November 2008 Trivia Night is Finally Here!

[rhinosaur]

Final Standings
$6800 - mgb
$5900 - aelan
$3100 - Ben From Below
$1700 - Jughead
$1300 - CJ Woolf
$1200 - Lurker
$1200 - outmywindow
$1000 - Anonymous
$700 - dubbeltop
$600 - PenguinHunter
$500 - Bluebell
$500 - cripple
$400 - Usehername
$100 - OrionzRevenge

Part 1: Progressive Categories

Famous People

$100
Who played the villain in the Coen brothers' hit film "No Country for Old Men?"
$200
Which member of the Four Tops died recently?
$300
Who composed the music for the hit video game Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
$400
The Hirsch index provides a way to measure the prominence of a scientist. Name the world's most famous living chemist, as measured by the Hirsch Index.
$500
In "No Country for Old Men," what model is the shotgun carried by Llewelyn?
$600
Who was the first person to die from a speedball -- the mixture of cocaine and heroin?
Bonus for getting all six questions: $700

A: Javier Bardem - mgb
A: Levi Stubbs - aelan
A: Koji Kondo - mgb
A: George Whitesides - cripple
A: Winchester Model 1897 - mgb
A: Ernest von Fleischl - aelan

Movies

$100
This movie was about an outlaw with cancer.
$200
This movie was about a dystopian future in which humans are unable to reproduce. A pregnant woman must escape the warring British factions to reach sanctuary.
$300
This movie was about a boy who befriends a retarded janitor, then runs away after his mom dies of an overdose.
$400
This movie was about a South African thug who steals a baby.
$500
This movie was about three Aboriginal girls who walk 1500 miles across the Australian Outback after being taken from their mothers' arms.
$600
This movie was about the search for El Dorado along the Amazon River by a troop of Spanish conquistadores.
Bonus for getting all six questions: $700

A: The Shootist - OrionzRevenge
A: Children of Men - Jughead
A: House of D - aelan
A: Tsotsi - Jughead
A: Rabbit-Proof Fence - MGB
A: Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Jughead


Future Weapons

$100
This weapon uses a high-powered laser to ionize the surrounding atmosphere, resulting in a plasma. Then, an extremely high voltage is sent through the plasma to destroy the target. Electrolaser, or anti-personnel beam weapon - cripple

$200
This category of weapon focuses high-energy electromagnetic radiation on a target to damage electronics. High-power microwave (HPM), also known as High-energy radio frequency (HERF) weapons. - mgb

$300
This less-lethal weapon accelerates air or gas through a barrel to form a high-speed vortex ring capable of incapacitating a human. The vortex is also capable of carrying chemical agents.
A: Vortex Ring Gun - mgb

$400
This handheld nonlethal weapon uses a low-intensity two-laser system to temporarily blind a target. PHaSR - aelan

$500
This weapon fires an invisible laser pulse, which generates a small amount of exploding plasma near the target. This results in a sound and shock wave that stuns the target as well as in electromagnetic radiation that stimulates nerve cells, causing a sensation of extreme pain throughout the body.
A: Pulsed Energy Projectile, or Pulsed Impulsive Kill Laser - mgb

$600
In order to detect incoming enemy units, this high-tech unmanned station includes five acoustic microphones, three seismic geophones, three magnetometers, and a GPS with syncrhonized clock. Once enemy units are detected, this unit can fire multiple anti-vehicle bombs to destroy them. It also includes 360 degree protection via four miniature grenade launchers.IMS Module - Ben From Below

Bonus for getting all six questions: $700

Science!

$100
Calculate the number of moles in 325 mg of aspirin.
A: 1.80E-3 mol - Jughead

$200
In a carnival ride the passengers travel in a circle of radius 5.0 m. They make one complete circle in 4.0 s. What is their centripetal acceleration?
A: 12 m/s^2 - ben from below

$300
What are the functions of the GERL system in cells?
A: - aelan

$400
The equilibruim constant at 25 degrees Celsius for the chemical equation
CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) <---> H3O+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)
is K=1.74E-5 M. Calculate the value of the standard Gibbs free energy change. 27.2 kJ - Usehername


$500
Give the d- electron configuration in the tetrahedral complex [CoCl4]2-.

HINT/ Clarification: There are seven d electrons. How are they arranged, energy-wise?
Please provide an explanation of the answer. - Bluebell

$600
Find the radial nodes of a hydrogen 2s atomic orbital as a function of a0, given that the radial part of the wavefunction is (Z/a0)^(3/2)*(2-x)*exp(-x/2), where x=(Z/a0)*r.
A: 2*a0 - Ben From Below

Bonus for getting all six questions: $700

Part 2: Fixed-Price Categories

Food $100 each

What is gruel? - mgb
What do tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant all have in common? - aelan
How do you peel a tomato? - mgb
How can you tell if your uncooked eggs are still good, without breaking the shells? - Jughead
What is the hottest part of a hot pepper? - aelan


Places $200 each
Please find the latitude and longitude coordinates of the following places:

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Arecibo, PR
Juliaca, Peru
Hama, Syria
Moscow, Russia
mgb, mgb, aelan, mgb, mgb

Current Events $300 each

-Please list the last day of class for the Fall 2008 semester of a University that uses the Horned Lizard as their mascot.
-What is the name of the first Indian mission to the moon?
-A recent accident aboard a Russian submarine killed 20 people. What happened?
-Name the 19yo British model who was stabbed to death recently.
-Please describe the event that recently killed the Mexican Secretary of the Interior.

A: Texas Christian University, Dec. 10 - Jughead
A: Chandrayaan-1 - aelan
A: Fire extinguishing system triggered; 20 died of asphyxiation. - anonymous
A: Amy Leigh Barnes - aelan
A: His plane crashed into rush-hour traffic. - aelan

Part 3: Picture Category

Easy Art $400 each
Please identify the artist.
1. Da Vinci - mgb
2. Rembrandt - CJ Woolf
3. Raphael - mgb
4. Renoir - CJ Woolf
5. Monet - aelan

Cities - $500 each
Please identify the city.
1. Moscow - CJ Woolf
2. Oklahoma City - Ben From Below
3. Panama City - Ben From Below
4. Columbus, Ohio - aelan
5. Singapore - mgb
6. Buenos Aires - Aelan

People
- $600 each
Please identify these people.
1. Woody Guthrie - PenguinHunter
2. Lewis Carroll - Lurker
3. Wm. Cullen Bryant - OMW
4. John Malkovich - Lurker
5. Robert Frost - OMW

Hard Art$700 each
Please identify the artist.

