QFTCI11 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: elements, challenge
Mark Brader
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* Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
+40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
at everyday temperatures.
2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
name in English.
4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
than Ytterby.
7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
with water.
8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
occur naturally here on Earth.
9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
-- and their names indicate this.
10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
* Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
the theme behind these categories?
Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
A. French composers
A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
with the Flaxen Hair".
B. German directors
B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
"Shadow of the Vampire".
B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
audience.
C. Italian athletes
C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
D. Japanese leaders
D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
raid on Pearl Harbor.
D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
tradition by marrying a commoner.
E. British explorers
E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
a bay named for this explorer.
E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
F. American scientists
F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
movement in the 1960s.
F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
--
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m...@vex.net | you can hear the wax melting." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
John Masters
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30� to
> +40� Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
>
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
>
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Tungsten
>
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
>
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Yttrium
Saint Saens
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Debussy
>
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Wim Wenders
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
>
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
>
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
>
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Diane Fosse
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
>
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
hydrogen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
sodium
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
ytterbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
uranium, radium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
gold
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Claude Debussy; Eric Satie
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Eric Satie; Claude Debussy
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Tomba
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson; Frobisher
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
James Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Diane Fossey
Rob
Dan Tilque
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
>
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
oxygen
>
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
tungsten
>
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
oxygen, sulfur, tungsten
>
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
terbium
>
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
strontium
>
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
>
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
radium, uranium
>
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
>
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
copper
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Chopin
>
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Chopin
>
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
>
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Tojo
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Frobisher
>
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
James Cook
>
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
>
Dian Fossi
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Oxygene (Are you sure this is not a Rare Entires quiz? :-)
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Mercury
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Hydrogen, Vanadine and Carbon
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Terbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Lutetium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Natrium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Uran and Radium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
Tecnetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Copper
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
All countries are G8 members....
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Alberto Tomba
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
nitrogen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
tungsten
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
hydrogen, boron and phosphorus
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
erbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
lutetium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
uranium, polonium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
copper
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
>
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Claude Debussy
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Wim Wenders
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
>
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Henry Hudson
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Dian Fossey
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
David
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
>
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Potassium
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Carbon, Oxygen, Potassium
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
ytterbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
>
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Plutonium
Uranium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
Technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Gold
Dan Blum
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30? to
> +40? Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
oxygen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
tungsten
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
ytterbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
uranium, thorium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
copper
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. French composers
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Saint-Saens
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Debussy
> B. German directors
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Herzog
> D. Japanese leaders
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Tojo
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
Akihito
> E. British explorers
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
> F. American scientists
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
> I wrote one of these rounds.
and I didn't.
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
oxygen ; nitrogen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
lead (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
sulfur, tungsten, phosphorus :-)
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
yttrium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
plutonium, uranium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
cesium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
gold
>
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
women's world cup finalists?
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
>
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
alberto tomba
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
drawing a blank on this one
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
yamamoto?
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
akihito
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
forbisher? frobisher?
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
metcalf?
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
rachel carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
diane fossey
{see answer to game 2, round 9, question #4 above}
Erland Sommarskog
>> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
>> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
>> name in English.
>
> lead (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)
not the first.
Peter Smyth
news:Y7adndQYle0mWoLT...@vex.net...
>* Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
>This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
>have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
>ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
This would make a good rare entries contest :-)
>1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Bromine
>2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Oxygen
>3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Sodium
>4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Hydrogen/Carbon/Oxygen
>5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Terbium
>6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Berkelium
>7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Rubidium
>8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Uranium/Plutonium
>9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
Technetium
>10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Copper
>
>* Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
>Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
>scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
>But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
>the theme behind these categories?
>
>Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
>
>A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Debussy
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Debussy
>B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
>
>C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Alberto Tomba
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
>D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
Hirohito, Aikhito
>E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
>F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
> > (isn't that 2nd part redundant?)
> Nope. I can think of least one element that fulfils that critiera, but
> not the first.
Erland has some interesting ideas about element names in English, but
he's right. There's exactly one element whose symbol consists of the
first letter of its English name followed by a letter that isn't in its
English name.
--
Mark Brader | "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?"
Toronto | "Duh."
m...@vex.net | --Richard Curtis, "Love Actually"
Erland Sommarskog
> Erland has some interesting ideas about element names in English, but
> he's right. There's exactly one element whose symbol consists of the
> first letter of its English name followed by a letter that isn't in its
> English name.
And I entered it! (Not for this question, though.)
