These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
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 the Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".

* Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact

This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.

1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
car.

2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
working television system.

4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
Tritton in Britain and Eugè ne Brillié in France invented the
first operational military tanks.

5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
Berners-Lee invented the Web.

6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
device at Bell Labs.

8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
Ocean.

10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

* Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements

1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
*units* does a tachometer typically measure?

2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
tip of one's middle Finger?

3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
horses?

4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
earthquakes on the Richter scale?

5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

7. What does an anemometer measure?

8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
do diopters measure?

9. The Bristol Scale is graded from 1 -- "separate hard lumps" --
to 7 -- "entirely liquid." What does the Bristol Scale measure?

10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

--
Mark Brader "There are three rules for writing the novel.
Toronto Unfortunately no one knows what they are."
msb@vex.net -- Maugham

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On 2/27/2024 7:34 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact
>
> This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
> that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
> or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
> or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.
>
> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1886

> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1885

> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1920

> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eugè ne Brillié in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1911

> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1990

> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

2003

> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1950

> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1935

> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1907

> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903

> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements
>
> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

revolutions per minute

> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

cubit

> 3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
> horses?

hand

> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

5.9; 5.6

> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

atomic clock

> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

blood pressure

> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

wind speed

> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

magnification for eyeglasses

> 10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
> and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
> standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
> from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

avoirdupois

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact

> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1880

> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1890

> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1917

> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eug? ne Brilli? in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1910

> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1991

> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

2003

> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1948

> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1927

> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1901

> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903

> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements

> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

rotations per second

> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

cubit

> 3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
> horses?

hand

> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

6.2

> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

atomic clock

> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

blood pressure

> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

wind speed

> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

eyeglass lenses

> 9. The Bristol Scale is graded from 1 -- "separate hard lumps" --
> to 7 -- "entirely liquid." What does the Bristol Scale measure?

mud consistency

> 10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
> and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
> standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
> from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

avoirdupois

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

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact
>
> This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
> that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
> or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
> or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.
>
> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1896
> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1878
> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1926

> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eugè ne Brillié in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1915
> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1989
> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

2006
> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1953
> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1926
> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1903
> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements
>
> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

rpm
> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

"aln" in Swedish.
> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

3.6
> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

Atomic watch
> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

Elementary, sphygmos, of course!
> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

Blood pressure
> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

Strength of spectacals

Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
> 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 the Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
> of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact
>
> This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
> that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
> or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
> or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.
>
> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1885; 1891

>
> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1885; 1891

>
> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1926

>
> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eugè ne Brillié in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1915

>
> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1988

>
> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

1999

>
> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1949

>
> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1937

>
> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1918

>
> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903

>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements
>
> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

Revolutions per Minute

>
> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

Cubit

>
> 3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
> horses?

Hand

>
> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

4.8; 5.1

>
> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

Cesium

>
> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

Blood pressure

>
> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

Atmospheric pressure

>
> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

Strength of corrective lenses

>
> 9. The Bristol Scale is graded from 1 -- "separate hard lumps" --
> to 7 -- "entirely liquid." What does the Bristol Scale measure?
>
> 10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
> and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
> standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
> from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

Avoirdupois

>

Pete Gayde

On 2/27/24 17:34, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact
>
> This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
> that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
> or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
> or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.
>
> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1893

>
> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1879

>
> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1934

>
> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eugè ne Brillié in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1915

>
> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1989

>
> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

2000

>
> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1949

>
> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1938

>
> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1909

>
> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903

>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements
>
> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

revolutions per minute (rpm)

>
> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

cubit

>
> 3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
> horses?

hand

>
> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

4.2; 3.9

>
> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

atomic clock

>
> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

blood pressure

>
> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

wind speed

>
> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

focusing of eyeglasses

>
> 9. The Bristol Scale is graded from 1 -- "separate hard lumps" --
> to 7 -- "entirely liquid." What does the Bristol Scale measure?

density of seawater

>
> 10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
> and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
> standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
> from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

avoirdupois

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

> * Game 2, Round 4 - History - Technological Advances with Historic Impact

> This round is about technological advances over the past 150 years
> that have had a historic impact on the world. For each technology
> or innovation, we'll ask for the year it was invented, patented,
> or launched, as we specify -- in each case, plus or minus 5 years.

> 1. Automobile: The year when German engine designer and automotive
> engineer Karl (or Carl) Benz patented the first gasoline-powered
> car.

