Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Jesse day 14

4/6 Not sure if my defense is going to lose this for me. Everything thing felt very gettable to me. 

1. Name the man who resigned as Prime Minister of Lebanon on November 4, 2017, just over thirteen years after his father resigned from the same post.
Correct Answer: SAAD HARIRI
Your Answer: Hariri
Points Assigned: 1

It is in the news and the name stuck in my brain. 

2. Of the twelve cities along Lake Ontario with a population greater than 100,000, one is located in the United States. What is that city, which had just over 210,000 residents during the 2010 census?
Correct Answer: ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Your Answer: Rochester
Points Assigned: 1

I went to the University of Rochester, so I had better get this one.

3. "Charles Entertainment" are the (real) first and middle names of a corporate mascot who has what last name?
Correct Answer: CHEESE
Your Answer: Hasbro
Points Assigned: 2

Damn. I tried to think of a Charlie or a Chuck and I could not come up with anything. This seems verrrrrrry gettable. 

4. What was the name of the tiny hamlet on the far western outskirts of Greater London, in an area now a part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, which was demolished as part of a massive civil construction project in 1944?
Correct Answer: HEATHROW
Your Answer: Heathrow
Points Assigned: 3

Again, not sure if this was hard or easy, but I have flown through there many a time. 

5. What drink served to British sailors in the Age of Sail, consisting (typically) of rum mixed with water, takes its name from the nickname borne by 18th-century British Admiral Edward Vernon from the waterproof cloak he wore?
Correct Answer: GROG
Your Answer: Grog
Points Assigned: 0

First thing that came to my mind.

6. Identify the subatomic particle of the baryon family, believed to be composed of two up quarks and one down quark, which has a mass of 1.672x10^-24</sup> grams and a positive electric charge of 1.602x10^-19</sup> coulombs.
Correct Answer: PROTON
Your Answer: Positron
Points Assigned: 2

This was one hurts. I just got them confused in my head. Over thought it. 

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