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QFTCIBP Game 2, Rounds 4,6: cats and coaches
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Mark Brader
Mar 6, 2018, 7:10:49 AM3/6/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22,
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
What is this behavior known as?
2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
abuse.)
3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
known as?
4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
What is this condition known as?
5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
the other. What is this condition known as?
6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
glands primarily located?
7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
immune system. What is the disease?
10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
at those frequencies?
* Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
1. New York Yankees.
2. Boston Red Sox.
3. Ottawa Senators.
4. Montreal Canadiens.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
6. New England Patriots.
7. San Antonio Spurs.
8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
9. Chelsea Football Club.
10. Manchester United.
--
Mark Brader "Now, let's assume the correct answer will
Toronto eventually be written on this board at the
m...@vex.net coordinates (x,y)..." --Randall Munroe
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
What is this behavior known as?
2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
abuse.)
3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
known as?
4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
What is this condition known as?
5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
the other. What is this condition known as?
6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
glands primarily located?
7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
immune system. What is the disease?
10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
at those frequencies?
* Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
1. New York Yankees.
2. Boston Red Sox.
3. Ottawa Senators.
4. Montreal Canadiens.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
6. New England Patriots.
7. San Antonio Spurs.
8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
9. Chelsea Football Club.
10. Manchester United.
--
Mark Brader "Now, let's assume the correct answer will
Toronto eventually be written on this board at the
m...@vex.net coordinates (x,y)..." --Randall Munroe
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Mar 6, 2018, 7:37:00 AM3/6/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
Crepuscular
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
26kg (Do lions count?)
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
>
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
Polydactylism
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
>
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
>
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
>
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
Taurine
> the other. What is this condition known as?
>
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
>
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
Butteredtoastism
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
>
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichek
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
>
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
Antonio Conte
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
> 10. Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Mar 6, 2018, 8:25:44 AM3/6/18
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
crepuscular
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
Belichik
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 6, 2018, 9:09:08 AM3/6/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
Antonio Conte
> 10. Manchester United.
>
José Mourinho
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
Antonio Conte
> 10. Manchester United.
>
Bruce Bowler
Mar 6, 2018, 10:31:11 AM3/6/18
to
On Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:10:43 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22, 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
Crepuscular
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22, 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note: Guinness
> no longer monitors this category to prevent animal abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw known
> as?
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also an
> ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
>
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious symptoms,
> but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened immune system.
> What is the disease?
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves at
> those frequencies?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's current
> head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the particular sport --
> the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 6, 2018, 11:29:50 AM3/6/18
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In article <pPydnecMK4zeGAPH...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
14
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
dew claw
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
polydactylism
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
>
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
paws
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
>
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
>
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
>
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
ultrasonic
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
Aaron freaking Boone
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
Alex Cora
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mike Tomlin
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
Greg Popovich
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
> 10. Manchester United.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
nocturnal
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
>
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
>
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
>
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
>
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
Alex Cora
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
Greg Popovich
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
> 10. Manchester United.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 7, 2018, 1:22:27 AM3/7/18
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:pPydnecMK4zeGAPHnZ2dnUU7-
XXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
crepuscular
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
20 kg
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
dewclaw
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
polydactyly
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
toxoplasmosis
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
XXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick
--
Bill Belichick
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Mar 7, 2018, 5:31:17 PM3/7/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
crepuscular activity
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
>
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
>
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
>
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
>
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
>
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
>
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
>
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
>
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
>
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
> 10. Manchester United.
>
--
Pete Gayde
Mar 7, 2018, 9:03:49 PM3/7/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
Diurnal
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
>
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
>
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
>
> 1. New York Yankees.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Belichik
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
Popovich
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
> 10. Manchester United.
Mourinho
>
Pete Gayde
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> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
21 kg (accepting 20-22). 4 for Joshua.
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
The dewclaw. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
Polydactyly. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Joshua.
There was a "Jeopardy!" contestant in mid-February who said he had
a cat with 7 more toes than usual -- three feet with 6 toes each
and one foot with 5, instead of what he called the usual 4 on each.
Perhaps he wasn't counting the dewclaw as a toe, though.
Polyploidy has to do with the number of chromosomes in each cell,
not the number of digits on each limb.
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
Heterochromia. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
Of course, neither polydactyly nor heterochromia is limited to cats.
