Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, No clues):1. In 1905, the world's largest ________________ was found in Pretoria, South Africa.
[Choices: Dinosaur fossil, Diamond, Oil deposit, Humanoid fossil, Gold nugget]
2. Professor Robert Langdon is a character created by ______________ for a popular series of books.
[Choices: James Patterson, Lindsey Graham, J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, John Calipari]
3. Which city is located in Northeast Oklahoma?___________________
[Choices: Tulsa, Stillwater, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Topeka]
4. Brine, whiteleg and mantis are three types of this creature:_______________.
[Choices: Shrimp, Carp, Otter, Antelope, Cod]
5. Offshore foiling would be of great interest to this sportsman:______________.
[Choices: Yachtsman, Hockey goalie, Tennis player, Speed skater, Race car driver]
6. A famous fossil of Australopithecus afarensis is named:_______________.
[Choices: Sophie, Dolly, Lucy, Zenobia, Liljol]
7. "The Rage" is a 1999 movie that is a sequel to this 1976 film:_________________.
[Choices: Network, Carrie, Kramer vs. Kramer, Stir Crazy, Back to the Future]
8. KLM Royal _____________ Airlines was founded in 1919.
[Choices: Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Texan, Spanish]
9. "Bunting" is a word that refers to a textile and a type of:________________.
[Choices: Bird, Snake, Skunk, Lizard, Hyena]
10. In which city will you find the Petronas Twin Towers?_________________
[Choices: Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Seoul, Rome, Sydney]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly with time and 3 Clues): 11. The Charter Oak is a famous tree in the history of:_________________.
[Choices: Cuba, Arizona, Manitoba, Wales, Connecticut ]
12. What 1980's TV character authored a comic strip called "Cosmic Cow"?_________________
[Choices: Rick Wright, Merrill Stubing, Templeton Peck, Henry Rush, Jonathan Bower]
13. This European capital's commuter train system was bombed in 2004:_______________.
[Choices: Vienna, Milan, Madrid, Stuttgart, Bern]
14. They are also known as "jumping genes":________________.
[Choices: Transposons, Quarks, Crosshatches, Hadrons, Borides]
15. Which adjective would best describe a pompous person?_________________
[Choices: Epicurean, Plenary, Fetid, Tumid, Caudate]
16. In what state is the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Centre?__________________
[Choices: Utah, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, California]
17. The _______________ National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1980.
[Choices: Arctic, American, African, Australian, Aborigine]
18. The Battle of Sedan was a humiliating defeat for:_________________.
[Choices: Napoleon III, Oliver Cromwell, Robert E. Lee, Kamal Ataturk, Haile Selassie]
19. It's a French condiment that is somewhat similar to tartar sauce:__________________.
[Choices: Roquefort, Rivage, Rugosa, Rallentando, Remoulade]
20. The largest lake in the state of Maine is ______________ Lake.
[Choices: Moosehead, Bock, Narragansett, Heineken, Olympia]
21. Which slang term refers to a person who is an avid follower of a hobby?________________
[Choices: Clabber, Foamer, Bogger, Gutbucket, Devo]
22. Rhoda Penmark is the evil child in this novel:___________________
[Choices: The Bad Seed, David Copperfield, Lord of the Flies, The Exorcist, Brighton Rock]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Category chosen by majority vote at each Site):23.(a) Poetry v MARITIME PROVINCES: What is emblazoned on the shield in the center of Nova Scotia's flag?___________________
[Choices: Lion, Fish, Giraffe, Tractor, Flower]
24.(a) ASTRONOMY v Classic rock: The constellation Canis Minor, the Little Dog, contains this bright star:________________.
[Choices: Polaris, Procyon, Taurus, Sirius, Antares]
25.(a) CURRENT WORLD NEWS v General science: Sixty members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in ______________ earlier this month.
