[OFF TOPIC] Quiz Thread

[Quasit 865]

Can't tell you about all the obscure events in the earliest of Olympic Games but I'll do as you wish.

 

 

 

Pts. 4,000

Which event for men existed between the 1936 and 1956 Summer Olympics?
♦ A: Individual cutlass fencing	♦ B: Greco-roman wrestling -250kg
♦ C: Double skeet shooting	♦ D: Canoeing C-2 10,000m

 

 

.... and I can see that Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev were the last Olympic champions in the C-2 10000m

 

 

Pts. 4,000

Which event for men existed between the 1936 and 1956 Summer Olympics?
♦ A: Individual cutlass fencing	♦ B: Greco-roman wrestling -250kg
♦ C: Double skeet shooting	♦ D: Canoeing C-2 10,000m

 

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[NearPup 3,031]

A -250kg category in wrestling would be terrifying xD

[Quasit 865]

@heywoodu

Question 8 marks half the stack and you have your 50:50 and expert left...

 

 

 

 

Pts. 8,000

Where do systole and diastole alternate?
♦ A: Chorus of a song	♦ B: Lunar phase
♦ C: Cardiac cycle	♦ D: Engine lubricating system

 

 

[heywoodu 14,946]

I would like to use my 50:50

[heywoodu 14,946]

And also, if I survive this question, I'm requesting a roughly 15-20 minute personal break to quickly take care of something  

[Quasit 865]

5 minutes ago, NearPup said:

A -250kg category in wrestling would be terrifying xD

Orora Satoshi, a sumo wrestler, is the heaviest with 292.6kg, according to Wikipedia.

 

 

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[Quasit 865]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

I would like to use my 50:50

 

Pts. 8,000

Where do systole and diastole alternate?
♦ A: Chorus of a song	♦ B:
♦ C: Cardiac cycle	♦ D:

 

[heywoodu 14,946]

It's more of a feeling than really a bit of knowledge, but I'm going for C. Somehow I think it's related to the heart..

[Quasit 865]

 

Pts. 8,000

Where do systole and diastole alternate?
♦ A: Chorus of a song	♦ B:
♦ C: Cardiac cycle	♦ D:

 

[Quasit 865]

The systole is the pumping phase of the heart.

The diastole is the phase where blood goes from the veins back to the heart.

Your guess is correct!

 

 

 

Pts. 8,000

Where do systole and diastole alternate?
♦ A: Chorus of a song	♦ B:
♦ C: Cardiac cycle	♦ D:

 

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