Announcement Trivia Chat: General Topics and Prizes for Top 3 Winners

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Trivia will take place in the chat room on Thursday, July 6th at 8 PM CST, featuring general topics where speed is crucial for answering. Participants can use Google, and the top three winners will receive either the coffee table book "What's It Like in Space?" or a $10 Amazon gift card for those outside the USA. Reminders and a link to the chat will be provided leading up to the event. The trivia format involves answering questions for points, and there will be a total of 25 questions. The chat room is designed for real-time interaction, making it a lively and engaging experience for all participants.
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Trivia will be held in our chat room Thursday July 6th at 8PM CST! Trivia will be general topics. Google is allowed but speed is everything. Top 3 members will receive the coffee table book "What's It Like in Space?" or a $10 Amazon gift card if outside the USA. Reminders will be posted throughout next week. A link to chat will be posted here along with it being added to the top navbar and an alert will be sent out.
 
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OOOH TRIVIA CHAT! Thank you Greg! :smile: What time?
 
Evo said:
OOOH TRIVIA CHAT! Thank you Greg! :smile: What time?
oops thanks, added!
 
Heh - heh - heh.
 
Sorry to ask but! since I m new to PF just can u detail this"TRIVIA" out pleasezz!
 
GAUHAR CHAUHAN said:
Sorry to ask but! since I m new to PF just can u detail this"TRIVIA" out pleasezz!
What details do you require?
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
What details do you require?
like sir what's this about and how can i take part in it??
 
Yeah, Greg. You haven't told us where it will be located at. It's not located at Evo's house again is it? I hate having to cross the moat.
 
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Drakkith said:
Yeah, Greg. You haven't told us where it will be located at. It's not located at Evo's house again is it? I hate having to cross the moat.
I know exactly what you mean. Especially her Romanian Longhorn makes me shiver.
 
  • #12
I love trivia! :biggrin: This sounds like fun! Thanks Greg!
 
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Drakkith said:
I heard she has two and she only feeds them twice a year!
Trivia dates :D
 
  • #14
Hey Greg can you just explain me about the trivia in a nutshell ?
 
  • #15
Adinath said:
Hey Greg can you just explain me about the trivia in a nutshell ?
I ask questions, if you answer correctly, you get a point :)
 
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But I bet that it won't be as simple as you said....
 
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Adinath said:
But I bet that it won't be as simple as you said....
Sorry I don't know what you are saying.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Sorry I don't know what you are saying.
This can't frighten me. Mathematicians call a group with
##808.017.424.794.512.875.886.459.904.961.710.757.005.754.368.000.000.000##
elements simple. And by the way, simple is somehow the opposite of solvable :biggrin:
 
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Adinath said:
But I bet that it won't be as simple as you said....
Just pray that @Integral doesn't show up...

integral_vs_omcheeto_on_jepardy-jpg.jpg


ps. I may or may not show up. Current plans are that I shall be in the burbs of Integraland when the game starts.
 
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fresh_42 said:
This can't frighten me. Mathematicians call a group with
##808.017.424.794.512.875.886.459.904.961.710.757.005.754.368.000.000.000##
elements simple. And by the way, simple is somehow the opposite of solvable :biggrin:

This is like that question how many Americans live abroad? Answer: 99,999,999,999

and the followup question: Name them.
 
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I'll start somewhere in the middle: John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, ...
 
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fresh_42 said:
Mathematicians call a group with
##808.017.424.794.512.875.886.459.904.961.710.757.005.754.368.000.000.000##
elements simple.
jedishrfu said:
This is like that question how many Americans live abroad? Answer: 99,999,999,999

and the followup question: Name them.
The equivalent task would probably be: List the subgroups.

Edit: @mfb would certainly answer: "Let me start with the normal subgroups ..."
 
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jedishrfu said:
This is like that question how many Americans live abroad? Answer: 99,999,999,999
That's... a lot of Americans.
 
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OK, since I also don't have a clue as to what the "Trivia" that you refer to actually is, other than by definition, I will be the one with the detail questions.
How do you access it online, web address, thread or what?
What is the playing format?
What are the rules of the game?
 
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JBA said:
OK, since I also don't have a clue as to what the "Trivia" that you refer to actually is, other than by definition, I will be the one with the detail questions.
How do you access it online, web address, thread or what?
What is the playing format?
What are the rules of the game?
Some of your answers are in the first post of the thread. Don't over think it. I ask questions, first to answer gets the point.
 
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Now that the CIPM has standardised the units used in science to SI, are answers given at 8PM CST, (whatever that may be), required to be in Fahrenheit, miles, BTUs, pounds and short-tons, or may SI be used ?

Question: What time does the Sun rise at Scott Base?
Answer: At about 12 Noon, on August 19.
 
