The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[Reese Riverson]

Well, what I can say is you've got two of them correct, given this one is stumping people, I will allow you to go ahead and give a retry with this one.

However, if no one can give a more accurate answer within a day, the point will go to Dave!

[DaveRattlehead]

Sansui, Pioneer and Marantz?

[Reese Riverson]

Dave nailed it! Technically twice as I didn't consider Kenwood to be the ones that went all in on the "Watt Wars" in the end but I probably should have.

See, Kenwood themselves made the Kenwood KR-9600, which was a powerful stereo receiver in its own right with delivering 160 watts per channel into 8 ohms.

However, there were four brands that exceeded this greatly:

The Pioneer SX-1980 delivered 270 watts per channel into 8 ohms, then we have the Marantz Model 2600 and the Sansui G-33000 that delivered 300 watts per channel into 8 ohms. The least common one, finally being the Technics SA-1000, that delivered 330 watts per channel.

Here's an interesting video I found on the topic for anyone interested:


Personally in my own collection, I do have the Pioneer SX-1980 and the Marantz Model 2500, which is the younger brother to the Marantz Model 2600. My Model 2500 still delivers a powerful 250 watt per channel output into 8 ohms. To this very day many of these are still in operation, despite being well over 40 years old, with proper restoration, these units can last a long time.


Season 13

Question 12
Name the city and state that the widest and most powerful tornado was ever historically recorded within the United States.

Bonus:
To piggy back with the above, bonus points will be rewarded for anyone who can also give the exact month, day, and year this event occurred, the maximum width in miles / kilometers, the estimated wind speeds, and the official rating given by the National Weather Service.


Leaderboard

Rsandee - 2 points
PluMGMK - 2 points
dr_st - 1 point
Reese Riverson - 1 point
Ithasmore - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point
DaveRattlehead - 1 point

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Season 13: History of questions

Q1: What site am I talking about?
-It is one of the oldest ecosystems on the planet.
-This ecosystem has one of the largest land animal migrations in the world.
-The most common animals in this ecosystem are wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, and buffalo, although there is also a high presence of big cats.
-This area is home to one of the most important paleontological reserves in the world. 
A1: The Serengeti (Rsandee) 

Q2: Which disease is colloquially known as "the kissing disease"?
A2: Mononucleosis (dr_st)

Q3: When was the last time the U.S. men's basketball team didn't win the gold medal at the Olympics?
A3: 2004 (Rsandee)

Q4: When did the Mexican Revolution begin?
A4: 1910 (Reese Riverson)

Q5: In which real painter is this Rayman 2 artwork based on? (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=13926)
A5: Picasso (Ithasmore)

Q6: What is caprolactam mainly used for?
A6: Synthesis of Nylon 6 (withdrawn: no answers)

Q7: Which modern-day countries were part of Yugoslavia before its breakup in the early 1990s?
A7: Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia (PluMGMK)

Q8: Name the song and the artist.
A8: Ken Laszlo - Tonight (withdrawn: no answers)

Q9: How many French teams have won the UEFA Champions League?
A9: Two (Hunchman801)

Q10: In what year did Hugo Chávez win the elections for the first time?
A10: 1998 (PluMGMK)

Q11: The 1970s were an interesting time, specifically when it came to audio equipment. During this decade was a time known as the "Watt Wars" / "Receiver Wars" for home audio stereo receivers where companies begun producing stereo receivers with the most power, trying to outclass their competition.

The days of only having sub-100 watt per channel receivers choices were gone thanks to these big players in the industry.

Name at least three of these companies (brands) that participated in the Receiver Wars.
A: Sansui, Pioneer and Marantz (DaveRattlehead)

[Giant Chicken]

Moore, Oklahoma?

[Rsandee]

New Orleans, Louisiana?

[The Jonster]

Huh, didn't know Louisiana could get tornados too. Guess I learned something new today.

[PluMGMK]

Did not think of Pioneer When I hear that name, I just think of optical drives for PCs!

By the way, I realized the other day that I still have that failed transistor from my old Sansui. Maybe one day if I'm feeling brave and the lab is quiet, I could attempt to decap it with fuming nitric and look at it on the SEM to see what really happened there

[Reese Riverson]

Neither of those answers are correct, you may try again!

[dr_st]

Fort Worth, Texas?

[Pirez]

Tampa bay, Florida?

[Rsandee]

Tulsa, Oklahoma?

[DaveRattlehead]

Las Venturas, San Andreas.

[Reese Riverson]

None of those are correct either, and you all may try again!

[Reese Riverson]

Seems we will need a clue...

First clue:
The city and state is definitely within Tornado Alley.

[Giant Chicken]

Wichita, Kansas?

[RaypersonNikol]

Joplin, Missouri.

[Reese Riverson]

Neither one of those are it, and you guys may try again.

[Pirez]

Des Moines, Kansas?

[Reese Riverson]

That's not correct.

Here's the second clue:

The state bird is the Scissor-tailed flycatcher.

[The Jonster]

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma?