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Mark Brader
Apr 9, 2018, 6:41:15 AM4/9/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
* Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
the second-largest?
2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
the second-largest?
3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
What is the second-largest?
4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
population*. What is the second-largest?
5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
*largest country by population in South America*. What is
the second-largest?
6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
second-largest?
7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
second-largest?
9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
What is the second-largest?
10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
fcrpvsvp.
* Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
Jub jnf ur?
3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
was alive.
4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
Name any year he was alive.
8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
years or any year in between.
10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
was this published?
--
Mark Brader | Up until now, you have been told never to use
Toronto | the Goto. I use it. I use a revolver too, but
m...@vex.net | I don't give it to my children. --a Prof. Baird
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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
* Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
the second-largest?
2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
the second-largest?
3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
What is the second-largest?
4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
population*. What is the second-largest?
5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
*largest country by population in South America*. What is
the second-largest?
6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
second-largest?
7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
second-largest?
9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
What is the second-largest?
10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
fcrpvsvp.
* Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
Jub jnf ur?
3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
was alive.
4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
Name any year he was alive.
8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
years or any year in between.
10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
was this published?
--
Mark Brader | Up until now, you have been told never to use
Toronto | the Goto. I use it. I use a revolver too, but
m...@vex.net | I don't give it to my children. --a Prof. Baird
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Apr 9, 2018, 10:17:10 AM4/9/18
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
Germany; Romania
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich G?del's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
1936
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Apr 9, 2018, 12:58:05 PM4/9/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, excluding overseas possessions
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
Poland, Germany
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
New Guinea
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
Victoria
> What is the second-largest?
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Africa
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
Argentina
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Texas
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
DR Congo
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Hokkaido
> second-largest?
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
South Australia
> What is the second-largest?
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
K2
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you just
> said Congo for the African country, please go back and be more
> specific.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
100BC, 200BC
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Over a century later, another Greek philosopher published
> the book usually known as "The Elements" -- the most famous
> mathematical work of its time and the foundation of geometry
> as we know it, which has been used as a textbook ever since.
> Who was he?
Euclid
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
1300AD, 1400AD
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
Leibnitz
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
1650
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
1750
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
1750
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
1850
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
1922
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
1880
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 9, 2018, 2:21:52 PM4/9/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
France
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
>
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 9, 2018, 4:27:34 PM4/9/18
to
In article <OK2dnVE_3-vY3lbH...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
Madagascar
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
Superior
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Africa
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
Argentina
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Texas
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
Nigeria
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
>
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
Northern Territory
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
K2
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
> fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
450 B.C.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
Aristotle
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
>
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
Leibnitz
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
1650
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
>
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
>
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
1890
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
1910
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
1930
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
France
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
>
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
> fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
>
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
>
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
>
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete Gayde
Apr 9, 2018, 7:34:37 PM4/9/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:OK2dnVE_3-vY3lbHnZ2dnUU7-
b3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
France
>
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
Java
>
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
Lake Superior; Lake Baikal
>
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Europe
>
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
Argentina
>
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Texas
>
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
Libya; Chad
>
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Hokkaido
>
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
Queensland
>
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
K2
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
> fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
600 BC; 500 BC
>
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
>
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
1650; 1700
>
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
>
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
1630; 1640
>
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
1800; 1820
>
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
1850; 1860
>
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
1900; 1910
>
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
1914
>
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
1925; 1936
>
Pete Gayde
b3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
>
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
>
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
>
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
>
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
> fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
>
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
>
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
>
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
>
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
>
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
>
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
>
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
>
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
>
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
>
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 10, 2018, 12:21:39 AM4/10/18
to
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
Germany
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Apr 10, 2018, 9:37:20 AM4/10/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
Sweden
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
>
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
>
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
>
>
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Hokkaido
> second-largest?
>
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq Pbatb sbe gur Nsevpna pbhagel, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber
> fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
>
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
>
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Bire n praghel yngre, nabgure Terrx cuvybfbcure choyvfurq
> gur obbx hfhnyyl xabja nf "Gur Ryrzragf" -- gur zbfg snzbhf
> zngurzngvpny jbex bs vgf gvzr naq gur sbhaqngvba bs trbzrgel
> nf jr xabj vg, juvpu unf orra hfrq nf n grkgobbx rire fvapr.
> Jub jnf ur?
>
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
>
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
>
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
>
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
>
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
>
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
>
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
>
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Apr 12, 2018, 5:53:13 AM4/12/18
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
New Guinea. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
Lake Superior. Also accepting Lakes Huron and Michigan considered as
a single lake, in which case it is larger than Superior. (If Lake
Huron is counted separately, it's #4 and Victoria is #3.) 4 for Marc,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Africa. (#3 is Europe, #4 North America.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter,
Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
Colombia. (#3 is Argentina, #4 Venezuela.) 4 for Erland.
2 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Texas, duh. (#3 is California, #4 Montana.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter,
Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
Democratic Republic of the Congo. (#3 is Sudan, #4 Libya.)
4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Hokkaido. (#3 is Kyushu, #4 Shikoku.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter,
Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
Queensland. (#3 is South Australia, #4 New South Wales. Territories
are irrelevant for this question, but if they did count, the Northern
Territory would be #3.) 4 for Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
K2, also called Godwin Austen. (#3 is Kangchenjunga, #4 Lhotse, both
in the Himalayas while K2 is in the Karakoram range.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Peter, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
570-495 BC. 2 for Pete.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
1175-1250. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
1646-1716. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
1607-65.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
1768-1830. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua (the hard way).
