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Mark Brader
Feb 13, 2018, 1:25:26 AM2/13/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05,
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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Science
That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
* Psychological Experiments
1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
and break times, and found that *every* change created a
short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
Researchers realized that just being observed increased
productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
* In the Air Tonight
The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
suffix -sphere.
4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
What layer is this?
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
* Distances in Space
7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
What is it called?
9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
* Nutritional Molecular Structures
10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
beings.
11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
* Recent Nobel Prizes
13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
where EM stands for what?
15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "In cyberspace, the lunatics not only run the asylum,
m...@vex.net | but they helped build it..." --Richard Kadrey
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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Science
That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
* Psychological Experiments
1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
and break times, and found that *every* change created a
short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
Researchers realized that just being observed increased
productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
* In the Air Tonight
The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
suffix -sphere.
4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
What layer is this?
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
* Distances in Space
7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
What is it called?
9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
* Nutritional Molecular Structures
10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
beings.
11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
* Recent Nobel Prizes
13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
where EM stands for what?
15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "In cyberspace, the lunatics not only run the asylum,
m...@vex.net | but they helped build it..." --Richard Kadrey
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 13, 2018, 1:48:11 AM2/13/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:DvOdndk2KdVNGR_HnZ2dnUU7-
YfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Milgram
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
Stanford
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
troposphere; stratosphere
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
stratosphere; troposphere
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
ionosphere
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
astronomical unit
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
parsec
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
glucose
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
cholesterol
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
vitamin E
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
YfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
circadian
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 13, 2018, 2:53:34 AM2/13/18
to
In article <DvOdndk2KdVNGR_H...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
>
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that *every* change created a
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
>
>
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
stratosphere
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
mesosphere
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
magnetosphere
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
astronomical unit
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
parsec
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
cosmic event horizon
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
glucose
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
cholesterol
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
one of the B vitamins
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
gravitational waves
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
electron microscopy?
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
circadian
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Milgram
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
>
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that *every* change created a
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
>
>
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
Feb 13, 2018, 9:42:33 AM2/13/18
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> * Psychological Experiments
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Milgram
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
> * In the Air Tonight
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
ionosphere; stratosphere
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
> * Distances in Space
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Feb 13, 2018, 9:48:02 AM2/13/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05,
> 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Milliken
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05,
> 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
>
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that every change created a
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
>
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
>
>
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
Troposphere
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
>
>
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
Mesosphere
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. While it's not one of the distinct
> layers that the other questions are about, this term refers
> to the part of the atmosphere affected by solar radiation,
> but its position varies by time of day. It may extend into
> the mesosphere, thermosphere, and/or exosphere. This is where
> auroras take place. What layer is this?
Ionosphere
>
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
Astronomical Unit
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
Parsec
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
>
>
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
Glucose
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
>
>
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
>
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
Vitamin A, Vitamin D
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
>
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
>
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
Neutrinos
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
Electro Magnetism
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
Circadian
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
Peter Smyth
Dan Tilque
Feb 14, 2018, 8:49:38 AM2/14/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
>
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
Michigan State ???
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
>
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
>
> * Psychological Experiments
>
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
>
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
>
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that *every* change created a
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
>
>
> * In the Air Tonight
>
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
>
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
>
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
>
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
>
>
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
>
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
>
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
>
>
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
>
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
>
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
>
>
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
>
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
>
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Feb 14, 2018, 4:17:00 PM2/14/18
to
>
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
>
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. Juvyr vg'f abg bar bs gur qvfgvapg
> ynlref gung gur bgure dhrfgvbaf ner nobhg, guvf grez ersref
> gb gur cneg bs gur ngzbfcurer nssrpgrq ol fbyne enqvngvba,
> ohg vgf cbfvgvba inevrf ol gvzr bs qnl. Vg znl rkgraq vagb
> gur zrfbfcurer, gurezbfcurer, naq/be rkbfcurer. Guvf vf jurer
> nhebenf gnxr cynpr. Jung ynlre vf guvf?