1. Steadman - mgb
2. Varley - mgb
3. Boccioni - aelan
4. Church - mgb

Special Bonus Round
$700 each This money comes from the bonuses that no one picked up earlier. Now is your chance!!!

1. Seoul - Ben From Below

2. Mosaic by Paolo Uccello - Anonymous

3. Titian - dubbeltop

4. Georgia O'Keefe - Aelan

[mgb]

1. Javier Bardem

[syzygy]

Movies #2: Children of Men.

[mgb]

3. Shigeru Miyamoto

[mgb]

5. Rabbit Proof Fence

[syzygy]

Movies #6: Aguirre, the Wrath of God

[C.J.Woolf]

Movies #6: Aguirre, the Wrath of God

[mgb]

3. First answer is wrong - Koji Kondo

[aelan]

part 1 #2: Levi Stubbs

[syzygy]

Movies #4: Tsotsi

[mgb]

4. E J Corey, top of the Hirsch rankings

[avolkiteshvara]

Famous People $600

Jon Belushi?

[aelan]

First person to die from speedball: Ernest von Fleischl (Sigmund Freud's friend)

[syzygy]

Movies #5: Rabbit-Proof Fence.

[mgb]

Llewelyn's shotgun is a Winchester Model 1897 (with the barrel sawed down and filed, and the shoulder butt sawed-off and the handle taped around), one of the first successful pump-actions.

[aelan]

Weapons $400: LASER DAZZLER MATRIX

[mgb]

Levi Stubbles died (Four Tops)

[mgb]

This category of weapon focuses high-energy electromagnetic radiation on a target to damage electronics:

EMP

[syzygy]

Science #1: 1.80398208 moles

[Anonymous]

Weapons #2: Ion gun

[mgb]

The vortex ring gun is currently (as of early 2006) being developed. It fires a blank cartridge into a barrel which widens towards its muzzle. The pressure accelerates the air or gas in the barrel at high speed and it becomes a high-speed travelling vortex ring.

[weebolj]

Movies $200

Children of Men

[mgb]

Weapons station:

FIRRE Remote Sensor Station (RSS)

[weebolj]

Bah, it was taken.

Movies $400

Tsotsi

[rhinosaur]

1. Javier Bardem
Correct.


Movies #2: Children of Men.
Correct.


3. Shigeru MiyamotoIncorrect.

5. Rabbit Proof FenceCorrect.

Movies #6: Aguirre, the Wrath of GodCorrect.

Movies #6: Aguirre, the Wrath of GodToo late!

3. First answer is wrong - Koji KondoCorrect.

part 1 #2: Levi StubbsCorrect.

mgb $900
Jughead $800
aelan $200

[mgb]

Weapons #5 invisible laser:

Pulsed Energy Projectiles (PEPs)

[weebolj]

Movies $600

Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

[syzygy]

Science #2: 49.298 m/s^2

[aelan]

Weapon $300: Vortex Ring Gun ?

[avolkiteshvara]

Movies $500

What is "Debbie Does Darwin"?

[mgb]

I think the El Dorado one needs a better clue. Technically Disney made The Road to El Dorado, but I'm not sure you were looking for that.

[carbon cold]

Movies

$300
This movie was about a boy who befriends a retarded janitor, then runs away after his mom dies of an overdose.



Slingblade?

[fresh]

Movie: $100
This movie was about an outlaw with cancer.

---Tombstone.

[avolkiteshvara]

Current Events $300

diarrhea from drinking the water?


Are we allowed to look these up?

Or is this off the top of our heads, honor system?

[mgb]

Gruel is a type of preparation consisting of some type of cereal, wheat or rye flour, and also rice, boiled in water or milk. It is similar to porridge, but is more often drunk than eaten.

[mgb]

With either method, set the tomatoes aside until they are cool enough to handle; the skins will pull away easily. Do not put tomatoes in a cold water bath to cool them; it will only serve to further dilute the flavor. A well-grown, properly ripened tomato may not need extra help; its skin should come off easily pulled by the blade of a sharp knife, though the process is a little slower than the water-dip or direct flame methods. To encourage the skin to loosen, rub the tomato with the dull edge of a knife and then peel it. You may also peel certain varieties of tomatoes—firm fleshed Romas, especially—using a standard vegetable peeler.

[weebolj]

I think the El Dorado one needs a better clue. Technically Disney made The Road to El Dorado, but I'm not sure you were looking for that.
Already covered.

[Lurker]

Famous People for $600

1st speedball death = Ernest von Fleischl

[Anonymous]

What is gruel? Some sort of cereal/rice boiled with water or milk

How do you peel a tomato? Grill it, and then take the skin off by finger.
How can you tell if your uncooked eggs are still good, without breaking the shells? Spin them
What is the hottest part of a hot pepper? Seeds

[aelan]

What are the functions of the GERL system in cells?

GERL is the predominant site for secretory granule formation under normal conditions.

[mgb]

Mexican secretary of the interior.

A plane landed on his car. Literally.

[syzygy]

Food: eggs float when they're bad.

[aelan]

First Indian mission to moon: Chandrayaan-1

[rhinosaur]

Movies #4: TsotsiCorrect.

4. E J Corey, top of the Hirsch rankingsIncorrect. This information is outdated.

Famous People $600

Jon Belushi?Incorrect.

First person to die from speedball: Ernest von Fleischl (Sigmund Freud's friend)Correct.

Movies #5: Rabbit-Proof Fence.Too late!

Llewelyn's shotgun is a Winchester Model 1897 (with the barrel sawed down and filed, and the shoulder butt sawed-off and the handle taped around), one of the first successful pump-actions.Correct.

Weapons $400: LASER DAZZLER MATRIXIncorrect.

Levi Stubbles died (Four Tops)Too late!

This category of weapon focuses high-energy electromagnetic radiation on a target to damage electronics:

EMPIncorrect.

Science #1: 1.80398208 molesIncorrect.

Weapons #2: Ion gunIncorrect.

The vortex ring gun is currently (as of early 2006) being developed. It fires a blank cartridge into a barrel which widens towards its muzzle. The pressure accelerates the air or gas in the barrel at high speed and it becomes a high-speed travelling vortex ring.Correct.

Movies $200

Children of MenToo late!

Weapons station:

FIRRE Remote Sensor Station (RSS)Incorrect.


Bah, it was taken.

Movies $400

TsotsiToo late!

mgb $1700
Jughead $1200
aelan $800

[aelan]

19YO british model: Amy Barnes,

[Lurker]

Keep the correct answers tallied! Grr.

[Anonymous]

-A recent accident aboard a Russian submarine killed 20 people. What happened?

