Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote both of these rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 7 - Science - Angles in Geometry
> Please see either copy of the diagram at:
>
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g2r7/geo.pdf
> (The pages were cut in half to make handouts for the original game.)
> and note that points are labeled by capital letters, angles by
> small letters.
> 1. The little square symbol at point B indicates that lines AB
> and BC form a right angle. Therefore, in a single word, these
> two lines are what?
Perpendicular or orthogonal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
> 2. Lines BC and DE are what?
Parallel. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. A right angle equals how many radians?
pi/2. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. 2 for Stephen.
> 4. For the next few questions we will ask "which one" of the
> lettered angles meets some requirement. Despite this wording,
> in some cases more than one answer is correct. And answers may
> repeat, so don't cross them off your diagram. Now, which one
> of the lettered angles is an external angle of the triangle ABC?
w. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 5. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are complementary?
u. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 6. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are supplementary?
w or z. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
> 7. Which one of the lettered angles is acute?
u, v, x, or y. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Erland,
Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Pete.
> 8. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the
> previous question. Angles w and z are not acute; they are
> what type?
Obtuse. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 9. If angles v, w, and x are added to form a single angle, this
> is what type?
Reflex. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Triangles ABC and ADE are not the same size, but their
> corresponding angles are equal, making them the same shape.
> In geometrical terms they are what?
Similar. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> * Game 2, Round 8 - Sports - Numbers
> Please see the handout at:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g2r8/numb.jpg
> We name a player; you identify them by number. Note: some of them
> have sometimes worn other numbers.
This was the easiest round in the original game, even though one of
the photos was wrong -- I somehow had Johan Cruyff's photo identified
as Thierry Henry (who did also wear number 14, but sheesh).
> 1. Tom Brady.
Number 12. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
> 2. Kobe Bryant.
Number 8. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. Mickey Mantle.
Number 7. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for
Dan Blum.
> 4. Maurice Richard.
Number 9. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 5. Johan Cruyff.
Number 14. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
> 6. Ricky Ray.
Number 15. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. Johnny Bower.
Number 1. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> 8. Pele.
Number 10. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> 9. Wilt Chamberlain.
Number 13. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete.
2 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Babe Ruth.
Number 3. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for
Dan Blum.
> So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
> decode the rot13 to see the player names, and give their numbers.
> 11. Lui Passaglia.
Number 5.
> 12. Joe Montana.
Number 16. Joshua and Pete got this.
> 13. Bobby Orr.
Number 4. Joshua, Erland, and Pete got this.
> 14. Stan Musial.
Number 6. Joshua and Pete got this.
> 15. Neymar.
Number 11. Erland and Pete got this.
> 16. Kawhi Leonard.
Number 2. Joshua and Pete got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Mis Lit Geo Sci Spo FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 40 40 36 34 40 156
Joshua Kreitzer 36 24 20 36 32 32 136
Dan Tilque 16 28 12 40 28 16 112
Dan Blum 16 8 20 28 36 20 104
Pete Gayde 20 24 -- -- 19 36 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 8 28 12 16 76
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