>
>
> * Distances in Space
>
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
>
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
>
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
>
>
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
>
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
>
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
>
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
>
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
>
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
>
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
>
>
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
>
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
>
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
>
>
Mark Brader
Feb 16, 2018, 1:26:43 AM2/16/18
to
Mark Brader:
Milgram's subjects thought they were conducting an experiment in
whether learning could be enhanced by punishment for failure.
(Sorry, Peter: Robert *Milliken* performed a *different* famous
experiment, this one in physics: he was the first to measure the
charge on a single electron, using drops of oil.)
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
Stanford. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that *every* change created a
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
Hawthorne.
> * In the Air Tonight
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
There are five layers. Four were answers or were mentioned in the
questions; the other one is the lowest, the troposphere. See:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/atmosphere-layers2.html
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
Stratosphere. 4 for Marc. 2 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
Mesosphere. 4 for Marc and Peter.
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> * Distances in Space
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
Astronomical unit. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter,
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
Parsec. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
Hubble distance.
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
Glucose (dextrose). 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
Cholesterol. 4 for Joshua and Marc. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
Gravity waves. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
Electron microscopy. 4 for Marc.
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
Circadian. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST
TOPICS-> His A&L Geo Spo Ent Mis Sci FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 20 12 44 31 32 36 34 177
Dan Blum 37 20 34 4 24 24 34 153
Marc Dashevsky 24 20 24 10 32 -- 40 140
Peter Smyth 21 -- 40 36 8 16 24 137
Dan Tilque 32 23 36 12 20 20 23 134
Pete Gayde 18 16 32 -- 30 16 11 112
Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 39 12 16 -- -- 91
Jason Kreitzer 8 12 12 -- 40 16 -- 88
Bruce Bowler -- 20 22 -- -- -- -- 42
--
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Toronto | else thinks it's real, they'll want to stop it
m...@vex.net | (so long as it doesn't cost too much)." --Sir Humphrey
| ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay)
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-12-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
> * Psychological Experiments
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Stanley Milgram. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science
> That is: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/sci.jpg
> * Psychological Experiments
> 1. This experiment was performed to test people's obedience to
> authority figures. Subjects were told to deliver electric shocks
> to another subject who in fact was an actor. They were told to
> deliver increasing voltage of shocks until the actor appeared
> to pass out. Over half the subjects would reach this point,
> despite cries from the actor to stop. The experiment is named
> for the psychologist who invented it -- who was that?
Milgram's subjects thought they were conducting an experiment in
whether learning could be enhanced by punishment for failure.
(Sorry, Peter: Robert *Milliken* performed a *different* famous
experiment, this one in physics: he was the first to measure the
charge on a single electron, using drops of oil.)
> 2. This experiment was supposed to demonstrate the effects of
> perceived power, and involved dividing subjects into two
> groups: prisoners and guards. With little instruction from
> supervisors, incredible results were seen, to the point that
> the experiment had to be ended early. The experiment is named
> for the university where it took place -- which one was that?
> 3. An experiment at a factory near Chicago was done to try and
> improve worker efficiency. They changed lighting, cleanliness,
> and break times, and found that *every* change created a
> short burst in productivity followed by a slump once undone.
> Researchers realized that just being observed increased
> productivity, regardless of the change. This is sometimes
> known as the "observer effect", but it's also named after the
> place where the experiment took place. Where was that?
> * In the Air Tonight
> The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several distinct layers
> that extend to fairly constant altitutdes and are named using the
> suffix -sphere.
questions; the other one is the lowest, the troposphere. See:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/atmosphere-layers2.html
> 4. In which of these -sphere layers would you find the ozone layer?
> 5. This is the third-highest layer, where most meteors break up
> on entry. It is too high to be accessible by conventional
> aircraft, but too low for satellites to remain in orbit.
> What layer is this?
