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  1. In the Revolutionary War, the American Patriots won a big victory at the Battle of Bennington. The battle was actually fought where?
  2. In 1876, this European inventor was granted a patent for the first functional, compressed charge, four-stroke engine. It is considered to be the first practical petrol (gasoline) engine. What was the inventor’s name?
  3. “The Dance,” “Woman with a Hat,” and “The Open Window” are famous paintings by which artist?
  4. What is the name of the capital and only city in Yukon_Territory, Canada?
  5. The westernmost land battle of the Civil War was _________________________?
  6. The piano was invented in Italy around 1700 by whom?
  7. What is an over-unity device?
  8. The movie Bladerunner was based on what book?
  9. Wernher von Braun and other German scientists developed and tested V-2 rockets at this location on the Baltic Sea. What was the location’s name?
  10. What is the fourth most populous city in North America?
  11. In ancient Egypt, the deity of the sun was known as __ or __. He later became known as the Sun Devil, or Devil.
  12. The first charged lepton, the electron, was discovered in 1897 by which British physicist?
  13. What is a Turing test?
  14. In 1908, this aviator and inventor flew 5,080 feet in the first officially witnessed public flight of a heavier-than-air flying machine in America. What was his name?
  15. Who were the top two Allied flying aces in World War 1?
  16. This famous UFO incident is sometimes called “Britain’s Roswell.” It occurred in 1980 in __________ Forest.
  17. On May 10, ____, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in ________________ to drive a golden spike that completed the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
  18. Historians generally consider the Battle of ________________ to be the opening battle of the French and Indian War in North America.
  19. What is the name of the oldest provincial park in Canada?
  20. What was the first major land engagement of the War of 1812?
  21. Which U.S. military officer said "We have met the enemy and they are ours"? In which battle, in which war, did he make the statement?
  22. The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at _________________ in Coloma, California.
  23. The Battle of _______________ was the largest battle of the Mexican-American War.
  24. On March 9, 1847, General Winfield Scott performed the first major amphibious landing in U.S. history in preparation for the siege of this Mexican city. Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson were included in the invading force of 12,000 regular and volunteer soldiers. What was the name of the city?
  25. What is an Australian kiss?
Bonus question

Although he is known for his melodic compositions, some music scholars have said that some of this classical composer’s works are proportioned using mathematical models, with some pieces divided into sections that are based on the golden ratio. Who was the composer?
 
4-Whitehorse
11-Ra
12- J.J. Thomson
13- A method to test If a computer algorithm demonstrates human intelligence
14 Wright Brothers?
 
1 - I think the battle was fought over the border, in NY State. Near Bennington.

11 - Ra or maybe Amon Ra?

15 - I'm pretty sure one of them was named Eddie Rickenbacker, that's the only name I can remember.

17 - 1869, Promontory Point, Utah

18 - Quebec???

20 - New Orleans (after the war ended)? I don't remember many land engagements, I seem to remember there wasn't any significant opposition to the Brits burning Washington, battles on lakes and assaults on the seaboard mostly.

22 - Sutter's Mill (well, somebody's mill, I'm positive)

Thanks for doing this, even though I now think I have Alzheimer's. Because I most certainly "know" the Mexican War battles and where Germany did their rockets but so help me my mind is a blank.
 
OK, while I was signing off - one of the Mexican War battles was, I think, Vera Cruz. Which, I'm not sure, I'll go with Scott for that one, I know the other one that I can't remember was General Taylor.
 
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2. Otto
3. Matisse
4. Yellowknife
8. Do Androids dream of electric sheep?
10. Chicago
11. Ra, Ray
12. JJ Thompson
13. It's a test for artificial intelligence
16. Epping forest?
17. 1869, ??
 
9. Peenemunde.
15. Billy Bishop may have been one of them. I believe the other was French.
 
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2. I don't know if one or both got the patent but it is easy to remember their names, Nicolaus Otto (Auto) and Franz Rings (piston rings).
6. Bartolomeo Cristofori
9. Peenemünde
10. Toronto
11. Aten or Ra
12. J.J. Thomson
13. A dialog with an entity to determine if it is a human being or artificial intelligence. Basically can an artificial entity think like a human being.
14. Orville Wright but I'm probably wrong since I think he flew less than 1,000 feet.
17. Date? Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah ;):rolleyes: Technically correct!
21. Oliver Hazard Perry, Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
25. Risque you are!