[Choices: Egypt, Myanmar, Scotland, Honduras, Luxembourg]
26.(a) CLASSIC ROCK v Poetry: The Led Zeppelin folk ballad "Going to California" is a tribute to this singer:__________________.
[Choices: Marvin Gaye, Joan Baez, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell]
27.(a) CURRENT WORLD NEWS v Astronomy: This artist's "Girl with Balloon" recently sold for $1.4 million:_________________.
[Choices: Banksy, Jeff Koons, Ichiro, Cindy Sherman, Edward Hopper]
28.(a) MARITIME PROVINCES v General science: The ________________ River is the longest river in New Brunswick.
[Choices: Saint John, Aroostook, Athabasca, Saint Lawrence, Miramichi]
Lightning Round (7 Questions: 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 Points, but time to read and answer decreases from 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, to 4 seconds):29. In the world of toys, Shani and Lila are companions of:__________________.
[Choices: Chatty Cathy, G.I. Joe, Barbie, Polly Pocket, Strawberry Shortcake]
30. "Run-Around" and "Hook" are the most popular songs of this band formed in 1987:___________________.
[Choices: K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Blues Traveler, Blondie, The Bee Gees, Sister Sledge]
31. It became the 29th state when it joined the Union in 1846:__________________.
[Choices: Iowa, Vermont, Colorado, Tennessee, New Mexico]
32. Wayfair Inc. is an e-commerce company that specializes in selling:_________________.
[Choices: Home goods, Vehicles, Sporting goods, Exotic pets, Plants]
33. Beaumaris, Harlech and Conwy are among the many castles in:_________________.
[Choices: Mexico, Wales, Greece, Denmark, Romania]
34. The condition of excessive sweating is called:________________.
[Choices: Lugubriousness, Impetigo, Dyslexia, Angina, Hyperhidrosis ]
35. How many feet high is the Seattle Space Needle?____________
[Choices: 605, 237, 1040, 493, 828]
Dreaded Pyramid Round (5 Questions: 12000, 7000, 4000, 2000, 1000 Points for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Right out of 5; No clues): 36. Born in Tennessee in 1895, George K. Barnes is better known in history as:__________________.
[Choices: Machine Gun Kelly, Alvin York, Captain Kangaroo, Mack Sennett, Wrongway Corrigan]
37. The two South American nations that do *not* border Brazil are Chile and:____________________.
[Choices: Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay]
38. Who teamed with Gustav Kirchhoff to discover Rubidium in 1861?_______________
[Choices: James Buchanan, Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, Robert Bunsen, Linus Pauling]
39. Roberta Alden is a farm girl who falls in love with the protagonist of a famous novel by:_________________.
[Choices: Margaret Atwood, Sinclair Lewis, Sir Walter Scott, Theodore Dreiser, Charles Dickens]
40. The philosophy of August Comte can best be described as:_________________.
[Choices: Frugalism, Channelism, Negativism, Positivism, Naturism]
Final Jeopardy Question on ANIMAL ANATOMY (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly with time and 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong): 41. Which creature has both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton?______________________
[Choices: Clam, Squirrel, Grasshopper, Crab, Tortoise]
Answers:1. Diamond [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullinan_Diamond ]
2. Dan Brown [Myfanwy pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code ]
3. Tulsa [We at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON mostly guessed this (Stillwater is in Minnesota, Fort Smith in Arkansas and Montana); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma ]
4. Shrimp [I (REACH, LESTER) called this from "Mantis" and "Brine"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine_shrimp and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleg_shrimp ]
5. Yachtsman [Richard (ACE2) called this one; see
https://www.yachtingworld.com/special-r ... enon-66269 ]
6. Lucy [I pre-called this, pointing out that it was Donald Johanson, not the Leakeys, who discovered Lucy. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus) ]
7. Carrie [We correctly guessed this. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rage:_Carrie_2 ]
8. Dutch [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM ]
9. Bird [I called this one, from "Indigo bunting"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_bunting ]
10. Kuala Lumpur [Myfanwy pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas_Towers ]
11. Connecticut [I overrode wrong calls by deducing that a Charter Oak would be in a New England state which was settled by British immigrants long before Independence. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_Oak ]
12. Henry Rush [Andrew F (KVETA, DR LUV) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Close_for_Comfort ]
13. Madrid [Richard (ACE2) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madr ... n_bombings ]
14. Transposons [I called this one, explaining that Barbara McClintock won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Medicine (unshared) for her work on jumping genes which she deduced from patterns of coloured kernels on corn (maize) and their chromosomes, as seen when stained under the microscope. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposable_element and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_McClintock .]
