From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Space Miscellany
> 1. In what country was comet ISON discovered?
France; China
> 2. What is a meteorite (as opposed to, say, a meteor)?
a piece of an extraterrene object that reaches the ground
> 4. What does CME mean, with reference to the sun? Exact answer
> required.
coronal mass ejection
> 6. The United States """has""" two active rovers on Mars """at
> present""". One is Curiosity. The other is almost 10 years old;
> name it.
Sojourner
> 9. Name either of the two moons of Mars.
Phobos
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Americana
> A1. """Only one name""" has been the surname of both a
> US president and a British prime minister. What name?
Johnson
> A2. What state has the most northerly point of the "lower 48"
> or contiguous US states?
Maine
> * C. Historic Storms
> C1. In what year was the Great (North American) Ice Storm which
> is now known by that date?
1977
> * E. Space
> E1. Within 10% of the true number, how long is an astronomical
> unit?
93 million miles
> * F. Canadiana Geography
> F1. Canada """is""" the second-largest country in the world.
> Which country """is""" third?
USA
> F2. What """is""" Canada's only officially bilingual province?
New Brunswick
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