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Challenge #6: Totally Trivia Tsunami - georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:03 AM
I will post a buttload of trivia on this thread at random throughout the day. Each member from each team has ONE GUESS at each answer... no more. Each correct guess is worth one point. The team with the most points per person* wins.
Trivia ends at 11:59 PM Eastern today.
* For example... if team A had 3 people and got 6 points ... but team B had 6 people and 9 points ... team A would win b/c they'd have 2 points per person, compared to team B's 1.5 points per person.
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:10 AM
1) In what year will UNIX machines suffer their own form of the Y2K bug?
2) If I push a 5 kg box on a frictionless floor with a force of 3 N until it has traveled 10 meters... then push it with a force of - 3 N until I am back where I started.... how much work have I done upon the box?
3) What is Moore's Law?
4) If it takes a power of 2P to life an elevator a distance d at velocity v... how much power is needed to life an elevator 2d at v^2
5) What is the derivative of e^x ?
- Laettners Legacy - 02-26-2006 09:14 AM
#3 Moore's Law is: the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented. Moore predicted that this trend would continue for the foreseeable future. In subsequent years, the pace slowed down a bit, but data density has doubled approximately every 18 months, and this is the current definition of Moore's Law, which Moore himself has blessed. Most experts, including Moore himself, expect Moore's Law to hold for at least another two decades.
- niusfactuary - 02-26-2006 10:51 AM
5) derivative of e^x is e^x
- Bartindekalb - 02-26-2006 10:52 AM
Answers:
1) 2038
- niusfactuary - 02-26-2006 10:57 AM
2) 0 J
- niusfactuary - 02-26-2006 12:09 PM
4) 4P
- Blzer4Life - 02-26-2006 12:15 PM
4) Square root of P
work upon request...
- tarheelsben1 - 02-26-2006 01:02 PM
I think the answer to #2 is 60 J
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:44 PM
Laettners Legacy Wrote:#3 Moore's Law is: the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented. Moore predicted that this trend would continue for the foreseeable future. In subsequent years, the pace slowed down a bit, but data density has doubled approximately every 18 months, and this is the current definition of Moore's Law, which Moore himself has blessed. Most experts, including Moore himself, expect Moore's Law to hold for at least another two decades.
correct
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:45 PM
niusfactuary Wrote:5) derivative of e^x is e^x
correct
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:45 PM
Bartindekalb Wrote:Answers:
1) 2038
correct
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:46 PM
niusfactuary Wrote:2) 0 J
correct
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:46 PM
niusfactuary Wrote:4) 4P
correct
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:50 PM
6) What is the English translation of "Res Publica Non Dominetur" -- and what was the original language?
7) What famous composer got his start as court musician of Duke Johann Ernst?
8) How many books are in the Hitchhiker's Trilogy?
9) When approaching a black hole, what boundary do you pass where not even light can escape?
10) US History: ____?____ and Tyler too.
- Blzer4Life - 02-26-2006 02:54 PM
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:8) How many books are in the Hitchhiker's Trilogy?
6
For bonus:
1) The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
2) The Restaraunt At The End Of The Universe
3) Life, The Universe, And Everything
4) So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
5) Young Zaphoid Plays It Safe
6) Mostly Harmless
- blah - 02-26-2006 02:55 PM
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:1) In what year will UNIX machines suffer their own form of the Y2K bug?
2) If I push a 5 kg box on a frictionless floor with a force of 3 N until it has traveled 10 meters... then push it with a force of - 3 N until I am back where I started.... how much work have I done upon the box?
3) What is Moore's Law?
4) If it takes a power of 2P to life an elevator a distance d at velocity v... how much power is needed to life an elevator 2d at v^2
5) What is the derivative of e^x ?
Looks like someone is taking physics this semester...
- blah - 02-26-2006 02:57 PM
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:10) US History: ____?____ and Tyler too.
Tippecanoe
- georgia_tech_swagger - 02-26-2006 02:57 PM
Blzer4Life Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:8) How many books are in the Hitchhiker's Trilogy?
6
Incorrect
- Bartindekalb - 02-26-2006 02:57 PM
7) Johann Sebastien Bach