• QFTCIBSI23 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: elements, athletes

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 8 04:02:45 2023
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-15,
    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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information please
    see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.
    2. Au (aurum), 79.
    3. W (wolfram), 74.
    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.
    5. Sb (stibium), 51.
    6. Sn (stannum), 50.
    7. Na (natrium), 11.
    8. Ag (argentum), 47.
    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.
    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    1. 2006, gold in speed skating. 1996, two bronzes in cycling.
    Mental health advocate.

    2. 2010 and 2018, gold in ice dance. Spokesperson for cosmetics,
    jewellery, and eyeglasses.

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    6. 2004, gold in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the Duma and
    alleged mother.

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.
    --
    Mark Brader "The past keeps getting cooler!
    Toronto (And there's more of it every day!)"
    msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jun 8 00:11:39 2023
    On 6/7/23 21:02, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    potassium

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    tungsten

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    iron

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    antimony

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    tin

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    sodium

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    copper

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    lead



    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    1. 2006, gold in speed skating. 1996, two bronzes in cycling.
    Mental health advocate.

    2. 2010 and 2018, gold in ice dance. Spokesperson for cosmetics,
    jewellery, and eyeglasses.

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    Bill Bradley


    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    6. 2004, gold in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the Duma and
    alleged mother.

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner


    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

    Sebastian Coe


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jun 8 10:07:56 2023
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    Potassium. (But in Swedish, we call it kalium)

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    Gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    Tungsten. (But in Swedish, we call it Wolfram.)

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    Iron.

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    Antimon. (Well, in Swedish at least.)

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    Tin.

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    Sodium. (Natrium in Swedish.)

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    Silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    Copper

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    Lead. (And "bly" in Swedish.)


    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Jenner

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    Klitschko

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

    Seb Coe

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Erland Sommarskog on Thu Jun 8 09:26:15 2023
    On 6/8/23 01:07, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    Tungsten. (But in Swedish, we call it Wolfram.)

    Which is a tad bit ironic. The word 'tungsten' comes from Swedish.


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    Dan Tilque

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Jun 9 00:04:33 2023
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    potassium

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    tungsten

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    iron

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    zinc

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    tin

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    sodium

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    copper

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    lead

    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    Bill Bradley

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    George Patton

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Bruce Jenner

    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    Benjamin Spock

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jun 8 19:53:09 2023
    On Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:02:56 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    potassium

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    tungsten

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    iron

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    antimony

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    tin

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    sodium

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    copper

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    lead

    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    Bradley

    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    Pacquiao

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    Patton

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Jenner

    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    Spock

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    Klitschko

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

    Coe

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Jun 10 17:26:08 2023
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-15,
    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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information please
    see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    Potassium

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    Gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.
    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    Iron

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.
    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    Tin

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    Sodium

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    Silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.
    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    Lead



    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    1. 2006, gold in speed skating. 1996, two bronzes in cycling.
    Mental health advocate.

    2. 2010 and 2018, gold in ice dance. Spokesperson for cosmetics,
    jewellery, and eyeglasses.

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    Bradley


    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    Patton


    6. 2004, gold in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the Duma and
    alleged mother.

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Jenner


    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    Schweitzer


    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    Klitschko


    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

    Coe



    Pete Gayde

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  • From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sun Jun 11 07:56:51 2023
    On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 12:02:56 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-15,
    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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
    are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
    been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information please
    see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    potassium

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    gold

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    tungstun

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    iron

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    antimony

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    tin

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    sodium

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    silver

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    cooper

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    lead



    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    1. 2006, gold in speed skating. 1996, two bronzes in cycling.
    Mental health advocate.

    stolz

    2. 2010 and 2018, gold in ice dance. Spokesperson for cosmetics,
    jewellery, and eyeglasses.

    moir?

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    bradley

    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    manny pacquiao

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    george patton

    6. 2004, gold in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the Duma and
    alleged mother.

    kabaeva?

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    jenner

    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    spock

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    klitschko

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee.

    sebastian coe

    --
    Mark Brader "The past keeps getting cooler!
    Toronto (And there's more of it every day!)"
    m...@vex.net --Randall Munroe

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

    swp

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 11 20:55:13 2023
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Name That Element!

    On the periodic table of elements, many symbols are derived from
    the element's commonly-used name, like C for carbon, but some
    are not. We'll give you a symbol, the word it was derived from,
    and its atomic number. You tell us its common name.

    This was the easiest round in the original name.

    1. K (kalium), 19.

    Potassium. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
    Pete, and Stephen.

    2. Au (aurum), 79.

    Gold. 4 for everyone.

    3. W (wolfram), 74.

    Tungsten. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.

    4. Fe (ferrum), 26.

    Iron. 4 for everyone.

    5. Sb (stibium), 51.

    Antimony. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.

    6. Sn (stannum), 50.

    Tin. 4 for everyone.

    7. Na (natrium), 11.

    Sodium. 4 for everyone.

    8. Ag (argentum), 47.

    Silver. 4 for everyone.

    9. Cu (cuprum ["KOO-prum"]), 29.

    Copper. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.

    10. Pb (plumbum ["PLUM-bum"]), 82.

    Lead. 4 for everyone.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - After they were Olympians

    Name these Olympic athletes, who all went on to other careers.
    You will be given some of their Olympic results (not necessarily
    all of their medals), and usually, additional hints about their
    post-Olympic careers.

    1. 2006, gold in speed skating. 1996, two bronzes in cycling.
    Mental health advocate.

    Clara Hughes.

    She also won silver in speed skating in 2006, and bronze in 2002
    and 2010.

    2. 2010 and 2018, gold in ice dance. Spokesperson for cosmetics,
    jewellery, and eyeglasses.

    Tessa Virtue.

    She also won silver in 2014 and team gold in 2018.

    3. 1964, gold in basketball. US Senator from New Jersey.

    Bill Bradley. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.

    4. 1996, bronze in boxing. Senator. Finished third behind Bongbong
    Marcos in his country's presidential election.

    Manny Pacquiao. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.

    5. 1912, 5th place in modern pentathlon. Military command and
    subject of 1970 movie.

    George S. Patton. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.

    6. 2004, gold in rhythmic gymnastics. Member of the Duma and
    alleged mother.

    Alina Kabaeva. 4 for Stephen.

    She is alleged to have given birth to two or three of Vladimir
    Putin's children.

    7. 1976, gold in decathlon. Enough said.

    Caitlyn (née Bruce) Jenner. 4 for everyone.

    8. 1924, gold in rowing eights. Physician and best-selling author.

    Dr. Benjamin Spock. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.

    9. 1996, gold in boxing. Not to be confused with his older
    brother, Vitali, who has a successful career in municipal
    politics. The surname is sufficient.

    Wladimir Klitshchko. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.

    10. 1980 and 1984, gold in 1500 m. Member of Parliament, lord,
    and chairman of the 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

    (Baron) Sebastian Coe. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete,
    and Stephen.

    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Can Mis Sci Spo
    Stephen Perry 40 40 40 32 152
    Joshua Kreitzer 32 24 40 28 124
    Erland Sommarskog 20 16 40 12 88
    Dan Blum 0 31 36 16 83
    Dan Tilque 4 24 40 12 80
    Pete Gayde 8 16 28 20 72

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "The singular of 'data' is not 'anecdote.'" msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Goldberg

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