1886 (accepting 1881-91). 4 for Joshua and Pete (the hard way).

> 2. Phonograph: The year when American inventor and businessman
> Thomas Edison patented the cylinder phonograph.

1878 (accepting 1873-83). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.

> 3. Television: The year when Scottish inventor and electrical
> engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first live
> working television system.

1926 (accepting 1921-31). 4 for Erland and Pete.

> 4. The tank: The year when designers Walter Wilson and William
> Tritton in Britain and Eugène Brillié in France invented the
> first operational military tanks.

1915 (accepting 1910-20). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum,
Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

They were first used in battle the following year.

> 5. World Wide Web: The year when English computer scientist Tim
> Berners-Lee invented the Web.

1989 (accepting 1984-94). 4 for everyone.

> 6. YouTube: The year when the first popular video-streaming site
> was launched by Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur Steve
> Chen, American webmaster and businessman Chad Hurley, and
> American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur Jawed Karim.

2005 (accepting 2000-10). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.

> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
> device at Bell Labs.

1947 (accepting 1942-52). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque,
and Erland.

> 8. Nylon: The year when the first fully synthetic fiber was produced
> by chemist Wallace Carothers while working at DuPont.

1935 (accepting 1930-40). 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 9. Radio: The year when Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo
> Marconi sent the first wireless signals across the Atlantic
> Ocean.

1901 (accepting 1896-1906). 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.

> 10. Airplane: The year when American aviation pioneers Orville
> and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled and sustained flight
> of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.

1903 (accepting 1898-1908). 4 for everyone.

> * Game 2, Round 6 - Science - Scales and Measurements

> 1. A tachometer measures the working speed of an engine. In what
> *units* does a tachometer typically measure?

RPM. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 2. What is the ancient unit of measurement oft-cited in the Bible
> that was equivalent to the distance from one's elbow to the
> tip of one's middle Finger?

A cubit. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 3. What is the name of the unit used to measure the height of
> horses?

A hand. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 4. The strongest recorded earthquakes to hit Toronto were of
> virtually the same magnitude and occurred on 2010-06-23 and
> 2013-05-17. Within 0.1, what was the measurement of these
> earthquakes on the Richter scale?

5 and 5.1 (accepting 4.9-5.2). 2 for Pete.

> 5. What is the name given to the most accurate kind of clock,
> considered accurate to within one second in 20,000,000 years?

(Cesium) atomic clock. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland.

> 6. When we put on a sphygmomanometer, what are we measuring?

Blood pressure. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 7. What does an anemometer measure?

Wind speed. (Accepting wind pressure or force). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

> 8. Many -- or most? -- members of this trivia league make use of
> an everyday item whose strength is measured in diopters. What
> do diopters measure?

Lens strength or focal length (as in glasses). I scored
"magnification" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland,
Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.

> 9. The Bristol Scale is graded from 1 -- "separate hard lumps" --
> to 7 -- "entirely liquid." What does the Bristol Scale measure?

Feces.

> 10. What is the name of the system of weights measured in pounds
> and ounces, First used in the medieval wool trade and
> standardized by international treaty in 1959? Its name derives
> from the French term meaning "goods sold by weight."

Avoirdupois. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 35 40 28 31 134
Dan Blum 36 28 24 28 116
Pete Gayde 20 20 28 30 98
Dan Tilque 8 8 28 32 76
Erland Sommarskog 20 12 32 11 75

--
Mark Brader At any rate, C++ != C. Actually, the value of
Toronto the expression "C++ != C" is [undefined].
msb@vex.net -- Peter da Silva

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
>> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
>> device at Bell Labs.
>
> 1947 (accepting 1942-52). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque,
> and Erland.

You really need to learn to read my entries more closely. I was one
year outside the allowed margin.

Mark Brader:
>>> 7. Transistor: The year when American physicists John Bardeen,
>>> Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented this semiconductor
>>> device at Bell Labs.
>>
>> 1947 (accepting 1942-52). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque,
>> and Erland.
Erland Sommarskog:
> You really need to learn to read my entries more closely.

You really need to learn not to be one year outside the allowed margin!
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque, then.

Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 35 40 28 31 134
Dan Blum 36 28 24 28 116
Pete Gayde 20 20 28 30 98
Dan Tilque 8 8 28 32 76
Erland Sommarskog 20 12 28 11 71

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "If disapproval we will drawback."
msb@vex.net --seen on a box of cookies

My text in this article is in the public domain.