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and should be interpreted accordingly.

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Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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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
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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

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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

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

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.

--
Dan Tilque

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."

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

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

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

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

My text in this article is in the public domain.