A brand-new Russian nuclear submarine returned to base Sunday after an accident with its fire-extinguishing system flooded two compartments with Freon gas, killing 20 people and injuring 21, Russian officials said.

[mgb]

Hama Syria:

35.1363,36.7488

[aelan]

What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

- membranes

[mgb]

Ft. Lauderdale


26.137196,-80.128678

[aelan]

Fort Lauderdale 26° 4' N 80° 9' W

[syzygy]

current events #1: Dec 10, 2008. TCU

[Anonymous]

Last day of class for Texas Christian University (Horned Lizard mascot) Wed, Dec 10

[mgb]

Arecibo, PR

18.451939,-66.738722

[mgb]

Moscow:

55.755786,37.617633

[aelan]

Arecibo, PR
Latitude: 182422N
Longitude: 0664030W

[aelan]

Juliaca, 15&#176;25'S, 70&#176;10'W.

[aelan]

Hama Syria: Latitude: 35&#176; 10' 0 N, Longitude: 37&#176; 0' 0 E

[mgb]

India mission to the moon:
Chandrayaan 2008: ISRO successfully launched its first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, mounted on PSLVC11 at 0622 hrs IST on October 22, 2008.

[aelan]

Moscow 55&#176; 46' N 37&#176; 40' E

[mgb]

Russian Sub:

On August 12, 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. The generally accepted theory is that a leak of hydrogen peroxide in the forward torpedo room led to the detonation of a torpedo warhead, which in turn triggered the explosion of half a dozen other warheads about two minutes later. This second explosion was equivalent to about 3-7 tons of TNT[1] and was large enough to register on seismographs across Northern Europe.[2] However, alternative theories have been proposed.

[aelan]

Pause: Rhino! I think you're missing some responses in your marking... I answered some while you were posting the scoring... :grin:

Ahh dammit I'm at work!!!

[syzygy]

british model stabbed: Amy Leigh Barnes,

[mgb]

British Model:

Amy Barnes

[aelan]

d electron config: 4 sp^3 pairs tetrahedral octagon

http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/602/616516/Media_Assets/Chapter20/Text_Images/FG20_26-03UN.JPG

[aelan]

Chemist Hirsch index: Galen D. Stucky

[mgb]

1st painting

Da vinci:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_with_an_Ermine

[mgb]

Or Lady with Ermine

[Lurker]

5th painting: Van Gogh

[mgb]

3rd painting

Raphael: portrait, Pope Julian II

[rhinosaur]

Weapons #5 invisible laser:

Pulsed Energy Projectiles (PEPs)Correct.


Movies $600

Aguirre, der Zorn GottesToo late.


Science #2: 49.298 m/s^2Incorrect.


Weapon $300: Vortex Ring Gun ?Too late.


Movies $500

What is "Debbie Does Darwin"?Incorrect.

[OrionzRevenge]

Movie $100:
The Shootist w/ John wayne , Lauren Bacall, Harry Morgan, Jimmy Stewart, and Ron Howard
:):):)

[OrionzRevenge]

Weapon $200 EM Pulse Weapon
:):):)

[Lurker]

4th Painting: Monet (thought I'd give it a wild shot)

[aelan]

Movie boy who befriends janitor, mom dies overdose:

House of D

[C.J.Woolf]

Easy art #2: Rembrandt
#4: Renoir

[mgb]

4th Painting: Monet (thought I'd give it a wild shot)

I was just thinking Manet.

I'm not even sure if the period is right. It's a tough one.

[C.J.Woolf]

Easy art #1: Vermeer

[aelan]

painting 1: Leonardo da Vinci

[Lurker]

I was just thinking Manet.

I'm not even sure if the period is right. It's a tough one.

Impressionist, I think. The 5th one is post-impressionist, either Van Gogh or Gauguin, but probably the former. I think.
:)

[aelan]

painting 5. : Claude Monet

[C.J.Woolf]

Easy art #3: Velasquez

[rhinosaur]

Movies

$300
This movie was about a boy who befriends a retarded janitor, then runs away after his mom dies of an overdose.



Slingblade?Incorrect.


Movie: $100
This movie was about an outlaw with cancer.

---Tombstone.Incorrect.


Current Events $300

diarrhea from drinking the water?


Are we allowed to look these up?

Or is this off the top of our heads, honor system?You are allowed to use the internet. Incorrect.


Gruel is a type of preparation consisting of some type of cereal, wheat or rye flour, and also rice, boiled in water or milk. It is similar to porridge, but is more often drunk than eaten.Correct.


With either method, set the tomatoes aside until they are cool enough to handle; the skins will pull away easily. Do not put tomatoes in a cold water bath to cool them; it will only serve to further dilute the flavor. A well-grown, properly ripened tomato may not need extra help; its skin should come off easily pulled by the blade of a sharp knife, though the process is a little slower than the water-dip or direct flame methods. To encourage the skin to loosen, rub the tomato with the dull edge of a knife and then peel it. You may also peel certain varieties of tomatoes—firm fleshed Romas, especially—using a standard vegetable peeler.Correct.


Famous People for $600

1st speedball death = Ernest von FleischlToo late.


What is gruel? Some sort of cereal/rice boiled with water or milk

How do you peel a tomato? Grill it, and then take the skin off by finger.
How can you tell if your uncooked eggs are still good, without breaking the shells? Spin them
What is the hottest part of a hot pepper? Seeds
Too late,
Too late,
Incorrect,
Incorrect.


What are the functions of the GERL system in cells?

GERL is the predominant site for secretory granule formation under normal conditions.Looking for a more general answer. The answer will go to you if you can clarify sufficiently.


Mexican secretary of the interior.

A plane landed on his car. Literally.Incorrect.


Food: eggs float when they're bad.Correct.


First Indian mission to moon: Chandrayaan-1 Correct.

mgb $2400
Jughead $1300
aelan $1100

[OrionzRevenge]

Peel Tomato by dipping in boiling water and rapidly cool in ice water.
Hold eggs to strong light sources>> look for shadow in yoke.
First Artist: Da Vinci
Second artist: Rembrandt?
Filth artist: Mone?
:):):)

[C.J.Woolf]

Easy art #5: Monet

[Lurker]

Easy art #5: Monet

You're killing me!

Now I'm full of self-doubt. :p

[C.J.Woolf]

You're killing me!

Now I'm full of self-doubt. :p
It's an educated guess at best. I hope it wins me some casino cash. I'd hate to have made a point of being here for the contest only to get shut out.

[aelan]

Clarification of GERL: processing of proteins for secretion ?

[mgb]

I'm starting to feel bad for rhinosaur. This is like a scavenger hunt on crack.

