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   Message 31,773 of 32,826   
   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: the othe   
   28 Nov 23 20:16:40   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 5, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Other One   
   >   
   > 4. King William III.   
      
   Queen Mary II   
      
   > 5. Daryl Hall.   
      
   Oates   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 8 - Science - General Science Questions   
   >   
   > 1. Astronauts who just returned to Earth after some time in space   
   >    look visibly different than before.  How?   
      
   They have a sun tan.   
      
   > 3. In 1905 Albert Einstein published four papers that profoundly   
   >    changed the science of physics.  How was he employed at the time?   
      
   Swiss Patent Office   
      
   > 4. Who wrote the 1687 book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia   
   >    Mathematica" -- that's Latin for "The Mathematical Principles   
   >    of Natural Philosophy"?   
      
   Newton   
      
   > 5. What is the closest star to the Earth?   
      
   Proxima Centauri   
      
   > 6. How long does it take for light from the Sun to travel to   
   >    the Earth?  Answer within 20% of the true number.   
      
   Eight minutes   
      
   > 7. Which part of the human body acts as a valve to direct food to   
   >    the stomach and air to the lungs?   
      
   Throat   
      
   > 8. On the pH scale, what number represents neutral, i.e. neither   
   >    acid nor alkaline?   
      
   7   
      
   > 9. At the current level of humidity, what do we call the temperature   
   >    at which water vapor would condense out of the air?   
      
   Dew point   
      
   > 10. At what sustained wind speed is a tropical storm promoted to   
   >    the status of hurricane?  Answer within 10% of the true number.   
      
   32 m/s   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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