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Dan Tilque
Aug 18, 2016, 3:00:42 PM8/18/16
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Welcome to Rotating Quiz #228. Sorry for the delay in getting this up.
Quiz ends on Tuesday, 23-Aug-2016 in the evening my time. The usual
tie-breaker rules apply.
Section I. Population density.
Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
1. What country has the highest population density?
2. Second highest?
3. Lowest?
4. Second lowest?
Section II. World population.
All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
2-point range for that question.
5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
States? (4, 8)
According to the US Census Bureau, what year did the world's population
reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The Census Bureau does
not agree with the UN on exactly when these were reached, but they're
always within a few months. For the 5 and 6 billion dates, the years of
the two are the same, but for 7 billion, the UN's date was in the year
before the USCB's. But note that the USCB's year is what's desired for
this quiz.
7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
--
Dan Tilque
Quiz ends on Tuesday, 23-Aug-2016 in the evening my time. The usual
tie-breaker rules apply.
Section I. Population density.
Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
1. What country has the highest population density?
2. Second highest?
3. Lowest?
4. Second lowest?
Section II. World population.
All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
2-point range for that question.
5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
States? (4, 8)
According to the US Census Bureau, what year did the world's population
reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The Census Bureau does
not agree with the UN on exactly when these were reached, but they're
always within a few months. For the 5 and 6 billion dates, the years of
the two are the same, but for 7 billion, the UN's date was in the year
before the USCB's. But note that the USCB's year is what's desired for
this quiz.
7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Aug 18, 2016, 4:03:53 PM8/18/16
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Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Section I. Population density.
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
Taiwan; Indonesia
> 2. Second highest?
Indonesia; Taiwan
> 3. Lowest?
Denmark; Canada
This assumes that Greenland is counted as part of Denmark; it
should count somewhere and isn't really a separate country.
> 4. Second lowest?
Canada; Denmark
> Section II. World population.
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
> for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
> numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
> minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
> second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
> 2-point range for that question.
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
2050
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
2060
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
1880
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
1910
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
1940
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
1960
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
1975
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
1995
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
2013
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
2025
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
2037
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> Section I. Population density.
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
> 2. Second highest?
Indonesia; Taiwan
> 3. Lowest?
Denmark; Canada
This assumes that Greenland is counted as part of Denmark; it
should count somewhere and isn't really a separate country.
> 4. Second lowest?
Canada; Denmark
> Section II. World population.
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
> for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
> numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
> minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
> second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
> 2-point range for that question.
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 18, 2016, 5:15:29 PM8/18/16
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Monaco
> 2. Second highest?
The Holy See
(I believe the "real country" with the highest density is Bangaladesh
followed by Taiwan.)
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia
> 4. Second lowest?
Namibia
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
2040
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
2045
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
1810
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
1930
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
1970
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
1985
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
1994
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
2003
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
2013
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
2022
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
2035
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2. Second highest?
The Holy See
(I believe the "real country" with the highest density is Bangaladesh
followed by Taiwan.)
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia
> 4. Second lowest?
Namibia
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Mark Brader
Aug 18, 2016, 5:57:20 PM8/18/16
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Dan Tilque:
> 2. Second highest?
Singapore.
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia, Canada.
> 4. Second lowest?
Canada, Australia.
> Section II. World population.
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
2035.
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
1905.
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
1939.
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
1960.
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
1975.
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
1987.
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
2000.
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
2010.
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
2019.
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
2030.
--
Mark Brader "Actually, $150, to an educational institution,
Toronto turns out to be about the same as a lower amount."
m...@vex.net -- Mark Horton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
Monaco.
> 2. Second highest?
Singapore.
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia, Canada.
> 4. Second lowest?
Canada, Australia.
> Section II. World population.
>
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
2040.
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
--
Mark Brader "Actually, $150, to an educational institution,
Toronto turns out to be about the same as a lower amount."
m...@vex.net -- Mark Horton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Aug 19, 2016, 1:43:45 PM8/19/16
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Dan Tilque wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #228. Sorry for the delay in getting this up.
>
> Quiz ends on Tuesday, 23-Aug-2016 in the evening my time. The usual
> tie-breaker rules apply.
>
> Section I. Population density.
>
> Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
> Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
> you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
>
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
Monaco
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #228. Sorry for the delay in getting this up.
>
> Quiz ends on Tuesday, 23-Aug-2016 in the evening my time. The usual
> tie-breaker rules apply.
>
> Section I. Population density.
>
> Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
> Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
> you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
>
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
> 2. Second highest?
Singapore
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia, Canada
> 4. Second lowest?
Canada, Mongolia
>
> Section II. World population.
>
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one
> answer for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are
> two numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within
> plus or minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or
> minus the second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then
> there is no 2-point range for that question.
>
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million?
> (4, 8)
2030
> Section II. World population.
>
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one
> answer for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are
> two numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within
> plus or minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or
> minus the second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then
> there is no 2-point range for that question.
>
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million?