[C.J.Woolf]

Picture #5 has the artist's signature on it, fer cryin' out loud. Damn you, aelan, you were quicker than me! *shakes fist*

[aelan]

Haha CJ! I guessed Monet too! The style is the same as his Four Trees

[aelan]

Oops I didn't see the signature.

AHHH! I'm so hyper now and I'm supposed to be working~!!

[aelan]

Mexican Scretary death:

Mourino and a group of advisers were returning from an event in the city of San Luis Potosi when his plane crashed in a wealthy Mexico City neighborhood, killing him.

[cripple]

Famous People#4
Whitesides, G. M.

[mgb]

4. Singapore

[C.J.Woolf]

City #1: Moscow

[mgb]

Cities 3.

Twin Cities MN?

[mgb]

My numbering was wrong on the cities.

4. Singapore
3. Twin Cities.

[mgb]

I mean 5. Singapore. 4. Twin Cities. Crap.

[rhinosaur]

19YO british model: Amy Barnes,Correct.


A brand-new Russian nuclear submarine returned to base Sunday after an accident with its fire-extinguishing system flooded two compartments with Freon gas, killing 20 people and injuring 21, Russian officials said.Correct.


Hama Syria:

35.1363,36.7488Correct.


What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

- membranesCorrect.


Ft. Lauderdale


26.137196,-80.128678Correct.


Fort Lauderdale 26° 4' N 80° 9' WToo late.


current events #1: Dec 10, 2008. TCUCorrect.


Last day of class for Texas Christian University (Horned Lizard mascot) Wed, Dec 10Too late.


Arecibo, PR

18.451939,-66.738722Correct.


Moscow:

55.755786,37.617633Correct.


Arecibo, PR
Latitude: 182422N
Longitude: 0664030WToo late.


Juliaca, 15°25'S, 70°10'W.Correct.


Hama Syria: Latitude: 35° 10' 0 N, Longitude: 37° 0' 0 EToo late.


India mission to the moon:
Chandrayaan 2008: ISRO successfully launched its first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, mounted on PSLVC11 at 0622 hrs IST on October 22, 2008.Too late.


Moscow 55° 46' N 37° 40' EToo late.

[C.J.Woolf]

City #3: Dubai

[Ghost-Girl]

What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

The inner wall of the pepper.

[mgb]

6. London. Canary Wharf I think.

[carbon cold]

What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

Seeds

[C.J.Woolf]

City #4: Dallas, TX

[mgb]

Hard art 2:

This is a painting by Group of Seven artist Frederick H. Varley. It is in the public domain. It shows the granite of the Canadian Shield and the Eastern White Pine, characteristic of this ecosystem.

[rhinosaur]

Russian Sub:

On August 12, 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. The generally accepted theory is that a leak of hydrogen peroxide in the forward torpedo room led to the detonation of a torpedo warhead, which in turn triggered the explosion of half a dozen other warheads about two minutes later. This second explosion was equivalent to about 3-7 tons of TNT[1] and was large enough to register on seismographs across Northern Europe.[2] However, alternative theories have been proposed.Incorrect, and too late.


Pause: Rhino! I think you're missing some responses in your marking... I answered some while you were posting the scoring... :grin:

Ahh dammit I'm at work!!! :ph34r:


british model stabbed: Amy Leigh Barnes, Too late


British Model:

Amy BarnesToo late


d electron config: 4 sp^3 pairs tetrahedral octagon

http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/602/616516/Media_Assets/Chapter20/Text_Images/FG20_26-03UN.JPGIncorrect.


Chemist Hirsch index: Galen D. StuckyIncorrect.


1st painting

Da vinci:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_with_an_ErmineCorrect.


5th painting: Van GoghIncorrect.


3rd painting

Raphael: portrait, Pope Julian IICorrect.

mgb $4000
aelan $1700
Jughead $1600
Anonymous $300

[mgb]

Hard Art 4

Frederic Edwin Church, US Hudson River School

[Lurker]

People #2: Lewis Carroll

[C.J.Woolf]

People #2: Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
#3: Charles Darwin

City #2: Charlotte, NC

[Lurker]

People #4 John Malkovich, #5 Thomas Edison

[rhinosaur]

Movie $100:
The Shootist w/ John wayne , Lauren Bacall, Harry Morgan, Jimmy Stewart, and Ron Howard
:):):)Correct.


Weapon $200 EM Pulse Weapon
:):):)Incorrect.


4th Painting: Monet (thought I'd give it a wild shot)Incorrect.


Movie boy who befriends janitor, mom dies overdose:

House of DCorrect.


Easy art #2: Rembrandt
#4: RenoirCorrect, and correct.


I was just thinking Manet.

I'm not even sure if the period is right. It's a tough one.Incorrect.


Easy art #1: VermeerIncorrect.


painting 1: Leonardo da VinciToo late.


painting 5. : Claude MonetCorrect.


Easy art #3: VelasquezIncorrect.

mgb $4000
aelan $2400
Jughead $1600
CJ Woolf $800
Anonymous $300
OrionzRevenge $100

[Synaesthetic_Phyber]

Cool topic. It would be a lot easier to follow if questions were quoted before answering. Is there some reason this is not done?

[rhinosaur]

Peel Tomato by dipping in boiling water and rapidly cool in ice water.
Hold eggs to strong light sources>> look for shadow in yoke.
First Artist: Da Vinci
Second artist: Rembrandt?
Filth artist: Mone?
:):):)
Too late, incorrect, too late, too late, too late.


Easy art #5: MonetToo late.


Clarification of GERL: processing of proteins for secretion ?Still not exactly what I was looking for, but close enough. Correct.


Mexican Scretary death:

Mourino and a group of advisers were returning from an event in the city of San Luis Potosi when his plane crashed in a wealthy Mexico City neighborhood, killing him.correct.


Famous People#4
Whitesides, G. M.Correct.


4. SingaporeIncorrect.


City #1: MoscowCorrect.


Cities 3.

Twin Cities MN?Incorrect.


My numbering was wrong on the cities.

4. Singapore
3. Twin Cities.Incorrect on both.


I mean 5. Singapore. 4. Twin Cities. Crap.LOL finally correct number for Singapore. Incorrect on the Twin Cities.

mgb 4500
aelan 3000
jughead 1600
anonymous 300
OrionzRevenge 100
CJ Woolf 1300
cripple 400

[mgb]

Future weapons 200:

High Power Microwave [HPM] Weapons: Energy generated by a conventional electromagnetic apparatus, such as a radar transmitter, or released from a conventional explosion converted into a ratio-frequency weapon which causes the disruption of electronic systems. Usually an ultra-wide ban source focus due to target vulnerability considerations. HPMs can also cause human unconsciousness without permanent maiming by upsetting the neural pathways in the brain and/or death.

