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QFTCI16 Final, Round 8: Science
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Mark Brader
Nov 16, 2016, 9:02:33 PM11/16/16
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
** Final, Round 8 -- Science
* A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
* B. Lesser-Known Inventors
These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
allegedly, did they all invent?
B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
remembered. What did they invent?
* C. Our Feathered Friends
In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
C2. Red-____ hawk
C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
* D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
(but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
was eating the day before.
D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
has a Canadian toonie.
D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
There are scales in inches and centimeters.
D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg
One picture has a US penny.
* E. Strange Eating Disorders
E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
substance.
E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
to the eating of what?
E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
* F. Oxides
F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
Mark Brader "I wonder why. I wonder why.
Toronto I wonder why I wonder.
m...@vex.net I wonder *why* I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!" -- Richard Feynman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
** Final, Round 8 -- Science
* A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
* B. Lesser-Known Inventors
These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
allegedly, did they all invent?
B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
remembered. What did they invent?
* C. Our Feathered Friends
In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
C2. Red-____ hawk
C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
* D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
(but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
was eating the day before.
D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
has a Canadian toonie.
D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
There are scales in inches and centimeters.
D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg
One picture has a US penny.
* E. Strange Eating Disorders
E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
substance.
E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
to the eating of what?
E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
* F. Oxides
F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
Mark Brader "I wonder why. I wonder why.
Toronto I wonder why I wonder.
m...@vex.net I wonder *why* I wonder why
I wonder why I wonder!" -- Richard Feynman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 16, 2016, 10:39:18 PM11/16/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8ICdnTdJto4pkrDFnZ2dnUU7-
RfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
telephone
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C2. Red-____ hawk
tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
bellied
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
wood; paper
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
people
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
chewing gum
> * F. Oxides
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
square feet in an acre
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
airplane
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
bellied
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
>
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
iron
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 17, 2016, 2:36:17 AM11/17/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
Seconds in day.
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Nov 17, 2016, 2:57:22 AM11/17/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
seconds in a day
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
>
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
>
>
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
wing
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
belly
>
>
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
>
> D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg
> One picture has a US penny.
>
>
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
>
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
>
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
>
>
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Nov 17, 2016, 5:01:46 AM11/17/16
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
seconds in a day
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
airplane
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
headed
> C2. Red-____ hawk
tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
bellied
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
deer
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
raccoon
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
bbowler
Nov 17, 2016, 9:05:52 AM11/17/16
to
On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:02:28 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
seconds in a day
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
square feet in an acre
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
inches in a (statute) mile
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household word.
> In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design had a
> major inefficiency and it was another man who changed the world
> by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément Ader, in
> France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades they insisted it
> was their own boss, Samuel Langley. Brazilians say it was Alberto
> Santos-Dumont. But none of them was able to make a practical
> machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What, allegedly,
> did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss by
> Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office in 1876
> was just hours after the man whose name is still remembered.
> What did they invent?
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak C2. Red-____ hawk C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
>
C2 - tail
C3 - bellied
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. For
> those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season (but
> especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the seat of the
> matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild animal
> species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be very specific:
> if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The appearance
> of the poop may change depending on what the animal was eating the day
> before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another has a
> Canadian toonie.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
Raccoon
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products. The
> condition is mostly seen in children. Name the substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition, but can
> remain in your stomach for months or even years.
>
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Peter Smyth
Nov 17, 2016, 10:53:20 AM11/17/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 what in a what?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
Seconds in a Day
> A2. There are 43,560 what in a what?
Seconds in 12 Hours 6 Minutes
> A3. There are 63,360 what in a what?
