| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 11:20PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-18, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9, Round 7 - Science - Old-Timey Medicine Try your luck with ten questions about outdated medical information and procedures. 1. This mostly outdated surgery was employed to relieve pressure or treat diseases of the head, by drilling a hole into the skull. Today a *temporary* hole called a craniotomy is occasionally made for that purpose, but name the old-timey procedure. 2. Which psudoscience attempted to predict mental traits by measuring and mapping the bumps on a person's skull? 3. Julius Wagner-Jauregg was a psychiatrist who won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1927. He discovered that giving a patient a certain disease would create a fever that could cure syphilis -- and it only killed 15% of his patients. Name the disease he employed as a cure. 4. Sigmund Freud was a proponent of this recreational drug, and wrote a 1884 paper describing its positive effect on pain and depression. Not totally antiquated, this drug is sometimes used in medicine today. 5. This surgical procedure is now widely considered barbarous, but it was employed for decades as a cure for a variety of disorders. Rosemary Kennedy had one at the request of her father, and was left permanently incapacitated. Name this procedure. 6. This medical procedure was based on the antiquated notion of four "humors" that had to be in balance for one to remain healthy. In the 19th century it was carried out by barbers, and contributed to the death of George Washington. 7. Emperor Qui Shi Huang, the founder of the Chinese Qin dynasty, died after taking an elixir of immortality. This was the cause of death for numerous Chinese emperors; it was taken in the form of pills containing what toxic substance? 8. King Charles II of England paid a fortune for what became known as King's Drops, a tincture he would sip that contained *what*, in powdered form and mixed in alcohol? 9. Paul Alexander, a survivor of polio, is one of the last people in the USA to use one of these machines. He has used it continually for 65 years. What machine? 10. In the early 20th century, a medical device called the Violet Ray used an electric discharge coil to blast a person with high-voltage, low-current electricity for medical purposes. It glowed violet. Who invented it? * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Roadside Attractions (Yes, this was the second Canadiana geography round in this game.) What could be a better example of Canadiana than our crappy roadside attractions? We name the attraction and sometimes a bit more information, and you name the *province or territory* where it is. The phrase "world's largest" should be taken with a mountain of salt. Note: Answers may repeat! 1. World's Largest Giant Squid, in Glover's Harbour. 2. World's Largest Lobster, in Shediac. 3. World's Largest Canada Goose, along the Trans-Canada Highway. 4. World's Second-Largest Moose, named Mac. 5. World's Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg, in Vegreville. 6. World's Largest Hockey Stick, in Duncan. 7. World's Largest Weathervane -- it's an entire DC-3 airplane. 8. World's Largest Dinosaur. You can climb into its mouth. 9. World's Largest Fiddle. 10. The Big Apple. Biggest north of the border, anyway? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Sex on trains, of course." msb@vex.net -- Clive Feather My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 01 06:25AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:f5WdnRPZ1okEl6jDnZ2dnUU7- > treat diseases of the head, by drilling a hole into the skull. > Today a *temporary* hole called a craniotomy is occasionally > made for that purpose, but name the old-timey procedure. trepanning > 2. Which psudoscience attempted to predict mental traits by > measuring and mapping the bumps on a person's skull? phrenology > and wrote a 1884 paper describing its positive effect on pain > and depression. Not totally antiquated, this drug is sometimes > used in medicine today. cocaine > it was employed for decades as a cure for a variety of disorders. > Rosemary Kennedy had one at the request of her father, and was > left permanently incapacitated. Name this procedure. lobotomy > four "humors" that had to be in balance for one to remain > healthy. In the 19th century it was carried out by barbers, > and contributed to the death of George Washington. bleeding > died after taking an elixir of immortality. This was the cause > of death for numerous Chinese emperors; it was taken in the > form of pills containing what toxic substance? mercury > 8. King Charles II of England paid a fortune for what became known > as King's Drops, a tincture he would sip that contained *what*, > in powdered form and mixed in alcohol? gold > 9. Paul Alexander, a survivor of polio, is one of the last people > in the USA to use one of these machines. He has used it > continually for 65 years. What machine? iron lung > Violet Ray used an electric discharge coil to blast a person > with high-voltage, low-current electricity for medical purposes. > It glowed violet. Who invented it? Ray > where it is. The phrase "world's largest" should be taken with > a mountain of salt. Note: Answers may repeat! > 1. World's Largest Giant Squid, in Glover's Harbour. British Columbia > 2. World's Largest Lobster, in Shediac. New Brunswick; Nova Scotia > 3. World's Largest Canada Goose, along the Trans-Canada Highway. Saskatchewan; Manitoba > 4. World's Second-Largest Moose, named Mac. Alberta; Saskatchewan > 5. World's Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg, in Vegreville. Manitoba; Alberta > 6. World's Largest Hockey Stick, in Duncan. Ontario; Alberta > 7. World's Largest Weathervane -- it's an entire DC-3 airplane. Saskatchewan; Ontario > 8. World's Largest Dinosaur. You can climb into its mouth. Alberta > 9. World's Largest Fiddle. Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island > 10. The Big Apple. Biggest north of the border, anyway? New Brunswick; Ontario -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 31 11:19PM -0600 Mark Brader: > nearly landed on a taxiway containing four fully-loaded > passenger planes. It came within 14 feet of hitting one of > them. At which city's airport did this incident occur? San Francisco. 4 for Dan Blum. > at 41,000 feet on 1983-07-23, due in part to confusion between > metric and Imperial fuel measurements. What nickname was the > plane then given? Gimli Glider. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > that could cause the building to collapse in a "once every > 16 years" storm. The building underwent secret emergency > repairs and still stands -- in what city? New York. (Since Citigroup sold the building, it is known only by its street address.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 4. Apollo 13 is a famous near-disaster and we've all seen the movie. > Name any *astronaut* on board Apollo 13. No, we will not accept > Tom Hanks! Fred Haise, James Lovell, John Swigert. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > agent in the Tokyo subway in 1995. Two years earlier they failed > to cause an epidemic in Tokyo despite spraying *what bacteria* > from the water tower on top of their headquarters? Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis). 4 for Dan Tilque. > air and two of *these* fell to the ground. Documents revealed > in 2013 told how close this event came to being a much bigger > disaster. What fell to the earth? Nuclear bombs. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > off the silo and ejecting the nuclear warhead 100 feet away. > Not the Damascus in Syria, of course -- in what US state > was this? Arkansas. 4 for Dan Tilque. > B-59, and on 1962-10-27, the submarine was detected by US ships. > Arkhipov was the lone vote against launching a nuclear strike. > *Off the coast of which country* did this event unfold? Cuba. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete. During the Cuban Missile Crisis the US blockaded the coast of Cuba. Due to limited communications there was concern aboard the submarine that war might already have broken out, and the nuclear bomb would have been launched as a torpedo against the blockading ships. > system erroneously detected the Americans had launched theirs. > Tensions were high because, earlier that month, the Soviets > had shot down what? Korean Airlines flight 7 or 007 (specific details not required). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 10. 80,000 people were evacuated in 1971 from the Los Angeles area > because the Van Norman dam was ready to breach. What caused > this near-disaster? San Fernando earthquake. ("Earthquake" was sufficient. The risk was further damage from an aftershock.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. This one was included in the rot13 in order to not give away the fact that it was *not* a nuclear issue. > 1. The name Vanessa was invented for a poem written in 1726 by > which Anglo-Irish satirist, once a dean of St. Patrick's > Cathedral in Dublin? Jonathan Swift. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > toward the end of the sixteenth century for the pastoral romance > "Arcadia". The inventor of this name also wrote "Astrophel > and Stella". Name him. Philip Sidney. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > last plays that he wrote alone, in which Miranda lives with > her banished father. She is 3 years old when she is first > introduced. Name the play. "The Tempest". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Calvin. On 2019-11-28, the same day I edited this round for the newsgroup, "Jeopardy!" had a category on Mirandas, and they also asked a question that mentioned this character and asked for the play title. > daughter, although in a more minor capacity. She elopes with > Lorenzo after stealing her father's gold, which results in her > father exacting revenge upon Antonio. Name the play. "The Merchant of Venice". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. Olivia was yet another name coined by Shakespeare. In this > play she was a rich countess wooed by a duke, but is not to be > confused with the play's main character, Viola. Name the play. "Twelfth Night". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > England by Sir Walter Scott, following one of the last Saxon > noble families in an era of Norman nobility. What is the name > of this novel? "Ivanhoe". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > 7. This name was created for the title character in an 1887 Marie > Corelli novel, but more popularly was a character played by > Geena Davis in a 1991 road trip movie directed by Ridley Scott. "Thelma". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete. > in literature, this name may predate its appearance in a 1904 > play by J.M. Barrie, but only became popular after its use in > the play. Which name? Wendy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > it appeared in a novel in which Cora and Alice Munro traverse the > wilderness of New York state, eventually finding Natty Bumppo. > Name this novel. "Last of the Mohicans". 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. 2 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 10. Claribel is often thought to be another Shakespeare name, > also from <answer 3>, but actually originated earlier in which > 1590 epic poem by Edmund Spenser? "The Faerie Queene". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent His Lit Dan Blum 20 32 38 90 Joshua Kreitzer 24 20 37 81 Pete Gayde 24 20 20 64 Dan Tilque 8 24 24 56 "Calvin" 16 8 28 52 Erland Sommarskog -- 4 0 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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