Saturday, February 21, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 20 06:26AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-12-08,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
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Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are
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my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round Related to Movies
 
A. Arts & Literature: Movies about Artists/Writers
 
A1. Ken Russell's 1986 movie "Gothic" was about a famous
19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake
Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted
in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it?
 
A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous
artist?
 
A3. In "Heartbeat", the 1980 movie about a real-life literary
ménage à trois, Nick Nolte played Neal Cassady and Sissy
Spacek played his wife Carolyn. Who did John Heard play?
 
 
B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles
 
B1. Which historical Canadian, who lived from 1890 to 1939,
is Donald Sutherland famous for playing?
 
B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
for playing?
 
B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
Silverheels became most famous for what role?
 
 
C. Geography: Movie Locations
 
C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
C2. In a blockbuster movie, it was in the Well of Souls.
In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
Church in Axum. What is it?
 
C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
 
D. History: "Middle-Aged" Roles
 
Name the historical character from the Middle Ages.
 
D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
played this French heroine on film.
 
D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
 
 
E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
 
F. Sports: Movie Characters
 
We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails.
 
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bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Feb 20 03:39PM

On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:26:49 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it?
 
> A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
> Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous artist?
 
Van Gough
 
> for playing?
 
> B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
> Silverheels became most famous for what role?
 
Tonto
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of 1950s
> US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
It's unclear whether you're asking for the state where the movie was
filmed (Utah) or where the test range was (Nevada).
 
> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in
> Axum. What is it?
 
The Ark of the Conenant
 
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by a
> nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
El Cid
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Joan of Arc
 
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Kurosawa
 
 
> We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
> F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
 
Slapshot
 
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 20 10:34AM -0600

In article <TaGdnbUatIeUtXrJnZ2dnUU7-RWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
> Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous
> artist?
Van Gogh
 
> A3. In "Heartbeat", the 1980 movie about a real-life literary
> ménage à trois, Nick Nolte played Neal Cassady and Sissy
> Spacek played his wife Carolyn. Who did John Heard play?
Jack Kerouac
 
> B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles
 
> B1. Which historical Canadian, who lived from 1890 to 1939,
> is Donald Sutherland famous for playing?
"Famous" for playing? That's a stretch.
 
> B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
> for playing?
Abraham Lincoln
 
> B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
> Silverheels became most famous for what role?
Tonto (so that was a Canadian accent he had!)
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
New Mexico; Utah
 
> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
> Church in Axum. What is it?
Ark of the Covenant
 
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
Verona
 
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
El Cid
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
Jeanne D'Arc
 
> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
Saladin
 
> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
> We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
Ang Lee
 
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
Akira Kurosawa
 
 
> F. Sports: Movie Characters
 
> We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
Major League
 
> F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
Slap Shot
 
> F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails.
Caddyshack (still a guilty pleasure)
 
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Feb 20 09:03PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
New Mexico
> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
> Church in Axum. What is it?
Ark of the Covenant
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
Genoa
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
El Cid
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
Jeanne d'Arc
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
Kurosawa
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 20 10:31PM +0100

> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
New Mexico

> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
> Church in Axum. What is it?
 
A fifteen-seconds multiball. Wait, you said movie, not pinball game.
It must be the arch with the law of Mose.

> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
Verona

> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
Don Quixote
 
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Joan of Arc

> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
> We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
 
Ang Lee
 
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Kurosawa
 
 
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 21 12:36AM

> 19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake
> Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted
> in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it?
 
Byron
 
> A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
> Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous
> artist?
 
Van Gogh
 
 
> B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles
 
> B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
> for playing?
 
Lincoln
 
> B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
> Silverheels became most famous for what role?
 
Tonto
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
Nevada
 
> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
> Church in Axum. What is it?
 
the Ark of the Covenant
 
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
Padua
 
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
El Cid
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Joan of Arc
 
> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
 
Saladin
 
> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
> We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
 
Ang Lee
 
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
 
John Woo
 
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Akira Kurosawa
 
> F. Sports: Movie Characters
 
> We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
 
Major League
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 21 04:03AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TaGdnbUatIeUtXrJnZ2dnUU7-
> 19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake
> Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted
> in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it?
 
Lord Byron
 
> A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
> Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous
> artist?
 
Van Gogh

> A3. In "Heartbeat", the 1980 movie about a real-life literary
> ménage à trois, Nick Nolte played Neal Cassady and Sissy
> Spacek played his wife Carolyn. Who did John Heard play?
 
