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Mark Brader
Feb 5, 2019, 5:43:06 PM2/5/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04,
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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
repeat, but colors may.
1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
France.
2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
by Georgia O'Keeffe.
3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
for example one featuring U2.
4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
also to a region in France known for wine.
8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
home to Cannes and Nice.
10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
country.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
In each case name the element.
1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
in the Sun.
2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
the first transuranic element.
3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
atomic clocks.
6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
point and highest boiling point of any element.
7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
after a country?
8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
electronic circuits.
9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
distinctive reddish color.
10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
--
Mark Brader Be there or be... hmmm. I can't pretend that a
Toronto six-hour seminar on trivia skills is exactly the
m...@vex.net opposite of "square." --Ken Jennings
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
repeat, but colors may.
1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
France.
2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
by Georgia O'Keeffe.
3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
for example one featuring U2.
4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
also to a region in France known for wine.
8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
home to Cannes and Nice.
10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
country.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
In each case name the element.
1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
in the Sun.
2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
the first transuranic element.
3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
atomic clocks.
6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
point and highest boiling point of any element.
7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
after a country?
8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
electronic circuits.
9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
distinctive reddish color.
10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
--
Mark Brader Be there or be... hmmm. I can't pretend that a
Toronto six-hour seminar on trivia skills is exactly the
m...@vex.net opposite of "square." --Ken Jennings
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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Dan Blum
Feb 5, 2019, 6:08:46 PM2/5/19
to
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover
> France.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
helium
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 5, 2019, 8:27:08 PM2/5/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zMednRTSYMXojMfBnZ2dnUU7-
RPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
The White Cliffs of Dover
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
Red Rocks
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
Black Hills
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
Gold Coast
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
Cote d'Azur
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
Ivory Coast
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
helium
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
neptunium
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
bromine
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
sulfur
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
cesium
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
tungsten
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
polonium
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
germanium
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
neon
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Don Piven
Feb 5, 2019, 9:02:35 PM2/5/19
to
On 2/5/19 16:43, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04,
> 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04,
> 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
>
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
>
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
Dan Tilque
Feb 6, 2019, 1:54:31 AM2/6/19
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
>
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
>
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
>
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
>
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
>
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
>
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
>
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
>
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
>
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
>
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
>
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
>
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
>
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
>
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
>
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
>
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
>
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
>
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce Bowler
Feb 6, 2019, 9:30:08 AM2/6/19
to
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:43:01 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other item we
> ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not repeat, but
> colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White cliffs of Dover
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other item we
> ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not repeat, but
> colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art by
> Georgia O'Keeffe.
>
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts, for
> example one featuring U2.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used for its
> scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
>
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original trade
> product, which is also the name of a color. Name that country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in atomic
> clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named after a
> country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a distinctive
> reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 6, 2019, 3:15:11 PM2/6/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
Calvin
Feb 6, 2019, 7:16:29 PM2/6/19
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On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 8:43:06 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
>
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
>
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
So I bet it's Germanium
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Feb 7, 2019, 2:23:33 PM2/7/19
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04,
> 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs of Dover
> 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
>
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
>
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
>
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
>
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
>
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
>
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
>
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
>
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
>
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
>
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>
> In each case name the element.
>
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
>
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
>
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
>
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
>
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
>
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
>
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
>
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
>
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
>
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
>
Mark Brader
Feb 8, 2019, 5:38:31 PM2/8/19
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Mark Brader:
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
White Cliffs (of Dover). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Don,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
Purple Hills.
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
Red Rocks. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
Red Sea. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, and Pete.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
Black Hills. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
Lavender. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
Gold Coast (Côte d'Or). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
Accepting green or blue. 4 for Bruce.
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
Côte d'Azur (Azure Coast). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland,
Calvin, and Pete.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Bruce,
Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
> In each case name the element.
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
Helium. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland,
and Calvin.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
Neptunium. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Bruce, and Erland.
3 for Calvin.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
Bromine. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Bruce, and Erland.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
Sulfur. 4 for everyone.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
Cesium. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland,
and Pete.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
Tungsten. 4 for everyone.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
Polonium. (After Poland.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, Erland, and Calvin.
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
Germanium. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland,
and Pete.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
Neon. 4 for everyone.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
Chromium. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Bruce Bowler 32 36 68
Dan Blum 24 40 64
Joshua Kreitzer 24 36 60
Erland Sommarskog 20 36 56
Don Piven 20 36 56
Dan Tilque 24 32 56
Pete Gayde 32 20 52
"Calvin" 20 23 43
--
Mark Brader | "Could you not begin at the beginning and
Toronto | go on until you come to the end, and then,
m...@vex.net | if you are able to, stop?"
--Dorothy L. Sayers, "Murder Must Advertise"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
> repeat, but colors may.
> 1. This geographical feature in the southern UK is visible from
> France.
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 2. This feature in Georgia (USA) is visible from a plane --
> and its name appears in the title of a well-known work of art
> by Georgia O'Keeffe.
> 3. This feature in Colorado is a large rock outcropping that
> has been turned into an amphitheatre, and used for concerts,
> for example one featuring U2.
> 4. This salt-water arm of the Indian Ocean gets its name from
> frequent algae blooms, which turn a certain color after die-off.
