New Scaratings

Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Questions & 5 Choices; No Clues):

1. The Pyrenees Mountains separate France from:__________________.
[Choices: Belgium, Finland, Latvia, Germany, Spain ]

2. A frond is a type of:___________________.
[Choices: Leaf, Sap, Blossom, Bark, Root ]

3. Very popular during the Woodstock Era, it was simply known as The Bus:___________________.
[Choices: Mercedes SL, Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac Seville, Ford Country Squire, Volkswagen Type 2 ]

4. All hail _____________________, winner of this year's Masters tournament.
[Choices: Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Judge, Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka ]

5. "Sui generis" is a Latin term that means:____________________.
[Choices: One's opinion, At fault, Fateful, Guilty, Unique ]

6. The Crickets was the name of the band of this rock and roller:_____________________.
[Choices: Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Chubby Checker ]

7. Maundy ________________ is a Christian Holy Day observed during the week before Easter.
[Choices: Thursday, Tuesday, Monday, Friday, Saturday ]

8. What did Prince Harry and Megan Markle name their baby?___________________
[Choices: Charles, Xander, Archie, James, Colin ]

9. Goose barnacles, brine shrimp and __________________ are all Crustaceans.
[Choices: Wobbegongs, Crazy ants, Wonderpusses, Lumpsuckers, Woodlice ]

10. Union Carbide was the company responsible for this 1984 disaster:__________________.
[Choices: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Love Canal, Bhopal ]




Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to16 seconds, and with 3 Clues):

11. The two main clinical manifestations of Listeriosis are sepsis and:____________________.
[Choices: Meningitis, Sciatica, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Congestive heart failure ]

12. Started in 1921, it was the first fast food burger chain in the United States:___________________.
[Choices: Chick-Fil-A, Carl's Jr., White Castle, Bob's Big Boy, Tim Hortons ]

13. Where would one most likely hear an "Introit"?___________________
[Choices: Church, Classroom, Movie set, Loading dock, Baseball game ]

14. Mildendo is a fictional city created by this writer born in 1667:_____________________.
[Choices: Roger Bannister, Horace Walpole, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Pepys, William Gladstone ]

15. Allogamy is another name for this scientific process:_______________________.
[Choices: Hyperpolarization, Alternative splicing, Mutagenesis, Friction, Cross-fertilization ]

16. By definition, a food dish served "a la Crecy" has:___________________.
[Choices: Chicken wings, Carrots, Cucumber, Onions, Tomatoes ]

17. Which word is closest in meaning to "intentional"?______________________
[Choices: Sirring, Manning, Witting, Betting, Culling ]

18. The Siding Spring Comet made a very close pass of this heavenly body in 2014:___________________.
[Choices: The Moon, Mercury, Sirius, Neptune, Mars ]

19. Philip Sheridan was a noted U.S. Army general during the:______________________.
[Choices: Civil War, Spanish-American War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Korean War ]

20. Which city lies on the western shore of Lake Champlain?___________________
[Choices: Worcester, Plattsburgh, Hanover, Augusta, Schenectady ]

21. Tanzanite is a _____________________ variety of the mineral Zoisite.
[Choices: Golden-yellow, Blue-violet, Red-pink, Tan-brown, Green-chartreuse ]

22. Hundreds of thousands of people died in this Soviet campaign that began in the 1920s:__________________.
[Choices: Intrapogromation, Dekulakization, Fendaxtration, Exgozilation, Liljolation ]




Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; Category chosen by majority vote at each Site):

23.(a) Cities of the world v GENERAL SCIENCE: What is choline?_______________________
[Choices: Essential nutrient, Blood plasma, Metal, Gas, Subatomic particle ]

24.(a) 1990's MUSIC v Ballet: What Swedish group had a huge hit in 1994 with "The Sign"?______________________
[Choices: ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base, All-4-One, Franz Ferdinand ]

25.(a) Super Bowl MVP's v CANADIAN WRITERS: Which major science fiction writer was born in Canada?_________________________
[Choices: Octavia Butler, Isaac Asimov, Gordon Dickson, L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Heinlein ]