[ben from below]

Science #6 : The node is at r = 2*a0/Z

[ben from below]

Science #2 : a = (5*pi^2/4) m/s^2

[rhinosaur]

City #3: DubaiIncorrect.


What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

The inner wall of the pepper.Too late.


6. London. Canary Wharf I think.Incorrect.


What is the hottest part of a hot pepper?

SeedsIncorrect.


City #4: Dallas, TXIncorrect.


Hard art 2:

This is a painting by Group of Seven artist Frederick H. Varley. It is in the public domain. It shows the granite of the Canadian Shield and the Eastern White Pine, characteristic of this ecosystem.Correct.


Hard Art 4

Frederic Edwin Church, US Hudson River SchoolCorrect.


People #2: Lewis CarrollCorrect.


People #2: Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson)
#3: Charles Darwin

City #2: Charlotte, NCToo late, incorrect, incorrect.


People #4 John Malkovich, #5 Thomas EdisonCorrect, incorrect.

[mgb]

Science #1

I'm not sure if it's been answered:

14.8x10^20 molecules. Roughly.

[syzygy]

Science #1: 0.00180398208 moles

[C.J.Woolf]

City #3: Abu Dhabi

[aelan]

d- electron config: Octahedral-Tetrahedral?

I'm not sure what you're looking for?

And ahhh! Someone answer something from science to break ben's streak otherwise he takes the category!

*asphyxiates*

[aelan]

Future weapons 1: Acoustic, Blast Wave, Projector.

[ben from below]

And ahhh! Someone answer something from science to break ben's streak otherwise he takes the category!

*asphyxiates*

Ehh...I don't anything about chemistry. Math and physics only.

[aelan]

$200
This category of weapon focuses high-energy electromagnetic radiation on a target to damage electronics.

Electromagnetic, High Power Microwave [HPM]

[Lurker]

People #5, Emerson

[aelan]

What do tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant all have in common?

All members of the Nightshade family, or Solanaceae family.

[syzygy]

Science #2: a = 12.3245 m/s^2

[syzygy]

Science #4: 1372.36816 J? I used the formula Change(G) = -RT*ln(K)

[A Schnitzel]

Science #2: a = 12.3245 m/s^2

You forgot significant digits. A-

[aelan]

City 6: Buenos Aires. Puerto Madero riverside.

[mgb]

City 3:

Dohar, Qatar

[rhinosaur]

Science #6 : The node is at r = 2*a0/ZCorrect. For hydrogen Z=1.


Science #2 : a = (5*pi^2/4) m/s^2Correct.


Science #1

I'm not sure if it's been answered:

14.8x10^20 molecules. Roughly.Incorrect.


Science #1: 0.00180398208 molesCorrect.


City #3: Abu DhabiIncorrect.


d- electron config: Octahedral-Tetrahedral?

I'm not sure what you're looking for?

And ahhh! Someone answer something from science to break ben's streak otherwise he takes the category!

*asphyxiates*Incorrect. The molecule is tetrahedral. Please give the electronic configuration of the d orbital in the metal.


Future weapons 1: Acoustic, Blast Wave, Projector.Incorrect.


$200
This category of weapon focuses high-energy electromagnetic radiation on a target to damage electronics.

Electromagnetic, High Power Microwave [HPM]Incorrect.


People #5, EmersonIncorrect.


What do tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant all have in common?

All members of the Nightshade family, or Solanaceae family.Correct.


Science #2: a = 12.3245 m/s^2Too late.


Science #4: 1372.36816 J? I used the formula Change(G) = -RT*ln(K)Incorrect.


City 6: Buenos Aires. Puerto Madero riverside.Correct.


City 3:

Dohar, QatarIncorrect.

[rhinosaur]

Future weapons 200:

High Power Microwave [HPM] Weapons: Energy generated by a conventional electromagnetic apparatus, such as a radar transmitter, or released from a conventional explosion converted into a ratio-frequency weapon which causes the disruption of electronic systems. Usually an ultra-wide ban source focus due to target vulnerability considerations. HPMs can also cause human unconsciousness without permanent maiming by upsetting the neural pathways in the brain and/or death.

On review, this is a synonym for what I was looking for, so I will count it as correct. The answer I was looking for was High-energy Radio Frequency (HERF) devices.

[rhinosaur]

Current rankings:

mgb - $6100
aelan - $3600
Jughead - $1700
CJ Woolf - $1300
Lurker - $1200
Ben From Below - $800
Cripple - $400
Anonymous - $300
OrionzRevenge - $100

Total cash won: $15500

[aelan]

I guess everyone is taking a breather now huh.

:grin:

Great quiz, rhinosaur.

[rhinosaur]

Science #4: 1372.36816 J? I used the formula Change(G) = -RT*ln(K)

Hint: You are using the correct formula.

[Ferrus]

The cobalt will have 5 d3 electrons, surely?

[rhinosaur]

The cobalt will have 5 d3 electrons, surely?

Hint: It has seven d electrons.

How are they arranged, energy-wise?

[rhinosaur]

Are you guys going to let mgb take the entire Future Weapons category, along with the $700 bonus?

Come on, step up!

[aelan]

Portrait 3: Darwin

[aelan]

Are you guys going to let mgb take the entire Future Weapons category, along with the $700 bonus?

Come on, step up!

I'm trying but I can't get any right there!!! :mad:

[rhinosaur]

Portrait 3: Darwin

Incorrect.

[aelan]

This handheld nonlethal weapon uses a low-intensity two-laser system to temporarily blind a target.


I think my original answer was correct rhino... on the laser dazzler matrix http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7040780/description.html

They named one example in the article: Green Laser-Baton Illuminator

?? (sorry mgb, I'm just trying to block you. :grin:)

[cripple]

weapons 1 ;APBW

[aelan]

Ok. A stab in the dark for city 3: Hong Kong?

[rhinosaur]

This handheld nonlethal weapon uses a low-intensity two-laser system to temporarily blind a target.


I think my original answer was correct rhino... on the laser dazzler matrix http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7040780/description.html

They named one example in the article: Green Laser-Baton Illuminator

?? (sorry mgb, I'm just trying to block you. :grin:)

Well, I'm not going to give it to you just yet.

Some hints on the specific dazzler I am looking for:
- Prototypes exist.
- It has a nifty acronym.

[rhinosaur]

weapons 1 ;APBW
Correct, the "Anti-personnel beam weapon" is a low-power specific implementation of an "Electrolaser."


