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Mark Brader
Apr 3, 2018, 1:15:13 AM4/3/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
In each case, name the author.
1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang".
2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
Little Drummer Girl".
3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
Corner".
6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
Identity".
9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
"Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
Man", "Our Man in Havana".
* Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
Answer these questions about the science of light.
1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
the electromagnetic spectrum?
4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
overlap one of them)?
5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
for this effect?
8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
What does "LED" stand for?
10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare
Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..."
m...@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood
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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
In each case, name the author.
1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang".
2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
Little Drummer Girl".
3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
Corner".
6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
Identity".
9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
"Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
Man", "Our Man in Havana".
* Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
Answer these questions about the science of light.
1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
the electromagnetic spectrum?
4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
overlap one of them)?
5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
for this effect?
8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
What does "LED" stand for?
10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare
Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..."
m...@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Apr 3, 2018, 8:09:03 AM4/3/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
John Le Carre
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
John Buchan
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
Orzcy
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
Frederick Forsyth
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
Robert Ludlum
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
Tom Clancy
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
Graham Greene
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
300000000 metres per second
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
Newton
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
X-rays
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
Penumbra
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
Refraction
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
Kelvin
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
Light Emitting Diode
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Peter Smyth
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 3, 2018, 9:09:56 AM4/3/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lqGdnTONa5pBkF7HnZ2dnUU7-
dnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
John Le Carre
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
Baroness Orczy
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
Forsyth
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
Follett
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
Robert Ludlum
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
Tom Clancy
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
Graham Greene
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
186,000 miles per second
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
Isaac Newton
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
lumens
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
light-emitting diode
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Rayleigh effect
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Apr 3, 2018, 10:00:54 AM4/3/18
to
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming
> Chitty Bang Bang".
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
3,000,000 km/s
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Apr 3, 2018, 10:11:23 AM4/3/18
to
On Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:15:08 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Fleming
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
>
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the Corner".
>
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
>
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
>
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is below a
> critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and thus can pass
> along the length of the fiber. What is the name for this effect?
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from about
> 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 3, 2018, 2:30:31 PM4/3/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
>
John le Carré
> Little Drummer Girl".
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
>
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
>
Jason Kreitzer
Apr 4, 2018, 1:10:56 PM4/4/18
to
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 1:15:13 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
>
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
John Le Carre
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
>
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
Light Emission Diodes
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
>
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
Pete Gayde
Apr 4, 2018, 3:14:05 PM4/4/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Fleming
> 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
>
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
>
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
>
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
>
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
>
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
>
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
>
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
>
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
>
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
>
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
>
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
>
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
>
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 4, 2018, 6:19:04 PM4/4/18
to
In article <lqGdnTONa5pBkF7H...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
John Le Carre
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
>
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
Orczy
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
>
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
Robert Ludlum
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
Tom Clancy
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
Graham Greene
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
3,000,000 m/sec
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
Isaac Newton
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
x-rays
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
microwaves
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
penumbra
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
Kelvin
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
light emitting diode
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
diffraction
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
>
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
>
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
Apr 5, 2018, 10:29:07 AM4/5/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Flemming
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
>
> In each case, name the author.
>
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
>
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
>
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
>
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
>
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
>
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
>
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
>
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
>
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
>
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
>
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
>
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
>
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
>
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
>
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
(There's other answers because that's a rather large chunk of the
spectrum. Terahertz waves, for example, which are called submillimeter
waves in astronomy, and are in between microwaves and IR.)
>
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
>
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
>
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
>
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
>
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Apr 6, 2018, 1:14:30 AM4/6/18
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Mark Brader:
Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
John le Carré (or his real name, David Cornwell). 4 for everyone
-- Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Jason, Pete, Marc,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
Len Deighton.
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
John Buchan. 4 for Peter.
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
Baroness Emma Orczy. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
Frederick Forsyth. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
Ken Follett. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
Robert Ludlum. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Marc.
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
Tom Clancy. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
Graham Greene. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
At the original game, our QM produced a burst of laughter by reading
the above sentence in a strident tone of command.
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
299,792,458 m/s (accepting 269,813,212 to 329,771,704) or
186,282.397 mi/s (accepting 167,654.157 to 204,910.637).