15. Tumid [I called this one; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tumid ]
16. Ohio [I called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes ]
17. Arctic [We missed this one (perhaps not thinking of wildlife in the Arctic); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Na ... ife_Refuge ]
18. Napoleon III [Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sedan ]
19. Remoulade [Myfanwy called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remoulade ]
20. Moosehead [Dave called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moosehead_Lake ]
21. Foamer [We all missed this one (an Americanism? But how popular?), going with "Devo" (perhaps as a contraction of "Devotee"); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railfan .]
22. The Bad Seed [I suggested this, as the 1956 film starring cute blonde Patty McCormack as a child sociopath is a must-see; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Seed_(1956_film) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_McCormack . I mentioned that at the end of the film (Spoiler Alert!!!) she is killed by a lightning strike. In the 1954 book, she gets away with her murders; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Seed . The story was controversial in the mid-1950s because the thesis is that genes (nature), not nurture, can produce a sociopath/psychopath. On the other hand, after WWII and the defeat of Hitler and everything he stood for, the Civil Rights movement in the USA largely justified equalizing opportunities (environments) in order to reduce crime and create well-behaved, productive citizens. Cultural relativism had been the credo of pioneer anthropologist Franz Boas and his students, including the famous Margaret Mead (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Boas and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead ). And the belief was that we are the products of our environments, so that the idea of the "bad seed" was akin to the discredited eugenics movement.
By the 1990s, Canadian psychologist Robert Hare argued in his book "Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us" that there is a small fraction (about 1%) of the general population that lack empathy, as part of their nature. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Hare . Although 1% is small, in a general population of 300 million, that still means 3 million psychopaths. Hare points out that psychopaths do not necessarily kill people. Stupid psychopaths get caught and end up in jail, but smart psychopaths are more likely to defraud others, commit white collar crimes, and manipulate others to gain personal fortunes (e.g. in real estate or in investment banks and the stock market) or rise to power in major corporations (to become CEOs) or in politics (he smiled when asked if it might mean becoming Prime Minister of Canada (or President of the USA?) , and he refused to answer on camera). Without Conscience means you can lie without being troubled, and can say two contradictory things in the same sentence. This can give you a competitive advantage over people who hold back so as not to hurt others, or on ethical principles.
After this SHOWDOWN Game, we discussed a famous Canadian couple, Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_Homolka . In addition to raping and murdering 3 young girls, Paul was also discovered to be the Scarborough Rapist. He explained how his DNA was found inside the body of one rape victim thus: he had had consensual sex with another woman, using a condom, and had put the used condom inside his jacket pocket, and placed the jacket in his car. The true rapist must have broken into his car, and used the contents of the used condom to frame him! Such is the mind of a psychopath - when caught, say anything, however implausible, in the hope that this will be believed. If not believed, then say something else; just make things up, since there is no feeling of guilt or shame when lying or saying total contradictions.
Because males vary much more than females, abnormal females who are psychopaths are relatively rare. By chance, Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo met, and instantly clicked, a meeting of like minds. Karla eventually wanted to get married to Paul, but Paul wanted a virgin (which Karla was not). So Karla participated in the drugging and raping of her beautiful younger sister so that Paul would have his sex with a virgin, removing the impediment to Karla's desired marriage. Tammy died when she choked on her own vomit.
