• Re: QFTCINO25 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: epitaphs, classical challenge

    From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to Mark Brader on Monday, September 22, 2025 22:36:32
    From: esquel@sommarskog.se

    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Epitaphs

    9. "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I'm free
    at last."

    Martin Luther King Jr

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Classical Challenge Round

    * A. Literature - Classical Books

    A1. Who wrote "Meditations"?
    A2. In what book by Plato would you find the "Allegory of the
    Cave" myth?

    The State

    * B. History - Rise and Fall

    These two questions are about major historical milestones in the
    ancient world.

    B1. In which century did the Roman empire conquer Greece?

    2nd BC

    B2. In which century did the Western Roman Empire fall?
    (The term "Western Roman Empire" makes the distinction
    between Rome and Byzantium... which is sometimes known as
    the Eastern Roman empire. As well, the consensus among
    historians is that the fall corresponds to when the last
    Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic
    warlords.)

    5th AD

    * C. Sports - Classical Sports

    C1. Name *any one of the five* sports that were part of the
    pentathlon in ancient times. Note that there is little
    to no overlap between the ancient and modern versions of
    the pentathlon.

    Discus

    * D. Miscellaneous - The Gods

    D1. Aphrodite?

    Juno

    D2. Zeus?

    Jupiter

    * F. Science - Early Mathematicians

    F1. This mathematician is believed to have lived around the
    time of the 4th century BC. He is known as the "father
    of geometry". He wrote the treatise "Elements", which
    established the foundations of geometry and dominated the
    field until the 19th century. Who was he?

    Euclide

    F2. This mathematician and engineer is believed to have lived
    around the time of the 3rd century BC. He is best known for
    an eponymous named principle which states that the upward
    buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid,
    whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the
    fluid that the body displaces. Who was he?

    Archimede

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  • From Dan Blum@3:633/10 to Mark Brader on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 03:00:58
    From: tool@panix.com

    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Epitaphs

    2. "That's all folks."

    Mel Blanc

    6. "If you seek his monument, look around you."

    Christopher Wren

    9. "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I'm free
    at last."

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

    10. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly
    into the past."

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Classical Challenge Round

    * B. History - Rise and Fall

    B1. In which century did the Roman empire conquer Greece?

    1st

    B2. In which century did the Western Roman Empire fall?
    (The term "Western Roman Empire" makes the distinction
    between Rome and Byzantium... which is sometimes known as
    the Eastern Roman empire. As well, the consensus among
    historians is that the fall corresponds to when the last
    Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic
    warlords.)

    5th

    * C. Sports - Classical Sports

    C1. Name *any one of the five* sports that were part of the
    pentathlon in ancient times. Note that there is little
    to no overlap between the ancient and modern versions of
    the pentathlon.

    chariot race

    C2. A violent sport called pankration was introduced into the
    ancient Olympic Games in 648 BC. This a combination of
    two individual modern sports. Name *either one*.

    wrestling

    * D. Miscellaneous - The Gods

    These two questions are about the Roman rebranding of Greek gods.
    Who is the Roman god or goddess corresponding to...

    D1. Aphrodite?

    Venus

    D2. Zeus?

    Jupiter

    * E. Entertainment - Classical Playwrights

    E1. Which Greek playwright wrote "Antigone", "Oedipus Rex",
    and "Oedipus at Colonus"?

    Sophocles

    E2. Which Greek playwright wrote "Medea", "Orestes", and "The
    Trojan Women"?

    Euripides

    * F. Science - Early Mathematicians

    F1. This mathematician is believed to have lived around the
    time of the 4th century BC. He is known as the "father
    of geometry". He wrote the treatise "Elements", which
    established the foundations of geometry and dominated the
    field until the 19th century. Who was he?

    Euclid

    F2. This mathematician and engineer is believed to have lived
    around the time of the 3rd century BC. He is best known for
    an eponymous named principle which states that the upward
    buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid,
    whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the
    fluid that the body displaces. Who was he?

    Archimedes

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    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@3:633/10 to Mark Brader on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 18:48:13
    From: gromit82@hotmail.com

    On 9/21/2025 10:47 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

    ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Epitaphs

    Gravestone epitaphs are sometimes as unique as the people they
    memorialize. Here are 10 epitaphs of famous people. We give the
    inscription on the headstone or other marker. You name the person.

    1. "Let 'er rip."

    Leslie Nielsen

    2. "That's all folks."

    Mel Blanc

    3. "The best is yet to come."

    Tony Bennett

    5. "Everybody loves somebody sometime."

    Dean Martin

    6. "If you seek his monument, look around you."

    Christopher Wren

    7. "I will NOT be right back after this message."

    Johnny Carson

    9. "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I'm free
    at last."

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    10. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly
    into the past."

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Classical Challenge Round

    * A. Literature - Classical Books

    A1. Who wrote "Meditations"?

    Marcus Aurelius

    A2. In what book by Plato would you find the "Allegory of the
    Cave" myth?

