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swp
Nov 4, 2017, 12:25:01 PM11/4/17
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this is rotating quiz #273. today is november 4th, 2017.
the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
have fun!
a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
good luck!
swp
the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
correct answers are worth 1 point each.
have fun!
a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
good luck!
swp
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 4, 2017, 1:24:06 PM11/4/17
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Quite a few, I would say, although it depends on what you mean with "rust".
Most metals are subject to oxidation, but some, like aluminum acquires
sheltering layer of oxde which prevents further oxidation. I guess you
mean the only metal that do not form an oxide with the oxygen in air. Again,
I would exoect that to be more than one, but I may be wrong on that point. I
go with gold.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one
> end?
tongue
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
zero.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live
> in the ocean?
90.
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
Takes longer time to slow down the airplane because of the lower air
resistance.
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred
> grams?
Banana
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
4 km
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
800 kton
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
>
Po
Most metals are subject to oxidation, but some, like aluminum acquires
sheltering layer of oxde which prevents further oxidation. I guess you
mean the only metal that do not form an oxide with the oxygen in air. Again,
I would exoect that to be more than one, but I may be wrong on that point. I
go with gold.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one
> end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live
> in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
resistance.
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred
> grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
>
Mark Brader
Nov 4, 2017, 4:40:20 PM11/4/17
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Stephen Perry:
them except iron. I'll go with gold, though.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
I'll go with the tongue.
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
Depending on what you mean by "number" and "represented", and for that
matter "Roman numerals", there could be lots and lots. I'll go with 0.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live
> in the ocean?
I have to think soil provides a better home for microorganisms than
anything in the ocean, so I'll guess as low as 40%.
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
Ah, an easy and reasonably well-defined question. The amount of lift
available at a given airspeed is reduced because the air is less dense,
so more distance is needed to reach a higher takeoff speed (and to slow
down from a higher landing speed).
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
Strawberry?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
Strawberry? It was a good guess the first time.
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
Wow, that's obscure. Well, it can't have receded by more than the
present radius of its orbit since it formed originally, so for an
order of magnitude say 400,000 km in 4,000,000,000 years... then
no more than about 1 km per 10,000 years or 10 cm per year. But
the rate of recession will certainly have descreased over that time
and I don't know what orbital radius it would have formed at in the
first place.
I'll say 5 mm per year.
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
Wow, that's even more obscure -- I can't think of any way to get a
handle on it I'll just guess 1,000 metric tons.
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
Arno?
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> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
Well, I'd say "rust" means "form iron oxide", so that would be all of
them except iron. I'll go with gold, though.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
matter "Roman numerals", there could be lots and lots. I'll go with 0.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live
> in the ocean?
anything in the ocean, so I'll guess as low as 40%.
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
available at a given airspeed is reduced because the air is less dense,
so more distance is needed to reach a higher takeoff speed (and to slow
down from a higher landing speed).
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
present radius of its orbit since it formed originally, so for an
order of magnitude say 400,000 km in 4,000,000,000 years... then
no more than about 1 km per 10,000 years or 10 cm per year. But
the rate of recession will certainly have descreased over that time
and I don't know what orbital radius it would have formed at in the
first place.
I'll say 5 mm per year.
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
handle on it I'll just guess 1,000 metric tons.
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
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Marc Dashevsky
Nov 5, 2017, 3:35:01 AM11/5/17
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In article <280ac96f-4071-42b7...@googlegroups.com>, stephen...@gmail.com says...
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
tongue
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
90
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
less lift in lower density air
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
strawberries
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
Po
> good luck!
>
> swp
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>
> this is rotating quiz #273. today is november 4th, 2017.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> have fun!
>
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
mercury
> this is rotating quiz #273. today is november 4th, 2017.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
>
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> have fun!
>
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
> good luck!
>
> swp
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Gareth Owen
Nov 5, 2017, 6:26:21 AM11/5/17
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Mercury?
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only
> one end?
Tongue
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman
> numerals?
