Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-09-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over and the winner is DON PIVEN. Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - The Senses
> Listen up!
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
Thalamus. 4 for Don.
> 2. Most senses transmit to the <answer 1>, but there is one that
> doesn't. It is the oldest sense to have evolved, and direct
> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
Smell (olfaction). 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Marc.
> 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes,
> and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses.
> In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors?
Skin. I generously scored "touch" as almost correct. 4 for Marc.
3 for Calvin.
> ...
> 4. The ear is divided into three sections: outer, middle, and
> inner. The outer ear's purpose is the funneling of sound from
> the environment into the ear. What is the anatomical name for
> the part of the ear that we see on the outside of the human body?
Pinna or auricle. 4 for Don.
> 5. Sound travels down the ear canal, through the ear bones, and
> into the inner ear, where sound vibrations are sensed by hair
> cells and transmitted to the brain. The hair cells are in the
> basilar membrane in the organ of Corti, which is found in *what
> spiral structure* in the inner ear?
Cochlea. I scored "trumpet snail" as almost correct. 4 for Don,
Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc. 3 for Erland.
> 6. According to experts, which sense is most likely to be impaired
> right after eating a large meal?
Hearing. (Because of the jaw movements near the ear.)
> 7. Buds embedded in structures known as papillae give us taste.
> While all people have them at the tips of their tongue,
> some individuals have 4-5 times the regular density, greatly
> heightening their sense of taste. What name is given to
> such people?
Supertasters. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Marc.
> 8. We have four different light receptors in our eyes. Rods are
> used in scotopic or low-light vision. Three types of cones
> are used in color vision: they each sense different wavelengths
> of light. Name any of the three types.
Long-wavelength (or L) or red-sensing cones, medium-wavelength (or M)
or green-sensing cones, short-wavelength (or S) or blue-sensing cones.
4 for Don, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. While we learn in school that we only have five senses, in fact
> those are just the senses that help us perceive the outside
> world. Other senses exist in order to relay information about
> ourselves to the brain. What is the scientific name for the
> sensing of pain and noxious stimuli in the body?
Nociception.
> 10. What is the scientific name for the sensing of our body's
> positioning in space and sense of movement in muscles?
Proprioception or kinesthesia. I scored "spatial awareness" as
almost correct; this does not involve muscles and refers to a sense of
position in relation to other objects. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
3 for Calvin.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Ask Questions First, Shoot Later
> To celebrate, if that's the word, Smith & Guessin' takin' on
> responsibility for this fall season, here's a challenge round
> with a theme inspired by our friends at Smith & Wesson.
> * A. Sports: Names
> A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined
> the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets?
> Full name required.
Houston Colt .45s. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc.
> A2. US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got his nickname from his
> home town's former NBA team. That team is now in another
> city and has a different name. What is his nickname?
The Baltimore Bullet. Both main words were required.
The basketball team was originally the Chicago Packers, then the
Chicago Zephyrs, and then the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 until 1973
when they moved again to Washington. There they became the Capital
Bullets, then the Washington Bullets, and in 1997 they returned
to alliteration as the Washington Wizards. Or so says Wikipedia,
at least.
> * B. Entertainment: Shooters
> B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role.
"The Shootist". I scored "The Shooter" as almost correct.
4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> B2. In 1973 Elton John released a top-selling album that included
> the hit singles "Daniel" and "Crocodile Rock". Its title
> was a play on a 1960 French movie by François Truffaut
> ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either*
> the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required.
"Shoot the Piano Player", "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
4 for Joshua, Don, Erland, Jason, Calvin, and Marc.
> * C. Canadiana: Shootings
> C1. Who was the victim of Canada's first political assassination,
> in Ottawa in 1868?
Thomas D'Arcy McGee.
> C2. A 21-gun salute is fired in Canada on special holidays,
> for state funerals, and for the governor-general and visiting
> foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in
> salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions
> such as the Speech from the Throne?
15. (Accepting 13-17.) 4 for Don, Peter, and Joshua. 3 for
Dan Blum. 2 for Pete.
> * D. Literature: Killings
> D1. In the novel "The Great Gatsby", who murders Gatsby?
George Wilson.
> D2. "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", a narrative poem by
> British-Canadian poet and writer Robert W. Service, was first
> published in 1907. It was the inspiration for a 1949 song
> "Dangerous Dan McGrew" -- by *which Canadian big band*?
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Lombardo's first and last
name were required.
> * E. Miscellaneous: Gunmakers
> E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852
> by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern
> US state is the company headquartered?
Massachusetts. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Pete.
> E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an
> estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American
> law-enforcement agencies.
Glock. 4 for Don, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> * F. History: Gun Quotes
> F1. Who said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"?
Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Jason.
3 for Dan Tilque.
> F2. In 2005, the American Film Institute unveiled its list of
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
"Top Gun". 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Pete, Calvin, and Marc.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Can Ent Can Sci Cha SIX
Don Piven 28 32 32 0 32 8 24 28 176
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 20 4 36 14 4 24 150
Dan Tilque 28 32 28 0 16 16 12 22 142
Dan Blum 28 28 24 12 26 7 20 15 141
Marc Dashevsky 24 20 22 0 40 0 16 16 138
Peter Smyth 18 12 16 0 36 11 12 8 105
Bruce Bowler 24 16 12 0 40 8 -- -- 100
Pete Gayde 16 12 -- -- 36 9 4 21 98
Erland Sommarskog 16 4 31 0 32 0 3 8 94
Jason Kreitzer 4 20 4 0 36 0 0 16 80
Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 40 0 -- -- 40
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 11 29
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