4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see
that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland,
Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
X-rays. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
Microwaves. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
Thomas Young. 4 for Bruce.
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
Penumbra. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
Total internal reflection. (Accepting anything close.) 4 for Bruce
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
Kelvins. (Accepting degrees Kelvin, though it's obsolete
terminology.) 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
Light-Emitting Diode. I accepted "emission" for the E. 4 for
everyone.
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Scattering. (Also accepting Rayleigh effect.) 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Can Aud Mis Lit Sci FIVE
Dan Blum 12 28 4 4 32 28 20 120
Joshua Kreitzer 10 20 4 20 28 32 16 116
Marc Dashevsky 8 0 0 32 12 24 24 100
Bruce Bowler 36 4 -- -- -- 12 36 88
Peter Smyth 0 20 -- -- -- 32 24 76
Dan Tilque 12 8 -- -- -- 12 36 68
Pete Gayde 8 4 4 16 12 12 12 60
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 20 12 8 4 48
Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- -- 4 16 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people
m...@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
> In each case, name the author.
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Ian Fleming. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Jason, Pete,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists
> In each case, name the author.
> 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty
> Chitty Bang Bang".
Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The
> Little Drummer Girl".
-- Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Jason, Pete, Marc,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle
> Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story".
> 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The
> 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River".
> 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel"
> series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the
> Corner".
> 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the
> Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File".
> 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of
> Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions".
> 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The
> Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne
> Identity".
> 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell",
> "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger".
> 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third
> Man", "Our Man in Havana".
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light
> Answer these questions about the science of light.
the above sentence in a strident tone of command.
> 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
186,282.397 mi/s (accepting 167,654.157 to 204,910.637).
4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see
that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
> 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light
> is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism?
Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on
> the electromagnetic spectrum?
> 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on
> the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to
> overlap one of them)?
> 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of
> light through his double-slit experiment in 1801?
> 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to
> a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured?
> 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass
> out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is
> below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and
> thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name
> for this effect?
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from
> about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
terminology.) 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens.
> What does "LED" stand for?
everyone.
> 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction
> of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust?
> This effect explains why the sky is blue.
Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Can Aud Mis Lit Sci FIVE
Dan Blum 12 28 4 4 32 28 20 120
Joshua Kreitzer 10 20 4 20 28 32 16 116
Marc Dashevsky 8 0 0 32 12 24 24 100
Bruce Bowler 36 4 -- -- -- 12 36 88
Peter Smyth 0 20 -- -- -- 32 24 76
Dan Tilque 12 8 -- -- -- 12 36 68
Pete Gayde 8 4 4 16 12 12 12 60
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 20 12 8 4 48
Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- -- 4 16 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people
m...@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber
Bruce Bowler
Apr 6, 2018, 7:59:31 AM4/6/18
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:14:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
>> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
>> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from about
>> 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> Kelvins. (Accepting degrees Kelvin, though it's obsolete terminology.)
> 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
>
At least no one said "degrees Kelvin" :-)
>> 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures"
>> identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight.
>> Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from about
>> 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units?
>
> Kelvins. (Accepting degrees Kelvin, though it's obsolete terminology.)
> 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
>
Dan Blum
Apr 6, 2018, 9:51:19 AM4/6/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 299,792,458 m/s (accepting 269,813,212 to 329,771,704) or
> 186,282.397 mi/s (accepting 167,654.157 to 204,910.637).
> 4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see
> that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
> within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
So I should have scored for it, I feel.
> > 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum?
> 299,792,458 m/s (accepting 269,813,212 to 329,771,704) or
> 186,282.397 mi/s (accepting 167,654.157 to 204,910.637).
> 4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see
> that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
> within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
Mark Brader
Apr 6, 2018, 7:42:59 PM4/6/18
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Mark Brader:
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
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> > Although the question allowed 10% leeway, I was not surprised to see
> > that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
> > within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
Dan Blum:
> > that all entrants either were within 0.16% -- Dan Blum came closest,
> > within 0.0025% -- or else were in error by a *factor* of 10 or 100.
> So I should have scored for it, I feel.
Er, sorry, guys. For "Blum" in my previous posting, read "Tilque".
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
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