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 Post subject: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:08 am 
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Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW Gibson in ABQ

By some miracle of science, the whole team, minus our investment banker, was at the BWW on Gibson Blvd in the ABQ in time for the Big Game. Unfortunately the house only has 14 working boxes now, so everyone was obligated to play a single machine only. This would not be a factor in our sub-par performance. That was due to some unaccountably bad calls by experienced players. <SIGH>


Worn-up Round

1. ‘Three Blind Mice’ was the theme song of the: THREE STOOGES.
2. Which of these body parts actually exists? SCHLEMM’S CANAL.
3. ‘Can’t beat the real thing’ is a 1990 ad slogan for: COCA-COLA.
4. What is a baby hare called? LEVERET.
5. The Psychlos are an alien race that rules the Earth in this Sci-Fi novel: BATTLEFIELD EARTH.
6. In the world of sports, Neymar is a soccer star from: BRAZIL.
7. Which city is connected to the Gulf of Mexico by a ship channel that is 50 miles long? HOUSTON.
8. To flabbergast someone is to ___ them. SURPRISE.
9. Richard L. Silver created this dance in 1976: ELECTRIC SLIDE.
10. Who was the first man to be the President of the Soviet Union? MIKHAIL GORBACHEV.

There was a 5-way split on #2 and a 2-way split on #4. The rest were “easy.”

Ground-down Round

1. The Dresden, Madrid, and Paris Codices make up the oldest surviving books of these people: MAYANS. {Ugh.}
2. What is chloral hydrate mainly used as? SEDATIVE.
3. A ___ person is one who lectures others too much. DIDACTIC.
4. The famed pagoda of Fagong Temple is a treasured artifact of: CHINA.
5. Born in 1904, Joseph Campbell is best known for his writings about: ANCIENT MYTHOLOGIES.
6. Ammerlander, Black Forest, and Westphalian are all varieties of German: HAM.
7. A student in economics 101 should know all about the Laffer: CURVE.
8. To see the South Shetland Islands you’ll need to sail to the: SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN.
9. ‘Mad about the Boy’ and ‘Twentieth Century Blues’ are songs by: NOEL COWARD. {MASSIVELY BRILLIANT call by CHILL.}
10. If someone gives you Syenite, you are in possession of a: ROCK.
11. You can read about the Philosopher’s Stone in the writings of the: ALCHEMISTS.
12. In property law, ___ refers to a bundle of rights. TITLE.

The screw-ups happened on #1 (5-way), #4 (5-way), and no others.


Scatology Round

S1. G-D-P-F-V Animal Genera v CURRENT MUSIC
‘God’s Plan’ is a big hit this year for this Toronto native. DRAKE {REAPER!}

S2. Poetry v SOUTH DAKOTA
Which South Dakota city is nearest the geographical center of the state? PIERRE. {Early call by BRICK and HEBEGB was vindicated.}

S3. Railroad builders v WORLD CAPITALS
The city of Beirut serves as the capital of: LEBANON. {Greek chorus}

S4. SOUTH DAKOTA v gawd-dammed-pink-fizzy-ARMORED animal genera
It is one of two National Parks located in South Dakota: WIND CAVES. {BLZBUB}

S5. WORLD CAPITALS v poetry
Which of these cities is the capital of its country? BUDAPEST. {DUFF was fastest, but this would have been a Greek Chorus answer anyway.}

S6. CURRENT MUSIC v railroad builders
Bruno Mars and Cardi B team up on this popular 2018 song: FINESSE. {Third-clue save.}

You better believe we avoided the G-D-P-F-A-V Animule questions like the plague. Likewise for the poetry queries.


Frightening Round

1. Ethylene glycol is the chemical name for this common substance: ANTIFREEZE.
2. ‘The A Team’ was the debut solo single of ___ in 2011. ED SHEERAN.
3. An inscrutable person is one who is: MYSTERIOUS.
4. Sidney Prescott is the protagonist of which film series? SCREAM.
5. A common weapon in the Iraq War, ‘IED is short for ___ Explosive Device. IMPROVISED.
6. Which Stephen Sondheim musical features John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald? ASSASSINS {Seemed too obvious, but we got it right.}
7. Ragnar Lothbrok is a legendary ___ hero. VIKING.
Other that for the missed chance on #2, the team was excellent on this round.