Ok. A stab in the dark for city 3: Hong Kong?
Incorrect.

[aelan]

Well, I'm not going to give it to you just yet.

Some hints on the specific dazzler I am looking for:
- Prototypes exist.
- It has a nifty acronym.

laser PHaSRs ! (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response)

[mgb]

Future weapon 4:

The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response rifle (PHASR)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/PHASR_Rifle.jpg

[mgb]

crap

[C.J.Woolf]

Future Weapon #4: PHaSR or Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response rifle

[aelan]

crap

:ph34r:

But 'tis ok even if I'm wrong, God bless cripple for breaking your streak. :grin:

I've taken so many wild stabs I resemble a perforated chicken.

Damn, why isn't it Darwin. I don't know many other old bearded men.

[C.J.Woolf]

FUCK! First Jughead, now you two. :mad:

[C.J.Woolf]

City #3: Honolulu (wild guess)

[Usehername]

$500
Give the d- electron configuration in the tetrahedral complex [CoCl4]2-.


3d9

[aelan]

FUCK! First Jughead, now you two. :mad:

YOu mean you too?

Don't get your panties in a twist gramma, there's still the portraits and the pictures which are galling me.

[C.J.Woolf]

YOu mean you too?
"You two" = you and mgb, smartass. :P

[Usehername]

$400
The equilibruim constant at 25 degrees Celsius for the chemical equation
CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) <---> H3O+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)
is K=1.74E-5 M. Calculate the value of the standard Gibbs free energy change.

G = -RT ln Keq = -8.314(273 + 25)Keq = -2477.572(-10.959)

27 151.8 change in Joules

[outmywindow]

Jesus christ, I was going to play, but it looks like I'm late to the party. :(

[Usehername]

I don't see a list of rules.

If we lose points by being wrong, these are not real guesses. I'm reaching.

last unidentified pic: Saskatoon, SK, Canada

3 photo: Charles Darwin
5 photo: Neils Bohr

[C.J.Woolf]

Jesus christ, I was going to play, but it looks like I'm late to the party. :(
There are still some nasty questions left, the answers to which can earn you my admiration as well as casino cash.

[rhinosaur]

laser PHaSRs ! (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response)First to answer correctly.


City #3: Honolulu (wild guess)Incorrect.


3d9
Incorrect. Hints:
There are seven d electrons. How are they arranged energy-wise?


$400
The equilibruim constant at 25 degrees Celsius for the chemical equation
CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) <---> H3O+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)
is K=1.74E-5 M. Calculate the value of the standard Gibbs free energy change.

G = -RT ln Keq = -8.314(273 + 25)Keq = -2477.572(-10.959)

27 151.8 change in JoulesCorrect.


Jesus christ, I was going to play, but it looks like I'm late to the party. :(
In addition to what's still on the board, I am going to post some bonus questions. You could still win several thousand dollars.


I don't see a list of rules.

If we lose points by being wrong, these are not real guesses. I'm reaching.

last unidentified pic: Saskatoon, SK, Canada

3 photo: Charles Darwin
5 photo: Neils Bohr
Incorrect, incorrect, incorrect.

[mgb]

There are still some nasty questions left, the answers to which can earn you my admiration as well as casino cash.

My hat is off to anyone who can get the last two hard art ones.

[Usehername]

Incorrect. Hints:
There are seven d electrons. How are they arranged energy-wise?



I came back to post that clearly the 2- would fill the lower-energy electrons and that it would be 3d7 :stupid:

The 3d7 would be arranged up, down, up, down, up, up, up

[Usehername]

I came back to post that clearly the 2- would fill the lower-energy electrons and that it would be 3d7 :stupid:

The 3d7 would be arranged up, down, up, down, up, up, up

to clarify how i wrote that: 5 orbits; the first two would have 2 electrons at opposing spins and the other three would only have one electron each

[walfin]

Is weapon 6 the Demo III XUV?

Random guess for city 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[ben from below]

Future weapons #6: Intelligent Munitions System (IMS)

[rhinosaur]

I came back to post that clearly the 2- would fill the lower-energy electrons and that it would be 3d7 :stupid:

The 3d7 would be arranged up, down, up, down, up, up, up


to clarify how i wrote that: 5 orbits; the first two would have 2 electrons at opposing spins and the other three would only have one electron each
This is not what I am looking for. How would the energies of the orbitals be changed by the d-electronic configuration? Think inorganic.


Is weapon 6 the Demo III XUV?

Random guess for city 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

No, and incorrect.

[rhinosaur]

Future weapons #6: Intelligent Munitions System (IMS)

Correct.

[outmywindow]

There are still some nasty questions left, the answers to which can earn you my admiration as well as casino cash.
Well, if your admiration is up for grabs, I'll give it a try! :)

$500 Science question:
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/FG20_26_03UN.JPG

edit (yes, I can edit): Oh, I think this one has already been answered...

[outmywindow]

Person 1 ($600): George Orwell (aka Eric Blair)?

[outmywindow]

Bonus city 1: Mexico City

[foodeater]

Bonus 1- Shanghai, China?

[Usehername]

Bonus 3: Da Vinci?

And the chem question I kept getting wrong is beyond this Arts major's abilities. :ph34r:

[ben from below]

bonus #1: Taipei

[rhinosaur]

I've added some hints to the OP.

[rhinosaur]

Well, if your admiration is up for grabs, I'll give it a try! :)

$500 Science question:
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/FG20_26_03UN.JPG

edit (yes, I can edit): Oh, I think this one has already been answered...


Person 1 ($600): George Orwell (aka Eric Blair)?


Bonus city 1: Mexico City


Bonus 1- Shanghai, China?


Bonus 3: Da Vinci?

And the chem question I kept getting wrong is beyond this Arts major's abilities. :ph34r:


bonus #1: Taipei

None of the above answers are correct.

[outmywindow]

None of the above answers are correct.
HA! Awesome.

[Usehername]

When someone solves the inorganic chem question can they also include how they solved it? I never took inorganic but am curious if I could fill in the blanks if I saw how it was done.

[Anonymous]

Bonus question 1: Los Angeles?

[ben from below]

Cities #3: Panama City, Panama

[rhinosaur]

When someone solves the inorganic chem question can they also include how they solved it? I never took inorganic but am curious if I could fill in the blanks if I saw how it was done.

I'll add a note to the OP asking for an explanation in the answer.

[foodeater]

Cities 2- Kansas City

[Usehername]

I'll add a note to the OP asking for an explanation in the answer.

Awwh, thanks. :wub:

[rhinosaur]

Bonus question 1: Los Angeles?No


Cities #3: Panama City, Panama

Yes!

