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QFTCIWSS Game 7, Rounds 2,4: explosives and CBC Radio
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Mark Brader
Oct 8, 2018, 11:13:45 PM10/8/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09,
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 4 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
Of what is brisance a measurement?
4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
5. What is an explosive train?
6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
explosive power. Name the volcano.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"cynfgvp rkcybfvir" sbe bar bs gur svefg gjb dhrfgvbaf, cyrnfr tb
onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
are ET unless stated otherwise.
1. The longest-running show on CBC Radio, over 50 years, formerly
hosted by curmudgeon Rex Murphy, now by Duncan McCue, it takes
the pulse of the nation every Sunday from 4 to 6 pm.
2. Launching a few years later in 1968, this daily news program
boasts that they can reach anyone, anywhere, with a low-tech
device called a "phone". Its prominent hosts have include
Barbara Frum and MaryLou Findlay; the current host is Carol Off.
It airs at 6:30 pm daily, across all time zones.
3. This weekly show, airing Saturdays at 1:30 pm and Wednesdays at
11:30 am, gives work to hundreds of Canada's comics, pitting them
against each other to argue very serious topics. It's hosted
by Steve Patterson.
4. This weekly show hosted by Ali Hassan, airing Fridays at 1:30 pm
and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, features many of those same comics
in performance at comedy festivals across the land. Name it.
5. A mainstay on the network for over 40 years, this weekly science
show was hosted for years by Jay Ingram, and now by Bob
MacDonald. It airs Saturday at noon.
6. This show about the practice and principles of medicine started
as a summer replacement show and is now a permanent feature.
It's hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman, and airs Saturdays at 1 pm.
7. On this show, which airs Saturdays at 7 pm on Radio 1 and
Sundays at 6 pm on Radio 2, Randy Bachman spins his favorite
tunes and stories from the road.
8. Ad guy Terry O'Reilly has hosted various shows like "O'Reilly
on Advertising" and "Age of Persuasion". His current show,
just finished for the season, airs Thursdays and Saturdays
at 11:30 am. Name it.
9. This show has been on the air since 1977, when broadcasting
from Parliament was first allowed. Dubbed "the week in national
politics", it airs Saturdays at 9 am, and is currently hosted
by Chris Hall. Name the show.
10. "Q" is the CBC's daily arts-and-culture show, which airs at
10 am and 10 pm across all time zones. Its previous hosts
include Shad and Jian Ghomeshi. Who is the current host?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
In the absence of the ability to redirect output and input, a still
clumsier method would have been to require the "ls" command to accept user
requests to paginate its output, to print in multi-column format, and
to arrange that its output be delivered off-line. Actually it would be
surprising, and in fact unwise for efficiency reasons, to expect authors
of commands such as "ls" to provide such a wide variety of output options.
-- Ritchie & Thompson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 4 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
Of what is brisance a measurement?
4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
5. What is an explosive train?
6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
explosive power. Name the volcano.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"cynfgvp rkcybfvir" sbe bar bs gur svefg gjb dhrfgvbaf, cyrnfr tb
onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
are ET unless stated otherwise.
1. The longest-running show on CBC Radio, over 50 years, formerly
hosted by curmudgeon Rex Murphy, now by Duncan McCue, it takes
the pulse of the nation every Sunday from 4 to 6 pm.
2. Launching a few years later in 1968, this daily news program
boasts that they can reach anyone, anywhere, with a low-tech
device called a "phone". Its prominent hosts have include
Barbara Frum and MaryLou Findlay; the current host is Carol Off.
It airs at 6:30 pm daily, across all time zones.
3. This weekly show, airing Saturdays at 1:30 pm and Wednesdays at
11:30 am, gives work to hundreds of Canada's comics, pitting them
against each other to argue very serious topics. It's hosted
by Steve Patterson.
4. This weekly show hosted by Ali Hassan, airing Fridays at 1:30 pm
and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, features many of those same comics
in performance at comedy festivals across the land. Name it.
5. A mainstay on the network for over 40 years, this weekly science
show was hosted for years by Jay Ingram, and now by Bob
MacDonald. It airs Saturday at noon.
