Friday, March 31, 2023

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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 30 07:46AM -0700

On 3/29/23 19:03, Mark Brader wrote:
> tell us which letter on the map coincides with a typical part of
> their geographical range.
 
> 1. Sami.
 
R
 
> 2. !Kung.
 
D
 
> 3. Pygmies.
 
A
 
> 4. Berbers.
 
I
 
> 5. Nubians.
 
O
 
> 6. Marsh Arabs.
 
Q
 
> 7. Kanaka Maoli.
 
N
 
> 8. Uyghurs ["WEE-gurz"].
 
E
 
> 9. Rapanui (or Rapa Nui).
 
F
 
> coined to have a wider meaning, today it is typically used to
> refer to the indigenous peoples of a smaller, more specific
> range. We're looking for this narrower usage.
 
H
 
> and related structures.
 
> 1. The spine consists of 24 articulating vertebrae. How many of
> these are cervical vertebrae, making up the neck?
 
7
 
 
> 3. And the remaining vertebrae are called what?
 
> 4. Next below the <answer 3> are 5 fused bones known collectively
> as what?
 
coccyx
 
 
> 5. Between each vertebra and the next is an intervertebral disk.
> What is it called when one of these is injured and forced out
> of position?
 
slipped disk
 
 
> 7. What is CSF short for? This is the liquid that surrounds the
> spinal cord and the brain, and may be sometimes "tapped into"
> (with a spinal tap) to test for disease.
 
cerebral-spinal fluid
 
> containing the CSF, may become the site of life-threatening
> inflammation caused by infection by viruses or baceteria.
> What are these membranes collectively known as?
 
blood-brain barrier
 
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Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 30 08:34PM +0200

> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Indigenous Peoples
 
> 1. Sami.
 
R
 
> 2. !Kung.
 
D
 
> 3. Pygmies.
 
A
 
> 4. Berbers.
 
I
 
> 5. Nubians.
 
O
 
> 6. Marsh Arabs.
 
Q
 
> 7. Kanaka Maoli.
 
K
 
> 8. Uyghurs ["WEE-gurz"].
 
E
 
> 9. Rapanui (or Rapa Nui).
 
F
 
> coined to have a wider meaning, today it is typically used to
> refer to the indigenous peoples of a smaller, more specific
> range. We're looking for this narrower usage.
 
G
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 30 10:45PM


> * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - Indigenous Peoples
 
> 1. Sami.
 
R
 
> 2. !Kung.
 
D; A
 
> 3. Pygmies.
 
A; D
 
> 4. Berbers.
 
I
 
> 5. Nubians.
 
O
 
> 6. Marsh Arabs.
 
Q
 
> 7. Kanaka Maoli.
 
C; N
 
> 8. Uyghurs ["WEE-gurz"].
 
E
 
> 9. Rapanui (or Rapa Nui).
 
F
 
> coined to have a wider meaning, today it is typically used to
> refer to the indigenous peoples of a smaller, more specific
> range. We're looking for this narrower usage.
 
G
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Science - Skull and Bones... or Backbones, Anyway
 
> 1. The spine consists of 24 articulating vertebrae. How many of
> these are cervical vertebrae, making up the neck?
 
7
 
> 4. Next below the <answer 3> are 5 fused bones known collectively
> as what?
 
coccyx
 
> 5. Between each vertebra and the next is an intervertebral disk.
> What is it called when one of these is injured and forced out
> of position?
 
slipped disc
 
> 6. What congenital condition results in a sideways curvature of
> the spine?
 
scoliosis
 
> 7. What is CSF short for? This is the liquid that surrounds the
> spinal cord and the brain, and may be sometimes "tapped into"
> (with a spinal tap) to test for disease.
 
cerebrospinal fluid
 
> 9. What's the name of the semi-rigid, zigzag-shaped structures
> that join the bones of the skull?
 
sutures
 
> containing the CSF, may become the site of life-threatening
> inflammation caused by infection by viruses or baceteria.
> What are these membranes collectively known as?
 
meninges
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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