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
1872-1947. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Pete (the hard way),
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
(Yeah, I know, this was supposed to be a history round about math,
not physics. I didn't write it!)
1905-16. 4 for Erland, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
1935 (accepting 1925-45). 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. 3 for Pete.
2 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 58
Dan Blum 25 28 53
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Erland Sommarskog 27 16 43
Marc Dashevsky 20 20 40
Pete Gayde 23 13 36
Peter Smyth 24 12 36
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for
m...@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley."
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
France. (#3 is Spain, #4 Sweden.) 4 for Erland, Marc, and Pete.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
a single lake, in which case it is larger than Superior. (If Lake
Huron is counted separately, it's #4 and Victoria is #3.) 4 for Marc,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
2 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
4 for Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Western Australia is the *largest state in Australia by area*.
> What is the second-largest?
are irrelevant for this question, but if they did count, the Northern
Territory would be #3.) 4 for Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Mt. Everest is the *tallest mountain in the world by elevation
> of the summit above sea level*. What is the second-tallest?
in the Himalayas while K2 is in the Karakoram range.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Peter, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> * Game 5, Round x = 3 - History - History of Mathematics
> 1. Pythagoras was primarily a philosopher, but made contributions
> to mathematics as well. Although the theorem that bears his name
> was known to eastern mathematicians earlier, he was the first
> to introduce it to Greek philosophy. Name any year he was alive.
> 2. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13.
> Over a century later, another Greek philosopher published
> the book usually known as "The Elements" -- the most famous
> mathematical work of its time and the foundation of geometry
> as we know it, which has been used as a textbook ever since.
> Who was he?
Euclid. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> the book usually known as "The Elements" -- the most famous
> mathematical work of its time and the foundation of geometry
> as we know it, which has been used as a textbook ever since.
> Who was he?
> 3. Fibonacci published the "Liber Abaci", which introduced the
> Modus Indorum ("method of the Indians"), today known as the
> arabic or Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He also introduced the
> famous growth sequence which bears his name. Name any year he
> was alive.
> 4. Calculus was simultaneously developed by two people.
> Isaac Newton was one. Who was the other?
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Name any year both Newton and <answer 4> were alive.
> 6. Pierre de Fermat developed the beginnings of infinitesimal
> calculus. He also had a famous conjecture that began the
> development of algebraic number theory. It remained unproven
> until 1994. Name any year Fermat was alive.
> 7. Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier made important contributions to the
> study of trigonometric series. A Fourier series decomposes
> any periodic function into the sum of a set of sine waves.
> Name any year he was alive.
> 8. The "Principia Mathematica" is an important work written by
> Alfred North Whitehead and a former student of his, Bertrand
> Russell. Name any year they were both alive.
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Albert Einstein is best known for his work on relativity.
> He first published a paper on special relativity, which dealt
> with the nature of space-time. 11 years later he published the
> general theory of relativity, which included the behavior of
> gravity and other topics. Name either of the two publication
> years or any year in between.
not physics. I didn't write it!)
1905-16. 4 for Erland, Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. And finally the man who broke it all. Kurt Friedrich Gödel's
> incompleteness theorem proved that any mathematical system has
> flaws: in any sufficiently complete system there are things
> that are true, but cannot be proven. Within 10 years, when
> was this published?
2 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 58
Dan Blum 25 28 53
Dan Tilque 28 16 44
Erland Sommarskog 27 16 43
Marc Dashevsky 20 20 40
Pete Gayde 23 13 36
Peter Smyth 24 12 36
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Jason Kreitzer
Apr 12, 2018, 6:47:39 PM4/12/18
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On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 5:41:15 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
Australia
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-12,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - The Second Place
>
> 1. This question is about Europe, *excluding* overseas possessions
> or territories such as Greenland and *also excluding* countries
> such as Russia that extend into Asia. With those exclusions,
> Ukraine is the *largest country in Europe by area*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 2. Greenland is the *largest island by area* in the world. What is
> the second-largest?
> 3. The Caspian Sea is the *largest lake by area* in the world.
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
Europe
> What is the second-largest?
>
> 4. Of the 7 continents, Asia is the *largest continent by
> population*. What is the second-largest?
> 5. If countries on multiple continents are counted with
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Texas
> the continent where their capital is, then Brazil is the
> *largest country by population in South America*. What is
> the second-largest?
>
> 6. Alaska is the *largest US state by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
> 7. Sudan used to be the *largest country in Africa by area* until
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
>
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Hokkaido
> it split. Now Algeria is the largest -- and what is the
> second-largest? (Hint: it's not Sudan or South Sudan.)
>
> 8. Honshu is the *largest island in Japan by area*. What is the
> second-largest?
Mark Brader
Apr 12, 2018, 9:06:01 PM4/12/18
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If Jason Kreitzer's answers had been posted on time, he would have
scored 8 points on Round 2 and 0 on Round 3.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The frencited scrivener, I, outspode."
m...@vex.net --Jonathan Buss
scored 8 points on Round 2 and 0 on Round 3.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The frencited scrivener, I, outspode."
m...@vex.net --Jonathan Buss
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