Barry's Badger Brain Teasers
   "; $br1 = ""; $fr2 = ""; $br2 = ""; $fr3 = ""; $br3 = ""; $fr4 = ""; $br4 = ""; $fr5 = ""; $br5 = ""; if ($action == "Submit") { if ($q1 == "1") {$c1 = "CHECKED"; $fr1 = ""; $br1 = " WHY? The chance of winning one toss is 1/2. The chance of winning 11 tosses is 1/2 times itself 11 times, or 1/2048."; } if ($q2 == "1") {$c2 = "CHECKED"; $fr2 = ""; $br2 = " WHY? Bollinger can throw the 1st pass to any receiver and the 2nd pass to either of the remaining receivers. The 3rd pass goes to the final receiver. So the number of possible sequences is 3x2x1=6."; } if ($q3 == "1") {$c3 = "CHECKED"; $fr3 = ""; $br3 = " WHY? In air, sound travels about 368 yards per second, so in 1/4 sec. it travels 92 yards -- almost the distance between the end zones."; } if ($q4 == "1") {$c4 = "CHECKED"; $fr4 = ""; $br4 = " WHY? The cloud is millions of times closer to Earth than the sun. It's image does not expand much before it hits the field."; } if ($q5 == "1") {$c5 = "CHECKED"; $fr5 = ""; $br5 = " WHY? Wood insulates better than plastic or metal. Since heat travels more slowly, through a good insulator, less heat will leave your tailbone on a wooden seat, and you will feel warmer."; } } echo("
"); echo("1. What is the likelihood that the Badgers will win the coin toss in all 11 games?"); echo("
1/11"); echo("
less than 1/100"); echo("
$fr1 less than 1/1000 $br1"); echo("

"); echo("2. Brooks Bollinger throws one pass each, to Chris Chambers, Nick Davis and Chad Kuhns. In how many possible sequences can he do this?"); echo("
3"); echo("
$fr2 6 $br2"); echo("
9"); echo("

"); echo("3. You're sitting in the bleachers behind one end zone and Jason Doering makes a loud tackle near the opposite end zone. How long after you see the tackle do you hear it? Why?"); echo("
At the same time"); echo("
$fr3 About 1/4 sec. later $br3"); echo("
About 1 sec. later"); echo("

"); echo("4. A cloud casts its shadow over Camp Randall Stadium. Compared to its shadow, the cloud is? Why?"); echo("
Much smaller "); echo("
Much larger "); echo("
$fr4 About the same size $br4"); echo("

"); echo("5. On a cold day, which kind of bleacher seat feels the warmest? Why?"); echo("
$fr5 Wooden $br5"); echo("
Plastic "); echo("
Metal"); echo("

"); echo("

"); if ($action == "Submit") { $total = (int)$q1 + (int)$q2 + (int)$q3 + (int)$q4 + (int)$q5; echo("

You got $total correct."); } >