Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer from posting of Question & Choices, No clues):1. In which city is the United Nations headquartered?_____________________
[Choices: New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin ]
2. Where would you most likely find a fetlock?__________________
[Choices: In a hardware store, On a horse, On a sailboat, In a pond, In a factory ]
3. Wernher von Braun made his name in the 20th Century as a:__________________.
[Choices: German politician, Musical composer, Rocket engineer, Nuclear chemist, Polar explorer ]
4. A person who is fearless and bold would best be described as:__________________.
[Choices: Saucy, Beatific, Intrepid, Primeval, Congealed ]
5. Sammy Cahn wrote the lyrics to this song made popular in 1959 by Frank Sinatra:__________________.
[Choices: Bali Hai, Goldfinger, High Hopes, My Way, Pennsylvania 6-5000 ]
6. In what part of the world is the Kamchatka peninsula?_________________
[Choices: Scandinavia, Yukon, Australian outback, Middle East, Siberia ]
7. The French government is currently dealing with what are called __________________ protests.
[Choices: Blue shoes, Yellow vest, Green gloves, White pants, Red hat ]
8. Ketch, schooner and ________________ are sailboats with two masts.
[Choices: Yawl, Canoe, Tugboat, Calumet, Scull ]
9. A disaffected Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated an Austrian _________________ in 1914.
[Choices: Spy, Journalist, Archduke, Churchman, Tourist ]
10. Which word is a demonym?_____________________
[Choices: Radar, Freudian, Spaniard, Pagan, Lock ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds and 3 Clues: 11. Myasthenia gravis most often begins by affecting this part of the body:__________________.
[Choices: Stomach, Heels, Thighs, Eyelids, Arms ]
12. In 1983, Popular Merchandise Inc. became known as:___________________.
[Choices: I. Magnin, Abercrombie & Fitch, J.Crew, The Gap, Forever 21 ]
13. You are in Austria and someone offers you an Einspanner. What should you do with it?_______________________
[Choices: Sit on it, Smile at it, Drink it, Pet it, Wear it ]
14. In the world of nature, fennel is a:___________________.
[Choices: Small rodent, Coral, Plant, Marsupial, Game fish ]
15. The wreck of a missing Argentinian submarine was found in the _______________ Ocean last month.
[Choices: Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Ocean, Sea of Japan, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean ]
16. "I am the ________________" is a line from a poem by William Ernest Henley.
[Choices: Eye of the Tiger, Mirror of a Generation, King of Creation, Captain of my Soul, Walrus ]
17. A verbal attack would best be called an:________________________.
[Choices: Emulation, Apex, Osculum, Invective, Umbrage ]
18. What ingredient gives Italy's Arrabbiata sauce its name?____________________
[Choices: Cinnamon, Chili peppers, Pesto, Rabbit meat, Goat cheese ]
19. In what year was the Virginia House of Burgesses founded?______________
[Choices: 1642, 1743, 1957, 1520, 1861 ]
20. Lucina was the Goddess of _____________ in ancient Roman mythology.
[Choices: The forest, Money, The Arts, Wine, Childbirth ]
21. This book by Margaret Atwood was first published in 1985:_______________________.
[Choices: The Moons of Jupiter, The Golden Age, The Hunger Games, The Shipping News, The Handmaid's Tale ]
22. What country hosted this year's Commonwealth Games?___________________
[Choices: Bermuda, Scotland, Argentina, South Africa, Australia ]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease from 4 to 20 seconds & 3 Clues, Category chosen by majority vote at each Site): 23.(a) Current music v WORLD GEOGRAPHY: North Brabant is a province in the southern part of this country:______________________.
[Choices: Portugal, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Colombia, Wales ]
24.(a) GENERAL SCIENCE v French cuisine: Anemophily is a type of pollination in which pollen is spread by:___________________.
[Choices: Wind, Squirrels, Wasps, Water, Snowflakes ]
25.(a) John Grisham v WORLD BUSINESS: Burberry Group is a British:__________________.
[Choices: Music streaming service, Law firm, Shipping line, Luxury fashion house, Fish and chips franchise ]
26.(a) FRENCH CUISINE v Current music: In French cuisine, Rillettes are a meat preparation similar in texture to:_____________________.
[Choices: Pate, Steak, Meatloaf, Fried fish, Croquettes ]
27.(a) World business v GENERAL SCIENCE: What is "Macropod" a term for?_____________________
[Choices: Animal suborder, Plant genus, Microorganism, Sedimentary rock, Marine invertebrate ]
28.(a) WORLD GEOGRAPHY v John Grisham: Cozumel is a ________________ island in the Caribbean Sea.
[Choices: Maltese, Mexican, Cuban, Jamaican, Trinidadian ]
Lightning Round (7 Questions: 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 Points, but time to read & answer decreases from 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5 to 4 seconds): 29. This group is known for songs like "All Star" and "Walkin' on the Sun":__________________________.
