Do you have what it takes to be Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek
for Life? Well it’s your last chance put your geek where your mouth is…IF YOU CAN!
But first a warning: yes, you could Google for some of these answers, but then, deep down, you’ll know you’re a bad person. However, you might win a free copy of The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination. So you’ll have to balance total loss of self worth with free geek schwag. It’s up to you.
Email your answers to info@suvudu.com. Don’t comment your answers or you will allow slackers to water down the winner’s pool, thus decreasing your chances of receiving said geek schwag (and you’ll get moderated, deserve a spanking, be summarily executed, etc.). You have until 10:00pm EST tonight. There’s a free book for today’s highest scorer. And if you’ve been playing the Geek-Off all week, finish strong to earn the title of Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek for Life (oh, and potentially a $50 iTunes gift certificate). This GPAGFL will almost certainly get his or her face on the cover of Time Magazine*.
To The Geek-Off Already! Remember, email your answers to info@suvudu.com:
1. Geek Culture/Ephemera
Match these very valuable comic books with the correct action or characters (in the form of 1:A, 2:B, etc.)
1. Action Comics 1
2. Detective Comics 27
3. Superman 1
4. Detective Comics 1
5. All-American Comics 16
6. Marvel Comics 1
7. Batman 1
8. More Fun Comics 52
A. First comic devoted to Superman
B. First appearance of Green Lantern
C. First appearance of Superman
D. Slam Bradley vs. Ching Lung
E. First comic devoted to Batman
F. First appearance of Batman
G. First appearance of The Spectre
H. Human Torch vs. Namor the Sub-Mariner
2. Math/Science
Newton posited that matter is neither created nor destroyed. While any gamer with a mage capable of casting Meteor Swarm or Magic Missile knows this to be untrue, still teachers of Chemistry 101 hold to Newton’s idea when forcing on high-school and undergraduate students their narrow-minded approach to balancing chemical equations. Add coefficients to these equations to make equal numbers of each type of molecule on both sides of the equation (if you need more instructions, then, well, you might need to do a little geek background work). And no fractions, you slacker!
1. H2 + N2 → NH3
2. NH3 + O2 → NO + H2O
3. NaCl + BeF2 → NaF + BeCl2
4. FeCl3 + Be3(PO4)2 → BeCl2 + FePO4
5. Ca(OH)2 + H3PO4 → Ca3(PO4)2 + H2O
6. C2H6 +O2 → CO2 + H2O
3. Classic Puzzle
The goal of the game shown below is to knock over the last standing pin. With each throw Van Winkle or his opponent can knock down any one or two (adjacent) pins. The little man of the mountains (who can be seen flipping Van Winkle the bird) has just knocked over pin number two and now it is Van Winkle’s turn to let it rip. Which play ensures that he will win the game?
4. Tech
What shape does the following Turtle Graphics code draw?
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But first a warning: yes, you could Google for some of these answers, but then, deep down, you’ll know you’re a bad person. However, you might win a free copy of The Geeks’ Guide to World Domination. So you’ll have to balance total loss of self worth with free geek schwag. It’s up to you.
Email your answers to info@suvudu.com. Don’t comment your answers or you will allow slackers to water down the winner’s pool, thus decreasing your chances of receiving said geek schwag (and you’ll get moderated, deserve a spanking, be summarily executed, etc.). You have until 10:00pm EST tonight. There’s a free book for today’s highest scorer. And if you’ve been playing the Geek-Off all week, finish strong to earn the title of Suvudu’s Grand Poohbah Alpha Geek for Life (oh, and potentially a $50 iTunes gift certificate). This GPAGFL will almost certainly get his or her face on the cover of Time Magazine*.
To The Geek-Off Already! Remember, email your answers to info@suvudu.com:
1. Geek Culture/Ephemera
Match these very valuable comic books with the correct action or characters (in the form of 1:A, 2:B, etc.)
1. Action Comics 1
2. Detective Comics 27
3. Superman 1
4. Detective Comics 1
5. All-American Comics 16
6. Marvel Comics 1
7. Batman 1
8. More Fun Comics 52
A. First comic devoted to Superman
B. First appearance of Green Lantern
C. First appearance of Superman
D. Slam Bradley vs. Ching Lung
E. First comic devoted to Batman
F. First appearance of Batman
G. First appearance of The Spectre
H. Human Torch vs. Namor the Sub-Mariner
2. Math/Science
Newton posited that matter is neither created nor destroyed. While any gamer with a mage capable of casting Meteor Swarm or Magic Missile knows this to be untrue, still teachers of Chemistry 101 hold to Newton’s idea when forcing on high-school and undergraduate students their narrow-minded approach to balancing chemical equations. Add coefficients to these equations to make equal numbers of each type of molecule on both sides of the equation (if you need more instructions, then, well, you might need to do a little geek background work). And no fractions, you slacker!
1. H2 + N2 → NH3
2. NH3 + O2 → NO + H2O
3. NaCl + BeF2 → NaF + BeCl2
4. FeCl3 + Be3(PO4)2 → BeCl2 + FePO4
5. Ca(OH)2 + H3PO4 → Ca3(PO4)2 + H2O
6. C2H6 +O2 → CO2 + H2O
3. Classic Puzzle
The goal of the game shown below is to knock over the last standing pin. With each throw Van Winkle or his opponent can knock down any one or two (adjacent) pins. The little man of the mountains (who can be seen flipping Van Winkle the bird) has just knocked over pin number two and now it is Van Winkle’s turn to let it rip. Which play ensures that he will win the game?
4. Tech
What shape does the following Turtle Graphics code draw?
forward 50
left 60
forward 50
left 60
forward 50
left 60
forward 50
left 60
forward 50
left 60
forward 50
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