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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:28 am
by mathdanmom
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Fisk?
6. Sagittarius?
8.
10.

3.
6.
9. Predator?
12.
15.

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:47 pm
by TomKBaltimoreBoy
Spoiler
YOU ARE THE CATEGORY

2: BAMA MAN – Huntsville native Jimmy Wales founded this collaborative online encyclopedia in January, 2001. What is Wikipedia?

4: (FORMERLY) ODD SOX – When this Boston Red Sox catcher signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1981, he reversed the digits of his number from 27 to 72. Who is Carlton Fisk?

6: TEAPOT – A collection of stars in the shape of a teapot appears near this Zodiac constellation named for a legendary archer. What is Sagittarius?

8: BOSON – W and Z Bosons carry weak nuclear force, while these bosons carry the strong force. What are gluons?

10: BILLY PILGRIM – Four outer islands in Boston Harbor are named for this religious leader who served as an advisor to Plymouth governor William Bradford. What is CLAM chowdah?

ROBOTS & ROBOTICS

3: The SI unit measuring magnetic induction is named for this engineer who invented the first device controlled by radio remote control. Who was Tesla?

6: Heron, a writer and inventor from this Egyptian city, invented several machines that performed wonders in temples. What is Alexandria?

9: Nickname shared by an NHL team and the General Atomics MQ-1 Unmanned Ariel Vehicle used by the US Air Force and the CIA. What is Predator? (and fwiw, the new Winnipeg Jets sweater and logo look great!)

12: Unimate, a General Motors industrial robot, was the first robot of this type which is not controlled by outside forces. What is automaton?

15: First defined in a robotic context by Norbert Weiner in a book of the same name, this term derives from a Greek word meaning governor. What is cybernetic?

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:01 pm
by reddpen
Spoiler
2: Wikipedia
4: Carlton Fisk
6: Sagittarius?
8: C (and that's not half a guess)
10: C

3: C (ouch)
6: Alexandria?
9: Blackhawks
12: C
15: C
So much C food... [ETA] and I thought I was so clever coming up with this 9-pointer...

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:25 pm
by Uncle Jeff
Spoiler
YOU ARE THE CATEGORY
2: Wikipedia
4: Carlton Fisk
6: Sagittarius
8: Gluons
10: Clam

ROBOTS & ROBOTICS
3: Tesla
6: Alexandria
9: Predator
12: Autonomous
15: Clam

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:34 pm
by jbillygirl
Spoiler
2: Wikipedia
4: CLAM
6: Saggitarius
8: X & Y?
10: CLAM Mather

3: CLAM
6: Alexandria?
9: CLAM
12: CLAM
15: CLAM
Ouch! That hurt.

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:22 pm
by Rafferty Barnes
Spoiler
YOU ARE THE CATEGORY

2. Wikipedia
4.
6.
8:
10.

ROBOTS & ROBOTICS

3:
6:Alexandria
9:
12: Automaton
15:

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:05 pm
by Peggles
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Carlton Fisk
6. Sagittarius
8. the CLAM boson
10. Brewster

3. Tesla
6. Alexandria?
9. Predators?
12. CLAM
15. Automaton?

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:00 am
by jeff6286
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Carlton Fisk
6. CLAM
8. CLAM
10. CLAM

3. CLAM
6. Alexandria
9. Predator
12. CLAM
15. CLAM

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:49 pm
by bomtr
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Carlton Fisk
6. Sagittarius
8.
10.

3. David Bowie made a great Tesla
6. Alexandria
9. Predator
12. automaton
15. cybernetics

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:42 pm
by debramc
Spoiler
2: wikipedia
4: clam
6: Sagittarius
8: tau?
10: clam

clam all the robot questions...

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:27 pm
by bigbor
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Fisk?
6. Sagittarius
8. X and Y (WAG)
10. Williams WAG

3. Tesla?
6. clam
9. Predator
12. clam
15. clam

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:15 pm
by aggiebud
Spoiler
YOU ARE THE CATEGORY

2: Wikipedia
4: CLAM
6: Sagittarius
8: X & Y
10: CLAM

ROBOTS & ROBOTICS

3: Faraday
6: Alexandria
9: Predator
12: CLAM (my swag would be automaton)
15: CLAM (my swag would be android)

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:19 pm
by Jeffreygallup
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2. Wikipedia.
4. Clam. For unknown reasons, Johnny Bench comes to mind.
6. Sagittarius
8. clam. My guess would be s for strong, but htat's all it is.
10. Cotton Mather (a leap of faith here).

3. Marconi? For 3 points, it shouldn't be someone obscure like Zworykin.
6. Alexandria. Saw it on TV.
9. Predator
12. Clam. Can think of many possible terms (fully automated, self-directed; none seems right.
15. Clam. I'm thinking technocracy, since the krat- stem means rule in Greek. And isn't it Wiener?
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:25 pm
by --Pete
Hello JBoard folks. This is Sue, --Pete's wife. --Pete is going to be in the hospital for awhile and will not be able to score this until he gets back home. He is not sure how long he will be off line so, he wanted me to be sure you know that if he is away for too long it is OK with him if someone else does this.

Thank you,

Sue

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:58 am
by JeanneJag
--Pete wrote:Hello JBoard folks. This is Sue, --Pete's wife. --Pete is going to be in the hospital for awhile and will not be able to score this until he gets back home. He is not sure how long he will be off line so, he wanted me to be sure you know that if he is away for too long it is OK with him if someone else does this.

Thank you,

Sue
Speedy recovery, Pete.

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:45 am
by boson
--Pete wrote:Hello JBoard folks. This is Sue, --Pete's wife. --Pete is going to be in the hospital for awhile and will not be able to score this until he gets back home. He is not sure how long he will be off line so, he wanted me to be sure you know that if he is away for too long it is OK with him if someone else does this.

Thank you,

Sue
Thanks for letting us all know Sue. Pete: get well soon, we're thinking of you.

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:30 pm
by Woof
Sorry to hear about your health problems, Pete. Get well soon and hurry back!

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:20 pm
by billiej
Geez, is SHC hazardous to your health? Hopefully both DoT and Pete will be good as new very soon.

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:24 pm
by AcadamiaNut
Spoiler
2. Wikipedia
4. Fiske
6. Sagittarius
8. [clam]
10. Williams

3. Tesla
6. Thebes
9. Predators
12. autonomous
15. [clam]

Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 6, Day 5

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:28 pm
by Lefty
Spoiler
YOU ARE THE CATEGORY

2: BAMA MAN – wikipedia

4: (FORMERLY) ODD SOX – fisk

6: TEAPOT – Sagittarius

8: BOSON – X and Y?

10: BILLY PILGRIM – clam

ROBOTS & ROBOTICS

3: henry?

6: Alexandria?

9: clam

12: Android?

15: clam