Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
The other one. Er, I mean, The Other One. Not to be confused with
The Others, who are the Canadian Inquisition's neweest team!
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Other One
> We name one of a pair of people who are more famous as a pair than
> individually; you name the other. For example, we say Orville
> Wright, and you say Wilbur Wright. None of the ones we'll ask
> about will be brothers, though.
> 1. David Brinkley.
Chet Huntley. (US TV news co-anchors.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Stephen.
> 2. Oscar Hammerstein.
Richard Rodgers. (Co-writers of musicals.) 4 for Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 3. Francis Crick.
James Watson. (Scientists who co-discovered the structure of DNA.)
4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 4. King William III.
Queen Mary II. (Co-monarchs.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque,
Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 5. Daryl Hall.
John Oates. (Musicians.) 4 for everyone.
> 6. Tommy Chong.
Richard "Cheech" Marin. (Comedians.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Stephen.
> 7. Sergey Brin.
Larry Page. (Co-creators of Google.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.
> 8. William Clark.
Meriwether Lewis. (Explorers.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Stephen.
> 9. Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
Nicola Sacco. (Controversially convicted of a 1920 murder.)
4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 10. Jayne Torvill.
Christopher Dean. (Figure skaters known for ice dancing.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Science - General Science Questions
> 1. Astronauts who just returned to Earth after some time in space
> look visibly different than before. How?
They are taller. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 2. What creature takes its name from the Afrikaans for "earth pig"?
Aardvark. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 3. In 1905 Albert Einstein published four papers that profoundly
> changed the science of physics. How was he employed at the time?
Patent clerk (in Switzerland). 4 for everyone.
> 4. Who wrote the 1687 book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia
> Mathematica" -- that's Latin for "The Mathematical Principles
> of Natural Philosophy"?
(Sir) Isaac Newton. 4 for everyone.
> 5. What is the closest star to the Earth?
The Sun. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 6. How long does it take for light from the Sun to travel to
> the Earth? Answer within 20% of the true number.
8.3 minutes (accepting 6.6-10 minutes). 4 for everyone.
> 7. Which part of the human body acts as a valve to direct food to
> the stomach and air to the lungs?
Epiglottis. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 8. On the pH scale, what number represents neutral, i.e. neither
> acid nor alkaline?
7. 4 for everyone.
> 9. At the current level of humidity, what do we call the temperature
> at which water vapor would condense out of the air?
Dew point. 4 for everyone.
> 10. At what sustained wind speed is a tropical storm promoted to
> the status of hurricane? Answer within 10% of the true number.
74 mph (accepting 67-81), 119 km/h (accepting 107-131), 64 knots
(accepting 58-71), or 33.1 m/s (accepting 29.8-36.4). 4 for Erland,
Joshua, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Ent Spo Mis Sci THREE
Stephen Perry -- 36 40 40 40 120
Joshua Kreitzer 32 38 32 36 36 110
Dan Blum 28 28 32 36 32 100
Dan Tilque 8 12 28 36 32 96
Erland Sommarskog -- 4 20 8 24 52
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