[rhinosaur]

Cities 2- Kansas City

No

[Anonymous]

Mosaic by Paolo Uccello

[Ghost-Girl]

People 3:
Tolstoy

[aelan]

people #3 - Hemingway.

people #5 --Oscar Wilde

[rhinosaur]

$7500 is still up for grabs!

Current rankings:
$6100 - mgb
$4000 - aelan
$1900 - Ben From Below
$1700 - Jughead
$1300 - CJ Woolf
$1200 - Lurker
$500 - cripple
$400 - Usehername
$300 - Anonymous
$100 - OrionzRevenge

[rhinosaur]

Mosaic by Paolo Uccello
Correct!


People 3:
TolstoyIncorrect.


people #3 - Hemingway.

people #5 --Oscar WildeIncorrect for both.

[foodeater]

Hard art 3- John Flanagan ?

[rhinosaur]

Hard art 3- John Flanagan ?

No.

[outmywindow]

Person 5 is bugging me because I know I recognize him. That is all.

[aelan]

Special bonus round #3: Caravaggio ?

[Ghost-Girl]

bonus 1:
Rio de Janeiro?

[ben from below]

Bonus #1: Seoul

[aelan]

bonus round person 4 --georgia o' keefe!!

[bluebell]

Inorganic chem question. Usehername wants an explanation. bluebell's explanation:

I last studied inorgnic chem 15 years ago so I looked up my text book. I must admit I've forgotten a lot of it, but CoCl4 2- is tetrahedral. I think.

According to the crystal field theory section in my text book, 7 d electrons would have the configuration:

e1(g) (where the 1 should be a superscript and the (g) should be a subscript)
e2(g)
e2(g) t1(2g)
e2(g) t2(2g)
e2(g) t3(2g)
e3(g) t3(2g)
e4(g)t3(2g)

[aelan]

And.... bluebell wins the Geeeek! award :grin:

[bluebell]

And.... bluebell wins the Geeeek! award :grin:

I don't know whether to be :sadbanana: or :banana:. Probably :sadbanana:.

I blame the rest of you for answering all the nongeeky questions while I was in all-day meeting.

[bluebell]

By the way, I might have got it wrong. It's a bit freaky how much I've forgotten.

[aelan]

person #3--Walt Whitman

[Rajah]

Person #3 - Tolstoy

[ben from below]

City #2: Oklahoma City

[MacGuffin]

Shit, you people don't know who #1 person is?

[outmywindow]

Shit, you people don't know who #1 person is?
I'm busy obsessing over #5, who is driving me out of my skull because I know I recognize him! BAH!!!!

[bluebell]

Hard art # 3 - George Stamatopoulos

[dubbeltop]

Please identify these people.
1. Hint: This person was a musician

Chet Baker

[aelan]

person $5--Lord Alfred Douglas.

[outmywindow]

Person #: William Cullen Bryant

[outmywindow]

^^^#3

[outmywindow]

AND #5 IS ROBERT FROST, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!

[aelan]

^ augh yes!!!

[bluebell]

Godamnit.

I change my chem answer to:

e1 (where the 1 should be a superscript)
e2
e2 t1(2) (where the 2 should be a subscript)
e2 t2(2)
e2 t3(2)
e3 t3(2)
e4 t3(2)


When someone solves the inorganic chem question can they also include how they solved it? I never took inorganic but am curious if I could fill in the blanks if I saw how it was done.


I'll add a note to the OP asking for an explanation in the answer.

I've just read through the thread, so I should add a bit more, heh. The general explanation is that the d electron configuration that you learn about in early chem courses is based on the hydrogen atom, so it's entirely symmetric. In the hydrogen atom case, you have 5 d-orbitals, see
htp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:D_orbitals.svg

In a spherical hypothetical case, each of the 5 d-orbitals are degenerate, ie they all have the same energy level for electrons in those orbitals.

However, for a transition metal element like cobalt with 4 ligands (Cl- in this case) in a tetrahedral arrangement, it is no longer spherically symmetrical in terms of the electrical field around the central cobalt ion. So, this splits the d orbitals into two different energy levels, so the electrons will fill the lower energy levels first and then the higher energy levels. The answer I gave (and I can't remember what the subscripts stand for now exactly) is naming each of the individual orbitals according to their energy level that the 7 d electrons have filled.

*patiently waits for aelan to accuse me of geekitude again*

[aelan]

<long geeky INTP explanation>

*patiently waits for aelan to accuse me of geekitude again*

:theclap: You put the eek! in geek! :wub:

Reminds me of OMW with her ATP explanation. :grin:

[bluebell]

:theclap: You put the eek! in geek! :wub:

Reminds me of OMW with her ATP explanation. :grin:

I haven't used my inorganic chem knowledge since I left college. Nice to know it *finally* had some use. :sadbanana:

[dubbeltop]

3. Please identify the artist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian

the painting is called Piet&#224;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet&#37;C3%A0_(Titian)

[PenguinHunter]

People #3: Mendeleev?

[PenguinHunter]

Person 1: Woodie Guthrie

[aelan]

CITY 4:

City of Columbus, Ohio!!! Scioto River !


:banana:

[dubbeltop]

CITY 4:

City of Columbus, Ohio!!! Scioto River !


:banana:

Uhh...Columbus is a capital city :p

[PenguinHunter]

city 4 looks like Nashville

[aelan]

Uhh...Columbus is a capital city :p

I know... but the image matched: http://www.fotosearch.com/DGV045/73068378/


:sadbanana:

[bluebell]

City 2 - Montgomery, Alabama

[PenguinHunter]

Holy crap! City number two is Madison Wisconsin! I'm sure of it!

[dubbeltop]

I know... but the image matched: http://www.fotosearch.com/DGV045/73068378/


:sadbanana:

:gm: ...yes it is an exact match :happpy:

[PenguinHunter]

Damn, have to go to work. . .

[aelan]

Cool topic. It would be a lot easier to follow if questions were quoted before answering. Is there some reason this is not done?

Now that I am breathing:

quoting the question takes too long and we're kinda :blush: competitive.

[bluebell]

quoting the question takes too long and we're kinda obsessively :blush: competitive.

FYP

You're welcome.

[slacker]

City 2: Richmond, VA
City 4: Jacksonville, FL

[mgb]

For bonus #1

Caracas?

[rhinosaur]

Good morning! I think overnight all the questions were answered.


Special bonus round #3: Caravaggio ?
Incorrect.


bonus 1:
Rio de Janeiro?
No.


