* Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Opening Lines of Novels
We'll give you the opening lines of a novel; you give us the title.
1. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.
2. The great fish moved silently through the night water.
3. I WILL NOT:
Drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
4. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.
5. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way.
6. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly
broken at the elbow.
8. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
9. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud
to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - Space Probes
This round is about exploring strange new worlds, and boldly going
where no man (or no one) has gone before. That is, it's about
unmanned space probes.
Note: In cases where the answer includes a name and a number,
the name alone will suffice. But if you give the number then it
must be correct for full points.
3. Launched in 1977, flying by Jupiter in 1979, and flying by Saturn
in 1980, this probe is """now""" the furthest man-made object in
the universe; three times more distant than Pluto. What is the
name of this probe? Hint: think of the first "Star Trek" movie.
4. Launched in 2004, Messenger was the first spacecraft to orbit
(rather than just fly by) which planet?
5. A probe launched in 1965 by the Soviets was the first spacecraft
to land on another planet, in the following year. Or to be
precise, communications were lost in the final moments of its
descent, so we don't actually know whether it was still intact
when it reached the surface. But which alien planet received
this Soviet space junk in 1966?
7. The Huygens space probe landed in January of 2005 on Titan,
and """is""" currently furthest from Earth of all landed probes.
Titan is a moon of what planet?
9. When launched in 2006, this was intended to be the first probe
to fly by the planet Pluto. It is """now""" expected to
arrive at the dwarf planet Pluto on 2015-07-14. What is the
probe called?
10. What country was the third -- after the USSR and the US --
to launch an interplanetary probe? The probe, launched in 1985,
flew by Halley's comet.
* Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Opening Lines of Novels
1. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.
2. The great fish moved silently through the night water.
3. I WILL NOT:
Drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
4. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.
5. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way.
6. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly
broken at the elbow.
7. The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at
three o'clock in the morning.
8. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
9. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud
to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - Space Probes
1. What was the name of the first rover on Mars?
2. Name one of the """two rovers that are now still active on
Mars""".
3. Launched in 1977, flying by Jupiter in 1979, and flying by Saturn
in 1980, this probe is """now""" the furthest man-made object in
the universe; three times more distant than Pluto. What is the
name of this probe? Hint: think of the first "Star Trek" movie.
4. Launched in 2004, Messenger was the first spacecraft to orbit
(rather than just fly by) which planet?
5. A probe launched in 1965 by the Soviets was the first spacecraft
to land on another planet, in the following year. Or to be
precise, communications were lost in the final moments of its
descent, so we don't actually know whether it was still intact
when it reached the surface. But which alien planet received
this Soviet space junk in 1966?
6. In 1970 -- the year after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon --
the Soviets deployed the first extraterrestrial robotic rover,
also on the Moon. Name *either* the rover or the spacecraft
that delivered it.
7. The Huygens space probe landed in January of 2005 on Titan,
and """is""" currently furthest from Earth of all landed probes.
Titan is a moon of what planet?
8. The Huygens lander probe was launched together with another
probe, which is """now""" orbiting <answer 7>. What is the
name of Huygens' orbiting partner?
9. When launched in 2006, this was intended to be the first probe
to fly by the planet Pluto. It is """now""" expected to
arrive at the dwarf planet Pluto on 2015-07-14. What is the
probe called?
10. What country was the third -- after the USSR and the US --
to launch an interplanetary probe? The probe, launched in 1985,
flew by Halley's comet.
* Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Opening Lines of Novels
4. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - Space Probes
3. Launched in 1977, flying by Jupiter in 1979, and flying by Saturn
in 1980, this probe is """now""" the furthest man-made object in
the universe; three times more distant than Pluto. What is the
name of this probe? Hint: think of the first "Star Trek" movie.
5. A probe launched in 1965 by the Soviets was the first spacecraft
to land on another planet, in the following year. Or to be
precise, communications were lost in the final moments of its
descent, so we don't actually know whether it was still intact
when it reached the surface. But which alien planet received
this Soviet space junk in 1966?
7. The Huygens space probe landed in January of 2005 on Titan,
and """is""" currently furthest from Earth of all landed probes.
Titan is a moon of what planet?
