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QFTCIC Game 9, Rounds 4,6: JFK, constants
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Mark Brader
Feb 14, 2014, 7:59:22 PM2/14/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
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 Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
Development. What university?
2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
the invasion site: where?
4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
of this university to stop two African American students
from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
of voting rights. What university?
5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
only other US president to be buried there?
6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
what venue?
8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
understand the cultures of other countries.
10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
in the study of chemistry.
2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
per second)?
3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
squared)?
4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
mechanics: who?
7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
giving at least 10 significant digits.
8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
3 significant digits.
9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
significant digits here.
10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
Development. What university?
2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
the invasion site: where?
4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
of this university to stop two African American students
from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
of voting rights. What university?
5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
only other US president to be buried there?
6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
what venue?
8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
understand the cultures of other countries.
10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
in the study of chemistry.
2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
per second)?
3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
squared)?
4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
mechanics: who?
7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
giving at least 10 significant digits.
8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
3 significant digits.
9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
significant digits here.
10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "One thing that surprises you about this business
m...@vex.net | is the surprises." -- Tim Baker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Feb 14, 2014, 8:14:17 PM2/14/14
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> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's number
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> per second)?
speed of light in a vacuum
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> squared)?
Earth's surface gravity
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 14, 2014, 8:33:07 PM2/14/14
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In article <4_6dndOCsZV3JmPP...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Nixon
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Bay of Pigs
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
Alabama
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
Lincoln
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
White House
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
Addison's
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
Peace Corps
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
Profiles In Courage
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's Number
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
speed of electromagnetic waves in a vaccuum
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
acceleration due to gravity at sea level
> 4. The gravitational constant, or universal gravitational constant,
> is represented by a capital G and appears in the law of universal
> gravitation. Who is credited for its discovery?
Newton
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
Planck
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
3.14
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
2.7
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
(1 + sqrt(5)) / 2
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. The gravitational constant, or universal gravitational constant,
> is represented by a capital G and appears in the law of universal
> gravitation. Who is credited for its discovery?
Newton
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 14, 2014, 9:47:14 PM2/14/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4_
6dndOCsZV3JmPPn...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard University
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard Nixon
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Bay of Pigs
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
University of Alabama
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
Zachary Taylor
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
Madison Square Garden
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
Addison's disease
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
Peace Corps
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
"Profiles in Courage"
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
speed of light
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
acceleration of gravity on Earth
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
Newton
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
Heisenberg
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
3.14
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
2.7
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
1 divided by the square root of 2
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
6dndOCsZV3JmPPn...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's number
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
swp
Feb 14, 2014, 10:38:02 PM2/14/14
to
On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:59:22 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
harvard
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
swp
Peter Smyth
Feb 15, 2014, 4:43:42 AM2/15/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard, Yale
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard Nixon
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Bay of Pigs
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
Lincoln
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
speed of light in a vacuum
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
acceleration due to gravity on Earth
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. The gravitational constant, or
> universal gravitational constant, is represented by a capital
> G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> credited for its discovery?
Newton
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> credited for its discovery?
Newton
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
Planck
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
3.14
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
2.7
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
(1+sqrt(5))/2
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 15, 2014, 4:50:47 AM2/15/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard Millhouse Nixon
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Pete
Feb 15, 2014, 4:56:39 PM2/15/14
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Boston University; Boston College
> 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 Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
>
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
>
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
>
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
>
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
>
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
>
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
>
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
>
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
>
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
>
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
>
Dan Tilque
Feb 15, 2014, 6:46:25 PM2/15/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
>
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
>
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
>
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
>
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
>
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
>
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
>
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
>
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
(that's as far as I have memorized. Yeah, I know, serious damage to my
nerd cred for admitting so few digits...)
>
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
>
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
>
--
Dan Tilque
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Feb 16, 2014, 1:30:26 AM2/16/14
to
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard; Columbia
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's number
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
Rob
Jason Kreitzer
Feb 16, 2014, 9:40:16 PM2/16/14
to
On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:59:22 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
>
> 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 Clueless, 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
>
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
>
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
>
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
>
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
>
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
>
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
>
> Development. What university?
Harvard University
>
> 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 Clueless, 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
>
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
>
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
>
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
>
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
>
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
>
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
>
> Development. What university?
>
>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
>
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard M. Nixon
>
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
>
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
>
>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
>
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
>
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
>
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
>
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
>
> the invasion site: where?
The Bay of Pigs
>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
>
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
>
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
>
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
>
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
>
> the invasion site: where?
calvin
Feb 18, 2014, 2:25:28 AM2/18/14
to
On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:59:22 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard, Yale
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
>
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
>
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
>
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
>
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
>
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
speed of light in a vacuum
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
Gravity on Earth
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Feb 18, 2014, 2:54:45 AM2/18/14
to
Mark Brader:
> For further information see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Jason. 3 for Peter, Rob, and Calvin.