26.(a) Ballet v CITIES OF THE WORLD: Due to its architecture, Jaipur, India, is called the _____________ City.
[Choices: Black, Brick, Turquoise, Granite, Pink ]

27.(a) Canadian writers v 1990's MUSIC: This Savage Garden track won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year:_____________________.
[Choices: Truly Madly Deeply, Tubthumping, The Boy is Mine, I Don't Want to Wait, Semi-Charmed Life ]

28.(a) GENERAL SCIENCE v Super Bowl MVP's: The Homestake experiment, lasting from the late 1960's to 1994, was an experiment in:______________________.
[Choices: Sociology, Historical geology, Astrophysics, Carbon dating, Oceanography ]




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. Carol Danvers is the alter-ego of this superheroine:__________________________.
[Choices: Jinx, Capt. Marvel, The Wasp, Aquagirl, Wonder Woman ]

30. At 517 feet, the Antel Telecommunication Tower is the tallest building in:______________________.
[Choices: Indonesia, Uruguay, The Netherlands, Costa Rica, Morocco ]

31. "I'm esurient" is a fancy-schmancy way of saying:_______________________.
[Choices: I'm hungry, I'm angry, I'm tired, I'm happy, I'm lost ]

32. In the Palestinian-led B.D.S. movement, the "B" stands for:____________________.
[Choices: Boycott, Beta, Budget, Bubble, Backwardation ]

33. Which NFL quarterback has the most career touchdown passes?______________________
[Choices: John Elway, Peyton Manning, Y.A. Tittle, Brett Favre, Tom Brady ]

34. MCMLXXXIX is the Roman numeral for this year:_______________.
[Choices: 1776, 1258, 2019, 1953, 1989 ]

35. Who plays Julian Assange in the 2013 movie "The Fifth Estate"?______________________
[Choices: Tom Hardy, Hugh Jackman, Liam Neeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy ]




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 & 5 Choices = 16 seconds; No Clues):

36. Which opera is based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott?_______________________
[Choices: Aida, La Traviata, Falstaff, Lucia di Lammermoor, Faust ]

37. Sir John Franklin was one of the earliest European explorers of:___________________.
[Choices: Central Africa, The Caribbean, The Arctic, Central America, The South Pacific ]

38. Which literary character is a student at Lowood School?_____________________
[Choices: Jane Eyre, Holden Caulfield, Clarissa Dalloway, Becky Thatcher, Gene Forrester ]

39. What city lies at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang Rivers?___________________
[Choices: Kuala Lumpur, Bangladesh, Phnom Penh, Nairobi, Canberra ]

40. In Greek mythology, Hermione is the only child of:_____________________.
[Choices: Helen and Menelaus, Creon and Antigone, Hector and Andromache, Castor and Pollux, Oedipus and Jocasta ]




Final Jeopardy Question on FEROCIOUS ANIMALS (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong):

41. Which of these statements about wolverines is *not* true?________________________
[Choices: Also called Carcajou, Has thick dark fur, Is highly social, Eats carrion, In the Family Mustelidae ]






Answers:

1. Spain [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenees ]

2. Leaf [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frond ]

3. VW Type 2 [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_2 ]

4. Tiger Woods [see the section "Major championships" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods ]

5. Unique [We at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON got sucked into choosing "One's opinion" from "Sui", without checking out "Unique ; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_generis ]

6. Buddy Holly [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly ]

7. Thursday [Sue (SWIFT) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday ]

8. Archie [see http://www.townandcountrymag.com/societ ... on-quotes/ ]

9. Woodlice [I(REACH) called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse ]

10. Bhopal [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster ]




11. Meningitis [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis ]

12. White Castle [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Castle_(restaurant) ; I guessed this from the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_&_ ... ite_Castle - because the chain is not well-known in Canada. Apparently White Castle products are now available at Walmarts in Canada, although I get my cheap stuff at Canadian Tire: see https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/w ... 27931.html from May 3, 2018.]