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Baluncore said:
Now that the CIPM has standardised the units used in science to SI, are answers given at 8PM CST, (whatever that may be), required to be in Fahrenheit, miles, BTUs, pounds and short-tons, or may SI be used ?

Question: What time does the Sun rise at Scott Base?
Answer: At about 12 Noon, on August 19.

I'm sorry, but your response must be in the form of a watercoloring.

But seriously, I doubt Greg cares about the units.
 
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Baluncore said:
Now that the CIPM has standardised the units used in science to SI, are answers given at 8PM CST, (whatever that may be), required to be in Fahrenheit, miles, BTUs, pounds and short-tons, or may SI be used ?
Wait, what? This is a physics forum. Of course SI is fine.
Let me ask the opposite question: Are weird US units allowed?
 
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Are newer members aware of the existence of the chat room? PF has a real-time public chat facility. It used to be open every Sunday, but now is only open on special occasions, I think.

I expect Greg will post a link and an alert when it opens.
 
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Oops, I missed the last sentence on accessing, it must have below the bottom of my bifocals.
 
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Ibix said:
I expect Greg will post a link and an alert when it opens.

I hope he uses the alert from that robot from Lost in Space.
Edit: I'm so tired. I should stop posting things which seem funny to me at the moment. @Evo, temp ban me!
 
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Drakkith said:
I hope he uses the alert from that robot from Lost in Space.
Edit: I'm so tired. I should stop posting things which seem funny to me at the moment. @Evo, temp ban me!
DANGER DRAKKITH ROBINSON! DANGER!
 
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Ibix said:
Are newer members aware of the existence of the chat room? PF has a real-time public chat facility. It used to be open every Sunday, but now is only open on special occasions, I think.

I expect Greg will post a link and an alert when it opens.

I remain unaware of the chat room.
 
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stefan r said:
I remain unaware of the chat room.

I, too, remain unaware of said chat room.
 
  • #35
It will be linked when it exists.
 
  • #36
The date on my computer says 5/7/2017
I think I am a month early and a day late:nb)
 
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I'm not good in trivia, but it sounds like fun! Thanks Greg for being so versatile. I hope to at least be watching a bit ... + you never know! ... . When you say:
Greg Bernhardt said:
Trivia will be general topics
you don't mean only within science, do you?
I assume you mean general general ...
 
  • #38
mfb said:
I'll start somewhere in the middle: John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, John, ...
I'll do the beginning and the end:
Last name: Smith, Smith, Smith ... ... Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones.
 
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Stavros Kiri said:
you don't mean only within science, do you?
I assume you mean general general ...
General general :) History, science, sports, literature, current events etc :)
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
General general :) History, science, sports, literature, current events etc :)
Ok thanks! Versatile it is! But I may not be very good with trivia; I may try to give it a few shots though ... you never know ...
 
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Stavros Kiri said:
Ok thanks! Versatile it is! But I may not be very good with trivia; I may try to give it a few shots though ... you never know ...
Everyone knows something more about something else than someone else :)
 
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Have you guys considered doing it on a thread? The forum is very fast these days + it would be easier to review and qualify the questions etc. ... perhaps learn more from it too! ...
Is my idea technologically valid and feasible? Advantages and disadvantages (concisely) as compared to chatroom?
 
  • #43
Stavros Kiri said:
Is my idea technologically valid and feasible? Advantages and disadvantages (concisely) as compared to chatroom?
I think it would be very messy and long. Chat is much more condensed.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
I think it would be very messy and long. Chat is much more condensed.
But the chat room moves very fast. It may be a mess too. Have you tried it before?
 
  • #45
Also with many people on the chat ... some posts may delay to appear sometimes. I think the forum certainly has a larger memory capacity. Vs speed though? Not sure
You're the expert on these, of course.
 
  • #47
Greg, did you see my full edited post above?
Stavros Kiri said:
Also with many people on the chat ... some posts may delay to appear sometimes. I think the forum certainly has a larger memory capacity. Vs speed though? Not sure
You're the expert on these, of course.
For 25 questions both ways are feasible. But posts on chat don't all show to all at the same time, while the forum keeps perfect order, who answers first etc. (we just have to renew and read alerts etc. though)

I still tend to think too that the chat is a better choice though, perhaps.

As long as you acknowledged these etc. , I trust you're the expert.
 
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256bits said:
The date on my computer says 5/7/2017
I think I am a month early and a day late:nb)
Two months may be? ...
 
  • #49
8pm CST... I make that 2am British Summer Time on 7th July. Maybe I can answer trivia questions in my sleep, but I can't type in my sleep, so I guess I have to give this one a miss. (I'm hoping that within a few weeks my new job will leave me time to look at PF again occasionally).
 
  • #50
3 hour countdown! The chat will open 1 hour before for general chat!
 

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