One of Paul & Karla's victims was 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy. Leslie's mom had locked her out of the house for breaking curfew, and by chance, Paul found Leslie wandering around a deserted street in the early morning. She was abducted, raped and murdered, and her body was cut up with a circular saw, the body parts encased in concrete and dumped into a shallow body of water. Parts sticking out of the concrete led to their discovery. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Leslie_Mahaffy .
You can read more at
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/199 ... told-story .
I include this case in this discussion because Paul Bernardo's father had been imprisoned for sex crimes (although this fact and the circumstances were not admissible in our courts of law). In the story of The Bad Seed, the mother of Rhoda' mom had been executed for being a serial killer.]
23.(a) Lion [Richard called this, and I mentioned the red lion rampant in the middle of the flag (from Scotland, "Nova Scotia"="New Scotland"). See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia ]
24.(a) Procyon [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon ]
25.(a) Luxembourg [We totally missed this one, a really obscure one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembour ... tion,_2018 ]
26.(a) Joni Mitchell [I split my votes between Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_to_California ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IZ-jATBq9A and
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/led-zep ... california ]
27.(a) Banksy [Myfanwy pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_Balloon ]
28.(a) Saint John [Andrew F called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joh ... y_of_Fundy) ]
29. Polly Pocket [I split my votes, guessing right as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Pocket ]
30. Blues Traveler [I split my votes, guessing right as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Traveler and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-yLH5wcEoQ for "Run Around", and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdz5kCaCRFM for "Hook".]
31. Iowa [I split my votes, guessing right as LESTER; see the section "U.S. settlement and statehood, 1830-1860" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa ]
32. Home goods [Patrick (MRRED) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayfair ]
33. Wales [Myfanwy, proud of her Welsh heritage, pre-called this one right away! See
http://www.castlewales.com/ ]
34. Hyperhidrosis [We deduced this from "hyper"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhidrosis ]
35. 605 [Despite splits, we all missed our guesses, failing to get 2000 Points on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Needle ]
36. Machine Gun Kelly [I guessed this as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Kelly ]
37. Ecuador [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador ]
38. Robert Bunsen [I pre-called this one; see the section "History" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubidium ]
39. Theodore Dreiser [I split my votes on this one, getting it right as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Tragedy ]
40. Positivism [I called for a split with this and "Naturism", getting it right as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Comte . So 5 out of 5 on the Pyramid Round left LESTER with 36,078 Points, with the potential of a Player score of 54,117 Points if the full 50% Bonus were earned on the Final Question, Q41.]
41. Tortoise [See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise . Because the big screen TVs could not be logged on to ntn Trivia at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON , we were forced to watch our tablet screens (traditionally a fraction of a second slower to respond than the big screen TV displays). To record the games for these recaps, I placed my camcorder off to the end of the table, focussed on LESTER's tablet. Although my tablet as REACH was a fraction of a second slower than LESTER's, it was right in front of me and in my hands, so I watched it throughout the game. Unfortunately the screen froze before the Choices appeared, and by the time others were suggesting possible Answers, I still had not looked at the Choices listed on LESTER's tablet. So I lost almost all possible Bonus Points for this Question. GRRRR!!!! At least we weren't playing the Championship Game in the Sandbag tournament, having been edged out by Mad River in last week's Tournament Semi-Final, so our mediocre #46 Site ranking was not a total embarrassment. We were also missing regulars Chris (CEEZED, KAYAED), Phil (BSLXPN), Andrew C (GRYFON, GRZLDA) and former regulars at the "New Edinburgh Pub" Wendy (EKWTSM, ANIL K) and Dai (BLADOR, DAI). Congratulations to the Mad River, New York NY team which ended up #8 Site with an average of 45,722 Points on their best 6 Player scores, edging out #10 Site Teaser's, Chicago IL (45,399 Points).]
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