QFTCI5GNM Final Round 2: Science
Mark Brader
December 2010 season. Since rounds in the Final have 15 questions
I'll be posting them one at a time. However, there will be a hiatus
after the first two rounds, as I'll then be traveling and off-net
until Victoria Day.
By that time there should have been two games played in the May-August
2011 Canadian Inquistion season, written by the Misplaced Modifiers,
and my plan is that when I come back I'll start by posting a Current
Events set. After that I'll return to this Final, of which 8 rounds
will be posted altogether. And then, sometime around Canada Day,
I'll start posting regular questions from the January-April 2011
season written by the Usual Suspects.
These questions, then, were written to be asked in Toronto on
2010-12-13, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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. For further information see
my 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys Named Moe Questions
from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".
All questions were written by members of Five Guys Named Moe,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
** Final, Round 2 - Science
* Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
One of the units studied in Grade 5 is "Forces Acting on Structures
and Mechanisms". Let's see how you stack up against 10-year-olds.
All definitions come from the Ontario Science Curriculum, revised
in 2007.
1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
components separate.
2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
or the stiffness of beam.
* The Space Shuttle Program
4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
Shuttle. Name her.
6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
the spacecraft's name or the project name.
* Forensics
7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
Patricia Cornwell novel?
8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
term is this known?
* Scientific Literature
Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
description, name the author.
10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
the structure of DNA.
11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
the pesticide DDT.
12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
environmental factors shaped the modern world.
* Biology Terms
13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
earlier ancestor?
14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
produce visible light?
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Marc Dashevsky
> ** Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> * Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
>
> One of the units studied in Grade 5 is "Forces Acting on Structures
> and Mechanisms". Let's see how you stack up against 10-year-olds.
> All definitions come from the Ontario Science Curriculum, revised
> in 2007.
>
> 1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
tension
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
truss
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Enterprise
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
>
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
>
>
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
Body Farm
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
>
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
lividity
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Watson
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Rachel Carson
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
Jared Diamond
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
atavism
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
meiosis
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
bioluminescence
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Erland Sommarskog
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
Rigor mortis
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Rachel Carson
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Peter Smyth
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Beam
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
Tension
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
Girder
>
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Atlantis
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
Eileen someone
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
Orion
>
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
>
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1969, 1974
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
>
>
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Watson, Crick
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
>
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
>
>
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
>
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
mitosis, meiosis
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
bioluminescence
Peter Smyth
swp
> ** Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> * Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
no, I'm not. and here's the proof:
> 1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
buttress ; strut
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
tension
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
truss
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
enterprise
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
eileen collins
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
I thought 'CEV' was the project name, and the nickname is 'orion'
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
postmortem ; all that remains
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1988
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
'yuck' ; 'oh, gross'
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
dir alec jeffreys
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
rachel carson
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
ralph nader is a nifty guy, so was carl sagan. this guy, not so much.
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
atavism
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
meiosis
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
bioluminessence
swp
Mark Brader
> > 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> > from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> > retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> > not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> > beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> > called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> > the spacecraft's name or the project name.
Stephen Perry:
> I thought 'CEV' was the project name, and the nickname is 'orion'
Is there supposed to be an answer there, or is that just a comment?
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m...@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy."
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swp
the answer I intended to give is 'orion', the commentary is mindless
babble as usual
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Endeavour; Enterprise
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
the Bone Farm
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1980; 1985
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Watson
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
Diamond
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
atavism
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
mitosis; meiosis
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
bioluminescence
--
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grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> * Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
>
> One of the units studied in Grade 5 is "Forces Acting on Structures
> and Mechanisms". Let's see how you stack up against 10-year-olds.
> All definitions come from the Ontario Science Curriculum, revised
> in 2007.
>
> 1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
Buttress?
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
>
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
Frame?
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Voyager
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
Sally Ride?
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
>
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
>
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1985
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
>
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Crick, Watson
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Cousteau?
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
Can't recall his name. I tried to read it but it wasn't exactly a page-
turner.
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
Atavistic
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
>
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
Phosphorescence
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
>
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Science
>
> * Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
>
> One of the units studied in Grade 5 is "Forces Acting on Structures
> and Mechanisms". Let's see how you stack up against 10-year-olds.
> All definitions come from the Ontario Science Curriculum, revised
> in 2007.
>
> 1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
beams
>
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
tension
>
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
truss
>
>
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Discovery
>
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
Sally Ride
>
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
Constellation
>
>
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
>
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1985
>
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
>
>
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Francis Crick
>
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Rachel Carson
>
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
Jared Diamond
>
>
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
regression
>
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
meiosis
>
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
>
bioluminescence
--
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Pete
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Cross members
>
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
Tensile
>
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
Frame
>
>
> * The Space Shuttle Program
>
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Discovery
>
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
Ride
>
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
>
>
> * Forensics
>
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
>
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1988; 1993
>
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
>
>
> * Scientific Literature
>
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
>
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
Crick and Watson
>
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Carson
>
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
>
>
> * Biology Terms
>
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
Recessive
>
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
>
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
Luminescence
>
Pete
Mark Brader
>> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
>> description, name the author.
