| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 01 02:21PM > 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. trepanation > 2. Which psudoscience attempted to predict mental traits by > measuring and mapping the bumps on a person's skull? phrenology > 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. typhoid fever; smallpox > and wrote a 1884 paper describing its positive effect on pain > and depression. Not totally antiquated, this drug is sometimes > used in medicine today. marijuana > 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. bloodletting > 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? human bones > 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? Tesla > * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Roadside Attractions > 1. World's Largest Giant Squid, in Glover's Harbour. Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador > 2. World's Largest Lobster, in Shediac. Nova Scotia; New Brunswick > 3. World's Largest Canada Goose, along the Trans-Canada Highway. Manitoba; Alberta > 4. World's Second-Largest Moose, named Mac. Saskatchewan; Alberta > 5. World's Largest Ukrainian Easter Egg, in Vegreville. Quebec; New Brunswick > 6. World's Largest Hockey Stick, in Duncan. Ontario; Alberta > 7. World's Largest Weathervane -- it's an entire DC-3 airplane. Newfoundland and Labrador; Yukon > 8. World's Largest Dinosaur. You can climb into its mouth. Ontario; British Columbia > 9. World's Largest Fiddle. New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island > 10. The Big Apple. Biggest north of the border, anyway? Ontario; Quebec -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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