July Trivia Contest: Day 4 P-T

[PenguinHunter]

Welcome back!

Link to Round 1 (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?45647-July-Trivia-Contest-Day-1-A-E)
Link to Round 2 (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?45651-July-Trivia-Contest-Day-2-F-J)
Link to Round 3 (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?45657-July-Trivia-Contest-Day-3-K-O)
Link to Round 5 (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?45701-July-Trivia-Contest-Day-4-U-Z)

Here are the standings as of the start of Round 4:

HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
stuck - 250
C.J. Woolf - 385
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 630
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 1670

(Sorry to post and run, but I'll be back soon.)


P

1) Rosemary's repulsion of three apartment tenants Polanski

2) I touch a calf and its skin melts like Mr. Toht. What probably caused this? (Hint: Relates to Bleeding Calf Syndrome) Pregsure BVD

3) Where was O3 taken from? (Hint: Answer is in a travel wiki.)

4) What's the little guy?
Pan Paniscus (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vUiw44dfnHI/TjMyvkkV5ZI/AAAAAAAAADc/S_hinN721O4/s512/P4.jpg)


5) What did the lame iron man construct as monuments to his victories? Pyramids of skulls




Q

1) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; O1 (Hint: An Omani) Qaboos

2) The home of the pepper that leads to the space coyote Quetzalacatenango

3) A Brazilian slave's freedom Quilombo

4) Sheikh Zayed Mosque : Abu Dhabi :: [picture] : ?
Qom (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nBZ3bmukqS4/TjMywN6kO0I/AAAAAAAAADw/WgT3CGxT3lU/s576/Q4.jpg)


5) A US presidential term, the wait between the olympics, and a typical bachelor's degree are all __________. Quadrimular (answered as Quadrennium.)




R

1) Amazing natural phenomenon in K5. Red Rain

2) Rydberg Constant (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rxRuyKdC4mU/TjMyvr5lLNI/AAAAAAAAADg/xmUzOO0brk4/R3.jpg)

3) Fine Shrapnel : Ralph Fiennes :: Fie! Cardinal fled! : ? Daniel Radcliffe

4) Middle Back (Hint: Chairman Mao's American friend.)
Sidney Rittenberg (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3pDZUVuK9D4/TjMywOI1H0I/AAAAAAAAADk/EVDjwQ0_BZM/R4.jpg)


5)[/B] (Hint: Arabic (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZCeaRI5kvC0/TjMywPSHUkI/AAAAAAAAADo/iJe5KF2WUsc/R5.jpg) = "Majnun") Romeo



S

1) Who was the walrus? Sir Paul McCartney (Made a mistake with my letters and numbers - gave Ferrus and stuck points for it).

2) Grey Eight Disc Ovary in Orc Knee Skara Brae

3) This animal may well have caused several sweating epidemics (Hint: The scientific name for a type of rodent that spreads the disease OMW mentions here).

4) How do the Cofan distinguish between different types of Ayahuasca? The plant sings

5) Answered as Seal Script from Harrapan culture but there is a 75point bonus for anyone who can find a good guess at the meaning of this symbol. (Hint: Answer can be found in TED talks)
Saturn (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8l42RicTO3s/TjMywfHJl-I/AAAAAAAAADs/wqdf-Kgu6uQ/S5.jpg)



T

1) Zimbabwean Power Sharer Morgan Tsvangirai

2) Name the book that this is taken from.
Tristram Shandy (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g9_sw4QU7us/TjMywkV96VI/AAAAAAAAAD4/qQveJTkjdMo/T2.jpg)


3) There is roughly a 75% chance that two people at a party have the same birthday. How many people are at the party? 32

4) (Hint: An evil (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VE4dyAQL8kE/TjMywhcpP7I/AAAAAAAAAD0/psMuPiGGcRE/T4.JPG) Zulu spirit) Tikoloshe


5) Which human society from the last 400 years was closest to bonobo society in terms of technology? Tasman Aborigines



P3 - Pinkullyuna
S3 - Sigmodon hispidus

[Ferrus]

p-4) Pan paniscus

[Ferrus]

P-1) Polanski

[Ferrus]

R-2) Rydberg constant

[Ferrus]

S-1) Ringo Starr

[stuck]

q3- quilombo

[Ferrus]

T-3) Thirty

[stuck]

s3: rico suave

[stuck]

t4: totem

[stuck]

t3: 243

[stuck]

ARRG

t3: 274

[stuck]

t1: Tsvangirai

[Ferrus]

Q-5) quadrennial

[stuck]

s4: shamen

[Ferrus]

q-4) qom

[stuck]

q2-Quetzalacatenango

[Ferrus]

Q-2) Quetzlzacatenango

[Ferrus]

S-4) The plant sings (!) in the moonlight

[stuck]

s5: salmon

[Ferrus]

R-1) Red rainfall

[Ferrus]

S-5) Sulphur

[Ferrus]

q-three) Quilombo

[Ferrus]