Thanks for the test!!! Very good job!
 
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2 Karl Benz
8 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
10 Toronto
11 Aten/Ra
 
3-Matisse
11-Ra
13- a test to seen if an AI can convince a human that the AI is also human.- just watched Ex Machina 2 days ago
15- Snoopy?
21-Commodore Perry
24- Vera Cruz
Bonus- Debussy
 
17. I will go with Tommy Smothers on this one; Promissory Note, Utah.
 
You guys have done a great job. We need answers for questions 1, 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20.

KnightBridgeAZ is on the right track with his answer for question 1. The battle was in New York State, near Bennington, Vermont. Can you name the town?

Bluedevil mentioned the correct general location for question 5. The battle occurred about 25 miles northwest of Tucson in what was then New Mexico. Can you provide the name of the battle?

Felonious Monk correctly identified the #2 ace for the Allies, Billy Bishop; Felonious Monk is also correct that the other person was French. Can you name the #1 Allied ace?

Here’s a hint for question 14. This person has a museum named after him in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, in Hammondsport.
 
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1 - the only town I know the name of between Troy and Bennington is called Hoosic(k), whether that is where the battle was I'm not sure.

16 - Sherwood?

18 - Quebec
 
Ex Nutmegger said:
I am pretty sure the #1 ace was Eddie Rickenbacker as I mentioned in reply #4.
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List of World War I aces credited with 20 or more victories - Wikipedia

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I missed 7: An over-unity machine is a euphemism for a perpetual-motion machine
 
And the answers are????????????????????? :D

Cedar said:
  1. In the Revolutionary War, the American Patriots won a big victory at the Battle of Bennington. The battle was actually fought where?
  2. In 1876, this European inventor was granted a patent for the first functional, compressed charge, four-stroke engine. It is considered to be the first practical petrol (gasoline) engine. What was the inventor’s name?
  3. “The Dance,” “Woman with a Hat,” and “The Open Window” are famous paintings by which artist?
  4. What is the name of the capital and only city in Yukon_Territory, Canada?
  5. The westernmost land battle of the Civil War was _________________________?
  6. The piano was invented in Italy around 1700 by whom?
  7. What is an over-unity device?
  8. The movie Bladerunner was based on what book?
  9. Wernher von Braun and other German scientists developed and tested V-2 rockets at this location on the Baltic Sea. What was the location’s name?
  10. What is the fourth most populous city in North America?
  11. In ancient Egypt, the deity of the sun was known as __ or __. He later became known as the Sun Devil, or Devil.
  12. The first charged lepton, the electron, was discovered in 1897 by which British physicist?
  13. What is a Turing test?
  14. In 1908, this aviator and inventor flew 5,080 feet in the first officially witnessed public flight of a heavier-than-air flying machine in America. What was his name?
  15. Who were the top two Allied flying aces in World War 1?
  16. This famous UFO incident is sometimes called “Britain’s Roswell.” It occurred in 1980 in __________ Forest.
  17. On May 10, ____, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in ________________ to drive a golden spike that completed the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
  18. Historians generally consider the Battle of ________________ to be the opening battle of the French and Indian War in North America.
  19. What is the name of the oldest provincial park in Canada?
  20. What was the first major land engagement of the War of 1812?
  21. Which U.S. military officer said "We have met the enemy and they are ours"? In which battle, in which war, did he make the statement?
  22. The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at _________________ in Coloma, California.
  23. The Battle of _______________ was the largest battle of the Mexican-American War.
  24. On March 9, 1847, General Winfield Scott performed the first major amphibious landing in U.S. history in preparation for the siege of this Mexican city. Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, James Longstreet, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson were included in the invading force of 12,000 regular and volunteer soldiers. What was the name of the city?
  25. What is an Australian kiss?
Bonus question

Although he is known for his melodic compositions, some music scholars have said that some of this classical composer’s works are proportioned using mathematical models, with some pieces divided into sections that are based on the golden ratio. Who was the composer?
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#2 is Nicholas Otto though my first thought was Daimler. Here comes the auto!
 
The operative word in question #15 is “Allied”. Unfortunately, Von Richtofen flew for the German side not the “Allied” side, so he and other Germans do not make this cut.
 