[Choices: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Burger Kings, Panic! at the Disco, Hoobastank, Smash Mouth ]
30. Which of these Choices has the most legs?________________
[Choices: Four spiders, Seven horses, Five grasshoppers, Six ants, Fifteen humans ]
31. The Indian Ocean has an area of approximately ________________ square miles.
[Choices: 37,240,000; 57,240,000; 27,240,000; 17,240,000; 47,240,000 ]
32. The heroine of James Cameron's "Titanic" is named:___________________.
[Choices: Heather, Pansy, Rose, Blossom, Pearl ]
33. _______________ juice is considered the national drink of Pakistan.
[Choices: Mango, Lemon, Quince, Sugarcane, Apricot ]
34. Mads Mikkelsen played the title role on this NBC TV series from 2013 to 2015:________________________.
[Choices: Barry, Hannibal, The Alienist, The Resident, Dexter ]
35. NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft recently reached an asteroid named:_____________________.
[Choices: Hakke, Rillo, Gotti, Bennu, Durra ]
Dreaded Pyramid Round (5 Questions: 12000, 7000, 4000, 2000, 1000 Points for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Right out of 5; Time from post of Question & Choices = 16 seconds; No clues): 36. This Emperor was ruler when John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth began to preach:_____________________.
[Choices: Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Tiberius, Constantine ]
37. Which of these countries is largest in area?____________________
[Choices: Morocco, Ecuador, Malaysia, Ukraine, Spain ]
38. The U-boat, the Diesel engine and Nickel Steel were innovations overseen by the:___________________.
[Choices: Nobel family, Krupp family, Rothschild family, Von Bulow family, Buddenbrooks family ]
39. Marguerite St. Just is the wife of this fictional character:_____________________.
[Choices: Don Diego de la Vega, Green Goblin, The Shadow, Jean Valjean, Scarlet Pimpernel ]
40. Which of these animals is an omnivore?__________________
[Choices: Seal, Hyena, Gazelle, Rabbit, Chipmunk ]
Final Jeopardy Question on THE PLANETS (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds and 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong): 41. The atmosphere of the planet Uranus is composed of over 80 percent:______________________.
[Choices: Nitrogen, Methane, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Hydrogen ]
Answers:1. New York [ I (REACH) pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headquart ... ed_Nations ]
2. On a horse [I pre-called this one first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetlock ]
3. Rocket engineer [Multiple pre-calls at Buster's Bar in Ottawa ON; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun ]
4. Intrepid [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/intrepid ]
5. High Hopes [I and several others pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Hope ... natra_song) and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr1er-e6t7w ]
6. Siberia [Andrew C (GRYFON) and others pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Peninsula ]
7. Yellow vest [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_vests_movement ]
8. Yawl [Andrew C and I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawl ]
9. Archduke [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavrilo_Princip ]
10. Spaniard [I explained "demonym" is the name of a people, so most of us ended up with the full 5000 Points for this Round; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym ]
11. Eyelids [I called this one, but there was a slight delay after I entered my guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis ]
12. J.Crew [I guessed right on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.Crew ]
13. Drink it [Richard (ACE) and I couldn't translate the German "Einspanner", but I guessed right anyway; see
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... einspanner ]
14. Plant [I pre-called "Herb", and everyone got this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel ]
15. South Atlantic [Jean (LESTER) pre-called this one first; see
https://globalnews.ca/news/4672970/miss ... rine-found ]
16. Captain of my Soul [Andrew C (GRYFON) called this one, from his knowledge that Nelson Mandela used the poem for inspiration while imprisoned on Robben Island; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictus and
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/Invictus . This might also have been the inspiration for Prince Harry's "Invictus Games"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictus_Games . ]
17. Invective [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/invective ]
18. Chili peppers [Sue (SWIFT) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrabbiata_sauce ]
19. 1642 [I pre-called "1600s"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses ]
20. Childbirth [I couldn't see any connection between "Light" (cf. "Lucid") and Childbirth, but the other Choices were even worse, so I guessed this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucina_(mythology) ]
21. The Handmaid's Tale [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid's_Tale ]
22. Australia [I think Myfanwy (SPRAJO) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Commonwealth_Games ]
23.(a) Netherlands [A wrong pre-call for "Portugal" hurt us all except for Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) who got full Points for this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Brabant ]
24.(a) Wind [A suggestion for "Anemone" distracted us, but then I recognized "Anemometer" as the device that measures wind speed; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemophily and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemometer . I still couldn't see the connection to the sea Anemone, until I Googled "Anemone" and realized that the sea Anemone is named after the flower Anemone which is also known as the Windflower; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/anemone .]