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the two
> previous questions. While it's not one of the distinct
> layers that the other questions are about, this term refers
> to the part of the atmosphere affected by solar radiation,
> but its position varies by time of day. It may extend into
> the mesosphere, thermosphere, and/or exosphere. This is where
> auroras take place. What layer is this?
Ionosphere. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Peter.
> layers that the other questions are about, this term refers
> to the part of the atmosphere affected by solar radiation,
> but its position varies by time of day. It may extend into
> the mesosphere, thermosphere, and/or exosphere. This is where
> auroras take place. What layer is this?
> * Distances in Space
> 7. This unit represents the mean distance between the Earth and
> the Sun, or about 149,600,000 km. What is it called?
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Used to measure distances of objects outside the solar system,
> this term refers to one <answer 7> subtending an angle of
> one arcsecond. It is a unit equal to about 3.26 light-years.
> What is it called?
and Pete.
> 9. This unit represents the distance from Earth of a galaxy that
> is currently receding from us at the speed of light. It is
> equal to about 14,400,000,000 light years. What is it called?
> * Nutritional Molecular Structures
> 10. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/10.png
> Name this monosaccharide, it is the most widely used in the
> human body. It is a ubiquitous food source across all biological
> beings.
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 11. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/11.png
> Name this sterol. It is synthesized in all animals as it is
> an essential component in cell membranes. It also serves as
> a precursor to a number of steroid molecules and bile acids.
> 12. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr9/mole/12.png
> Name this vitamin. It is essential for tissue repair, the
> creation of neurotransmitters, and the immune system, and serves
> as a cofactor for a number of enzymatic reactions.
> * Recent Nobel Prizes
> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
> 14. The 2017 chemistry Nobel Prize was awarded for the development
> of a new imaging technique. By flash-freezing biomolecules to
> vitrify them, proteins can be frozen in mid-action to better
> capture their natural state. The process is known as cryoEM,
> where EM stands for what?
> 15. The 2017 medicine Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery
> of a process in the human body. In this process, a DNA
> transcriptional feedback loop would alter the expression of
> two genes known as "period" and "timeless" into an oscillating
> pattern. This pattern would control how animals act during
> night and day cycles, a cycle called what rhythm?
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST
TOPICS-> His A&L Geo Spo Ent Mis Sci FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 20 12 44 31 32 36 34 177
Dan Blum 37 20 34 4 24 24 34 153
Marc Dashevsky 24 20 24 10 32 -- 40 140
Peter Smyth 21 -- 40 36 8 16 24 137
Dan Tilque 32 23 36 12 20 20 23 134
Pete Gayde 18 16 32 -- 30 16 11 112
Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 39 12 16 -- -- 91
Jason Kreitzer 8 12 12 -- 40 16 -- 88
Bruce Bowler -- 20 22 -- -- -- -- 42
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Toronto | else thinks it's real, they'll want to stop it
m...@vex.net | (so long as it doesn't cost too much)." --Sir Humphrey
| ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay)
Dan Tilque
Feb 16, 2018, 7:28:23 AM2/16/18
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Mark Brader wrote:
>> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
>> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
>> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
>> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
>> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
>> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
>
> Gravity waves. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
>
You mean gravitational waves, which I believe everyone got right.
>> * Recent Nobel Prizes
>
>> 13. The 2017 physics Nobel Prize went to a group of scientists
>> who were able to prove the existence of a specific astronomical
>> phenomenon. They observed the effect coming from the collision
>> of two massive black holes over 100,000,000 light-years away.
>> The result was observable in 2015. What did they detect?
>
> Gravity waves. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
>
Gravity waves are a different phenomenon.
--
Dan Tilque
PS How do we deduct a point from the quiz master?
Mark Brader
Feb 16, 2018, 8:12:24 AM2/16/18
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Dan Tilque:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The cure of the typo has struck again."
m...@vex.net --Peter Young
> You mean gravitational waves, which I believe everyone got right.
> Gravity waves are a different phenomenon.
Bah, humbug.
> Gravity waves are a different phenomenon.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The cure of the typo has struck again."
m...@vex.net --Peter Young
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