Announcement: IIS1K Competition

iceman (Mike) · #1 01-06-2006, 01:53 PM

Hi all.

I'm pleased to announce the IIS1K Competition, which will be launched on the 14th June.

This thread serves as both the announcement, and the place to ask questions and make comments about the competition.

So please, feel free to reply here with your thoughts/comments/questions.

IceInSpace Thousand Member Competition

Thanks to the sponsors for donating prizes to allow this competition to take place!

iceman (Mike) · #2 02-06-2006, 10:17 AM

This might be stretching things a bit, but if anyone would like to help me come up with the list of questions, please contact me.

Just remember, that by doing so, you will be inelligble to enter the competition.

iceman (Mike) · #3 02-06-2006, 11:24 AM

Thanks to Steve (janoskiss) who has sacrificed his chance of winning in the competition, by volunteering to help me come up with a list of questions

Thanks Steve.

iceman (Mike) · #4 02-06-2006, 12:48 PM

Dennis has also offered to help. So between the 3 of us, we'll come up with 30 questions no worries

Thanks to Dennis and Steve, I won't need any other volunteers for questions this time around.

iceman (Mike) · #5 08-06-2006, 01:23 PM

There's less than a week now until the launch of the IIS1K competition!

So make sure you guests register to be eligible to enter the competition!

iceman (Mike) · #6 14-06-2006, 08:05 AM

The IIS1K Competition has been launched!

See the competition details, read the rules, see the prizes and click on the link to the quiz entry form.

IIS1K Competition

Thanks to the sponsors for donating prizes!

Good luck everyone.

PS: This thread is now unlocked, please feel free to reply/ask questions/comment on the competition.

davidpretorius · #7 14-06-2006, 11:43 AM

Pick the Janoskiss questions!!! (square root of the bessel type inversion layer theorem indeed!!!)
Wow that was hard, don't mind admitting I guessed more than 1/2!
Thanks you three, for organising the questions and also the sponsors!
Special thanks to dennis for taking it easy on couple of the questions so i can have a chance on the comp!
Thanks to mike for making it a single entry so i can't spam the entry section with multiple meaningless junk!

Well done all!

ving (David) · #8 14-06-2006, 12:15 PM

ditto dave, i guessed at quite a few too. hard questions there!!!

thanks to the three of you for putting it all together

Vermin (Tom) · #9 14-06-2006, 01:21 PM

There are at least three questions without correct answer options.

cjmarsh81 · #10 14-06-2006, 02:13 PM

I know I got at least one correct

janoskiss (Steve H) · #11 14-06-2006, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidpretorius

Pick the Janoskiss questions!!! (square root of the bessel type inversion layer theorem indeed!!!)

I think you might be surprised to learn which ones are really mine. Which ones are you referring to?

[1ponders] (Paul) · #12 14-06-2006, 02:21 PM

Quick Dave, hints man, hints

shelly · #13 14-06-2006, 02:38 PM

Wow - that was fun!!

I've answered with a couple of guesses definately....

Thanks for putting it all together.

Striker (Tony) · #14 14-06-2006, 03:06 PM

Well that was fun.

I feal like a round of Sale of the Century now.

I had to guess some aswell....I'm not ashamed...some were tuff.

As long as I achieved more then 10 out of 30 which I got last comp I will be happy....lol

Mike....quick ban Mick and anyone else who lives in Mackay before they enter....hehehe

Oh BTW the answer for Question 7 is (E)....

mickal555 · #15 14-06-2006, 04:44 PM

The Milky Way is to the solar system as a football field to what in size?
What limit of the solar system is this?
(Pluto, Helioseph, oort cloud?)

janoskiss (Steve H) · #16 14-06-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

What limit of the solar system is this?

That's for you to find out.

Helioseph??

davidpretorius · #17 14-06-2006, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janoskiss

I think you might be surprised to learn which ones are really mine. Which ones are you referring to?

the hard ones!!

You are the prime suspect, cos you are the only one on this forum that knows what deconvolution actually is! You are one smart dude! The only time I use any big astro terms is with my 2.5 year old. Otherwise I look like that telstra ad of the Dad explaining the great wall of china keeping out the rabbits to his inquisitive son!

IIS dictionary:

deconvolution: (de-con-vo-loo-shone) button you press in astra image to make ya joops look good!

thesaurus entry:
like that wavelet button or unsharp button.

Vermin (Tom) · #18 14-06-2006, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janoskiss

...Helioseph??

Heliosphere - the extent of the Sun's solar wind influence.

mickal555 · #19 14-06-2006, 05:36 PM

I think I got most of them, I took 74AU for the size of the solar system...

mickal555 · #20 14-06-2006, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vermin

Heliosphere - the extent of the Sun's solar wind influence.

Thanks, couldn't remember the spelling