Inches in a Mile
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
Steam Engine
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
Aeroplane
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
Hair
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
>
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
Beryllium
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
Iron
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Calcium
Peter Smyth
Björn Lundin
Nov 17, 2016, 11:39:47 AM11/17/16
to
On 2016-11-17 03:02, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
seconds in a day (24 hours)
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
>
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
>
>
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
>
>
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
fox
>
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
>
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
>
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
>
>
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
>
>
--
--
>
>
--
Björn
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 17, 2016, 12:04:38 PM11/17/16
to
In article <8ICdnTdJto4pkrDF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
inches/mile
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
heavier-than-air flight
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
elevator
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
breasted
> C2. Red-____ hawk
tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
bellied
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
bear
raccoon
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
wood
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
oneself
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
hair
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
aluminum
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
iron
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
calcium
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
seconds/day
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
bellied
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
rabbit
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
raccoon
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Gareth Owen
Nov 17, 2016, 2:52:16 PM11/17/16
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Seconds in a day
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
Square feet in an acre
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
Inches in a mile
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
Steam power
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
Aeroplanes
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
Telephone
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
Wing, Claw
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Tail
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Beak, Claw
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
Dirt
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
Human Flesh
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
Metal, Stone
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
Alumin[i]um
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
Iron
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Calcium
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Tail
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Beak, Claw
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Calvin
Nov 17, 2016, 6:40:52 PM11/17/16
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On Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 12:02:33 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
B, E and F, I reckon.
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
Telephone
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
>
>
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
Bellied, beaked
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Bellied, beaked
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Bellied, beaked
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
>
> D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg
> One picture has a US penny.
>
>
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
Dirt, wod
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
>
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
Hair?
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
Cobalt?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
Magnesium
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Calcium
cheers,
calvin
B, E and F, I reckon.
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
>
>
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Bellied, beaked
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Bellied, beaked
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
>
> D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg
> One picture has a US penny.
>
>
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
>
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Nov 18, 2016, 9:59:00 AM11/18/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
>
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
>
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
Square feet in an acre
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
Square feet in an acre
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
Square feet in an acre
>
>
>
>
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
Steam engine
>
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
>
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
>
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
>
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
>
>
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
>
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
>
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Tailed
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Bellied
>
>
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
>
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
Coyote; Wolf
>
>
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
>
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
>
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
>
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
>
>
> * F. Oxides
>
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
>
>
Mark Brader
Nov 19, 2016, 11:07:02 PM11/19/16
to
Mark Brader:
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
Seconds in a day. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter,
Björn, Marc, and Gareth.
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
Square feet in an acre. 4 for Bruce, Gareth, and Pete.
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
Inches in a mile. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Marc,
and Gareth.
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
Steam engines. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Brruce, Peter, Björn,
Gareth, and Pete.
In Newcomen's engine the steam was alternately expanded and condensed
within the same cylinder, which therefore had to be heated and
cooled alternately. James Watt's improvement was to use a separate,
cold cylinder for condensing. Where sufficient water was available,
the steam could alternatively just be released to the atmosphere,
as it was in Hero's toy.
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
Airplanes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc,
Gareth, and Pete.
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
Telephones. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce,
Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
Breasted. 4 for Bruce and Marc.
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Tailed. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Bellied. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
Deer. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
The toonie, of course, has been described as showing "the Queen
with a bear behind", punning on "bare behind"; but in this case
its presence was not a hint.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
Bear. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Pete.
Raccoon. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Marc.
At the original game, the player who answered this one commented
that he'd learned it from his own porch.
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
Wood. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
Human flesh. (Autosarcophagy refers to eating one's own.) 4 for
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. 3 for Marc.
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
Hair. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Calvin.
> * F. Oxides
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
Aluminum. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Gar[i]eth.
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
Iron. (As in "magnet", y'know?) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Gareth.
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Calcium. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc,
Gareth, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Mis Spo His Sci FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 44 48 48 12 40 27 180
Gareth Owen 44 -- 46 36 24 44 170
Dan Tilque 16 56 20 28 36 40 160
Marc Dashevsky 48 24 32 16 16 55 159
Dan Blum 36 30 36 28 24 56 158
Pete Gayde 43 34 16 23 23 28 128
Peter Smyth -- 30 12 24 20 32 106
Erland Sommarskog -- 40 -- 8 19 16 83
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- 68 68
Björn Lundin 4 20 4 4 4 16 44
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 27 13 40
Jason Kreitzer 28 -- 12 -- -- -- 40
--
Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know
Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple
m...@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead.