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Richard Nixon. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Erland,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Jason.
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Bay of Pigs (Bahía de Cochinos). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua,
Stephen, Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, Jason, and Calvin.
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
University of Alabama. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
William Howard Taft. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
Inga Arvad. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
Madison Square Garden, New York. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
Addison's disease (hypocortisolism). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
The Peace Corps. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
"Profiles in Courage". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Pete,
Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Avogadro's number (or constant). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua,
Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
A mole is Avogadro's number of particles and may be considered
as equal to 6.02 × 10^23, but it was not named after an Italian
scientist.
In "In Joy Still Felt", one of his volumes of autobiography, Isaac
Asimov writes that on September 14, 1964,
I received a letter from Linus Pauling with reference to my
article "First and Rearmost"... He himself, said Pauling, had
frequently been caught in one mistake or another, but never
in his entire career had he made a mistake of twenty-three
orders of magnitude, as I had in this article. That's all
he said; he didn't say where the mistake was.
...
I found it. I had made use of Avogadro's constant (the number
of protons making up a gram -- 6.02 × 10^23) and had multiplied
by it once instead of twice (or possibly twice instead of once
-- I forget). I... didn't know whether to be proud of Pauling's
confidence that I could find the error without help, or annoyed
with him for not having helped anyway.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
Speed of light (in a vacuum). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen,
Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
Acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface. I did not
accept "gravity", which could just as well mean the gravitational
constant G, and I required mention of Earth's surface or some similar
description for full points. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Peter,
Erland, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin. 3 for Pete.
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
Erland, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Michael Faraday. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
Max Planck. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
The ideal gas constant, or universal gas constant, or just the
gas constant. 4 for Stephen.
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin were correct to 10 or more significant
Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
(sqrt(5)+1)/2 = 1.618033988749894848204586834365638117720309. This is
the positive number whose reciprocal equals the number itself minus
1, and that latter value was also acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Stephen, Peter, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Sci
Stephen Perry 40 40 40 36 156
Dan Tilque 28 16 28 32 104
Rob Parker 28 32 11 32 103
Dan Blum 21 23 28 28 100
Peter Smyth 24 32 11 32 99
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 28 32 99
Pete Gayde 16 32 24 19 91
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 32 24 89
"Calvin" 16 28 7 20 71
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 4 24 64
Bruce Bowler 24 20 -- -- 44
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 16 0 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | There is no step function between "safe" and "unsafe".
m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Janes
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
Sorry I was late... but it did let one more entrant get his answers in.
> For further information see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
and Jason. 3 for Peter, Rob, and Calvin.
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Jason.
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
Stephen, Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, Jason, and Calvin.
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
and Dan Tilque.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
A mole is Avogadro's number of particles and may be considered
as equal to 6.02 × 10^23, but it was not named after an Italian
scientist.
In "In Joy Still Felt", one of his volumes of autobiography, Isaac
Asimov writes that on September 14, 1964,
I received a letter from Linus Pauling with reference to my
article "First and Rearmost"... He himself, said Pauling, had
frequently been caught in one mistake or another, but never
in his entire career had he made a mistake of twenty-three
orders of magnitude, as I had in this article. That's all
he said; he didn't say where the mistake was.
...
I found it. I had made use of Avogadro's constant (the number
of protons making up a gram -- 6.02 × 10^23) and had multiplied
by it once instead of twice (or possibly twice instead of once
-- I forget). I... didn't know whether to be proud of Pauling's
confidence that I could find the error without help, or annoyed
with him for not having helped anyway.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
accept "gravity", which could just as well mean the gravitational
constant G, and I required mention of Earth's surface or some similar
description for full points. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Peter,
Erland, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin. 3 for Pete.
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. The gravitational constant, or
> universal gravitational constant, is represented by a capital
> G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> credited for its discovery?
Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Stephen, Peter,
> universal gravitational constant, is represented by a capital
> G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> credited for its discovery?
Erland, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
> 5. Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
gas constant. 4 for Stephen.
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin were correct to 10 or more significant
digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757247. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
Joshua, Stephen, Peter, Erland, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
the positive number whose reciprocal equals the number itself minus
1, and that latter value was also acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Stephen, Peter, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His Sci
Stephen Perry 40 40 40 36 156
Dan Tilque 28 16 28 32 104
Rob Parker 28 32 11 32 103
Dan Blum 21 23 28 28 100
Peter Smyth 24 32 11 32 99
Marc Dashevsky 32 7 28 32 99
Pete Gayde 16 32 24 19 91
Joshua Kreitzer 21 12 32 24 89
"Calvin" 16 28 7 20 71
Erland Sommarskog 36 0 4 24 64
Bruce Bowler 24 20 -- -- 44
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 16 0 20
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Jeffrey Turner
Feb 23, 2014, 11:41:22 PM2/23/14
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On 2/14/2014 7:59 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
Harvard
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - JFK
>
> Last week was the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's
> assassination. Here are 10 questions about JFK.