6. This show about the practice and principles of medicine started
as a summer replacement show and is now a permanent feature.
It's hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman, and airs Saturdays at 1 pm.
7. On this show, which airs Saturdays at 7 pm on Radio 1 and
Sundays at 6 pm on Radio 2, Randy Bachman spins his favorite
tunes and stories from the road.
8. Ad guy Terry O'Reilly has hosted various shows like "O'Reilly
on Advertising" and "Age of Persuasion". His current show,
just finished for the season, airs Thursdays and Saturdays
at 11:30 am. Name it.
9. This show has been on the air since 1977, when broadcasting
from Parliament was first allowed. Dubbed "the week in national
politics", it airs Saturdays at 9 am, and is currently hosted
by Chris Hall. Name the show.
10. "Q" is the CBC's daily arts-and-culture show, which airs at
10 am and 10 pm across all time zones. Its previous hosts
include Shad and Jian Ghomeshi. Who is the current host?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
In the absence of the ability to redirect output and input, a still
clumsier method would have been to require the "ls" command to accept user
requests to paginate its output, to print in multi-column format, and
to arrange that its output be delivered off-line. Actually it would be
surprising, and in fact unwise for efficiency reasons, to expect authors
of commands such as "ls" to provide such a wide variety of output options.
-- Ritchie & Thompson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Oct 8, 2018, 11:32:55 PM10/8/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
trinitrotoluene
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 9, 2018, 1:40:12 AM10/9/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:F5OdnT5o4PB5gSHGnZ2dnUU7-
QfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
Teller
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Krakatoa
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
>
> In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
> are ET unless stated otherwise.
Sorry, I won't be able to help with this round.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
Oppenheimer
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
>
> In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
> are ET unless stated otherwise.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 9, 2018, 1:59:38 PM10/9/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
Nitroglycerin
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
in point: nitroglycerin.
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Calvin
Oct 10, 2018, 12:21:47 AM10/10/18
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 1:13:45 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
Nitroglycerine, TNT
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
>
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
>
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
> "cynfgvp rkcybfvir" sbe bar bs gur svefg gjb dhrfgvbaf, cyrnfr tb
> onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Oct 10, 2018, 8:38:04 PM10/10/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
>
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
>
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
Oppenheimer
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
>
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
>
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
>
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
>
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
>
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Peter Smyth
Oct 11, 2018, 11:37:53 AM10/11/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09,
> 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 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
Nitroglycerine, TNT
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09,
> 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 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
Nitroglycerine, TNT
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
Oppenheimer
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
Oppenheimer
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
>
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Krakatoa
>
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you said
> "plastic explosive" for one of the first two questions, please go
> back and be more specific.
>
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 11, 2018, 2:49:03 PM10/11/18
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> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
>
Ok, so I take the risk of making the fool of myself, but whatever they
>
had in mind, they botched the formula on this one, didn't they? When
I answered myself, I did not pay attention to the number of carbon
atoms, but now when I see it, I can't just make out you can hang
that many hydrogen and nitrogen atoms on that few carbon atoms.
But we'll see when Mark posts the answer.
Mark Brader
Oct 11, 2018, 3:09:34 PM10/11/18
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Erland Sommarskog:
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imgsrv.fcgi?cid=23616558&t=l
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| It is easy to create an unholy mess.)" -- Chris Torek
> I can't just make out you can hang
> that many hydrogen and nitrogen atoms on that few carbon atoms.
Like this:
> that many hydrogen and nitrogen atoms on that few carbon atoms.
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imgsrv.fcgi?cid=23616558&t=l
--
Mark Brader | "If you need features not found in any language,
Toronto | you can try your hand at creating your own.
m...@vex.net | (Mind you, language design is incredibly difficult.
| It is easy to create an unholy mess.)" -- Chris Torek
Pete Gayde
Oct 11, 2018, 4:04:01 PM10/11/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09,
> 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 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
Saltpeter; TNT
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 4 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
>
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
>
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
>
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
>
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
>
> 5. What is an explosive train?
