* Game 5, Round 7 - Canadiana - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
* Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Laws and Principles
1. This law of planetary motion states that a planet's orbit around
the Sun is in the shape of an ellipse, with the Sun at one of
the foci of the ellipse.
2. This law of physics states that when two bodies interact,
they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction. This is often summarized as "for
every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
3. The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and
amount (the number of molecules) of a theoretical gas. This law
was derived from four other laws, each relating to a pair of the
previously mentioned parameters (pressure, volume, temperature,
and amount). Name any of these 4 laws.
4. This law relates the resistance of an electrical circuit
to the voltage applied and the current through the circuit.
(Resistance is equal to voltage divided by current).
5. This law states that energy may not be created or destroyed.
6. This empirical law states that the force needed to extend
or compress a spring by some distance scales linearly with that
distance. The scientist this law is named after was also one
of the first people to examine living things on a microscopic
scale, using a microscope of his own design.
7. This law, really more of an observation about the complexity
of electronics, is named after a former CEO of Intel. It states
that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles
about every 2 years.
8. This "Law" is the observation that distant galaxies are moving
away from the Earth at velocities proportional to their distance
from Earth.
9. This law states that the force of gravity between two objects
is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them.
10. This fundamental principle of quantum mechanics states there
is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously
known. In other words, the more accurately one property is
measured, the less accurately the other property can be known.
* Game 5, Round 7 - Canadiana - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
8. Name either of the two Canadian prime ministers buried in
Mt. Pleasant. One died in 1950, the other in 2020.
10. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of
the 20th century. After his death in 1982, the first few bars
of Bach's Goldberg Variations were carved on his grave marker.
That grave is among the most-visited in Mt. Pleasant.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Laws and Principles
1. This law of planetary motion states that a planet's orbit around
the Sun is in the shape of an ellipse, with the Sun at one of
the foci of the ellipse.
2. This law of physics states that when two bodies interact,
they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction. This is often summarized as "for
every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
3. The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and
amount (the number of molecules) of a theoretical gas. This law
was derived from four other laws, each relating to a pair of the
previously mentioned parameters (pressure, volume, temperature,
and amount). Name any of these 4 laws.
4. This law relates the resistance of an electrical circuit
to the voltage applied and the current through the circuit.
(Resistance is equal to voltage divided by current).
5. This law states that energy may not be created or destroyed.
6. This empirical law states that the force needed to extend
or compress a spring by some distance scales linearly with that
distance. The scientist this law is named after was also one
of the first people to examine living things on a microscopic
scale, using a microscope of his own design.
7. This law, really more of an observation about the complexity
of electronics, is named after a former CEO of Intel. It states
that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles
about every 2 years.
8. This "Law" is the observation that distant galaxies are moving
away from the Earth at velocities proportional to their distance
from Earth.
9. This law states that the force of gravity between two objects
is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them.
10. This fundamental principle of quantum mechanics states there
is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously
known. In other words, the more accurately one property is
measured, the less accurately the other property can be known.
* Game 5, Round 7 - Canadiana - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is one of Canada's most historic cemeteries,
the final resting place of many prominent Canadians -- including
the following ten. Name them.
8. Name either of the two Canadian prime ministers buried in
Mt. Pleasant. One died in 1950, the other in 2020.
9. He shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery
of insulin. At the age of 32, he remains the youngest winner
of that award. He died in a plane crash in 1941.
10. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of
the 20th century. After his death in 1982, the first few bars
of Bach's Goldberg Variations were carved on his grave marker.
That grave is among the most-visited in Mt. Pleasant.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Laws and Principles
Laws and principles abound in science. We will describe these
laws or principles to be identified from the handout list:
1. Ampere's Law
2. Archie's Law
3. Archimedes's Principle
4. Avogadro's Law
5. Bernoulli's Principle
6. Boyle's Law
7. Charles's Law
8. Coulomb's Law
9. Curie's Law
10. First Law of Thermodynamics
11. Gauss's Law
12. Gay-Lussac's Law
13. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
14. Hooke's Law
15. Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion
16. Kepler's First Law
17. Law of Conservation of Mass
18. Le Chatelier's Principle
19. Moore's Law
20. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
21. Newton's Third Law of Motion
22. Ohm's Law
23. Pauli Exclusion Principle
24. Planck's Law
25. Principle of Wave-Particle Duality
26. Snell's Law
Answer with either the number or the full name as shown above.
Answers do not repeat.
1. This law of planetary motion states that a planet's orbit around
the Sun is in the shape of an ellipse, with the Sun at one of
the foci of the ellipse.
2. This law of physics states that when two bodies interact,
they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction. This is often summarized as "for
every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
3. The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and
amount (the number of molecules) of a theoretical gas. This law
was derived from four other laws, each relating to a pair of the
previously mentioned parameters (pressure, volume, temperature,
and amount). Name any of these 4 laws.