For example:
http://hdwallsource.com/img/2014/5/kate-bosworth-12386-12773-hd-wallpapers.jpg
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
On the pads of their feet. (Any reference to paws was acceptable.)
4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Marc.
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
Taurine. 4 for Peter and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
Righting.
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
Toxoplasmosis. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
Ultrasound or ultrasonic. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
This was the hardest round in the original game. And by the way,
none of the answers have changed since then.
> 1. New York Yankees.
Aaron Boone. 4 for freaking Marc.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
Alex Cora. 4 for Marc.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
Guy Boucher.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
Claude Julien.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mike Tomlin. 4 for Marc.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
Gregg Popovich. 4 for Marc and Pete.
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
Tyronn Lue.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
Antonio Conte. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Pete.
> 10. Manchester United.
José Mourinho. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 20 4 92
Dan Blum 24 33 24 4 85
Dan Tilque 24 32 20 4 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 24 16 20 80
Pete Gayde 22 33 4 16 75
Peter Smyth 12 32 12 12 68
Erland Sommarskog 7 36 0 8 51
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 28
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I usually sign my name "J O backspace o h n"
m...@vex.net | -- John Chew
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-01-22,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
Crepuscular. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Biology of the Domestic Cat
> 1. Cats are most active during the periods of dawn and dusk.
> What is this behavior known as?
> 2. Cats normally weigh 4-5 kg, but some exceptional cases are
> much heavier. Within 1 kg and rounded to the nearest kilogram,
> what is the Guinness world record for heaviest cat? (Note:
> Guinness no longer monitors this category to prevent animal
> abuse.)
> 3. Cats normally have five claws on their front paws. The fifth
> claw grows on the inside of the leg. What is the fifth claw
> known as?
> 4. Some cats are born with more than the usual number of toes.
> What is this condition known as?
There was a "Jeopardy!" contestant in mid-February who said he had
a cat with 7 more toes than usual -- three feet with 6 toes each
and one foot with 5, instead of what he called the usual 4 on each.
Perhaps he wasn't counting the dewclaw as a toe, though.
Polyploidy has to do with the number of chromosomes in each cell,
not the number of digits on each limb.
> 5. Some cats have eyes where one iris is a different color from
> the other. What is this condition known as?
Of course, neither polydactyly nor heterochromia is limited to cats.
For example:
http://hdwallsource.com/img/2014/5/kate-bosworth-12386-12773-hd-wallpapers.jpg
> 6. Cats have minimal ability to sweat. Where are their few sweat
> glands primarily located?
4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Marc.
> 7. Cats are unable to produce an essential amino acid on their
> own and must include it in their diet. This amino acid is also
> an ingredient in many energy drinks. Name it.
> 8. Cats have the ability to consistently land on their feet after
> a fall. What is this reflexive behavior known as?
> 9. A parasitic disease can be spread to humans by exposure to
> infected cat feces. Normally, infection causes no obvious
> symptoms, but the disease is dangerous if you have a weakened
> immune system. What is the disease?
> 10. Cats have excellent hearing, and can detect sounds above
> 20 kHz in frequency. What term is used to describe sound waves
> at those frequencies?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Current Coaches/Managers
> We'll name a professional sports team; you must name the team's
> current head coach (or manager, whatever the title is in the
> particular sport -- the person responsible for on-field play,
> not the one responsible for signing players). If any answers have
> changed since the original game, you must give the new answers.
none of the answers have changed since then.
> 1. New York Yankees.
Aaron Boone. 4 for freaking Marc.
> 2. Boston Red Sox.
Alex Cora. 4 for Marc.
> 3. Ottawa Senators.
Guy Boucher.
> 4. Montreal Canadiens.
Claude Julien.
> 5. Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mike Tomlin. 4 for Marc.
> 6. New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. San Antonio Spurs.
Gregg Popovich. 4 for Marc and Pete.
> 8. Cleveland Cavaliers.
Tyronn Lue.
> 9. Chelsea Football Club.
Antonio Conte. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Pete.
> 10. Manchester United.
José Mourinho. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 20 4 92
Dan Blum 24 33 24 4 85
Dan Tilque 24 32 20 4 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 24 16 20 80
Pete Gayde 22 33 4 16 75
Peter Smyth 12 32 12 12 68
Erland Sommarskog 7 36 0 8 51
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 28
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I usually sign my name "J O backspace o h n"
m...@vex.net | -- John Chew
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