Jack Kerouac

> B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles
 
> B1. Which historical Canadian, who lived from 1890 to 1939,
> is Donald Sutherland famous for playing?
 
Bethune (?)

> B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
> for playing?
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
> B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
> Silverheels became most famous for what role?
 
Tonto

 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
Utah; Nevada
 
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
Verona

 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
El Cid

> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Joan of Arc
 
> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
 
Saladin

> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
> We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
 
Ang Lee
 
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
 
John Woo
 
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Akira Kurosawa

> F. Sports: Movie Characters
 
> We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes
 
"Major League"
.
> F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
 
"Slap Shot"
 
> F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails.
 
"Caddyshack"
 
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Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Feb 20 08:55PM -0800

On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:26:50 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> A3. In "Heartbeat", the 1980 movie about a real-life literary
> ménage à trois, Nick Nolte played Neal Cassady and Sissy
> Spacek played his wife Carolyn. Who did John Heard play?
Sal Paradise
> for playing?
 
> B3. Born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Jay
> Silverheels became most famous for what role?
Tonto
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
California
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
El Cid
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
Joan of Arc
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
> E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
E1: Ang Lee
E2: John Woo
E3: Akira Kurosawa
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
> F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
> F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails.
F1."Major League"
F2."Slap Shot"
F3."Caddyshack"
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 20 10:45PM -0800

On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 10:26:50 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 19th-century weekend get-together in Villa Diodati on Lake
> Geneva, with a horror-story-writing challenge that resulted
> in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Whose villa was it?
 
Byron, Shelley

> A2. Vincent Minnelli's 1956 film "Lust for Life" was not about
> Iggy Pop; in fact it starred Kirk Douglas as which famous
> artist?
 
Michelangelo
 
> is Donald Sutherland famous for playing?
 
> B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
> for playing?
 
Lincoln, Taft
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
New Mexico, Nevada
 
> In real life, it's rumored to be at Jerusalem's Temple Mount,
> or on Mount Nebo in Jordan, or in an Ethiopian Orthodox
> Church in Axum. What is it?
 
Ark of the Covenants
 
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
Verona presumably
 
 
> D1. In 1961, Charlton Heston played an 11th Century Spanish
> warrior named Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. He's better known by
> a nickname which is also the name of the movie.
 
El Cid
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Joan of Arc

> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
 
Hannibal

> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
 
> We name two or three movies, you name their director.
 
> E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
 
Lee
 
 
> F. Sports: Movie Characters
 
> We name some key characters, you name the sports movie.
 
> F1. Jake Taylor, Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, Willie Mays Hayes.
 
Major League
 
> F2. Reg Dunlop, the Hanson Brothers, Ogie Ogilthorpe.
 
Slapshot
 
> F3. Ty Webb, Carl Spackler, Judge Smails.
 
Caddyshack
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 21 02:34AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> > E1. "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Hulk", "Brokeback Mountain".
> > E2. "Hard-Boiled", "Red Cliff", "Mission: Impossible II".
> > E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Jason Kreitzer:
> E1: Ang Lee
> E2: John Woo
> E3: Akira Kurosawa
 
In future please place each answer below the quoted question.
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 21 11:42AM +0100

On 2015-02-20 13:26, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> B. Canadiana: Actors and Roles
 
> B1. Which historical Canadian, who lived from 1890 to 1939,
> is Donald Sutherland famous for playing?
I'd say he's famous for other roles.
No idea
 
 
> B2. Which American president was Raymond Massey most famous
> for playing?
 
Nixon?
 
 
> C1. Besides being terrible, John Wayne's "The Conqueror" may
> have irradiated its cast, being shot 137 miles downwind of
> 1950s US above-ground atomic testing -- in what state?
 
Utah
 
 
> C3. As depicted in 2010's "Letters To Juliet", lovelorn women
> leave letters asking for advice from Juliet Capulet at the
> Casa di Giulietta -- in which Italian city?
 
Florece
 
 
> Name the historical character from the Middle Ages.
 
> D2. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Seberg, and Milla Jovovich have all
> played this French heroine on film.
 
Jeanne d'Arc?
 
 
> D3. "Kingdom Of Heaven" was a 2005 Ridley Scott film about the
> 12th-century defense of Jerusalem from which Muslim warrior?
 