4. This law relates the resistance of an electrical circuit
to the voltage applied and the current through the circuit.
(Resistance is equal to voltage divided by current).
5. This law states that energy may not be created or destroyed.
6. This empirical law states that the force needed to extend
or compress a spring by some distance scales linearly with that
distance. The scientist this law is named after was also one
of the first people to examine living things on a microscopic
scale, using a microscope of his own design.
7. This law, really more of an observation about the complexity
of electronics, is named after a former CEO of Intel. It states
that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles
about every 2 years.
8. This "Law" is the observation that distant galaxies are moving
away from the Earth at velocities proportional to their distance
from Earth.
9. This law states that the force of gravity between two objects
is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them.
10. This fundamental principle of quantum mechanics states there
is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously
known. In other words, the more accurately one property is
measured, the less accurately the other property can be known.
* Game 5, Round 7 - Canadiana - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is one of Canada's most historic cemeteries,
the final resting place of many prominent Canadians -- including
the following ten. Name them.
1. In 1872, this Scottish-born entrepreneur opened a department
store in Toronto that eventually expanded into a major chain.
His Yonge St. store was in a rivalry for decades with fellow
retailer Timothy Eaton. He died in 1897.
2. This businessman and art collector died in 2006. Over 30 years,
he sold his company's media, retail, and energy holdings
and created a giant in financial data services and academic
publishing. At his death, he was believed to be Canada's
richest person.
3. One of Canada's most famous defense lawyers, he died in 2014.
His clients included Conrad Black, politician Gerald Regan,
Robert Latimer, Helmuth Buxbaum, and Peter Demeter. He was
an outspoken opponent of the death penalty, and also hosted
"The Scales of Justice" series on CBC Radio and TV.
4. This Hockey Hall of Famer managed and coached the Toronto Maple
Leafs to 4 Stanley Cups in the 1960s. The less said about his
second stint with the Leafs, the better. He died in 1987.
5. Until Brooke Henderson and Mike Weir came along, he was
Canada's most successful pro golfer. Between 1961 and '72,
he won 8 PGA Tour events. He died in 1989.
6. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he was the first chairman of Metro
Toronto council from 1953 to '61. Among the many projects he
pushed were the expressways now running along the Don Valley
and the Lake Ontario shore. He died in 1983.
7. This founder of the Knob Hill Farms grocery chain died in 2006.
His other holdings included race horses, and Maple Leaf Sports
and Entertainment. It's tough to miss his grave near one of the
Mt. Pleasant gates -- it's dominated by a statue of Alexander
the Great.
8. Name either of the two Canadian prime ministers buried in
Mt. Pleasant. One died in 1950, the other in 2020.
9. He shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery
of insulin. At the age of 32, he remains the youngest winner
of that award. He died in a plane crash in 1941.
10. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of
the 20th century. After his death in 1982, the first few bars
of Bach's Goldberg Variations were carved on his grave marker.
That grave is among the most-visited in Mt. Pleasant.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Laws and Principles
Laws and principles abound in science. We will describe these
laws or principles to be identified from the handout list:
1. Ampere's Law
2. Archie's Law
3. Archimedes's Principle
4. Avogadro's Law
5. Bernoulli's Principle
6. Boyle's Law
7. Charles's Law
8. Coulomb's Law
9. Curie's Law
10. First Law of Thermodynamics
11. Gauss's Law
12. Gay-Lussac's Law
13. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
14. Hooke's Law
15. Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion
16. Kepler's First Law
17. Law of Conservation of Mass
18. Le Chatelier's Principle
19. Moore's Law
20. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
21. Newton's Third Law of Motion
22. Ohm's Law
23. Pauli Exclusion Principle
24. Planck's Law
25. Principle of Wave-Particle Duality
26. Snell's Law
Answer with either the number or the full name as shown above.
Answers do not repeat.
1. This law of planetary motion states that a planet's orbit around
the Sun is in the shape of an ellipse, with the Sun at one of
the foci of the ellipse.
2. This law of physics states that when two bodies interact,
they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction. This is often summarized as "for
every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
3. The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and
amount (the number of molecules) of a theoretical gas. This law
was derived from four other laws, each relating to a pair of the
previously mentioned parameters (pressure, volume, temperature,
and amount). Name any of these 4 laws.
4. This law relates the resistance of an electrical circuit
to the voltage applied and the current through the circuit.
(Resistance is equal to voltage divided by current).
5. This law states that energy may not be created or destroyed.
6. This empirical law states that the force needed to extend
or compress a spring by some distance scales linearly with that
distance. The scientist this law is named after was also one
of the first people to examine living things on a microscopic
scale, using a microscope of his own design.
