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Mark Brader
Mar 19, 2015, 10:43:51 PM3/19/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
form part of the school's name).
1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
China.
2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
Crisis of 1970.
4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
since 2008.
5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
the Centennial year.
8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
work in chemical kinetics.
* Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
on Earth.
2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
glow in the dark. What is this process called?
3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
What is this property of light referred to as?
6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
of a meter. Name the unit.
10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
What does EMR stand for?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
form part of the school's name).
1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
China.
2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
Crisis of 1970.
4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
since 2008.
5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
the Centennial year.
8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
work in chemical kinetics.
* Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
on Earth.
2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
glow in the dark. What is this process called?
3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
What is this property of light referred to as?
6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
of a meter. Name the unit.
10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
What does EMR stand for?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
Dan Blum
Mar 19, 2015, 11:25:49 PM3/19/15
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> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
Robert W. Service
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
is the phrase I always see, but somehow I think that's not the answer
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 19, 2015, 11:47:49 PM3/19/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:jI6dnXSnEpT6FJbInZ2dnUU7-d-
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
Robert Service
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
photosynthesis
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
bioluminescence
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
vacuum
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
photons
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
lumen
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
angstrom
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
electromagnetic radiation
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
> Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
V bevtvanyyl tnir "dhnagn" nf zl svefg pubvpr sbe ahzore sbhe, jvgu
"cubgbaf" nf zl frpbaq pubvpr. Ohg V gnxr vg gung V'z nyybjrq gb whfg tb
jvgu "cubgbaf."
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
Donald Bethune
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
> Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
"cubgbaf" nf zl frpbaq pubvpr. Ohg V gnxr vg gung V'z nyybjrq gb whfg tb
jvgu "cubgbaf."
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 20, 2015, 2:13:44 AM3/20/15
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In article <jI6dnXSnEpT6FJbI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
photosynthesis
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
bioluminescence
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
vacuum
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
photons
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
wave-particle duality
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
reflection
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
luminosity
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
photo-voltaic effect
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
Angstrom
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
electromagnetic radiation
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
>
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
Robert Service
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
>
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 20, 2015, 12:57:23 PM3/20/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
Photosynthesis
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
bbowler
Mar 20, 2015, 2:15:20 PM3/20/15
to
On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:43:51 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous people.
> We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name the person, giving
> their *first and last name* (since they both form part of the school's
> name).
Haven't got a clue...
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup, 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous people.
> We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name the person, giving
> their *first and last name* (since they both form part of the school's
> name).
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life on
> Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000 of
> a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
Peter Smyth
Mar 20, 2015, 2:30:56 PM3/20/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
Photosynthesis
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
Bioluminescence
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
in a vacuum
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
Photons
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
Wave-Particle Duality
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
>
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
Candela, Lumen
>
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
Photoelectric effect
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
Angstrom
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
Electromagnetic Radiation
> What does EMR stand for?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> If you gave "quanta" for an answer, we need a more specific term.
>
> Please supply it.
Peter Smyth
Björn Lundin
Mar 20, 2015, 6:33:48 PM3/20/15
to
On 2015-03-20 03:43, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
>
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
Photosynthesis?
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
>
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
>
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
>
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
>
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
>
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
>
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
>
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
>
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
> Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
>
Björn
Calvin
Mar 20, 2015, 8:42:11 PM3/20/15
to
On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 12:43:51 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
Pass
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Mar 21, 2015, 1:33:47 PM3/21/15
to
>
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
>
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
>
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
>
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
>
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
>
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
>
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
>
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
>
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
> Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
>
>
Dan Tilque
Mar 22, 2015, 4:00:15 AM3/22/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
aaarrrgggh!!!
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
>
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
>
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
>
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
>
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
>
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
>
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
>
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
>
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
>
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> Vs lbh tnir "dhnagn" sbe na nafjre, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp grez.
> Cyrnfr fhccyl vg.
>
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Mar 22, 2015, 11:45:34 AM3/22/15
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Mark Brader:
> I originally gave "quanta" as my first choice for number four, with
> "photons" as my second choice. But I take it that I'm allowed to just go
> with "photons."
Well, technically I suppose you should have changed it to two identical
guesses ("photons, photons")! But that would score the same.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and
m...@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley
> > If you gave "quanta" for an answer, we need a more specific term.
> > Please supply it.
Joshua Kreitzer:
> > Please supply it.
> I originally gave "quanta" as my first choice for number four, with
> "photons" as my second choice. But I take it that I'm allowed to just go
> with "photons."
Well, technically I suppose you should have changed it to two identical
guesses ("photons, photons")! But that would score the same.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and
m...@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley
swp
Mar 22, 2015, 3:18:45 PM3/22/15
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On Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:43:51 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
...
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
bob service
> 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> Crisis of 1970.
jim cross
> 4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
> has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
> since 2008.