Saladin
 
 
> E. Entertainment: Asian Filmmakers
> E3. "Seven Samurai", "Kagemusha", "Ran".
 
Kurosawa
 
--
Björn
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 20 06:23AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> ** Final, Round 9 - Science & Technology
 
This was the hardest round in the original game.
 
 
> * The Science of Sport
 
> 1. No offence to RuPaul or Enza Supermodel, but the dimples on a
> golf ball serve to reduce what aerodynamic property?
 
Drag was the expected answer, but despite the hint part, the actual
science part of the question was sufficiently non-specific that I
accepted "friction" and "air resistance". Not "turbulence", though;
the dimples reduce drag by *increasing* the turbulence. So, 4 for
Bruce, Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
2 for Calvin.
 
> 2. What kind of rock is a professional curling stone made from?
 
Granite. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
and Joshua.
 
> 3. In auto racing, as for driving in general, what's the technical
> term for a car's tires losing front-end grip when turning
> a corner?
 
Understeer. 4 for Peter, Marc, and Calvin.
 
 
 
> 4. Flu vaccines are formulated annually to protect against three
> or four virus strains. One or two will be Type B strains,
> and two will be of Type A: an H1N1 and which other subtype?
 
H3N2.
 
> 5. The HIV virus destroys immunity primarily through the depletion
> of what type of cells?
 
T cells. These are a type of white blood cell and I neglected to
require a more specific answer if that was given, so I accepted that
answer also. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum (the hard way), Peter, Marc,
Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. What is the purpose of a polymerase chain reaction?
 
To replicate a DNA sequence. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> 7. What was the name of the supercontinent that formed approximately
> 300,000,000 years ago, and from which all the current continents
> eventually split away?
 
Pangaea. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Erland, Marc, Calvin,
Joshua, and Jason.
 
> 8. Name *either* of the two supercontinents that broke away from
> <answer 7> approximately 200,000,000 years ago.
 
Gondwanaland or Gondwana, Laurasia. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter,
Marc, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
See also: http://xkcd.com/1449
 
 
> 9. In the era of the supercontinent <answer 7>, what was
> Panthalassa?
 
The super-ocean that surrounded it. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Björn,
Peter, Marc, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> glass flask filled with cellulose nitrate solution, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't break in the usual manner,
> which led to the invention of what product?
 
Laminated safety glass. 4 for Bruce and Marc.
 
> vessels to the heart. But clinical trial subjects noticed it
> improving blood flow to a different body part. What breakthrough
> drug was this?
 
Viagra (or sildenafil). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Marc,
Calvin, Pete, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 12. In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral went for a hike
> and noticed small burdock burrs stuck to his clothes. His
> examination of these small "hitchhikers" inspired what invention?
 
Velcro. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Pete,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
> * The Science of Cooking
 
> 13. Name the cooking technique where ingredients are put in airtight
> plastic bags and slow-cooked at lower-than-normal temperatures.
 
Sous-vide (or "cryovacking"). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, and Marc.
 
> when carbohydrates or sugars in food are heated. Chemically,
> it is the removal of water from a sugar followed by complex
> isomerization and polymerisation steps.
 
Caramelization. This is a type of browning, but browning may involve
other processes such as the Maillard reaction, so no points for that.
4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> physical and chemical transformation of ingredients with
> different cooking processes, preparation, and materials.
> It became a culinary movement with broader objectives.
 
Molecular gastronomy. No points for "molecular something"!
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST
TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Spo Ent Can Sci FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 52 44 52 51 55 14 40 254
Marc Dashevsky -- 24 52 44 40 4 52 212
Dan Blum 32 32 40 19 36 4 40 180
Pete Gayde 35 -- 40 60 24 12 20 179
Peter Smyth 12 20 44 36 24 8 48 172
"Calvin" 31 24 39 35 27 8 34 166
Dan Tilque 36 20 40 24 4 4 32 152
Rob Parker 32 24 44 16 24 -- -- 140
Erland Sommarskog 28 8 48 16 12 -- 8 112
Jason Kreitzer 20 12 16 24 28 -- 16 104
Bruce Bowler 36 18 -- -- -- -- 48 102
Björn Lundin 8 11 32 8 16 11 20 90
 
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Mark Brader | "I thought at first that you had done something clever,
Toronto | but I see that there was nothing in it, after all."
msb@vex.net | "I begin to think, Watson, that I make a mistake
| in explaining." --Doyle
 
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