>
> 1. The John F. Kennedy School of Government can be found at
> this university that JFK attended. It offers graduate degrees
> in Public Policy, Public Administration and International
> Development. What university?
> 2. Which Republican candidate did JFK defeat to win the presidency,
> in one of the closest 20th-century presidential elections?
> 3. On 1961-04-17, Kennedy ordered the military invasion of
> Cuba by a CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary group of Cubans,
> with the intention of overthrowing the revolutionary left-wing
> government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful and
> 1,189 invading exiles were captured. The event is named after
> the invasion site: where?
> 4. JFK supported racial integration and civil rights. On 1963-06-11
> he intervened when Governor George Wallace blocked the entrance
> of this university to stop two African American students
> from attending. That evening, Kennedy gave his famous civil
> rights address, launching his initiative for legislation to
> provide equal access to public schools and greater protection
> of voting rights. What university?
> 5. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Who is the
> only other US president to be buried there?
> 6. As a young single man and ensign in the Navy in the 1940s, JFK
> began a love affair with a married Danish journalist, who
> was also noted for being Hitler's companion during the 1936
> Summer Olympics. At the time, she was followed by the FBI on
> suspicions of being a German spy. Name her.
>
> 7. In May 1962 Marilyn Monroe memorably sang "Happy Birthday,
> Mr. President" to JFK at his 45th birthday party -- held in
> what venue?
> 8. It was revealed after Kennedy's death that he had two endocrine
> diseases. One was hypothyroidism. The other, diagnosed at
> age 30, is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands
> do not produce sufficient steroid hormones. Name that disease.
>
> 9. As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress
> to create what volunteer program? The goals of the program
> are providing technical assistance, helping people outside the
> US to understand American culture, and helping Americans to
> understand the cultures of other countries.
> 10. During his term in the Senate, Kennedy published this book about
> US senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs.
> It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Name the book.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Constants
>
> 10 questions on scientific or mathematical constants.
>
> 1. What is the name of the constant given by the unitless value
> of 6.02 × 10^23 (i.e. 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)? Named
> after a 19th-century Italian scientist, it is a key component
> in the study of chemistry.
> 2. What is the constant represented by the small letter "c",
> with the approximate value 3.0 × 10^8 m/s (300,000,000 meters
> per second)?
> 3. What is the constant represented by the small letter "g", with
> the approximate the value 9.8 m/s² (9.8 meters per second
> squared)?
> 4. Please decode the rot13 to see questions #4-5 only after you
> have finished with #1-3. Gur tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, be
> havirefny tenivgngvbany pbafgnag, vf ercerfragrq ol n pncvgny
universal gravitational constant, is represented by a capital
> T naq nccrnef va gur ynj bs havirefny tenivgngvba. Jub vf
G and appears in the law of universal gravitation. Who is
> perqvgrq sbe vgf qvfpbirel?
credited for its discovery?
Newton
Newton
> 5. Nabgure pbafgnag vf gur zntavghqr bs ryrpgevp punetr cre zbyr bs
Another constant is the magnitude of electric charge per mole of
> ryrpgebaf. Vg rdhnyf gur punetr ba fvatyr ryrpgeba zhygvcyvrq
electrons. It equals the charge on single electron multiplied
> ol Nibtnqeb'f ahzore. Vg vf anzrq nsgre n crefba: jub?
by Avogadro's number. It is named after a person: who?
Coulomb
> 6. Another constant is the quantum of action in quantum mechanics.
> It is named after its discoverer, the father of quantum
> mechanics: who?
> 7. What is the name of the constant in the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT?
>
> In the last 3 questions, if you want to show off and give additional
> digits beyond the number asked for, please make it worthwhile by
> giving at least 10 significant digits.
>
> 8. What is the approximate value of pi, the ratio of a circle's
> circumference to its diameter? Your answer must be correct to
> 3 significant digits.
> 9. What is the approximate value of e, or Euler's number? e is
> the limit of (1+1/n)^n as n approaches infinity. We need 2
> significant digits here.
> 10. The golden ratio turns up frequently in geometry, and in Dan
> Brown novels. What is the value of the golden ratio? Give the
> approximate value to 2 significant digits, or the exact value
> as a closed-form mathematical expression (in ASCII).
--Jeff
Mark Brader
Feb 24, 2014, 12:05:28 AM2/24/14
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If Jeff Turner's answers had been posted on time, he would have received
24 points on Round 4 and 28 on Round 6.
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24 points on Round 4 and 28 on Round 6.
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