T-2) Tibetan Book of the Dead

[Ferrus]

t-5) turu

[PenguinHunter]

p-4) Pan paniscus

Yes


P-1) Polanski

Yes


R-2) Rydberg constant

Yes


S-1) Ringo Starr

No


q3- quilombo

Yes


T-3) Thirty

No


s3: rico suave

No


t4: totem

No


t3: 243

No


ARRG

t3: 274

No


t1: Tsvangirai

Yes


Q-5) quadrennial

I know it says that in the dictionary (I forgot about that use of quadrennial) but I'm going to say no. . . There's a better answer - a word that only means definition two of quadrennial.


s4: shamen

No


q-4) qom

Yes


q2-Quetzalacatenango

Yes


S-4) The plant sings (!) in the moonlight

Yes


s5: salmon

No


R-1) Red rainfall

Yes


S-5) Sulphur

No


q-three) Quilombo

Too late


T-2) Tibetan Book of the Dead

No


t-5) turu

No

HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
C.J. Woolf - 385
stuck - 405
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 630
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 2070

[Ferrus]

T-three) Thirty three

[PenguinHunter]

T-three) Thirty three

No

[outmywindow]

T2: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne.

(My favorite book of all time)

[C.J.Woolf]

Q5. Quadrennium

[outmywindow]

Q5: Quadrennial

[C.J.Woolf]

P3. palenque, or Portuguese

[outmywindow]

I know it says that in the dictionary (I forgot about that use of quadrennial) but I'm going to say no. . . There's a better answer.


Oh you dick! :)

Now I remember why I stopped doing this.

[C.J.Woolf]

P5. Pyramids

[outmywindow]

T5: Tierra del Fuegans?

[stuck]

t3: 276

[outmywindow]

T2: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne.

(My favorite book of all time)

For proof, a photograph of the 61st page of my copy of the book (the 62nd page is also black):

http://i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae175/snoutmywindow/2011-07-29_20-10-57_743.jpg

[stuck]

p3: platinum

[stuck]

q1: michael quinlan

[C.J.Woolf]

R3. Daniel Radcliffe

[stuck]

r3: daniel radcliffe

(sorry hermione)

[stuck]

DAMN YOU TO HADES CJ WOOLF

[C.J.Woolf]

R5. Ramadan

[stuck]

s2: skara brae

[C.J.Woolf]

DAMN YOU TO HADES CJ WOOLF

Ha, I'm usually the one damning the bastard who just beat me to a question.

It is good to be the king bastard!

[outmywindow]

R3. Daniel Radcliffe

Unfortunately, "Riddance Fail Elf!" is not the name of a celebrity. It is, however, the name of my up-and-coming electric minstrel band. See us at a Renn Faire near you!

[C.J.Woolf]

S5. Supersonic Ichthys? ;)

[stuck]

s5: a symbol

[C.J.Woolf]

Unfortunately, "Riddance Fail Elf!" is not the name of a celebrity. It is, however, the name of my up-and-coming electric minstrel band. See us at a Renn Faire near you!

Opening acts: Radical Elf Fiend, Rancid Failed Elf, and La Fiddle Fancier.

[outmywindow]

S3: Swine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_brucellosis) (transmissible to humans)

[C.J.Woolf]

T3. Thirty-two

[C.J.Woolf]

T5. Tasaday

[outmywindow]

S3: According to wikipedia, the French can be called "Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys," and it is widely thought that the infamous English Sweating Sickness was brought over from France French mercenaries fighting in the War of the Roses.

[C.J.Woolf]

S3. Soccer coach? ;)

[stuck]

s3: keith sweat

[outmywindow]

S2: Skara Brae

[outmywindow]

Dammit stuck!

Okay, S2: Standing Stones of Tenness

[stuck]

S2: Skara Brae

D
=D
==D
8===D (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?45694-July-Trivia-Contest-Day-4-P-T&p=1536735&viewfull=1#post1536735)

[PenguinHunter]

T2: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne.

(My favorite book of all time)

Yes!


Q5. Quadrennium

Goddammit. How many freaking words are there for this concept?

My answer was quadrimular but I can't argue with quadrennium.


P3. palenque, or Portuguese

No


Q5: Quadrennial

Oh you dick! :)

Now I remember why I stopped doing this.

Sorry! You didn't want those points to go to Ferrus anyway did you?


P5. Pyramids

They are very unique pyramids though. Could you be more precise?


T5: Tierra del Fuegans?

No


t3: 276

No


p3: platinum

No.


q1: michael quinlan

No.


R3. Daniel Radcliffe

Yes


r3: daniel radcliffe

(sorry hermione)


DAMN YOU TO HADES CJ WOOLF

Alas


R5. Ramadan

No


s2: skara brae

Yes


S5. Supersonic Ichthys? ;)

No


s5: a symbol

Yes! (and by that I mean, no.)


T3. Thirty-two

Yes!


T5. Tasaday

No


S3: Swine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_brucellosis) (transmissible to humans)
No, but I'll look into it.

