Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 13 12:11PM

On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:38:58 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> Birds do it, bees do it, even spiny monotremes do it. Let's do it.
> Let's have a trivia round on the reproduction of plants and animals.
 
> 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce?
 
Spores
 
> 2. By what extraterrestrially influenced process do the eggs and
> sperm of coral meet?
 
Ocean currents
 
> 3. What is unusual about how the seahorse gives birth?
 
the guys carry and deliver the young
 
> 4. Name either of the mammals that are monotremes -- i.e. they
> lay eggs.
 
platypus
 
> 5. Many species of sharks and fish, including the common guppy,
> platys and swordtails, are ovoviviparous. What does this mean?
 
the eggs are hatched internally
 
> 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring?
 
mule
 
> another flower, the pollen attaches to *what organ*, resulting in
> pollination. Be fully specific. Hint: Despite the name,
> no trauma usually results.
 
pistal
 
> 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what?
 
Stamen
 
> 9. Where are a slug's reproductive organs?
 
it's head
 
> 10. An earthworm needs another earthworm to reproduce despite that
> fact that it already has what?
 
both reproductive organs
 
 
> For questions #1-5, name the artist in whose style the applicable fish
> is drawn:
 
> 1. Fish #2.
 
Mondrian
 
> 2. Fish #15.
 
Warhol
 
> 3. Fish #11.
 
Munch
 
> 4. Fish #5.
 
Picasso
 
 
> 11. Cbyybpx.
> 12. Unevat (alhx alhx).
> 13. Qnyv.
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 13 01:52PM


> * Game 7, Round 2 - Science - Green Porn
 
> 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce?
 
sporulation
 
> 2. By what extraterrestrially influenced process do the eggs and
> sperm of coral meet?
 
tides
 
> 3. What is unusual about how the seahorse gives birth?
 
the male does it
 
> 4. Name either of the mammals that are monotremes -- i.e. they
> lay eggs.
 
platypus
 
> 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring?
 
mule
 
> another flower, the pollen attaches to *what organ*, resulting
> in pollination. Be fully specific. Hint: Despite the name,
> no trauma usually results.
 
pistil
 
> 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what?
 
stamen
 
> 9. Where are a slug's reproductive organs?
 
on its underside
 
> 10. An earthworm needs another earthworm to reproduce despite that
> fact that it already has what?
 
both sets of sexual organs
 
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Art - Art School of Fish
 
> 1. Fish #2.
 
Mondrian
 
> 2. Fish #15.
 
Warhol
 
> 3. Fish #11.
 
Munch
 
> 4. Fish #5.
 
Picasso
 
> 5. Fish #7.
 
Calder
 
> 6. Xnaqvafxl.
 
3
 
> 7. Qhpunzc.
 
13
 
> 8. Puntnyy.
 
4
 
> 9. Zngvffr.
 
9
 
> 10. Zve? (Zveb jvgu na nphgr npprag ba gur B).
 
8
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 13 07:12PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:q76dnU_xP5q_6s_AnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce?
 
> 2. By what extraterrestrially influenced process do the eggs and
> sperm of coral meet?
 
Tides
 
 
> 3. What is unusual about how the seahorse gives birth?
 
Male gives birth
 
 
> 4. Name either of the mammals that are monotremes -- i.e. they
> lay eggs.
 
Platypus
 
 
> 5. Many species of sharks and fish, including the common guppy,
> platys and swordtails, are ovoviviparous. What does this mean?
 
Eggs are fertilized outside of the animal.
 
 
> 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring?
 
Mule
 
> in pollination. Be fully specific. Hint: Despite the name,
> no trauma usually results.
 
> 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what?
 
Stamen; Pistil
 
 
> 9. Where are a slug's reproductive organs?
 
> 10. An earthworm needs another earthworm to reproduce despite that
> fact that it already has what?
 
Both male and female sex organs
 
 
> For questions #1-5, name the artist in whose style the applicable
> fish is drawn:
 
> 1. Fish #2.
 
Mondrian
 
> 2. Fish #15.
 
Warhol
 
> 3. Fish #11.
 
Munch
 
> 4. Fish #5.
 
Picasso
 
> 5. Fish #7.
 
Miro
 
 
> And after you've finished with those, please decode the rot13 for
> questions #6-10, and give us the fish number for these artists:
 
> 6. Xnaqvafxl.
 
8; 1
 
> 7. Qhpunzc.
 
4; 12
 
> 8. Puntnyy.
 
10; 8
 
> 9. Zngvffr.
 
12; 1
 
> 10. Zveó (Zveb jvgu na nphgr npprag ba gur B).
 
13
 
> 13. Qnyv.
> 14. Ebguxb.
> 15. Xyrr.
 
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 13 09:13PM +0200


> Birds do it, bees do it, even spiny monotremes do it. Let's do it.
> Let's have a trivia round on the reproduction of plants and animals.
 
> 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce?
 
"sporer" (plural) is the Swedish word.
 
> 2. By what extraterrestrially influenced process do the eggs and
> sperm of coral meet?
 
UV light
 
> 3. What is unusual about how the seahorse gives birth?
 
It is the male that carries the baby.
 
> 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring?
 
Mule
 
> 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what?
 
I will need to resort to Swedish again: "ståndare".
 
 
> For questions #1-5, name the artist in whose style the applicable
> fish is drawn:
 
> 1. Fish #2.
 
Kandinsky
 
> 2. Fish #15.
 
Andy Warhol
 
> 6. Xnaqvafxl.
 
10
 
> 8. Puntnyy.
 
5
 
> 9. Zngvffr.
 
7
 
> 10. Zveó (Zveb jvgu na nphgr npprag ba gur B).
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 14 03:07AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:q76dnU_xP5q_6s_AnZ2dnUU7-
 
> Birds do it, bees do it, even spiny monotremes do it. Let's do it.
> Let's have a trivia round on the reproduction of plants and animals.
 
> 1. By what means do mushrooms reproduce?
 
spores
 
> 3. What is unusual about how the seahorse gives birth?
 
the male seahorse gives birth

> 4. Name either of the mammals that are monotremes -- i.e. they
> lay eggs.
 
duckbilled platypus
 
> 6. A male donkey and a female horse produce what offspring?
 
mule; hinny

> another flower, the pollen attaches to *what organ*, resulting
> in pollination. Be fully specific. Hint: Despite the name,
> no trauma usually results.
 
pistil
 
> 8. The male reproductive organ of a flowering plant is called what?
 
stamen
 
> 10. An earthworm needs another earthworm to reproduce despite that
> fact that it already has what?
 
both male and female organs

 
> For questions #1-5, name the artist in whose style the applicable
> fish is drawn:
 
> 1. Fish #2.
 
Mondrian
 
> 2. Fish #15.
 
Warhol
 
> 3. Fish #11.
 
Picasso
 
> And after you've finished with those, please decode the rot13 for
> questions #6-10, and give us the fish number for these artists:
 
> 7. Qhpunzc.
 
#13
 
> 8. Puntnyy.
 
#4
 
> Finally, if you like, decode the following rot13 to see the 5 decoy
> artists, and give their fish numbers for fun, but for no points.
 
> 12. Unevat (alhx alhx).
 
#6
 
> 13. Qnyv.
 
#14
 
> 14. Ebguxb.
 
#12
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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