've shown the symbols along with
the answers.
> of the elements we've removed from the table in the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
> You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
> square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
> this indicates that the element is radioactive.
This table is out of date in two ways. Bismuth (83) should have the
gray bar, as it's now known to be very slightly radioactive; and the
period starting with francium (87) should now continue all the way to
group 18, now with elements 110 Ds, 111 Rg, 112 Cn, 113 Nh, 114 Fl,
115 Mc, 116 Lv, 117 Ts, and 118 Og, all with gray bars of course.
> The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
> which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
> if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
Boron (B). Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
Nitrogen (N). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
> 5. Element 13.
Alumin(i)um (Al). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
Sulfur (S). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 7. Element 19.
Potassium (K). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Element 26.
Iron (Fe). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
And it's named for that fact: technetium (Tc). 4 for Joshua, Erland,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
Tin (Sn). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 11. Element 53.
Iodine(I). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
Barium (Ba). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
"lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
*is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 14. (Decoy) element 72.
Hafnium (Hf). Dan Tilque got this.
> 15. Element 79.
Gold (Au). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 16. Element 86.
Radon (Rn). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 17. (Decoy) element 88.
Radium (Ra). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
Uranium (U). Joshua and Dan Tilque got this. Erland came close.
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
Neptunium (Np). Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
> 20. Element 94.
Plutonium (Pu). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
I wrote in 2008:
By the way, these scores say something about the difference between
the typical Canadian Inquisition participants and the participants
in this newsgroup. When the 10 rounds in the original game were
listed from easiest to hardest, based on the average scores that
players actually achieved on them, the sports round ranked 4th while
the science round -- which I wrote and would have aced myself --
was 10th and hardest by a substantial margin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Dan Tilque 4 39 43
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
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Toronto | Then I'd have *another* thing to go wrong. I get a lot of
m...@vex.net | satisfaction from fixing things that go wrong. --Mike Barnes
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
See below.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - Coaches
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
Since I neglected to point out this time that "football" obviously
would not be a sufficiently specific answer, I generously scored it
as almost correct.
> 3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
> Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
> 4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
> Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
> university hockey in their community?
Bay was not an acceptable answer.)
> 5. Ryan Davenport of Calgary was the head coach of the US men's and
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
> 6. Lindsay Sparkes (born Lindsay Davies) was head coach of
> Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
> Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
> when her sport was a demonstration event.
> 7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
> for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
> Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
The other teams were BC, Baltimore twice, and Toronto, respectively.
> 8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
> NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
> teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
Yes, an entertainment question in the sports round. Oh well.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Science - Playing Mendeleyev
> When Dmitri Mendeleyev invented the periodic table, many elements
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
But just to be annoying, here I've shown the symbols along with
the answers.
> of the elements we've removed from the table in the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o7/3/periodic.gif
> You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
> square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
> this indicates that the element is radioactive.
gray bar, as it's now known to be very slightly radioactive; and the
period starting with francium (87) should now continue all the way to
group 18, now with elements 110 Ds, 111 Rg, 112 Cn, 113 Nh, 114 Fl,
115 Mc, 116 Lv, 117 Ts, and 118 Og, all with gray bars of course.
> The round has been sorted by atomic number; there were 10 decoys,
> which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
> if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
> 5. Element 13.
Alumin(i)um (Al). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
Sulfur (S). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 7. Element 19.
Potassium (K). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Element 26.
Iron (Fe). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
Tin (Sn). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 11. Element 53.
Iodine(I). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
Barium (Ba). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
"lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
*is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 14. (Decoy) element 72.
Hafnium (Hf). Dan Tilque got this.
> 15. Element 79.
Gold (Au). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 16. Element 86.
Radon (Rn). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 17. (Decoy) element 88.
Radium (Ra). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
Uranium (U). Joshua and Dan Tilque got this. Erland came close.
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
Neptunium (Np). Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
> 20. Element 94.
Plutonium (Pu). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
I wrote in 2008:
By the way, these scores say something about the difference between
the typical Canadian Inquisition participants and the participants
in this newsgroup. When the 10 rounds in the original game were
listed from easiest to hardest, based on the average scores that
players actually achieved on them, the sports round ranked 4th while
the science round -- which I wrote and would have aced myself --
was 10th and hardest by a substantial margin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Dan Tilque 4 39 43
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
--
Mark Brader | I'd [want] to configure my system to do [it] automatically.
Toronto | Then I'd have *another* thing to go wrong. I get a lot of
m...@vex.net | satisfaction from fixing things that go wrong. --Mike Barnes
Dan Tilque
Jan 16, 2021, 1:00:18 AM1/16/21
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On 1/15/21 9:01 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
>
> Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
>
> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
>
>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
>
> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
I actually got both #3 and #4 right, but somehow managed to insert an
>> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
>
> Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
>
> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
>
>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
>
> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
additional greater than symbol before question #4. I suspect that messed
up your scoring program. Here's a copy/paste from my answer post:
>
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
oxygen
> > 4. (Decoy) element 9.
fluorine
>
>> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
>> earth series.
>
> Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
> "lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
Actually my answer was 'lantanum', missing the H. Just a typo, which I
>> earth series.
>
> Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
> "lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
thought didn't count against one, but whatever. I'm not going to have
conniptions about it.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jan 16, 2021, 1:33:52 AM1/16/21
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Mark Brader:
>>> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
>>> earth series.
>>
>> Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
>> "lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
>> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
>> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
>
> Actually my answer was 'lantanum', missing the H.
For some [i.e. no!] reason I counted two errors in that answer, the
same as in Erland's. Okay, 4 for Dan Tilque and 3 for Erland.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Dan Tilque 4 40 44
m...@vex.net --Ian Darwin on Yuri Rubinsky (1952-96)
>>> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
>>
>> Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
>>
>> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
>>
>>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
>>
>> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
Dan Tilque:
>>
>> Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
>>
>> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
>>
>>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
>>
>> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
> I actually got both #3 and #4 right, but somehow managed to insert an
> additional greater than symbol before question #4.
Ah. Confirmed. Dan Tilque got both of these, for no points.
> additional greater than symbol before question #4.
>>> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
>>> earth series.
>>
>> Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
>> "lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
>> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
>> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
>
> Actually my answer was 'lantanum', missing the H.
same as in Erland's. Okay, 4 for Dan Tilque and 3 for Erland.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Do right; have fun; make money."
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
--
m...@vex.net --Ian Darwin on Yuri Rubinsky (1952-96)
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