25.(a) Luxury fashion house [Myfanwy, Sue, Andrew C and others knew this; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burberry ]
26.(a) Pate [We totally missed this one, first going with "Meatloaf" because of the spread-out ground meat, and then "Croquette" for the same reason; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes ]
27.(a) Animal suborder [We all missed this one, as I guessed that "Macropod"="Big Foot" might refer to clams, which are Marine invertebrates. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropods (which are marsupials like kangaroos and wallabies) and
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Macropod . For the "powerful burrowing foot" of a clam, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam and for a 0:55 video of the foot in action, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsBVvlJjNtc for "clam digs into sand". ]
28.(a) Mexican [Myfanwy pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozumel ]
29. Smash Mouth [Phil (BSLXPN) and Patrick (MRRED) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Mouth ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Star_(song) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkin'_on_the_Sun . For performances of these songs, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E for "All Star" (1999) and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8 for "Walkin' on the Sun" (1997) .]
30. Six ants [Chris called this in time (6x6 = 36) , whereas 4 spiders have 4x8 = 32 legs, 7 horses have 7x4 = 28 legs, 5 grasshoppers have 5x6 = 30 legs, and 15 humans have 15x2 = 30 legs]
31. 27,240,000 [I guessed right on this truly useless Question (almost as pointless as asking for the 15th telephone number on p.42 of the New York City telephone directory of 1963); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean .]
32. Rose [Andrew C pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film) ]
33. Sugarcane [I and most of the others guessed wrong on this one; see
https://faridbinmasood.wordpress.com/fo ... ane-juice/ ]
34. Hannibal [Jean (LESTER) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_(TV_series) ]
35. Bennu [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101955_Bennu ]
36. Tiberius [I called this one (from c. 30 AD); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius ]
37. Ukraine [Andrew C called this one as a guess; the other Choice we considered was Spain. Ukraine (603,628 sq km; 233,062 sq. mi.) is only slightly larger than Spain (505,990 sq km; 195,360 sq. mi.); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain . When I Googled Morocco,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco said its area is 710,850 sq km; 274,460 sq. mi., larger than Ukraine. However, this total must include the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara (266,000 sq km; 103,000 sq. mi.) so an older reference source might have put Morocco behind Ukraine and Spain. Another useless Question, and even contentious. According to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia , these are smaller areas (283,561 sq km; 109,484 sq. mi.) and (330,803 sq km; 127,724 sq. mi.) respectively.]
38. Krupp family [Jean pre-called this one; see the section "Gustav's era" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krupp .]
39. Scarlet Pimpernel [Andrew C called this one, explaining that Jean Valjean didn't have a wife, so he, Chris, Jean, Myfanwy, Patrick and Phil ended up with 4 of the 5 Pyramid Round Questions right, for 7000 Points. I and several others went with Jean Valjean, ending up with 3 of 5 Pyramid Round Questions right, for only 4000 Points out of 12000. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel .]
40. Chipmunk [We all got wiped out on this one; according to the section "Diet" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk , it eats insects and small frogs, etc. in addition to seeds, nuts, etc. We went with "Hyena"; according to
https://www.quora.com/Are-Hyenas-omnivo ... carnivores , they are omnivores, but without concrete examples, it is not clear whether scavenging is considered part of omnivorous behaviour instead of carnivorous. However, according to
https://animals.mom.me/hyenas-diet-3337.html , the Striped Hyena Diet includes fruit, the Brown Hyena Diet includes melon, and the Spotted Hyena is referred to as "These omnivores". So maybe another bad Question, but perhaps equally punishing for all the good Sites.
I also mentioned that mother rabbits eat the placentas after giving birth, to recycle nutrients and to reduce smells, so they are not strictly herbivores. See
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0iHCv_bG_o and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJiBPuPIPYI and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placentophagy .]
41. Hydrogen [A bad pre-call for "Methane" diverted most boards, but I called for "Hydrogen", especially as a split. In fact, the gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are mostly hydrogen and helium. See the section "Composition" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Uranus which states that methane is in fact #3 in abundance at approx. 2.3%. The helium/hydrogen ratio by number of molecules is 0.152 +/- 0.033 , and since the He gas molecule at 4 g/mol is twice the 2 g/mol for H2 gas, the mass ratio of helium/hydrogen is higher by a factor of 2, at 0.304/1. But hydrogen is still the most abundant gas by either measure. By mass, the hydrogen/(hydrogen + helium) ratio would be 1/1.304, and so the percent by mass hydrogen would be approx. 100/1.304 = 77%.
Note that the usually abundances of gases in the Earth's dry atmosphere (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, 1% argon) are proportional to the number of molecules, which by Avogadro's Hypothesis means they are proportional to volumes at the same pressure and temperature. Hence CO2 abundance in the Earth's atmosphere is now expressed as 410 ppmv (parts per million by volume), or 0.04% by volume. OTOH, exhaled air is approx. 3% CO2 by volume, a factor of 75 times greater. ]
I also post the GLORY DAZE Q&A in the appropriate folder at
http://www.scaratings.com , but I'll have to get some sleep before I type up this week's Q&A.
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