10. What country was the third -- after the USSR and the US --
to launch an interplanetary probe? The probe, launched in 1985,
flew by Halley's comet.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Opening Lines of Novels
We'll give you the opening lines of a novel; you give us the title.
1. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.
2. The great fish moved silently through the night water.
3. I WILL NOT:
Drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
4. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.
5. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way.
6. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly
broken at the elbow.
7. The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at
three o'clock in the morning.
8. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
9. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud
to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - Space Probes
This round is about exploring strange new worlds, and boldly going
where no man (or no one) has gone before. That is, it's about
unmanned space probes.
Note: In cases where the answer includes a name and a number,
the name alone will suffice. But if you give the number then it
must be correct for full points.
1. What was the name of the first rover on Mars?
2. Name one of the """two rovers that are now still active on
Mars""".
3. Launched in 1977, flying by Jupiter in 1979, and flying by Saturn
in 1980, this probe is """now""" the furthest man-made object in
the universe; three times more distant than Pluto. What is the
name of this probe? Hint: think of the first "Star Trek" movie.
4. Launched in 2004, Messenger was the first spacecraft to orbit
(rather than just fly by) which planet?
5. A probe launched in 1965 by the Soviets was the first spacecraft
to land on another planet, in the following year. Or to be
precise, communications were lost in the final moments of its
descent, so we don't actually know whether it was still intact
when it reached the surface. But which alien planet received
this Soviet space junk in 1966?
6. In 1970 -- the year after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon --
the Soviets deployed the first extraterrestrial robotic rover,
also on the Moon. Name *either* the rover or the spacecraft
that delivered it.
7. The Huygens space probe landed in January of 2005 on Titan,
and """is""" currently furthest from Earth of all landed probes.
Titan is a moon of what planet?
8. The Huygens lander probe was launched together with another
probe, which is """now""" orbiting <answer 7>. What is the
name of Huygens' orbiting partner?
9. When launched in 2006, this was intended to be the first probe
to fly by the planet Pluto. It is """now""" expected to
arrive at the dwarf planet Pluto on 2015-07-14. What is the
probe called?
10. What country was the third -- after the USSR and the US --
to launch an interplanetary probe? The probe, launched in 1985,
flew by Halley's comet.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Opening Lines of Novels
We'll give you the opening lines of a novel; you give us the title.
1. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.
2. The great fish moved silently through the night water.
3. I WILL NOT:
Drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.
4. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen.
5. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way.
6. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly
broken at the elbow.
7. The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at
three o'clock in the morning.
8. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
9. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud
to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
* Game 10, Round 8 - Science - Space Probes
This round is about exploring strange new worlds, and boldly going
where no man (or no one) has gone before. That is, it's about
unmanned space probes.
Note: In cases where the answer includes a name and a number,
the name alone will suffice. But if you give the number then it
must be correct for full points.
1. What was the name of the first rover on Mars?
2. Name one of the """two rovers that are now still active on
Mars""".
3. Launched in 1977, flying by Jupiter in 1979, and flying by Saturn
in 1980, this probe is """now""" the furthest man-made object in
the universe; three times more distant than Pluto. What is the
name of this probe? Hint: think of the first "Star Trek" movie.
4. Launched in 2004, Messenger was the first spacecraft to orbit
(rather than just fly by) which planet?
5. A probe launched in 1965 by the Soviets was the first spacecraft
to land on another planet, in the following year. Or to be
precise, communications were lost in the final moments of its
descent, so we don't actually know whether it was still intact
when it reached the surface. But which alien planet received
this Soviet space junk in 1966?
6. In 1970 -- the year after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon --
the Soviets deployed the first extraterrestrial robotic rover,
also on the Moon. Name *either* the rover or the spacecraft
that delivered it.
7. The Huygens space probe landed in January of 2005 on Titan,
and """is""" currently furthest from Earth of all landed probes.
Titan is a moon of what planet?
8. The Huygens lander probe was launched together with another
probe, which is """now""" orbiting <answer 7>. What is the
name of Huygens' orbiting partner?
9. When launched in 2006, this was intended to be the first probe
to fly by the planet Pluto. It is """now""" expected to
arrive at the dwarf planet Pluto on 2015-07-14. What is the
probe called?
10. What country was the third -- after the USSR and the US --
to launch an interplanetary probe? The probe, launched in 1985,
flew by Halley's comet.
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