--Stephen Perry
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
A, B, and F were mine.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd.
> ** Final, Round 8 -- Science
> * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric)
> A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*?
Björn, Marc, and Gareth.
> A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*?
> A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*?
and Gareth.
> * B. Lesser-Known Inventors
> These questions are about earlier inventors who worked on the same
> things that, in each case, made someone else's name a household
> word. In each case, tell us what they all invented forms of.
> B1. In ancient Greece, Hero made a toy one; in England in 1712,
> Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design
> had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed
> the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent?
Gareth, and Pete.
In Newcomen's engine the steam was alternately expanded and condensed
within the same cylinder, which therefore had to be heated and
cooled alternately. James Watt's improvement was to use a separate,
cold cylinder for condensing. Where sufficient water was available,
the steam could alternatively just be released to the atmosphere,
as it was in Hero's toy.
> B2. Gustave Whitehead did it first, in Connecticut in 1901;
> or Richard Pearse, in New Zealand in 1899; or Clément
> Ader, in France in 1890. At the Smithsonian for decades
> they insisted it was their own boss, Samuel Langley.
> Brazilians say it was Alberto Santos-Dumont. But none of
> them was able to make a practical machine and prove it,
> as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What,
> allegedly, did they all invent?
Gareth, and Pete.
> B3. In 1849 it was invented by Antonio Meucci in Cuba. Or it was
> Johann Reis in Germany in 1860. Then there was the near-miss
> by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office
> in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still
> remembered. What did they invent?
Björn, Gareth, and Pete.
> * C. Our Feathered Friends
> In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing;
> you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part.
> C1. Rose-____ grosbeak
> C2. Red-____ hawk
Tailed. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker
Bellied. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
> * D. Scat (and yes, we do mean poop)
> If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
> For those who loved the flatulence round in Game 1 this season
> (but especially for those who didn't), tonight we'll go to the
> seat of the matter with these questions on scat.
> We'll show you four pictures each of the droppings of a wild
> animal species, and you name the animal. You don't have to be
> very specific: if we showed you rat droppings (and we won't)
> you wouldn't have to say "Norway rat", for example. Tip: The
> appearance of the poop may change depending on what the animal
> was eating the day before.
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg
> One picture has an American penny for scale, and another
> has a Canadian toonie.
The toonie, of course, has been described as showing "the Queen
with a bear behind", punning on "bare behind"; but in this case
its presence was not a hint.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg
> There are scales in inches and centimeters.
Raccoon. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Marc.
At the original game, the player who answered this one commented
that he'd learned it from his own porch.
> * E. Strange Eating Disorders
> E1. Xylophagia is an eating disorder revolving around the
> consumption of a certain substance or its related products.
> The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the
> substance.
> E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers
> to the eating of what?
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. 3 for Marc.
> E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what?
> The substance in question does not provide any nutrition,
> but can remain in your stomach for months or even years.
> * F. Oxides
> F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element?
> F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element?
Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Gareth.
> F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element?
Gareth, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Mis Spo His Sci FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 44 48 48 12 40 27 180
Gareth Owen 44 -- 46 36 24 44 170
Dan Tilque 16 56 20 28 36 40 160
Marc Dashevsky 48 24 32 16 16 55 159
Dan Blum 36 30 36 28 24 56 158
Pete Gayde 43 34 16 23 23 28 128
Peter Smyth -- 30 12 24 20 32 106
Erland Sommarskog -- 40 -- 8 19 16 83
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- 68 68
Björn Lundin 4 20 4 4 4 16 44
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 27 13 40
Jason Kreitzer 28 -- 12 -- -- -- 40
--
Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know
Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple
m...@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead.
--Stephen Perry
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