S3: According to wikipedia, the French can be called "Cheese-eating Surrender Monkeys," and it is widely thought that the infamous English Sweating Sickness was brought over from France French mercenaries fighting in the War of the Roses.
Right direction!


S3. Soccer coach? ;)

Ew.


s3: keith sweat

Poor keith.


S2: Skara Brae


Dammit stuck!

Okay, S2: Standing Stones of Tenness

Sorry.

HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
stuck - 455
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 680
C.J. Woolf - 695
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 2070

[C.J.Woolf]

P5. Pyramid of skulls

[stuck]

Someone explain T3!

I think the answer is 24. If you have two people, they have a 1/365 chance in sharing a birthday (I'm rounding). Let's call them A and B. If you have 3 people, you have A B and C, and three ways they can share a birthday, with a probability of 1/365 [AB BC AC]. If you have 4 people, A B C and D, you get six ways they can share, [AB AC AD BC BD CD]. The intervals in the series increase by 1 with each person added.

If we need a 75% probability, we need the ratio to be around 273/365. This would be 'chances to share a birthday'. At 23 people, there are 263 chances to share a birthday. At 24, there are 286.

[stuck]

oops, my math was wrong. here is my updated post, hopefully with better math:/

Someone explain T3!

I think the answer is 23. If you have two people, they have a 1/365 chance in sharing a birthday (I'm rounding). Let's call them A and B. If you have 3 people, you have A B and C, and three ways they can share a birthday, with a probability of 1/365 [AB BC AC]. If you have 4 people, A B C and D, you get six ways they can share, [AB AC AD BC BD CD]. The intervals in the series increase by 1 with each person added.

If we need a 75% probability, we need the ratio to be around 273/365. This would be 'chances to share a birthday'. At 23 people, there are 275 chances to share a birthday.

[stuck]

ah, forget about it, i found the wiki

[PenguinHunter]

P5. Pyramid of skulls

Yes!


ah, forget about it, i found the wiki

I just used this (http://keisan.casio.com/has10/SpecExec.cgi).

HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
stuck - 455
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 680
C.J. Woolf - 845
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 2070

[stuck]

s1: Sir Paul McCartney

[PenguinHunter]

s1: Sir Paul McCartney

I just realized I made a mistake with this one. I'll give you and Ferrus points. Sorry 'bout that!


HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
stuck - 480
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 680
C.J. Woolf - 695
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 2095

[slacker]

T5 Tasmanian Aborigines

[slacker]

S5 Seal Script (Harrapan culture)

[PenguinHunter]

T5 Tasmanian Aborigines

Yes!


S5 Seal Script (Harrapan culture)

Not the answer I was looking for but I think it works pretty well. I'll give you points for it and add a bonus for anyone who can guess the meaning (or rather, likely meaning) of that particular symbol.

(Points added to the latest thread.)

[C.J.Woolf]

R5. Romeo

[C.J.Woolf]

Q1. Sultan Qaboos

[C.J.Woolf]

T4. Tikoloshe

[PenguinHunter]

R5. Romeo

Yes


Q1. Sultan Qaboos

Yes (I'll round that up to 13 points for ya!)


T4. Tikoloshe

Yes

[stuck]

P2: Pregsure

[PenguinHunter]

P2: Pregsure

Yes

[Ferrus]

R-4) Sidney Rittenberg

(By the way I don't think 25 points of mine have been transferred to my main 'account' on the last day).

[Ferrus]

P-3) paramaribo

[Ferrus]

S-3) Squirrels

[Ferrus]

S-3) Sciuridae

[slacker]

R4 Sidney Rittenberg

S5 Bonus: Star

[PenguinHunter]

R-4) Sidney Rittenberg

(By the way I don't think 25 points of mine have been transferred to my main 'account' on the last day).

Yes to the answer.

Sorry, which question did I miss?


P-3) paramaribo

No


S-3) Squirrels

No


S-3) Sciuridae

No


R4 Sidney Rittenberg

S5 Bonus: Star

Too late, and no but close. (Though I think there is some controversy about the answer I have so if you have a link for "star," post it and I'll give you the points.)

[Ferrus]

I just realized I made a mistake with this one. I'll give you and Ferrus points. Sorry 'bout that!


HappyNoodleBoy - 50
aelan - 100
Tenderfoot - 125
Randall - 165
LastRailway - 205
stuck - 480
lbloom - 480
outmywindow - 680
C.J. Woolf - 695
Radiant 1475
Ferrus - 2095
This one.

[Ferrus]

S-3) Sciuromorpha

[slacker]

S5 Bonus: or Saturn?
http://www.harappa.com/script/diction.html
http://www.ancientscripts.com/indus.html

[PenguinHunter]

S-3) Sciuromorpha

No, but I added your points for the other question.


S5 Bonus: or Saturn?
http://www.harappa.com/script/diction.html
http://www.ancientscripts.com/indus.html

Yeah, Saturn is what I had.

[stuck]

p3: paradise

[stuck]

s3: Siphunculata

[PenguinHunter]

p3: paradise

No, but it is a nice hill.


s3: Siphunculata

No, that's not a rodent, that's a louse!