    "Phaedo"; "Republic"

    * B. History - Rise and Fall

    These two questions are about major historical milestones in the
    ancient world.

    B1. In which century did the Roman empire conquer Greece?

    1st century BCE

    B2. In which century did the Western Roman Empire fall?
    (The term "Western Roman Empire" makes the distinction
    between Rome and Byzantium... which is sometimes known as
    the Eastern Roman empire. As well, the consensus among
    historians is that the fall corresponds to when the last
    Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic
    warlords.)

    5th century CE

    * C. Sports - Classical Sports

    C1. Name *any one of the five* sports that were part of the
    pentathlon in ancient times. Note that there is little
    to no overlap between the ancient and modern versions of
    the pentathlon.

    running; wrestling

    C2. A violent sport called pankration was introduced into the
    ancient Olympic Games in 648 BC. This a combination of
    two individual modern sports. Name *either one*.

    wrestling

    * D. Miscellaneous - The Gods

    These two questions are about the Roman rebranding of Greek gods.
    Who is the Roman god or goddess corresponding to...

    D1. Aphrodite?

    Venus

    D2. Zeus?

    Jupiter

    * E. Entertainment - Classical Playwrights

    E1. Which Greek playwright wrote "Antigone", "Oedipus Rex",
    and "Oedipus at Colonus"?

    Sophocles
    E2. Which Greek playwright wrote "Medea", "Orestes", and "The
    Trojan Women"?

    Euripides

    * F. Science - Early Mathematicians

    F1. This mathematician is believed to have lived around the
    time of the 4th century BC. He is known as the "father
    of geometry". He wrote the treatise "Elements", which
    established the foundations of geometry and dominated the
    field until the 19th century. Who was he?

    Euclid
    F2. This mathematician and engineer is believed to have lived
    around the time of the 3rd century BC. He is best known for
    an eponymous named principle which states that the upward
    buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid,
    whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the
    fluid that the body displaces. Who was he?

    Archimedes

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 18:48:13
    On 9/21/2025 10:47 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
    ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Epitaphs

    Gravestone epitaphs are sometimes as unique as the people they
    memorialize. Here are 10 epitaphs of famous people. We give the
    inscription on the headstone or other marker. You name the person.

    1. "Let 'er rip."
    Leslie Nielsen
    2. "That's all folks."
    Mel Blanc
    3. "The best is yet to come."
    Tony Bennett
    5. "Everybody loves somebody sometime."
    Dean Martin
    6. "If you seek his monument, look around you."
    Christopher Wren
    7. "I will NOT be right back after this message."
    Johnny Carson
    9. "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I'm free
    at last."
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    10. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly
    into the past."
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    ** Game 1, Round 10 - Classical Challenge Round

    * A. Literature - Classical Books

    A1. Who wrote "Meditations"?
    Marcus Aurelius
    A2. In what book by Plato would you find the "Allegory of the
    Cave" myth?
    "Phaedo"; "Republic"
    * B. History - Rise and Fall

    These two questions are about major historical milestones in the
    ancient world.

    B1. In which century did the Roman empire conquer Greece?
    1st century BCE
    B2. In which century did the Western Roman Empire fall?
    (The term "Western Roman Empire" makes the distinction
    between Rome and Byzantium... which is sometimes known as
    the Eastern Roman empire. As well, the consensus among
    historians is that the fall corresponds to when the last
    Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by Germanic
    warlords.)
    5th century CE
    * C. Sports - Classical Sports

    C1. Name *any one of the five* sports that were part of the
    pentathlon in ancient times. Note that there is little
    to no overlap between the ancient and modern versions of
    the pentathlon.
    running; wrestling
    C2. A violent sport called pankration was introduced into the
    ancient Olympic Games in 648 BC. This a combination of
    two individual modern sports. Name *either one*.
    wrestling
    * D. Miscellaneous - The Gods

    These two questions are about the Roman rebranding of Greek gods.
    Who is the Roman god or goddess corresponding to...

    D1. Aphrodite?
    Venus
    D2. Zeus?
    Jupiter
    * E. Entertainment - Classical Playwrights

    E1. Which Greek playwright wrote "Antigone", "Oedipus Rex",
    and "Oedipus at Colonus"?
    Sophocles
    E2. Which Greek playwright wrote "Medea", "Orestes", and "The
    Trojan Women"?
    Euripides
    * F. Science - Early Mathematicians

    F1. This mathematician is believed to have lived around the
    time of the 4th century BC. He is known as the "father
    of geometry". He wrote the treatise "Elements", which
    established the foundations of geometry and dominated the
    field until the 19th century. Who was he?
    Euclid
    F2. This mathematician and engineer is believed to have lived
    around the time of the 3rd century BC. He is best known for
    an eponymous named principle which states that the upward
    buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid,
    whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the
    fluid that the body displaces. Who was he?
    Archimedes
    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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