> 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
brant
> 6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
> pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
> 7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
> Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
> the Centennial year.
> 8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
> Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
> 9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
> then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
> 10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
> work in chemical kinetics.
john polanyi (if I recall, he shared it with 2 others)
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
photosynthesis
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
bioluminescence
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
a vacuum
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
photons
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
duality
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
refraction
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
lumen
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
photovoltaic effect
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
angstrom
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
electromagnetic radiation
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
...
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
...
>
>
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
norman bethune
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
> 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> Crisis of 1970.
> 4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
> has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
> since 2008.
> 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
> 6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
> pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
> 7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
> Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
> the Centennial year.
> 8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
> Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
> 9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
> then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
> 10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
> work in chemical kinetics.
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
>
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>
> If you gave "quanta" for an answer, we need a more specific term.
> Please supply it.
swp
> Please supply it.
Mark Brader
Mar 22, 2015, 10:10:47 PM3/22/15
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Mark Brader:
no points for "aaarrrgggh!!!".
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
Robert Service (Senior Public School). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Marc. 3 for Stephen.
> 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> Crisis of 1970.
Pierre Laporte (Middle School).
James Cross was the other kidnap victim, the British trade
commissioner. He was held for 2 months by a different FLQ cell and
eventually released unharmed in return for safe passage to Cuba for
the cell members. Over the following years, several of them later
chose to return to Canada and give themselves up.
> 4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
> has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
> since 2008.
Marc Garneau (Collegiate Institute).
> 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
Joseph Brant (Public School).
> 6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
> pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
Ursula Franklin (Academy).
> 7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
> Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
> the Centennial year.
Georges Vanier (Secondary School).
> 8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
> Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
Elizabeth Simcoe (Junior Public School).
> 9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
> then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
William G. Davis (Junior Public School). (Accepting Bill Davis.)
> 10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
> work in chemical kinetics.
John Polanyi (Collegiate Institute). 4 for Stephen.
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
Photosynthesis. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Erland,
Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
Bioluminescence. (Not biophosphorescence.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Marc, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Björn.
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
When in a vacuum. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
Photons. 4 for everyone.
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
Wave-particle duality. 4 for Dan Blum (somehow I think), Marc,
Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Erland.
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
Refraction. 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin.
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
Lumen. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Peter.
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
Photoelectric or photovoltaic effect. (Some sources distinguish
the two terms, but some don't.) 4 for Marc, Erland, Bruce, Peter,
Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
Angstrom (after Anders Ângström; also spelled ângström by folks
that 26 letters aren't enough for). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc,
Erland, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
Electromagnetic radiation. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Erland,
Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Sci
Stephen Perry 11 40 51
Dan Tilque 0 39 39
Marc Dashevsky 4 32 36
Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
Peter Smyth 0 34 34
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 4 28 32
"Calvin" 0 30 30
Erland Sommarskog 0 27 27
Björn Lundin 0 23 23
Pete Gayde 0 16 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable
m...@vex.net | from a feature." -- Rich Kulawiec (after Clarke)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
Dr. Norman Bethune (Collegiate Institute). 4 for Stephen. Sorry,
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> form part of the school's name).
> 1. Gravenhurst-born physician, medical innovator, and noted
> anti-fascist who effectively brought modern medicine to rural
> China.
no points for "aaarrrgggh!!!".
> 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
and Marc. 3 for Stephen.
> 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> Crisis of 1970.
James Cross was the other kidnap victim, the British trade
commissioner. He was held for 2 months by a different FLQ cell and
eventually released unharmed in return for safe passage to Cuba for
the cell members. Over the following years, several of them later
chose to return to Canada and give themselves up.
> 4. Retired military officer, former astronaut, and engineer who
> has served as MP for the riding of "Westmount -- Ville Marie"
> since 2008.
> 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
> 6. Physicist, metallurgist, U of T prof, Massey Lecturer, feminist,
> pacifist, Quaker, and winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.
> 7. Lawyer, soldier in both world wars, lost a leg in WW1, first
> Quebec native to be appointed Governor-General, died during
> the Centennial year.
> 8. Artist and diarist in Colonial Canada. Wife of the first
> Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
> 9. Ontario MPP for Peel, Minister of Education under John Robarts,
> then succeeded Robarts as Premier of Ontario.
> 10. Hungarian-Canadian chemist who won 1986 Nobel Prize for his
> work in chemical kinetics.
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Let There Be Light
> 1. What is the process which, using light, supplies nearly all of
> the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life
> on Earth.
Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 2. Some living organisms produce their own light, that is they
> glow in the dark. What is this process called?
Marc, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Björn.
> 3. The speed of light in what situation is a universal constant?
> 4. Light is emitted in small packets. What are they called?
> 5. Light exhibits the characteristics of both waves and particles.
> What is this property of light referred to as?
Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Erland.
> 6. What process is described by Snell's Law?
> 7. In the International System of Units, what is the unit which
> measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a source?