Bonus #1: Seoul
Correct! It's Seoul.


bonus round person 4 --georgia o' keefe!!
Correct! :gm:


Inorganic chem question. Usehername wants an explanation. bluebell's explanation:

I last studied inorgnic chem 15 years ago so I looked up my text book. I must admit I've forgotten a lot of it, but CoCl4 2- is tetrahedral. I think.

According to the crystal field theory section in my text book, 7 d electrons would have the configuration:

e1(g) (where the 1 should be a superscript and the (g) should be a subscript)
e2(g)
e2(g) t1(2g)
e2(g) t2(2g)
e2(g) t3(2g)
e3(g) t3(2g)
e4(g)t3(2g)

I would have given you the money for this answer. Your second answer is more correct, though, because you have the right subscripts.

(For tetrahedral symmetry the groups need no g's or u's, cause it doesn't have a mirror plane perpendicular to any of the C3 axes. For an octahedral complex you would need to specify gerade or ungerade, which would indicate whether or not the molecular orbital was symmetric or antisymmetric with respect to this perpendicular mirror plane.) :nerd:


person #3--Walt Whitman
Incorrect.


Person #3 - Tolstoy
Incorrect.


City #2: Oklahoma City
Correct. I probably should have chosen a bigger, more recognizable city. :mellow:


Hard art # 3 - George StamatopoulosIncorrect.


Please identify these people.
1. Hint: This person was a musician

Chet BakerNo.


person $5--Lord Alfred Douglas.No.


Person #: William Cullen BryantYes.


AND #5 IS ROBERT FROST, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!And yes. OMW takes the lead! Wait, no, not really. But you now can add $1200 to your casino cash.


Godamnit.

I change my chem answer to:

e1 (where the 1 should be a superscript)
e2
e2 t1(2) (where the 2 should be a subscript)
e2 t2(2)
e2 t3(2)
e3 t3(2)
e4 t3(2)





I've just read through the thread, so I should add a bit more, heh. The general explanation is that the d electron configuration that you learn about in early chem courses is based on the hydrogen atom, so it's entirely symmetric. In the hydrogen atom case, you have 5 d-orbitals, see
htp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:D_orbitals.svg

In a spherical hypothetical case, each of the 5 d-orbitals are degenerate, ie they all have the same energy level for electrons in those orbitals.

However, for a transition metal element like cobalt with 4 ligands (Cl- in this case) in a tetrahedral arrangement, it is no longer spherically symmetrical in terms of the electrical field around the central cobalt ion. So, this splits the d orbitals into two different energy levels, so the electrons will fill the lower energy levels first and then the higher energy levels. The answer I gave (and I can't remember what the subscripts stand for now exactly) is naming each of the individual orbitals according to their energy level that the 7 d electrons have filled.

*patiently waits for aelan to accuse me of geekitude again*Yes, this is precisely correct. The stuff gets even more complicated when you do things that aren't tetrahedrally or octahedrally symmetric.


3. Please identify the artist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian

the painting is called Piet?*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Titian)Correct!


People #3: Mendeleev?No


Person 1: Woodie GuthrieYes!


CITY 4:

City of Columbus, Ohio!!! Scioto River !


:banana:Yes!


Uhh...Columbus is a capital city :p
Um... Oops. I swear I looked it up on Google too, and it said the capital city of Ohio was... Cleveland. Yeah, that's it.


city 4 looks like NashvilleNo.


City 2 - Montgomery, AlabamaNo.


Holy crap! City number two is Madison Wisconsin! I'm sure of it!No.


City 2: Richmond, VA
City 4: Jacksonville, FLNo. No.

[aelan]

Hard Art #3: Frank Vittor?

[rhinosaur]

Hard Art #3: Frank Vittor?

No.

[aelan]

No.

Fraser?!

[walfin]

Hard Art 1: Jack Lord?

[rhinosaur]

Fraser?!
No.


Hard Art 1: Jack Lord?

No.

[aelan]

Hard Art 3: Umberto Boccioni

[Usehername]

Godamnit.

I change my chem answer to:

e1 (where the 1 should be a superscript)
e2
e2 t1(2) (where the 2 should be a subscript)
e2 t2(2)
e2 t3(2)
e3 t3(2)
e4 t3(2)





I've just read through the thread, so I should add a bit more, heh. The general explanation is that the d electron configuration that you learn about in early chem courses is based on the hydrogen atom, so it's entirely symmetric. In the hydrogen atom case, you have 5 d-orbitals, see
htp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:D_orbitals.svg

In a spherical hypothetical case, each of the 5 d-orbitals are degenerate, ie they all have the same energy level for electrons in those orbitals.

However, for a transition metal element like cobalt with 4 ligands (Cl- in this case) in a tetrahedral arrangement, it is no longer spherically symmetrical in terms of the electrical field around the central cobalt ion. So, this splits the d orbitals into two different energy levels, so the electrons will fill the lower energy levels first and then the higher energy levels. The answer I gave (and I can't remember what the subscripts stand for now exactly) is naming each of the individual orbitals according to their energy level that the 7 d electrons have filled.

*patiently waits for aelan to accuse me of geekitude again*

:theclap: :wub:

Thanks. :)



(For tetrahedral symmetry the groups need no g's or u's, cause it doesn't have a mirror plane perpendicular to any of the C3 axes. For an octahedral complex you would need to specify gerade or ungerade, which would indicate whether or not the molecular orbital was symmetric or antisymmetric with respect to this perpendicular mirror plane.)

Thanks!

[avolkiteshvara]

Hard Art

Dali?

[rhinosaur]

Hard Art 3: Umberto BoccioniFinally! Correct.


Hard Art

Dali?No.

[rhinosaur]

Only one question left.

Big hint: Those familiar with MBTIc should be able to find the answer.

[mgb]

last answer

Tempio de Segesta (Steadman)

Ralph Steadman

Holy Christ.

[mgb]

http://www.spamula.net/blog/i37/steadman06.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Steadman

[rhinosaur]

Yes, it's Steadman -- artist, associate of Hunter S. Thompson, and illustrator of (among other things) the Flying Dog beer labels (http://www.flyingdogales.com/gonzo-ralph.asp).

All questions have been answered! I will post the final scores as soon as I am on my other computer, since that's the one with the spreadsheet.

[ben from below]

last answer

Tempio de Segesta (Steadman)

Ralph Steadman

Holy Christ.

Mad props to you for that one. I've would never have guessed Steadman in a million years. The style is too coherent and there aren't enough ink blots.

[mgb]

Mad props to you for that one. I've would never have guessed Steadman in a million years. The style is too coherent and there aren't enough ink blots.

Thanks!!

It was brutal. I think I saw most of the google servers trying to figure it out.

[rhinosaur]

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