>
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
>
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
>
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
>
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
>
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
> "cynfgvp rkcybfvir" sbe bar bs gur svefg gjb dhrfgvbaf, cyrnfr tb
> onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
>
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 11, 2018, 5:03:31 PM10/11/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I can't just make out you can hang
>> that many hydrogen and nitrogen atoms on that few carbon atoms.
>
> Like this:
>
> http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imgsrv.fcgi?cid=23616558&t=l
>
Obviously I never came that far in my learnings of organic chemistry.
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I can't just make out you can hang
>> that many hydrogen and nitrogen atoms on that few carbon atoms.
>
> Like this:
>
> http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imgsrv.fcgi?cid=23616558&t=l
>
I've never Ns jumping into a benzene ring like that.
Or you are just pulling my legs and I am actually looking at the logo
for a group of acrobats. :-)
Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2018, 11:26:56 PM10/12/18
to
Mark Brader:
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
Nitroglycerine (accepting dynamite, which it's the explosive
ingredient in). 4 for Erland. 3 for Calvin and Peter.
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
RDX or cyclonite (similarly accepting C-4 or Semtex).
In case anyone was wondering, TNT is C7H5N3O6.
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
Its ability to shatter (break, fragment, etc.) other things.
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
Its ability to move other things, a.k.a. explosive strength.
> 5. What is an explosive train?
A sequence of events that triggers an explosion.
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
They do not produce heat.
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
J. Robert Oppenheimer. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
Peter, and Pete.
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
Edward Teller. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
A form of the reverse of this question was asked on "Jeopardy!"
on 2018-09-25.
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
The circular clouds that may ring around a mushroom cloud.
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Krakatoa. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
> In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
> are ET unless stated otherwise.
> 1. The longest-running show on CBC Radio, over 50 years, formerly
> hosted by curmudgeon Rex Murphy, now by Duncan McCue, it takes
> the pulse of the nation every Sunday from 4 to 6 pm.
"Cross Country Checkup".
> 2. Launching a few years later in 1968, this daily news program
> boasts that they can reach anyone, anywhere, with a low-tech
> device called a "phone". Its prominent hosts have include
> Barbara Frum and MaryLou Findlay; the current host is Carol Off.
> It airs at 6:30 pm daily, across all time zones.
"As It Happens".
> 3. This weekly show, airing Saturdays at 1:30 pm and Wednesdays at
> 11:30 am, gives work to hundreds of Canada's comics, pitting them
> against each other to argue very serious topics. It's hosted
> by Steve Patterson.
"The Debaters".
> 4. This weekly show hosted by Ali Hassan, airing Fridays at 1:30 pm
> and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, features many of those same comics
> in performance at comedy festivals across the land. Name it.
"Laugh Out Loud".
> 5. A mainstay on the network for over 40 years, this weekly science
> show was hosted for years by Jay Ingram, and now by Bob
> MacDonald. It airs Saturday at noon.
"Quirks and Quarks".
> 6. This show about the practice and principles of medicine started
> as a summer replacement show and is now a permanent feature.
> It's hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman, and airs Saturdays at 1 pm.
"White Coat, Black Art".
> 7. On this show, which airs Saturdays at 7 pm on Radio 1 and
> Sundays at 6 pm on Radio 2, Randy Bachman spins his favorite
> tunes and stories from the road.
"Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap".
> 8. Ad guy Terry O'Reilly has hosted various shows like "O'Reilly
> on Advertising" and "Age of Persuasion". His current show,
> just finished for the season, airs Thursdays and Saturdays
> at 11:30 am. Name it.
"Under the Influence".
> 9. This show has been on the air since 1977, when broadcasting
> from Parliament was first allowed. Dubbed "the week in national
> politics", it airs Saturdays at 9 am, and is currently hosted
> by Chris Hall. Name the show.
"The House".
> 10. "Q" is the CBC's daily arts-and-culture show, which airs at
> 10 am and 10 pm across all time zones. Its previous hosts
> include Shad and Jian Ghomeshi. Who is the current host?
Tom Power.