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
oxygen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
gold
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
carbon, nitrogen, oxygen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
terbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
uranium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
technetium
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
gold
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Saint-Saens
> B. German directors
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Wenders
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Tomba
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Yamamoto
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
Akihito
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jeffrey Turner
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30� to
> +40� Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Oxygen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Mercury
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Ytterbium
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Radium, Curium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
>
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Copper
Hudson
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Carson
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey
--Jeff
Calvin
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Oxygen
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Mercury
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Carbon, Oxygen & Nitrogen
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Yttrium
Though it could easily be the other one with a similar name
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Berkelium
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Sodium
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Uranium & plutonium
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
Dunno
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Copper
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
Something to do with WW2?
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Saint Saens
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Debussy?
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Alberto Tomba
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Yamamoto?
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson?
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey, Goodall
--
cheers,
calvin
Pete
news:Y7adndQYle0mWoLT...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-24,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
>
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
>
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Mercury
>
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Oxygen
>
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Gold
>
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen
>
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Ytterbium
>
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Arsenic
>
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Sodium
>
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Uranium, Strontium
>
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
>
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
>
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
>
> A. French composers
>
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Camille Saint-Saens
>
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Claude Debussy
>
> B. German directors
>
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
Stroheim
>
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
>
> C. Italian athletes
>
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Tomba
>
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
>
> D. Japanese leaders
>
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Tojo
>
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
Akihito
>
> E. British explorers
>
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Hudson
>
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
Cook
>
> F. American scientists
>
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Carson
>
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Fossey
>
Pete
Mark Brader
> > 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
> sulfur, tungsten, phosphorus :-)
Arrrgh! Too me quite a while to get that -- I took the hint at
the end as relating somehow to the "Gorillas in the Mist" question.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
#define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1))
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-24,
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
Game 2 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER wins. Congratulations!
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the science round.
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Name an Element that...
> This round is about the chemical elements. All of the questions
> have more than one possible answer, but in most cases we will just
> ask you to name any one. Some of the possible answers will repeat.
In the answer lists, a number in square brackets tells how many
entrants chose that element. Elements not marked with a number
in that way were not chosen.
> 1. The first two questions ask about the state of elements
> at normal atmospheric pressure and temperatures that might
> be encountered in everyday life, which we deem to be -30° to
> +40° Celsius. Name an element that is, or may be, a liquid
> at everyday temperatures.
Bromine [2], cesium, francium, gallium, mercury [11], rubidium.
4 for everyone -- John, Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, David,
Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Jeff, Calvin, and Pete.
> 2. Name an element that is, or may be, a diatomic gas at everyday
> temperatures -- that is, it's a gas made up of molecules
> each consisting of two atoms of the same element.
Chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen [1], nitrogen [2], oxygen [9] 4 for Rob,
Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), Peter,
Joshua, Jeff, Calvin, and Pete.
> 3. Name an element whose symbol begins with a different letter
> from its name in English, or contains a letter not in its
> name in English.
Antimony (Sb), copper (Cu), gold (Au) [2], iron (Fe), lead (Pb) [1],
mercury (Hg) [3], potassium (K) [1], silver (Ag), sodium (Na) [2],
tin (Sn), tungsten (W) [4]. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Name *three* elements that each have a one-letter symbol.
Boron (B) [1], carbon (C) [8], fluorine (F), hydrogen (H) [8],
iodine (I), nitrogen (N) [5], oxygen (O) [9], phosphorus (P) [2],
potassium (K) [1], sulfur (S) [2], tungsten (W) [2], uranium (U),
vanadium (V) [1], yttrium (Y). 4 for everyone.
> 5. Name an element that is named after the Swedish village of
> Ytterby (roughly "IT-erb-yuh").
Erbium [1], terbium [4], ytterbium [5], yttrium [3]. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Name an element that is named after a city or town *other*
> than Ytterby.
Berkelium (Berkeley, California) [7]; darmstadtium (Darmstadt,
Germany); dubnium (Dubna, Russia); hafnium (Copenhagen); holmium
(Stockholm); lutetium (Paris) [2]; strontium (Strontian, Scotland)
[1]. 4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter,
Joshua, Jeff, and Calvin.
> 7. Name an element that may react explosively on contact
> with water.
Cesium, lithium, potassium, rubidium [1], and sodium [11] were the
ones we wanted, but we accepted calcium on a protest, and I think
there may be more in that group. 4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland,
Marc, David, Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Jeff, Calvin, and Pete.