Py-Ram-It Round

P1. Lettuce was first cultivated by the ancient:
Choices: Egyptians, Chinese, Celts, Mayans, Hittites
A: EGYPTIANS. {The team went on a 2-way with the Chinese.}

P2. The Rougan-MacQuart family is at the center of this writer’s novels:
Choices: Emile Zola; John Galsworthy, Jean Genet, Honore de Balzac, Francois Mauriac
A: EMILE ZOLA. {We blew it; going for Balzac.}

P3. Which of these Australian cities is *not* a port city?
Choices: Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Hobart, Canberra
A: CANBERRA. {Greek chorus.}

P4. Which animals have a second set of extendable jaws?
Choices: Armadillos, Lemurs, Moray Eels, Pigs, Wolverines
A: MORAY EELS. {JAX took a bite out of this one.}

P5. Born in 1652, Lorenzo Corsini is better known in history as:
Choices: Pope Clement XII; Miguel Cervantes; Frederick the Great; Casanova; Titian
A: POPE CLEMENT XII. {KABLOOIE! A flat-out miss killed this round for us.}


{The team, for lack of a better phrase, SUCKED on this round. So, just one box finished the round with as much as 4 of 5 correct. Only two boxes scored 3 of 5 correct. Of course this means 11 boxes finished with a scant 2 of 5 correct.}

FINAL TRAGEDY
Topic: SCIENTIFIC TERMS

Which scientific term was coined by Isaac Newton?

1. Centripetal Force
2. Recessive Trait
3. Black Hole
4. Carbohydrate
5. Parallax

The order of the eliminations was 2, 3, 4, and 5, leaving #1, CENTRIPETAL FORCE as the correct answer. Once the five choices were revealed, this was a nearly instantaneous call from 3 on the team. Suggestions that it might be “parallax” were spun away like kids on a Tilt-A-Whirl.

The top individual scores for the night were 50455, 48957, 46047, 45049, 44687, and 44038 points.

The team’s average score for this game was 46,572 points.

The Ragged Rascals’ systemwide ranking was SIXTEENTH Place.

The big winner for the night were The Grand Slammers, playing at the BWW Arlington, VA with a whopping-big 61,927 points.
A heartbreaking second went to Houlihan’s of Westbury, NY with 58262 points.
Non-wetware 3 and 4, went to two Borg collectives.
Wetware-only Third thus went to BWW Montgomery, AL, followed by another Borg.
Wetware-only Fourth went to Teaser’s of Chicago, IL at 50401 points.
5. CK’s Tavern of Phoenix, AZ at 50244,
6. Big Guys of Winnipeg, MB at 49559, and
7. The Fellowship at BWW Kent, OH at 49029 get congratulations from the Ragged Rascals for a good match.

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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:58 am 
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BLZBUB wrote:
7. The Fellowship at BWW Kent, OH at 49029 get congratulations from the Ragged Rascals for a good match.


And right back at'cha, BLZBUB. It was unusually quiet in the room as we waited for the rankings, because we thought we had blown the tournament in pyramid--we all felt that a score in the 40k range left the door wide open with a pie on the table for a team like the Ragged Rascals. We went with Balzac and Casanova on those two questions. MEH precalled "Egyptian" on the first pyramid question for us, which looks like it may have been the difference.

Congrats on a great tournament!

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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
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The first animal genera question asked for the genus name for raccoons (PROCYON).

Otherwise, we picked all the same questions.

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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
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Q2 POETRY was something to the effect of, "This was published two days after the author's death."

1. PORPHYRIA'S LOVER
2. ANNABEL LEE
3. MY LAST DUCHESS
4. THE DRUNKEN BOAT
5. THE BRONZE HORSEMAN

Clues:
NO BRONZED GOD
NOT IN LOVE
ANNA OF SIAM


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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
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ANON wrote:
MEH precalled "Egyptian" on the first pyramid question for us, which looks like it may have been the difference.
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MEH is going to be so excited to hear this. On the drive home he remarked this was "first time" he felt like he "demonstrated his value" to trivia. ("demonstrating value" is a reference to an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). I assured him he contributes plenty, but he was particularly proud of this one.