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Ex Nutmegger said:
The operative word in question #15 is “Allied”. Unfortunately, Von Richtofen flew for the German side not the “Allied” side, so he and other Germans do not make this cut.
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Probably lets out Rickenbacker - he was the leading American ace, I believe, but we were not part of the war effort as long as Britain and France on the allied side.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
Probably lets out Rickenbacker - he was the leading American ace, I believe, but we were not part of the war effort as long as Britain and France on the allied side.
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You are correct! Rickenbacker had 26 “victories”, way behind Richthofen at 80 and a Frenchman at 75 and a Brit at 72! (I know, I know, I’m not supposed to peek, but I couldn’t resist at this late date. Notice I did not give away the names of the two top Allied aces in case someone can name them.
 
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SVCBeercats said:
And the answers are?????????????????????:D
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I was waiting for your check. ;)

I was also waiting for answers to about a half-dozen questions. You slackers gave up too easily. ;)

I apologize for the delay—I have been busy recently.
 
Answers
  1. KnightBridgeAZ correctly answered that the battle occurred in Hoosick. Specifically, the battle was in Walloomsac, Town of Hoosick, New York.
  2. Nicolaus Otto. He was assisted by Franz Rings, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhelm Maybach. Bigboote, SVCBeercats, and RockyMTblue2 identified Otto as the inventor, and SVCBeercats also mentioned Rings.
  3. Henri Matisse; Bigboote and Jibariqua correctly answered this question.
  4. Whitehorse; eebmg got this one right
  5. The Battle of Picacho Pass/Picacho Peak
  6. SVCBeercats gave the correct answer, Bartolomeo Cristofori.
  7. Bigboote knew the answer to this question. Over-unity devices are also known as “free energy” devices or perpetual-motion machines. They output more energy than their inputs. Although some people claim to have invented such devices, the devices are considered by many people to be impossible under our current laws of physics. Nikola Tesla reportedly believed that such devices were possible, using energy drawn from the ether.
  8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bigboote and Rocket009 knew the right answer.
  9. Peenemunde Army Research Center, on the Baltic island of Usedom. FeloniousMonk and SVCBeercats correctly answered this question.
  10. Several people identified the city, Toronto.
  11. Ra or Re. Eebmg, KnightBridgeAZ, Bigboote, SVCBeercats, Rocket009, and Jibariqua mentioned Ra, but nobody mentioned Re. Some posters also provided other names for Ra, such as Amun-Ra or Ray.
  12. Eebmg, Bigboote, and SVCBeercats correctly identified the physicist, J. J. Thomson.
  13. Eebmg, Bigboote, SVCBeercats, and Jibariqua gave the correct answer for this question. A Turing test is a test developed by Alan Turing in the 1950s to determine if a machine can exhibit intelligence equivalent to that of a human. Jibariqua mentioned the movie Ex Machina. I highly recommend that you see this movie—it will make you think about AI.
  14. Glenn Curtiss
  15. René Fonck, Billy Bishop. SVCBeercats provided a link to a Wikipedia article with the answers to this question. FeloniousMonk correctly identified Billy Bishop and knew that the other person was French. Ex Nutmegger and KnightBridgeAZ mentioned Eddie Rickenbacker, who was the top U.S. ace with 26 victories, but was far behind Fonck and Bishop.
  16. Rendlesham Forest
  17. 1869; Promontory, Utah. KnightBridgeAZ gave the correct year and location. Bigboote got the correct year, and SVCBeercats knew the location.
  18. Battle of Jumonville Glen
  19. Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario
  20. The Siege of Fort Mackinac on July 17, 1812 was the first major land engagement of the war and ended in a British victory. Fort Mackinac, then known as Fort Michilimackinac, was built by the British during the Revolutionary War to control the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
  21. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry sent this message to William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie began in the War of 1812. SVCBeercats knew the answers, and Jibariqua mentioned Perry.
  22. KnightBridgeAZ gave the correct answer, Sutter’s Mill. Ex Nutmegger mentioned Sutter Creek, which is about 40 miles south.
  23. Buena Vista
  24. KnightBridgeAZ, ed4ourgirls, and Jibariqua knew the correct answer, Veracruz.
  25. An Australian kiss is just like a French kiss, but down under. :)
Bonus question

Jibariqua correctly identified the composer, Claude Debussy.
 
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