Hooo boy... you'll get letters. Lets go with zero.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things
> live in the ocean?
90%
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
Thinner air is less lift - less lift means more take-off room.
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
Strawberry
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per
> hundred grams?
Avacado
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
6 ft
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space
> dust?
1 Ton
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
The Po??
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only
> one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman
> numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things
> live in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per
> hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space
> dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
Dan Blum
Nov 5, 2017, 10:19:18 AM11/5/17
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gold
I don't think there's really only one, however.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
tongue
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
zero
Although there are lots of others - any negative number and any non-integer.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
70%
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
air pressure is lower so planes require a greater takeoff speed
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
strawberries
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
avocado
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
one inch
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
two Imperial tons
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
Volga
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I don't think there's really only one, however.
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
Although there are lots of others - any negative number and any non-integer.
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
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Dan Blum
Nov 5, 2017, 10:50:59 AM11/5/17
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Dan Blum <to...@panix.com> wrote:
> swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
> gold
> I don't think there's really only one, however.
If "rust" is defined as "oxidize" then a bit of research leads me to
> swp <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
> gold
> I don't think there's really only one, however.
conclude that there is no answer. If noble metals are considered to
oxidize so rarely as to be acceptable answers then there are several
depending on exactly how you define it - gold, but maybe also osmium,
definitely silver, etc. (Silver tarnish is a sulfur compound, not
oxidation.)
Calvin
Nov 5, 2017, 9:05:32 PM11/5/17
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On Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2:25:01 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
Gold
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Nov 6, 2017, 11:41:45 PM11/6/17
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swp wrote:
>
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
gold
>
> a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
> b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
> c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
> d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
> e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
> f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
> g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
> i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
> j. what is the largest river flowing into the adriatic sea?
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swp
Nov 12, 2017, 11:44:21 AM11/12/17
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On Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 12:25:01 PM UTC-4, swp wrote:
> this is rotating quiz #273. today is november 4th, 2017.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
for certain values of the above, this is still true.
> this is rotating quiz #273. today is november 4th, 2017.
>
> the winner will be the first choice to set rq 274, in a manner of their choosing.
>
> please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2017-11-11, which gives all of you a lot of time from the time of this posting.
> in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
>
> correct answers are worth 1 point each.
>
> have fun!
a. what is the only elemental metal that does not rust?
yes, a poorly worded question. abut I am letting it stand since so many got the intended answer.
b. what is is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end?
c. what is the only number that cannot be represented using roman numerals?
which is why they couldn't properly terminate their c programs, or so I've heard.
d. rounded to the nearest 10%, what percentage of all living things live in the ocean?
e. why do Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip?
anything close to this was counted as correct
f. what are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside?
g. what has he highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams?
h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
i. how much heavier does the earth get each year due to falling space dust?
j. what is the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea?
po
and now, the results...
name a b c d e f g h i j total
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
Erland 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Mark B 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Marc D 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Gareth 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
Dan B 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
Calvin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
Dan T 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7
---------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -----
totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
the winner by a narrow margin is Calvin! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oy! oy! oy! rotating quiz #274 is yours to do with as you please.
thank you each for entering.
swp
Calvin
Nov 12, 2017, 6:13:48 PM11/12/17
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On Monday, November 13, 2017 at 2:44:21 AM UTC+10, swp wrote:
> the winner by a narrow margin is Calvin! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oy! oy! oy! rotating quiz #274 is yours to do with as you please.
OK thanks. Show me dealing, as they said on The Bill.
> the winner by a narrow margin is Calvin! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oy! oy! oy! rotating quiz #274 is yours to do with as you please.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Nov 13, 2017, 1:19:49 AM11/13/17
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swp wrote:
>
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
>
> 2 inches
The actual answer here is 3.8 cm, which is a smidgeon under 1.5 inches.
>
> h. how far away from the earth does the moon move every year?
>
> 2 inches
I half remembered this. That is, I remembered the 3 part but forgot the
.8 part. So this is not a protest, just being anal-retentive.
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