> (4, 8)
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
2040
> States? (4, 8)
> According to the US Census Bureau, what year did the world's
> population reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The
> Census Bureau does not agree with the UN on exactly when these were
> reached, but they're always within a few months. For the 5 and 6
> billion dates, the years of the two are the same, but for 7 billion,
> the UN's date was in the year before the USCB's. But note that the
> USCB's year is what's desired for this quiz.
>
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
1850
> population reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The
> Census Bureau does not agree with the UN on exactly when these were
> reached, but they're always within a few months. For the 5 and 6
> billion dates, the years of the two are the same, but for 7 billion,
> the UN's date was in the year before the USCB's. But note that the
> USCB's year is what's desired for this quiz.
>
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
1920
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
1954
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
1975
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
1989
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
1997
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
2005
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
2013
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
2021
Peter SMyth
Dan Tilque
Aug 24, 2016, 4:21:59 PM8/24/16
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Rotating Quiz #228 is over and the winner is Erland in a very close
decision over Mark. Congratulations!
Dan Tilque wrote:
>
> Section I. Population density.
>
> Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
> Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
> you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
>
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
Monaco 4 for Erland, Mark, and Peter Smyth
>
> 2. Second highest?
Singapore 4 for Mark and Peter Smyth
>
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia 4 for Erland, 3 for Mark and Peter Smyth
(The assumption that Greenland counts as part of Denmark is incorrect.
And for the same reason that Pueto Rico is not counted as part of the US
for this question.)
>
> 4. Second lowest?
Namibia 4 for Erland
>
>
> Section II. World population.
>
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
> for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
> numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
> minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
> second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
> 2-point range for that question.
>
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
2046 3 for Dan Blum, 2 for Mark and Erland
>
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
2050 2 for Erland
>
> According to the US Census Bureau, what year did the world's population
> reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The Census Bureau does
> not agree with the UN on exactly when these were reached, but they're
> always within a few months. For the 5 and 6 billion dates, the years of
> the two are the same, but for 7 billion, the UN's date was in the year
> before the USCB's. But note that the USCB's year is what's desired for
> this quiz.
>
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
1804 2 for Erland
>
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
1927 3 for Erland, 2 for Peter Smyth
>
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
1959 3 for Mark, 2 for Peter Smyth
>
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
1974 3 for Mark and Peter Smyth
>
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
1987 4 for Mark, 2 for Peter Smyth
>
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
1999 3 for Mark
>
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
2012 3 for Dan Blum, Erland
>
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
2026 3 for Dan Blum, 2 for Erland
>
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
2042 2 for Dan Blum
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 T
Erland 4 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 27
Mark Brader 4 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 26
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 21
Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 11
So over to Erland for RQ #229.
--
Dan Tilque
decision over Mark. Congratulations!
Dan Tilque wrote:
>
> Section I. Population density.
>
> Scoring for this section will be the same as in Mark's Canadian
> Inquisition series. That is, 4 points for a single correct answer. Or
> you can give 2 answers, but get a penalty.
>
> 1. What country has the highest population density?
>
> 2. Second highest?
Singapore 4 for Mark and Peter Smyth
>
> 3. Lowest?
Mongolia 4 for Erland, 3 for Mark and Peter Smyth
(The assumption that Greenland counts as part of Denmark is incorrect.
And for the same reason that Pueto Rico is not counted as part of the US
for this question.)
>
> 4. Second lowest?
Namibia 4 for Erland
>
>
> Section II. World population.
>
> All the answers in this section are years. You can only give one answer
> for each. If it's exact, you get 4 points. Note that there are two
> numbers in parens after each question. If your answer is within plus or
> minus the first number, you get 3 points; if within plus or minus the
> second number, 2 points. If the second number is zero, then there is no
> 2-point range for that question.
>
> 5. When is Japan's population projected to drop below 100 million? (4, 8)
>
> 6. When is Nigeria's population expected to exceed that of the United
> States? (4, 8)
>
> According to the US Census Bureau, what year did the world's population
> reach or is projected to reach these milestones? The Census Bureau does
> not agree with the UN on exactly when these were reached, but they're
> always within a few months. For the 5 and 6 billion dates, the years of
> the two are the same, but for 7 billion, the UN's date was in the year
> before the USCB's. But note that the USCB's year is what's desired for
> this quiz.
>
> 7. 1 billion? (5, 10)
>
> 8. 2 billion? (5, 10)
>
> 9. 3 billion? (3, 6)
>
> 10. 4 billion? (2, 4)
>
> 11. 5 billion? (1, 2)
>
> 12. 6 billion? (1, 0)
>
> 13. 7 billion? (1, 0)
>
> 14. 8 billion? (2, 4)
>
> 15. 9 billion? (3, 6)
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 T
Erland 4 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 27
Mark Brader 4 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 26
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 21
Dan Blum 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 11
So over to Erland for RQ #229.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 24, 2016, 5:07:19 PM8/24/16
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Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
> Rotating Quiz #228 is over and the winner is Erland in a very close
> decision over Mark. Congratulations!
>
Thanks Dan!
> Rotating Quiz #228 is over and the winner is Erland in a very close
> decision over Mark. Congratulations!
>
It may take a few days before the next quiz is up, but it should be no
later than Sunday.
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