[Neraphym]

Sorry this took so long, Christmas made things a bit hectic and took up a lot of my time. Here are the correct answers:

The scores are as follows:

Kaezion: 51 (Perfect)
Darkness: 43
Baseball: 38
Nuu: 35
Charlie: 35


Congrats to Kaezion with a set of perfect answers! Thanks to everyone who participated! The reward was supposed to be 1k gil to the winner. Because of certain circumstances (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about ), I no longer have that gil to give away. I am going to try and persuade Cspace or another Admin to grant the winner the 1k reward, but as the power is not mine, there will be no promises.

Category 1:  History


Question 1:  2 Points
What was the name of the French fort built during the French and Indian War where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge.

Duquesne


Question 2: 3 Points
Name the biblical city from where we derive the word Armegeddon.

Meggido


Question 3: 5 Points
Who was the first to use the word "ok" and what does it stand for?

Originally I was looking for Andrew Jackson, but as there are multiple theories, I'll give credit to them.

Andrew Jackson (oll korrect/all correct)

or

Old Kinderhook






Category 2:  Science


Question 1: 2 Points
Who invented the system of giving biological names to living organisms.

Carolus Linnaeus


Question 2: 4 Points
What city has 4 elements named after it.

Ytterby


Question 3: 5 Points
Where is the impact crater that belonged to a meteor thought to have been the one that whiped out the dinosaurs?

Yucatan

or

Gulf of Mexico (Most of it is in the gulf itself, but a portion of it is on the Yucatan)

or

Chicxulub Crater


Category 3: English


Question 1: 1 Point
What was Mark Twain's real name?

Samuel Clemmens


Question 2: 3 Points
What was the first English Epic poem?

Beowulf


Question 3: 6 Points
"Ye Olde English Question"  Everyone pronounces "Ye" as if that were a "Y", but it is not.  What is the name of the letter that looks like a "Y" but makes the "TH" sound.

Thorn




Category 4: Math


Question 1: 1 Point
Write the quadratic formula

-b +-(b^2-4ac)^(1/2)
2a

or

ax^2 + bx + c = 0


Question 2: 3 Points
Cirlces, Elispes, Parabolas, and Hyperbolas are all sections of what?

Cones


Question 3: 6 Points
Define, using a graph, the natural number, e.

e = 2.71828



The above graph shows the graph of y = 1/x.  If you were to fill in the area bounded by that curve and the x-axis, starting from x = 1, when you reach x = e, the area is perfectly equal to 1.

or



This means that as the number n gets bigger and bigger, the answer to the fomula gets closer and closer to e.


Category 5: Random


Question 1: 2 Points
What mountain range divides Europe and Asia?

Ural


Question 2: 3 Points
How many chromosome pairs does a human haploid cell have?

None, when cells divide into hapliods, both sides have 23 unpaired.


Question 3: 5 points
When President Garfield was shot, what was invented to try and save his life?

Metal Detector

[Neraphym]

Charlie:

Category 1: History


Question 1: 2 Points
What was the name of the French fort built during the French and Indian War where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge.

Fort Duquesne


Yes


Question 2: 3 Points

Name the biblical city from where we derive the word Armegeddon.

Megiddo, near the Carmel Range in Israel

Yup


Question 3: 5 Points
Who was the first to use the word "ok" and what does it stand for?


It stands for Old Kinderhook. The first recorded use of OK was in the spring of 1839 by the Boston Morning Post:

This is one of two acceptable theories, the other involves Andrew Jackson, which is probably the better answer.


Category 2: Science


Question 1: 2 Points
Who invented the system of giving biological names to living organisms.

No answer, so no...


Question 2: 4 Points
What city has 4 elements named after it.

Ytterby


Yes


Question 3: 5 Points
Where is the impact crater that belonged to a meteor thought to have been the one that whiped out the dinosaurs?

southern Colorado Plateau near what is now Winslow

Nope


Category 3: English


Question 1: 1 Point
What was Mark Twain's real name?

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Yup


Question 2: 3 Points
What was the first English Epic poem?

Beowulf

Correct


Question 3: 6 Points
"Ye Olde English Question" Everyone pronounces "Ye" as if that were a "Y", but it is not. What is the name of the letter that looks like a "Y" but makes the "TH" sound.


Thorn

Yes


Category 4: Math


Question 1: 1 Point
Write the quadratic formula



Yay, an image!  Correct, too!

Question 2: 3 Points
Cirlces, Elispes, Parabolas, and Hyperbolas are all sections of what 3 dimentional shape?

conics describer

I am not sure what you mean by describer, but it is a cone, so yeah


Question 3: 6 Points
Define the natural number, e, and show how it is defined graphically.

No answer again?  Aww...


Category 5: Random


Question 1: 2 Points
What mountain range divides Europe and Asia?

The Ural Mountains

Yup!


Question 2: 3 Points
How many chromosome pairs does a human haploid cell have?

46 :S

There are 23 pairs in a diploid, making 46 total chromosomes, but sadly, thats not what I was looking for.


