* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Foundational Discoveries and Theories
1. Although some ancient philosophers believed otherwise, until 1543
it was generally accepted that the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets
all moved in circles around the Earth. Then a Polish astronomer
dared to write a book stating that the Earth and planets moved
around the Sun. Who was he?
2. About 70 years later, Galileo helped prove the point by using
his telescope to discover some objects that definitely orbited
something other than the Earth. In fact he found four of them.
What objects? Name or describe one or more of them.
3. Which German astronomer worked out in 1609 that the planets orbit
the Sun, not in circular orbits, but elliptical ones? His main
source for this conclusion was observational data collected by
Tycho Brahe of Denmark.
4. In 1924, using a new telescope, this American astronomer
proved the existence of what we now call galaxies. Then in 1929
he discovered that the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it
is moving away from us -- in other words, that the whole universe
is in a continuous and uniform state of expansion. Name him.
7. In 1752 this scientist in what is now the US proved that
lightning is a form of electricity. Who?
9. In the 1770s one English and one French chemist between them
accomplished the following: They learned that air was a mixture
of substances, they isolated oxygen from it, and they learned
that when something burns it does not emit some substance
already contained in it, but rather combines with oxygen.
Name either man.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Entertainment vs. Literature
1. The novel "The Sheep-Pig" by Dick King-Smith was adapted into
what 1995 movie starring James Cromwell?
2. Speaking of sheep, Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep?" was adapted into what 1982 movie?
3. Speaking of Philip K. Dick, name his original story that the
movie "Total Recall" was based on. The title is 7 words long.
5. The 2013 animated movie "Frozen" was based on what story by
Hans Christian Andersen?
7. The 1975 movie "Three Days of the Condor" starring Robert
Redford was based on what novel by James Grady?
8. The 1995 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was based on what
novel by Gary K. Wolf?
9. The 2012 science-fiction movie "John Carter" was based on what
novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Foundational Discoveries and Theories
1. Although some ancient philosophers believed otherwise, until 1543
it was generally accepted that the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets
all moved in circles around the Earth. Then a Polish astronomer
dared to write a book stating that the Earth and planets moved
around the Sun. Who was he?
2. About 70 years later, Galileo helped prove the point by using
his telescope to discover some objects that definitely orbited
something other than the Earth. In fact he found four of them.
What objects? Name or describe one or more of them.
3. Which German astronomer worked out in 1609 that the planets orbit
the Sun, not in circular orbits, but elliptical ones? His main
source for this conclusion was observational data collected by
Tycho Brahe of Denmark.
4. In 1924, using a new telescope, this American astronomer
proved the existence of what we now call galaxies. Then in 1929
he discovered that the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it
is moving away from us -- in other words, that the whole universe
is in a continuous and uniform state of expansion. Name him.
5. Turning now from the very big to the very small, in 1665 Robert
Hooke used a new microscope to discover that cork is divided
into little compartments, which other scientists then discovered
in other living tissues. What name did Hooke give them?
6. In 1796 some people believed that if you ever got sick with
cowpox, that was a good thing because you became immune to
smallpox, which was much more serious. It sounded too good
to be true, but then this English doctor proved it *was* true
by inoculating people with cowpox -- thus creating the first
vaccine (a word derived from the Latin for "cow"). Name him.
7. In 1752 this scientist in what is now the US proved that
lightning is a form of electricity. Who?
8. In about 1860 this Scottish scientist developed equations
relating electricity and magnetism. Name him.
9. In the 1770s one English and one French chemist between them
accomplished the following: They learned that air was a mixture
of substances, they isolated oxygen from it, and they learned
that when something burns it does not emit some substance
already contained in it, but rather combines with oxygen.
Name either man.
10. In 1900 this German physicist worked out that light and other
forms of radiation come in small units -- that is, he developed
quantum theory. Name him.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Entertainment vs. Literature
When a movie is adapted from an existing work -- a novel, a short
story, a play, or a non-fiction work -- sometimes a new title
is chosen. In this round we'll give you one title and ask you
for the other. Sometimes the two titles are similar, sometimes
completely different. Sometimes the movie title is applied to
later editions of the original work, but we're talking about
original titles here.
1. The novel "The Sheep-Pig" by Dick King-Smith was adapted into
what 1995 movie starring James Cromwell?
2. Speaking of sheep, Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep?" was adapted into what 1982 movie?
3. Speaking of Philip K. Dick, name his original story that the
movie "Total Recall" was based on. The title is 7 words long.
4. The 1994 movie "The Madness of King George", starring Nigel
Hawthorne, was adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play.
The title of the play was also 5 words long, but what was it?
5. The 2013 animated movie "Frozen" was based on what story by
Hans Christian Andersen?
6. Speaking of cold things, the graphic novel "The Coldest City"
by Antony Johnston and illustrator Sam Hart got a hotter title
for the 2017 movie adaptation starring Charlize Theron [th as in
"thin", rhymes with "heron"]. What was that?
7. The 1975 movie "Three Days of the Condor" starring Robert
Redford was based on what novel by James Grady?
8. The 1995 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was based on what
novel by Gary K. Wolf?
9. The 2012 science-fiction movie "John Carter" was based on what
novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
10. What 1988 movie starring Bruce Willis was based on Roderick
Thorp's novel "Nothing Lasts Forever"?
* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Foundational Discoveries and Theories
1. Although some ancient philosophers believed otherwise, until 1543
it was generally accepted that the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets
all moved in circles around the Earth. Then a Polish astronomer
dared to write a book stating that the Earth and planets moved
around the Sun. Who was he?
2. About 70 years later, Galileo helped prove the point by using
his telescope to discover some objects that definitely orbited
something other than the Earth. In fact he found four of them.
What objects? Name or describe one or more of them.
3. Which German astronomer worked out in 1609 that the planets orbit
the Sun, not in circular orbits, but elliptical ones? His main
source for this conclusion was observational data collected by
Tycho Brahe of Denmark.
4. In 1924, using a new telescope, this American astronomer
proved the existence of what we now call galaxies. Then in 1929
he discovered that the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it
is moving away from us -- in other words, that the whole universe
is in a continuous and uniform state of expansion. Name him.
5. Turning now from the very big to the very small, in 1665 Robert
Hooke used a new microscope to discover that cork is divided
into little compartments, which other scientists then discovered
in other living tissues. What name did Hooke give them?
6. In 1796 some people believed that if you ever got sick with
cowpox, that was a good thing because you became immune to
smallpox, which was much more serious. It sounded too good
to be true, but then this English doctor proved it *was* true
by inoculating people with cowpox -- thus creating the first
vaccine (a word derived from the Latin for "cow"). Name him.
7. In 1752 this scientist in what is now the US proved that
lightning is a form of electricity. Who?
8. In about 1860 this Scottish scientist developed equations
relating electricity and magnetism. Name him.
9. In the 1770s one English and one French chemist between them
accomplished the following: They learned that air was a mixture
of substances, they isolated oxygen from it, and they learned
that when something burns it does not emit some substance
already contained in it, but rather combines with oxygen.
Name either man.
10. In 1900 this German physicist worked out that light and other
forms of radiation come in small units -- that is, he developed
quantum theory. Name him.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote both of these rounds.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Entertainment vs. Literature
When a movie is adapted from an existing work -- a novel, a short
story, a play, or a non-fiction work -- sometimes a new title
is chosen. In this round we'll give you one title and ask you
for the other. Sometimes the two titles are similar, sometimes
completely different. Sometimes the movie title is applied to
later editions of the original work, but we're talking about
original titles here.
1. The novel "The Sheep-Pig" by Dick King-Smith was adapted into
what 1995 movie starring James Cromwell?
2. Speaking of sheep, Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep?" was adapted into what 1982 movie?
3. Speaking of Philip K. Dick, name his original story that the
movie "Total Recall" was based on. The title is 7 words long.
4. The 1994 movie "The Madness of King George", starring Nigel
Hawthorne, was adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play.
The title of the play was also 5 words long, but what was it?
5. The 2013 animated movie "Frozen" was based on what story by
Hans Christian Andersen?
6. Speaking of cold things, the graphic novel "The Coldest City"
by Antony Johnston and illustrator Sam Hart got a hotter title
for the 2017 movie adaptation starring Charlize Theron [th as in
"thin", rhymes with "heron"]. What was that?
7. The 1975 movie "Three Days of the Condor" starring Robert
Redford was based on what novel by James Grady?
8. The 1995 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was based on what
novel by Gary K. Wolf?
9. The 2012 science-fiction movie "John Carter" was based on what
novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
10. What 1988 movie starring Bruce Willis was based on Roderick
Thorp's novel "Nothing Lasts Forever"?
* Game 9, Round 6 - Science - Foundational Discoveries and Theories
1. Although some ancient philosophers believed otherwise, until 1543
it was generally accepted that the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets
all moved in circles around the Earth. Then a Polish astronomer
dared to write a book stating that the Earth and planets moved
around the Sun. Who was he?
2. About 70 years later, Galileo helped prove the point by using
his telescope to discover some objects that definitely orbited
something other than the Earth. In fact he found four of them.
What objects? Name or describe one or more of them.
3. Which German astronomer worked out in 1609 that the planets orbit
the Sun, not in circular orbits, but elliptical ones? His main
source for this conclusion was observational data collected by
Tycho Brahe of Denmark.
4. In 1924, using a new telescope, this American astronomer
proved the existence of what we now call galaxies. Then in 1929
he discovered that the more distant a galaxy is, the faster it
is moving away from us -- in other words, that the whole universe
is in a continuous and uniform state of expansion. Name him.
5. Turning now from the very big to the very small, in 1665 Robert
Hooke used a new microscope to discover that cork is divided
into little compartments, which other scientists then discovered
in other living tissues. What name did Hooke give them?
6. In 1796 some people believed that if you ever got sick with
cowpox, that was a good thing because you became immune to
smallpox, which was much more serious. It sounded too good
to be true, but then this English doctor proved it *was* true
by inoculating people with cowpox -- thus creating the first
vaccine (a word derived from the Latin for "cow"). Name him.
7. In 1752 this scientist in what is now the US proved that
lightning is a form of electricity. Who?
8. In about 1860 this Scottish scientist developed equations
relating electricity and magnetism. Name him.
9. In the 1770s one English and one French chemist between them
accomplished the following: They learned that air was a mixture
of substances, they isolated oxygen from it, and they learned
that when something burns it does not emit some substance
already contained in it, but rather combines with oxygen.
Name either man.
10. In 1900 this German physicist worked out that light and other
forms of radiation come in small units -- that is, he developed
quantum theory. Name him.
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