> 5. This region in South Dakota and Wyoming was given by treaty
> to the Lakota people. After gold was discovered, the government
> appropriated much of the land, including Deadwood.
Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. In Provence, France, is a region known for growing what colorful
> plant? There is a color named after the plant, which is used
> for its scent and perhaps medicinal purposes.
> 7. This name applies to a coastal region of Ghana, Africa, and
> also to a region in France known for wine.
Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> 8. Le Puy lentils from Auvergne, France, derive their color from
> the volcanic soil there. What color are they?
> 9. Again in France, name the Mediterranean coastal region that is
> home to Cannes and Nice.
Calvin, and Pete.
> 10. A country in Africa is now the world's largest exporter of
> cocoa (or cacao) beans. But its name comes from its original
> trade product, which is also the name of a color. Name that
> country.
Erland, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
> In each case name the element.
> 1. This element, #2 in the periodic table, was first discovered
> in the Sun.
and Calvin.
> 2. Named after a planet and at #93 in the periodic table, it is
> the first transuranic element.
3 for Calvin.
> 3. Named after the Greek word for "stench", this element is a
> reddish-brown liquid at room temperature.
> 4. Referred to as "brimstone" in the Bible, this element is a
> bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.
> 5. With chemical symbol Cs, this is a highly reactive metal,
> exploding when it comes in contact with water. It is used in
> atomic clocks.
and Pete.
> 6. This element with chemical symbol W has the highest melting
> point and highest boiling point of any element.
> 7. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the highly radioactive element
> radium -- and which other highly radioactive element, named
> after a country?
Bruce, Erland, and Calvin.
> 8. Named after a European country, this semiconductor is used
> with silicon to produce an alloy which is used in high-speed
> electronic circuits.
and Pete.
> 9. This gas at #10 in the periodic table is used in combination
> with other gases in lighted signs, where it produces a
> distinctive reddish color.
> 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Bruce Bowler 32 36 68
Dan Blum 24 40 64
Joshua Kreitzer 24 36 60
Erland Sommarskog 20 36 56
Don Piven 20 36 56
Dan Tilque 24 32 56
Pete Gayde 32 20 52
"Calvin" 20 23 43
--
Mark Brader | "Could you not begin at the beginning and
Toronto | go on until you come to the end, and then,
m...@vex.net | if you are able to, stop?"
--Dorothy L. Sayers, "Murder Must Advertise"
Dan Blum
Feb 8, 2019, 6:50:18 PM2/8/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> > amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
> Chromium. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
If anyone answered "vanadium" I think they should also get points,
> > 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> > amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
> Chromium. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
since that has atomic number 23. Chromium is actually 24. (Chromium is
used in stainless steel, however.)
Mark Brader
Feb 8, 2019, 7:39:25 PM2/8/19
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Mark Brader:
those transition metals by atomic number?
4 for Dan Blum, *Don*, Dan Tilque, and *Bruce*, then; 3 for Erland.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Bruce Bowler 32 40 72
Erland Sommarskog 20 39 59
Toronto insane programmers throughout the world..."
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
> > > 10. At atomic #23, this metal is used with iron, nickel, and small
> > > amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
> > Chromium. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
Dan Blum:
> > > amounts of carbon to make stainless steel.
> > Chromium. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> If anyone answered "vanadium" I think they should also get points,
> since that has atomic number 23. Chromium is actually 24. (Chromium is
> used in stainless steel, however.)
Dang, he's right. I should've spotted that, but who can keep track of
> since that has atomic number 23. Chromium is actually 24. (Chromium is
> used in stainless steel, however.)
those transition metals by atomic number?
4 for Dan Blum, *Don*, Dan Tilque, and *Bruce*, then; 3 for Erland.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Sci
Dan Blum 24 40 64
Joshua Kreitzer 24 36 60
Don Piven 20 40 60
Joshua Kreitzer 24 36 60
Erland Sommarskog 20 39 59
Dan Tilque 24 32 56
Pete Gayde 32 20 52
"Calvin" 20 23 43
--
Mark Brader "...out of the dark coffee-stained mugs of
Pete Gayde 32 20 52
"Calvin" 20 23 43
--
Toronto insane programmers throughout the world..."
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
Mark Brader
Feb 8, 2019, 7:47:36 PM2/8/19
to
Mark Brader:
place in the right file.
>> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>>
>> In each case name the element.
*This* was the easiest round in the original game. Now you know.
--
Mark Brader | "Sir, your composure baffles me. A single counterexample
Toronto | refutes a conjecture as effectively as ten... Hands up!
m...@vex.net | You have to surrender." -- Imre Lakatos
>> * Game 2, Round 2 - Geography - Colorful Locations
>>
>> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
>> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
>> repeat, but colors may.
> This was the easiest round in the original game.
Sorry, that was an editing error. I inserted those words in the wrong
>>
>> We give you the location and you give us the place name or other
>> item we ask for. All answers include a color. Answers will not
>> repeat, but colors may.
> This was the easiest round in the original game.
place in the right file.
>> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Elementary, My Dear Watson
>>
>> In each case name the element.
--
Mark Brader | "Sir, your composure baffles me. A single counterexample
Toronto | refutes a conjecture as effectively as ten... Hands up!
m...@vex.net | You have to surrender." -- Imre Lakatos
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