> 8. Some elements are always radioactive -- in other words,
> every isotope is radioactive. Name *two* such elements that
> occur naturally here on Earth.
Actinium, astatine, francium, neptunium, plutonium [4], polonium [1],
protactinium, radium [4], radon, thorium [1], uranium [10].
4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, David, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Peter, and Calvin.
As to the wrong answers, curium is always radioactive but is an
artificially created element; strontium has non-radioactive isotopes.
> 9. Name an element that is always radioactive, but has a lower
> atomic number than lead. These elements do not occur
> naturally on Earth, but have been brought to us artificially
> -- and their names indicate this.
Promethium (for Prometheus, bringer of fire); technetium (from the
same root as "technology") [8]. 4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland,
Marc, David, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua.
> 10. Most metals have colors in the range of silver,
> white, and gray, sometimes with a tinge of red or blue.
> Name an element that is a *metal* and is *not* one of those
> grayish-whitish-silvery colors.
Copper [7], gold [4]. 4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, David,
Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Jeff, and Calvin.
I can't believe everyone scored on questions like 2 and 3 but two
people missed this one.
> * Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> Your categories for today are: French composers, German directors,
> Italian athletes, Japanese leaders, British explorers, and American
> scientists. In each case, you name the composer, director, etc.
> But before we start, just for fun, would anyone like to identify
> the theme behind these categories?
> Hint: the theme applies to the six countries mentioned.
See Round 6, Question 1. These are the countries of the Group of 6
(G8), which later expanded to the present G8. Erland came close to
getting this.
> A. French composers
> A1. His "Carnival of the Animals" suite includes the famous
> movements "The Swan" and "Fossils".
Camille Saint-Saens. 4 for John, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> A2. His first volume of piano preludes contains "The Girl
> with the Flaxen Hair".
Claude Debussy. 4 for John, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
2 for Rob.
> B. German directors
> B1. He directed the classic silent film "Nosferatu".
> More recently, he was portrayed by John Malkovich in
> "Shadow of the Vampire".
F.W. Murnau (or his real name, Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe).
> B2. His documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club" introduced
> a group of legendary Cuban musicians to a worldwide
> audience.
Wim Wenders. 4 for John, Marc, and Joshua.
> C. Italian athletes
> C1. This downhill skier won gold medals in slalom and giant
> slalom at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Alberto Tomba. 4 for Rob, Erland, Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Calvin,
and Pete.
> C2. This Italian-born 7-footer was the Toronto Raptors'
> first overall pick in the 2006 NBA entry draft.
Andrea Bargnani.
> D. Japanese leaders
> D1. This general and wartime prime minister approved the
> raid on Pearl Harbor.
Hideki Tojo. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> D2. This current Japanese emperor broke a centuries-old
> tradition by marrying a commoner.
Akihito. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. 2 for Peter.
> E. British explorers
> E1. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut, is located at the head of
> a bay named for this explorer.
Martin Frobisher. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. 2 for Rob.
> E2. This explorer was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1789.
> He had named the area the Sandwich Islands.
James Cook. 4 for John, Rob, Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter,
Joshua, Jeff, Calvin, and Pete.
> F. American scientists
> F1. This biologist's first non-fiction bestseller was "The
> Sea Around Us". She later wrote another bestseller
> which is credited with inspiring the environmentalist
> movement in the 1960s.
Rachel Carson. (Yes, she was in last week's science round.)
4 for Rob, Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua,
Jeff, and Pete.
> F2. This zoologist is known primarily for her study of
> mountain gorilla behavior in Africa. She was portrayed
> by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist".
Dian Fossey. 4 for John, Rob, Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Peter, Joshua, Jeff, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
Only Marc gave the first and last name correctly spelled, but 5 other
entrants gave the last name alone and spelled it right.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Spo Mis Lit Ent Sci Cha FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 40 12 26 17 40 36 28 170
Dan Blum 40 4 27 8 28 40 28 163
Rob Parker 12 4 31 32 24 40 20 147
Peter Smyth 24 16 27 28 0 40 18 137
Dan Tilque 36 8 28 12 4 40 20 136
Marc Dashevsky 32 16 16 12 24 40 20 132
Jeff Turner 36 4 24 0 8 32 12 112
"Calvin" 16 -- -- 13 24 36 19 108
John Masters -- 4 28 28 16 16 20 108
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 20 12 4 40 8 88
Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- -- 24 32 56
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 36 20 56
"David" -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 32
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