7. This law, really more of an observation about the complexity
of electronics, is named after a former CEO of Intel. It states
that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles
about every 2 years.
8. This "Law" is the observation that distant galaxies are moving
away from the Earth at velocities proportional to their distance
from Earth.
9. This law states that the force of gravity between two objects
is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them.
10. This fundamental principle of quantum mechanics states there
is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously
known. In other words, the more accurately one property is
measured, the less accurately the other property can be known.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-06-10,
and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting
on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 7 - Canadiana - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is one of Canada's most historic cemeteries,
the final resting place of many prominent Canadians -- including
the following ten. Name them.
1. In 1872, this Scottish-born entrepreneur opened a department
store in Toronto that eventually expanded into a major chain.
His Yonge St. store was in a rivalry for decades with fellow
retailer Timothy Eaton. He died in 1897.
2. This businessman and art collector died in 2006. Over 30 years,
he sold his company's media, retail, and energy holdings
and created a giant in financial data services and academic
publishing. At his death, he was believed to be Canada's
richest person.
3. One of Canada's most famous defense lawyers, he died in 2014.
His clients included Conrad Black, politician Gerald Regan,
Robert Latimer, Helmuth Buxbaum, and Peter Demeter. He was
an outspoken opponent of the death penalty, and also hosted
"The Scales of Justice" series on CBC Radio and TV.
4. This Hockey Hall of Famer managed and coached the Toronto Maple
Leafs to 4 Stanley Cups in the 1960s. The less said about his
second stint with the Leafs, the better. He died in 1987.
5. Until Brooke Henderson and Mike Weir came along, he was
Canada's most successful pro golfer. Between 1961 and '72,
he won 8 PGA Tour events. He died in 1989.
6. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he was the first chairman of Metro
Toronto council from 1953 to '61. Among the many projects he
pushed were the expressways now running along the Don Valley
and the Lake Ontario shore. He died in 1983.
7. This founder of the Knob Hill Farms grocery chain died in 2006.
His other holdings included race horses, and Maple Leaf Sports
and Entertainment. It's tough to miss his grave near one of the
Mt. Pleasant gates -- it's dominated by a statue of Alexander
the Great.
8. Name either of the two Canadian prime ministers buried in
Mt. Pleasant. One died in 1950, the other in 2020.
9. He shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery
of insulin. At the age of 32, he remains the youngest winner
of that award. He died in a plane crash in 1941.
10. He was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of
the 20th century. After his death in 1982, the first few bars
of Bach's Goldberg Variations were carved on his grave marker.
That grave is among the most-visited in Mt. Pleasant.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Laws and Principles
Laws and principles abound in science. We will describe these
laws or principles to be identified from the handout list:
1. Ampere's Law
2. Archie's Law
3. Archimedes's Principle
4. Avogadro's Law
5. Bernoulli's Principle
6. Boyle's Law
7. Charles's Law
8. Coulomb's Law
9. Curie's Law
10. First Law of Thermodynamics
11. Gauss's Law
12. Gay-Lussac's Law
13. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
14. Hooke's Law
15. Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion
16. Kepler's First Law
17. Law of Conservation of Mass
18. Le Chatelier's Principle
19. Moore's Law
20. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
21. Newton's Third Law of Motion
22. Ohm's Law
23. Pauli Exclusion Principle
24. Planck's Law
25. Principle of Wave-Particle Duality
26. Snell's Law
Answer with either the number or the full name as shown above.
Answers do not repeat.
1. This law of planetary motion states that a planet's orbit around
the Sun is in the shape of an ellipse, with the Sun at one of
the foci of the ellipse.
2. This law of physics states that when two bodies interact,
they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude
and opposite in direction. This is often summarized as "for
every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
3. The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and
amount (the number of molecules) of a theoretical gas. This law
was derived from four other laws, each relating to a pair of the
previously mentioned parameters (pressure, volume, temperature,
and amount). Name any of these 4 laws.
4. This law relates the resistance of an electrical circuit
to the voltage applied and the current through the circuit.
(Resistance is equal to voltage divided by current).
5. This law states that energy may not be created or destroyed.
6. This empirical law states that the force needed to extend
or compress a spring by some distance scales linearly with that
distance. The scientist this law is named after was also one
of the first people to examine living things on a microscopic
scale, using a microscope of his own design.
7. This law, really more of an observation about the complexity
of electronics, is named after a former CEO of Intel. It states
that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles
about every 2 years.
8. This "Law" is the observation that distant galaxies are moving
away from the Earth at velocities proportional to their distance
from Earth.
9. This law states that the force of gravity between two objects
is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them.
10. This fundamental principle of quantum mechanics states there
is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical
properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously
known. In other words, the more accurately one property is
measured, the less accurately the other property can be known.
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