So this round never happened, and the scores, if there are no
errors, are:
GAME 7 ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 12
Dan Blum 12
Peter Smyth 11
"Calvin" 11
Dan Tilque 8
Erland Sommarskog 8
Pete Gayde 8
--
Mark Brader | "I couldn't imagine what Americans did at night
Toronto | when they weren't writing novels."
m...@vex.net | --Joseph Heller
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information see
> my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Explosives and Explosions
> 1. The chemical compound C3H5N3O9 is better known as what?
ingredient in). 4 for Erland. 3 for Calvin and Peter.
> 2. The chemical compound C3H6N6O6 is better known as what?
In case anyone was wondering, TNT is C7H5N3O6.
> 3. One of the properties of any explosive is called brisance.
> Of what is brisance a measurement?
> 4. And the Trauzl number of an explosive measures what?
> 5. What is an explosive train?
> 6. How do entropic explosions differ from others?
> 7. This man was considered the lead physicist on the Manhattan
> Project; he would later die of throat cancer. Who?
Peter, and Pete.
> 8. <answer 7> was known as the "father of the atomic bomb", but
> this Hungarian-American physicist, who made numerous
> contributions to molecular, nuclear, and surface physics,
> is known as "the father of the hydrogen bomb". Who?
A form of the reverse of this question was asked on "Jeopardy!"
on 2018-09-25.
> 9. In an explosive context, what is a Wilson or condensation cloud?
> 10. The largest explosion in human history was a volcanic explosion
> in 1883 which measured at approximately 200 megatons of
> explosive power. Name the volcano.
Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana - CBC Radio
> In each case, please name the CBC radio show. All times given
> are ET unless stated otherwise.
> 1. The longest-running show on CBC Radio, over 50 years, formerly
> hosted by curmudgeon Rex Murphy, now by Duncan McCue, it takes
> the pulse of the nation every Sunday from 4 to 6 pm.
> 2. Launching a few years later in 1968, this daily news program
> boasts that they can reach anyone, anywhere, with a low-tech
> device called a "phone". Its prominent hosts have include
> Barbara Frum and MaryLou Findlay; the current host is Carol Off.
> It airs at 6:30 pm daily, across all time zones.
> 3. This weekly show, airing Saturdays at 1:30 pm and Wednesdays at
> 11:30 am, gives work to hundreds of Canada's comics, pitting them
> against each other to argue very serious topics. It's hosted
> by Steve Patterson.
> 4. This weekly show hosted by Ali Hassan, airing Fridays at 1:30 pm
> and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, features many of those same comics
> in performance at comedy festivals across the land. Name it.
> 5. A mainstay on the network for over 40 years, this weekly science
> show was hosted for years by Jay Ingram, and now by Bob
> MacDonald. It airs Saturday at noon.
> 6. This show about the practice and principles of medicine started
> as a summer replacement show and is now a permanent feature.
> It's hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman, and airs Saturdays at 1 pm.
> 7. On this show, which airs Saturdays at 7 pm on Radio 1 and
> Sundays at 6 pm on Radio 2, Randy Bachman spins his favorite
> tunes and stories from the road.
> 8. Ad guy Terry O'Reilly has hosted various shows like "O'Reilly
> on Advertising" and "Age of Persuasion". His current show,
> just finished for the season, airs Thursdays and Saturdays
> at 11:30 am. Name it.
> 9. This show has been on the air since 1977, when broadcasting
> from Parliament was first allowed. Dubbed "the week in national
> politics", it airs Saturdays at 9 am, and is currently hosted
> by Chris Hall. Name the show.
> 10. "Q" is the CBC's daily arts-and-culture show, which airs at
> 10 am and 10 pm across all time zones. Its previous hosts
> include Shad and Jian Ghomeshi. Who is the current host?
So this round never happened, and the scores, if there are no
errors, are:
GAME 7 ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 12
Dan Blum 12
Peter Smyth 11
"Calvin" 11
Dan Tilque 8
Erland Sommarskog 8
Pete Gayde 8
--
Mark Brader | "I couldn't imagine what Americans did at night
Toronto | when they weren't writing novels."
m...@vex.net | --Joseph Heller
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