Well done to the Ragged Rascals - the Fellowship was crestfallen at our score, because we know what the RR can do and we were prepared to bow out gracefully. What a tough Pyramid Round. We will see the Rascals again in another tournament soon, I am sure of that.

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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
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Gypsy wrote:
Q2 POETRY was something to the effect of, "This was published two days after the author's death."

1. PORPHYRIA'S LOVER
2. ANNABEL LEE
3. MY LAST DUCHESS
4. THE DRUNKEN BOAT
5. THE BRONZE HORSEMAN

Clues:
NO BRONZED GOD
NOT IN LOVE
ANNA OF SIAM


On this one, the question also specified that the author's death occurred in 1849, which made it much easier.

Two other alternate category questions (both paraphrased):

S4: Animal genera

Which animal is part of the genus Megascops? A: some kind of OWL

S6: Railroad builders

In 1897, Edward Harriman became head of what railroad? A: UNION PACIFIC


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Well, hell... :roll:

S1 - ANIMAL GENERA - The raccoon is a member of the _____ genus. PROCYON

S3 - RAILROAD BUILDERS - Born in Canada in 1838, he gained fame as a builder of railroads: JAMES J. HILL

S4 - ANIMAL GENERA - Which of these creatures belongs to the genus Megascops? SCREECH OWL

S5 - POETRY - 'A Game of Chess', 'Death by Water', and 'The Fire Sermon' are sections of this epic: THE WASTE LAND

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S2. Predicted the question would be about Annabel Lee! Voted for South Dakota instead. Got Pierre. Worst US airport I have ever transited.

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Merkin wrote:
S2. Predicted the question would be about Annabel Lee! Voted for South Dakota instead. Got Pierre. Worst US airport I have ever transited.


Have you ever been to the one in Lacrosse, WI?

Through security was a restaurant. I finished breakfast and looked for the gate area, but the hallway seemed to dead-end into restrooms. I was about to ask the sole waitress a very stupid question ("Uh, ma'am, how do I get to ... the plane?") when I looked up and saw a "2". I was in the gate area.

Worst one I've been to was the Southwest Terminal in DCA. It was like a third-world country.


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 Post subject: Re: Showdown Recap for 17 Apr 2018 at BWW in ABQ
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Re Q41: According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o ... tal_forces , in the section "Huygens, Leibniz, Newton, and Hooke", "Christiaan Huygens coined the term "centrifugal force" in his 1659 "De Vi Centrifuga" and wrote of it in his 1673 "Horologium Oscillatorium" on pendulums." Isaac Newton coined the term "centripetal force" (vis centripita) in his discussions of gravity in his 1684 "De Motu Corporum".

But I remember a similar Question on centrifugal force a while back in either the SHOWDOWN or BRAINBUSTER game involving Huygens. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Huygens , in the section "Laws of motion, impact and gravitation": "In 1659 he derived the now standard formula for the centripetal force, exerted on an object describing a circular motion, for instance by the string to which it is attached. In modern notation: Fc = mv^2/r with m the mass of the object, v the velocity and r the radius. The publication of the general formula for this force in 1673 was a significant step in studying orbits in astronomy."

So Huygens really discovered centripetal force which is directed toward the central massive body; Newton only coined the name, to distinguish it from centrifugal ("center-fleeing") force. So it was really a bad Final Question, which slowed my response time (not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things).

In the section "Eighteenth century" in the first Wikipedia article, "It wasn't until the latter half of the 18th century that the modern "fictitious force" understanding of the centrifugal force as a pseudo-force artifact of rotating reference frames took place." See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_force , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_force and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force .

For a detailed explanation of how centrifugal force affects the shape of the Earth and Saturn, and ocean currents and the paths of hurricanes and tornadoes on the Earth, and the formation of bipolar jets on rapidly rotating neutron stars and possibly black holes, and on continental drift, email me at rtaguchi@rogers.com .


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