Question 3: 5 points
When President Garfield was shot, what was invented to try and save his life?

metal detector to find the bullet

Yup!

Final Score: 35

[Neraphym]

Nuu:

1.1: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (maybe Pittsburgh Fort?)

You got the location right, but I was asking for the Fort name, which you got wrong


1.2: I konw Armageddon means 'the hill of theives', so I am going to guess Jerusalem.

Nope...


1.3:

Allen Walker Read did definitively establish the source of OK as Old Kinderhook

This is one of two acceptable theories, the other involves Andrew Jackson, which is probably the better answer.


2.1: Carolus Linnaeus

Correct


2.2: Stockholm

I'm not sure whether or not Stockholm had 4, but I don't think so.


2.3: In the Gulf of Mexico

Yup


3.1: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Yup


3.2: Beowulf

Yup


3.3: Thorn.

Yup


4.1: ax2 + bx + c = 0

Should be ax^2... At first I was going to say no, but if you copy-pasted it, the superscript wouldn't have carried through to the forum. Had it done so, it would have been correct.


4.2: Sphere (everone knows that, therefore I probably got it wrong)

Nope


4.3:

e, in mathematics, irrational number occurring widely in mathematics and science, approximately equal to the value 2.71828; it is the base of natural, or Naperian, logarithms. The number e is defined as the limit of the expression (1+1/n)n as n becomes infinitely large

Should be (1+1/n)^n... once again, I am giving you the benefit of the doubt that the superscript was in what you copied that from.


5.1: The Urals

Yes


5.2: 23

Nope

5.3: The metal detector.

Yup


Meh, it was a good effort from me for a research period of 20 mins.

Final Score: 35

[Neraphym]

Baseballl

Category 1: History


Question 1: 2 Points
What was the name of the French fort built during the French and Indian War where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge.
- Fort Duquesne

Correct


Question 2: 3 Points
Name the biblical city from where we derive the word Armageddon.
- Babylon (Rev 16:16 by the way)

Nope


Question 3: 5 Points
Who was the first to use the word "ok" and what does it stand for?
- This can't be answered with certainty due to the fact that it has many origins, none of which can be proven to be the first. From Andrew Jackson, to Van Buren, to the OK Club, and can also mean oll korrect. It has many meanings depending on which theory you use. However, all theories suggest is was derived around the 19th century.

You got what I was looking for



Category 2: Science


Question 1: 2 Points
Who invented the system of giving biological names to living organisms.
- Linnaeus

Yes, though the full name would have been better... full credit anywho


Question 2: 4 Points
What city has 4 elements named after it.
- Ytterby

Correct



Question 3: 5 Points
Where is the impact crater that belonged to a meteor thought to have been the one that whiped out the dinosaurs?
- Arizona

Nope



Category 3: English


Question 1: 1 Point
What was Mark Twain's real name?
- Samuel Clemens

yes



Question 2: 3 Points
What was the first English Epic poem?
- Beowulf

yup


Question 3: 6 Points
"Ye Olde English Question" Everyone pronounces "Ye" as if that were a "Y", but it is not. What is the name of the letter that looks like a "Y" but makes the "TH" sound.
- Upsilon

nope, if upsilon does make a th sound, I'll give you a point I suppose...



Category 4: Math


Question 1: 1 Point
Write the quadratic formula
- ax^2 + bx + c = 0 (That is a dash, not a negative. This is the equation, I would write the formula if I had paper but seeing as I don't, I'm not doing all the square root junk on here)

Correct



Question 2: 3 Points
Cirlces, Elispes, Parabolas, and Hyperbolas are all sections of what 3 dimensional shape?
- Conic

Correct


Question 3: 6 Points
Define the natural number, e, and show how it is defined graphically.
- e is the base of the natural logarithm function. e = 2.71828 18284 59045 23536 02874 7135 (to the 29th digit).

- E can be defined as a limit with a specific equation: e= lim [1+(1/n)]^n

Almost.  You forgot to mention that the limit is approaching infinity.  5 points out of 6.  Good job, though.



Category 5: Random


Question 1: 2 Points
What mountain range divides Europe and Asia?
- Ural Mountains

Yes


Question 2: 3 Points
How many chromosome pairs does a human haploid cell have?
- 11 pairs plus one sex chromosome

I'll give you 2 points on this, as you almost got the trick to it. 


Question 3: 5 points
When President Garfield was shot, what was invented to try and save his life?
- Metal Detector

Correct

Final Score: 38

[Neraphym]

Darkness

Category 1: History


Question 1: 2 Points
What was the name of the French fort built during the French and Indian War where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge.
Fort Duquesne

Yes


Question 2: 3 Points
Name the biblical city from where we derive the word Armegeddon.
Har-magedon

You answered as to how it was derived, but not the city itself.  I'll give you a point, though


Question 3: 5 Points
Who was the first to use the word "ok" and what does it stand for?
It was first used by the Boston Morning Post, or the Anti-Bell-Ringing Society, and it stands for 'oll korrect', a mispelling of 'all correct'.

Yes



Category 2: Science


Question 1: 2 Points
Who invented the system of giving biological names to living organisms.
Karl von Linné, A.K.A. Carolus Linnaeus.