13. Church [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introit ]

14. Jonathan Swift [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilliput_and_Blefuscu and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift (1667-1745) ]

15. Cross-fertilization [I called this from "gametes" & "gamy"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allogamy ]

16. Carrots [We missed this one, scrounging about 200 Points each after the 3rd Clue; see https://www.cooksinfo.com/a-la-crecy ]

17. Witting [see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/witting ; I called this from the opposite, "unwitting".]

18. Mars [We missed this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2013_A1 ]

19. Civil War [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Sheridan ]

20. Plattsburgh [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattsburgh_(city),_New_York ]

21. Blue-violet [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanite ]

22. Dekulakization [Jean (LESTER) called this one right away, from "kulak"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekulakization ]




23.(a) Essential nutrient [I called this one, a precursor to the nerve chemical acetylcholine; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choline ]

24.(a) Ace of Base [I pre-called this one; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqu132vTl5Y ]

25.(a) Gordon Dickson [Jean called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_R._Dickson ]

26.(a) Pink [I pre-called "Red" from the colour of the building stones; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur ; unfortunately the screen on my tablet froze, so I lost 1000 Points because I could not enter the Answer]

27.(a) Truly Madly Deeply [I guessed/hazily remembered this one; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQnAxOQxQIU ]

28.(a) Astrophysics [I wrongly called "Sociology", as I had forgotten the name of Raymond Davis' experiment, for which he shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics. He had measured only about a third of the theoretically calculated neutrino flux from the Sun. In 1:02, genius physicist Richard Feynman explains the Scientific Method at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL6-x0modwY . Since a factor of 3 off was too large when the possible experimental errors were considered, it was hypothesized that there are three different kinds of neutrinos, and Davis was measuring only one kind. This explanation was later supported by measurements at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, for which director Art McDonald shared the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestake_experiment and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_N ... bservatory .]




29. Captain Marvel [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) pre-called "Supergirl", but since this was not one of the Choices listed, he quickly realized that it was "Captain Marvel". The confusion was understandable because Supergirl in the recent TV series is Kara Danvers, sharing the same last name (coincidence??? Or blatant identity theft???). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Danvers and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series) ]

30. Uruguay [We missed this one; who knew??? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Tower (the article says 560 ft=170 m, not 517 ft).]

31. I'm hungry [Chris pre-called this one, without being able to exactly say how he knew this. See https://www.dictionary.com/browse/esurient ]

32. Boycott [my tablet froze again, and I lost another 1000 Points, vowing to log onto another tablet at the next break; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_ ... _Sanctions ]

33. Peyton Manning [Dave (YELDOR) called this one, although his second tablet (TULADI) spontaneously logged off earlier in the game, mightily pissing him off; see https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... career.htm ]

34. 1989 [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals ]

35. Benedict Cumberbatch [Jean called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Estate_(film) ]




36. Lucia di Lammermoor [Phil (BSLXPN) called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_di_Lammermoor ]

37. The Arctic [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklin ]

38. Jane Eyre [I guessed this one, from the English-looking "Lowood School", but others guessed other wrong Choices; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre ]

39. Kuala Lumpur [I guessed wrong on this one, but Phil and Myfanwy got it right; see the section "History, Etymology" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur ]

40. Helen & Menelaus [We all guessed right on this one, despite being thrown by Harry Potter; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermione_(mythology) ]




41. Is highly social [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine ]

25. (b) SUPER BOWL MVP'S: Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX, and again of Super Bowl LI? TOM BRADY.

Brady has won four of them (including XXXVI and XXXVIII) and the question may have referenced one of those instead of LI. I was distracted in my note-taking by having to out-shout ARKUAT, who was calling for MARSHAWN LYNCH. When the dust had settled, I asked him why he'd made that call.

"I like Lynch as a person, and I don't like Brady." Oh, my!

I do not recall the Brady question saying Super Bowl LI as well.


Correct answer to the final question not up there: Good at football.

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Merkin

MERKIN alludes to the subspecies G. gulo anarboreus. More social than the holotype, it tends to run in gangs of eleven, but such gangs tend to disperse in forests of Aesculus glabra. The final score in 2018 was 39-62.

quite correct, only because they held the score down.

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Merkin