Pete Gayde:
> Crick and Watson
I will score this as two guesses.
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Rob Parker
>
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
struts
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
tension
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
truss
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Discovery
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1988; 1995
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
lividity
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
James Watson
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Rachael Carson
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
recession
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
meiosis
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
chemiluminescence
Rob
Mark Brader
> These questions, then, were written to be asked in Toronto on
> information see my 2010-11-16 companion posting on "Five Guys
> Named Moe Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM)".
> ** Final, Round 2 - Science
This was tied for being the hardest round in the original game.
> * Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?: Ontario Edition
> One of the units studied in Grade 5 is "Forces Acting on Structures
> and Mechanisms". Let's see how you stack up against 10-year-olds.
> All definitions come from the Ontario Science Curriculum, revised
> in 2007.
> 1. They are structural components designed to resist longitudinal
> compression. They provide outward-facing support in their
> lengthwise direction, and thus can be used to keep two other
> components separate.
Struts. 4 for Marc and Rob. 2 for Stephen.
> 2. Name the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it
> is acting on. It involves stretching or straining.
Tension. I accepted the adjective "tensile". 4 for Marc, Peter,
Stephen, Dan, Pete, and Rob.
> 3. This rigid framework, usually of wood or metal, is designed
> to support a structure. It may derive its strength from the
> geometric properties of the triangle or from other factors,
> such as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry,
> or the stiffness of beam.
Truss. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Dan, and Rob.
> * The Space Shuttle Program
> 4. Five space-worthy orbiters were built. Two were tragically
> lost during missions: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
> Name one of the remaining three orbiters.
Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour. Enterprise was not space-worthy
and Voyager was not a shuttle. 4 for Peter, Dan, Pete, and Rob.
3 for Joshua.
> 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> Shuttle. Name her.
Eileen Collins. Sorry, no points for "Eileen someone". 4 for
Stephen.
> 6. NASA's current plans call for the Space Shuttle to be retired
> from service in 2011. To fill the void left by the Shuttle's
> retirement, a new spacecraft is being developed to ferry
> not only passengers and cargo to the ISS but also to travel
> beyond Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars. Originally it was
> called the Crew Exploration Vehicle. You can tell us either
> the spacecraft's name or the project name.
Orion, Constellation. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Dan.
> * Forensics
> 7. Started in 1971, the University of Tennessee Anthropological
> Research Facility was the first of its kind in the United
> States to study the decomposition of human remains. It is
> better known by what nickname, which is also the title of a
> Patricia Cornwell novel?
"The Body Farm". 4 for Marc. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. Englishman Sir Alec Jeffreys is credited with developing
> DNA profiling, or genetic fingerprinting. Within two years,
> when was his technique used to identify the killer in a
> British rape-murder case and exonerate a prime suspect?
1987 (accepting 1985-89). 4 for Stephen, Calvin, and Dan. 3 for Pete
and Rob. 2 for Joshua.
> 9. One of the signs of death that a coroner will look at is
> the settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body,
> causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin. By what
> term is this known?
Livor mortis or (post-mortem) lividity. 4 for Marc and Rob.
> * Scientific Literature
> Given the title of a book, its year of publication, and a brief
> description, name the author.
> 10. "The Double Helix" (1968), an account of the discovery of
> the structure of DNA.
James Watson. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Rob. 3 for Peter.
2 for Calvin and Pete.
> 11. "Silent Spring" (1962), a marine biologist's indictment of
> the pesticide DDT.
Rachel Carson. 4 for Marc, Erland, Stephen, Dan, Pete, and Rob.
> 12. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997), in which a UCLA professor
> of geography and physiology argues that geographical and
> environmental factors shaped the modern world.
Jared Diamond. 4 for Marc, Joshua, and Dan.
> * Biology Terms
> 13. What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback"
> characteristic of an organism that reveals a trait of an
> earlier ancestor?
Atavism. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 14. What is the name given to a type of cell division, occurring
> in all sexually reproducing organisms, in which a nucleus
> divides into 4 "daughter" nuclei, each containing half the
> chromosome number of the parent nucleus?
Meiosis. (Not mitosis, which is the ordinary division into 2 cells.)
4 for Marc, Stephen, Dan, and Rob. 2 for Peter and Joshua.
> 15. What is the scientific term for the phenomenon, occurring
> in many marine organisms, by which many plants and animals
> produce visible light?
Bioluminescence. "Luminescence" was not sufficient. 4 for Marc,
Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Sci
Marc Dashevsky 44
Stephen Perry 38
Dan Tilque 36
Rob Parker 35
Joshua Kreitzer 26
Peter Smyth 21
Pete Gayde 17
"Calvin" 10
Erland Sommarskog 4
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Mark Brader
> > 5. In July 1999, this American Air Force colonel became the
> > first female pilot and first female commander of a Space
> > Shuttle. Name her.
>
> Eileen Collins. Sorry, no points for "Eileen someone". 4 for
> Stephen.
Incidentally, she was mentioned in a question on Jeopardy! last
night... after everyone who was going to enter this round had
already done so.
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