Yup


Question 2: 4 Points
What city has 4 elements named after it.
Ytterby

Yup


Question 3: 5 Points
Where is the impact crater that belonged to a meteor thought to have been the one that whiped out the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Perfect!


Category 3: English


Question 1: 1 Point
What was Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Yup


Question 2: 3 Points
What was the first English Epic poem?
Beowulf

Aye


Question 3: 6 Points
"Ye Olde English Question" Everyone pronounces "Ye" as if that were a "Y", but it is not. What is the name of the letter that looks like a "Y" but makes the "TH" sound.
Thorn

Yes


Category 4: Math


Question 1: 1 Point
Write the quadratic formula
(Hehe, I actually know this one! We had to memorize it in school But how do I put it on a computer? If I just like, type it, will you accept it? bluetongue.gif )
[My attempt to type it] x equals -b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac all over 2a.... HEY!
[My attempt to make it look correct]
..............______
x= -b±-\/b²-4ac
....____________
............2a
Yeah...

very good... hehe


Question 2: 3 Points
Cirlces, Ellipses, Parabolas, and Hyperbolas are all sections of what 3 dimensional shape?
Sphere

Nope, cone


Question 3: 6 Points
Define the natural number, e, and show how it is defined graphically.
e=2.718281828459045,

Yes, well done



Category 5: Random


Question 1: 2 Points
What mountain range divides Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains

Yup

Question 2: 3 Points
How many chromosome pairs does a human haploid cell have?
23

Nope, thats a diploid


Question 3: 5 points
When President Garfield was shot, what was invented to try and save his life?
Metal Detector

Yes

Final Score: 43

[Neraphym]

Kaezion

Category 1: History


Question 1: 2 Points
What was the name of the French fort built during the French and Indian War where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers merge.
Initially Fort Prince George (named by the British), later renamed Fort Duquesne by the French.


Question 2: 3 Points
Name the biblical city from where we derive the word Armegeddon.
Megiddo


Question 3: 5 Points
Who was the first to use the word "ok" and what does it stand for?
Andrew Jackson (the 7th U.S. President) used it as an acronym for "oll korrect" by which he meant "all correct."



Category 2: Science


Question 1: 2 Points
Who invented the system of giving biological names to living organisms.
Carolus Linnaeus


Question 2: 4 Points
What city has 4 elements named after it.
Ytterby (in Sweden)


Question 3: 5 Points
Where is the impact crater that belonged to a meteor thought to have been the one that whiped out the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub Crater



Category 3: English


Question 1: 1 Point
What was Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel L. Clemens


Question 2: 3 Points
What was the first English Epic poem?
Beowulf


Question 3: 6 Points
"Ye Olde English Question" Everyone pronounces "Ye" as if that were a "Y", but it is not. What is the name of the letter that looks like a "Y" but makes the "TH" sound.
Thorn



Category 4: Math


Question 1: 1 Point
Write the quadratic formula
if ax^2 + bx + c = 0, then
x = (-b + (b^2-4ac)^(1/2))/(2a)


Question 2: 3 Points
Cirlces, Elispes, Parabolas, and Hyperbolas are all sections of what 3 dimentional shape?
Cone


Question 3: 6 Points
Define the natural number, e, and show how it is defined graphically.
The limit of (1 + 1/n)^n as n goes to infinity. If you take the area under the graph of 1/x starting from x = 1, then e is the x value you need to stop at if you want the area to be 1 (the definite integral of (1/t) dt from 1 to e is 1). Please tell me you get that, or I will have to actually draw a Paint image.



Category 5: Random


Question 1: 2 Points
What mountain range divides Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains


Question 2: 3 Points
How many chromosome pairs does a human haploid cell have?
A human haploid cell has 23 chomosomes, but no pairs. Diploid cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes (making for 46 total of chromosomes), but a haploid cell has only half the number, because the pairs have been split.


Question 3: 5 points
When President Garfield was shot, what was invented to try and save his life?
Metal detector (to try to find the bullet lodged in Garfield's back).



All of them are right.  Congrats on your perfect answers

Final Score: 51 (Perfect)

[Ratty]

Wow

Congoratz Kaezion

[Neraphym]

Sorry about the 6 posts in a row, but they were kinda lengthy. It was done, not because I was afraid of exceding length parameters, but rather, because it helped the organization. It took me some time to do this, so no yelling!

[©allum]

Kaezion pwned them all :O!

I would've got about 3 right if I did it without the old 'net...

[Kaezion]

you don't have to bother with trying to get me the gil or whatever. not to sound like a douchebag, but it wasn't that challenging, as i could find all the answers that i didn't have on the internet.

[Neraphym]

Yeah, the internet really helps.

[Nuu™™]

That was almost pot luck for me. Most of them I just 'I'm Feeling Lucky'ed. A couple like Stockholm and Jerusalem I just guessed.

[Charlie]

Heh i did better then I expected

Congrats to Kaezion

This post has been edited by Charlie4u2: 30 December 2005 - 02:36 PM