> 8. By what process does a solar cell convert light into electricity?
the two terms, but some don't.) 4 for Marc, Erland, Bruce, Peter,
Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 9. This unit, named after a Swedish scientist, can be used to
> measure the wavelength of light in increments of 1/10,000,000,000
> of a meter. Name the unit.
that 26 letters aren't enough for). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc,
Erland, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 10. Visible light, x-rays, and radio waves are all forms of EMR.
> What does EMR stand for?
Bruce, Peter, Björn, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Sci
Stephen Perry 11 40 51
Dan Tilque 0 39 39
Marc Dashevsky 4 32 36
Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
Peter Smyth 0 34 34
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 4 28 32
"Calvin" 0 30 30
Erland Sommarskog 0 27 27
Björn Lundin 0 23 23
Pete Gayde 0 16 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable
m...@vex.net | from a feature." -- Rich Kulawiec (after Clarke)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
Mar 22, 2015, 11:42:18 PM3/22/15
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On Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 10:10:47 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
...
...
> > 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> > kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> > Crisis of 1970.
>
> Pierre Laporte (Middle School).
>
> James Cross was the other kidnap victim, the British trade
> commissioner. He was held for 2 months by a different FLQ cell and
> eventually released unharmed in return for safe passage to Cuba for
> the cell members. Over the following years, several of them later
> chose to return to Canada and give themselves up.
I took a shot at this one, vaguely remembering the names but not all
of the details. thank you for the brief trip down amnesia lane.
...
> > 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> > side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> > of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
>
> Joseph Brant (Public School).
protest. see #3 above. I got the last name correct, don't I get a
"partial" for this one as well?
...
>
> Scores, if there are no errors:
>
> GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
> TOPICS-> Can Sci
> Stephen Perry 11 40 51
> Dan Tilque 0 39 39
> Marc Dashevsky 4 32 36
> Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
> Peter Smyth 0 34 34
> Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
> Dan Blum 4 28 32
> "Calvin" 0 30 30
> Erland Sommarskog 0 27 27
> Björn Lundin 0 23 23
> Pete Gayde 0 16 16
please consider rescoring based on the above. thank you.
swp
> Mark Brader:
...
>
> > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> > Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> > people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> > the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> > form part of the school's name).
yeah, I missed that part about the first names.
> > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana - Toronto Schools
>
> > Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
> > people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
> > the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
> > form part of the school's name).
...
> > 2. Poet and writer best known for "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"
> > and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
>
> Robert Service (Senior Public School). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
> and Marc. 3 for Stephen.
no argument. noted for future reference.
> > and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
>
> Robert Service (Senior Public School). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
> and Marc. 3 for Stephen.
> > 3. Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour in Quebec, who was
> > kidnapped and murdered by members of the FLQ during the October
> > Crisis of 1970.
>
> Pierre Laporte (Middle School).
>
> James Cross was the other kidnap victim, the British trade
> commissioner. He was held for 2 months by a different FLQ cell and
> eventually released unharmed in return for safe passage to Cuba for
> the cell members. Over the following years, several of them later
> chose to return to Canada and give themselves up.
of the details. thank you for the brief trip down amnesia lane.
...
> > 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
> > side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
> > of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
>
> Joseph Brant (Public School).
"partial" for this one as well?
...
>
> Scores, if there are no errors:
>
> GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
> TOPICS-> Can Sci
> Stephen Perry 11 40 51
> Dan Tilque 0 39 39
> Marc Dashevsky 4 32 36
> Bruce Bowler 0 36 36
> Peter Smyth 0 34 34
> Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
> Dan Blum 4 28 32
> "Calvin" 0 30 30
> Erland Sommarskog 0 27 27
> Björn Lundin 0 23 23
> Pete Gayde 0 16 16
swp
Mark Brader
Mar 23, 2015, 9:10:34 AM3/23/15
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Mark Brader:
I decide the weighting of "half". For #3 you had a variant of the
right first name.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist!
m...@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle
>>> Many Toronto elementary and high schools are named after famous
>>> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
>>> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
>>> form part of the school's name).
Stephen Perry:
>>> people. We'll give you a few facts about the person; you name
>>> the person, giving their *first and last name* (since they both
>>> form part of the school's name).
> yeah, I missed that part about the first names.
>>> 5. Mohawk chief who led 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations on the British
>>> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
>>> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
>> Joseph Brant (Public School).
> protest. see #3 above. I got the last name correct, don't I get a
> "partial" for this one as well?
No. My standard for partial credit is "more than half right", and
>>> side in the American Revolution, and was later awarded a grant
>>> of land on the Grand River in Ontario.
>> Joseph Brant (Public School).
> protest. see #3 above. I got the last name correct, don't I get a
> "partial" for this one as well?
I decide the weighting of "half". For #3 you had a variant of the
right first name.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist!
m...@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle
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