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Mark Brader

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Mar 26, 2021, 9:51:00 PM3/26/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.

For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


* Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
this week?

2. Who was the MVP of last weekend's Super Bowl?


I did not write either of these rounds.

* Game 2, Round 2 - Science - Metabolism

1. Metabolic reactions are of two sorts. In catabolic reactions,
energy is used to build complex molecules from simple molecules.
What other kind of reaction *releases* energy in the course of
*breaking down* complex molecules *into* simpler molecules?

2. Cellular chemical reactions are mediated or catalyzed by these
special proteins. What are they called?

3. This molecule is the major carrier of biologically utilizable
energy in all forms of living matter. Name the compound or its
common abbreviation.

4. Yeasts and certain other microorganisms produce <answer 3> by
an inefficient method, which creates as its waste products such
compounds as lactic acid and alcohol. What is this process
called?

5. Both plant and animal cells contain large numbers of one kind of
structure that serves as the cell's powerhouse. They are the main
site where energy is created by the breaking down of compounds
into <answer 3>. What are they called?

6. In photosynthesis, plant cells use light energy in the production
of <answer 3> and carbohydrates. This process occurs in
structures that contain chlorophyll; what are they called?

7. This cycle is the terminal stage of the chemical processes by
which living cells break down foodstuffs and obtain energy from
them. Its reactions were first completely formulated in 1937.
What is the cycle called?

8. When proteins are broken down to be used as energy-producing
compounds, nitrogen must first be removed from them. In most
fishes, amphibians, and mammals, its compounds are detoxified
in the liver and the nitrogen is excreted in the urine as part
of what substance?

9. One type of sugar is the main energy source for the body and the
major free sugar circulating in the blood of the higher animals.
One name for this sugar is dextrose. What is the other?

10. What is the term for neutral fats, the major components of
storage fats in plant and animal cells, consisting of the alcohol
glycerol linked to three molecules of fatty acids?


* Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - The Ben Johnson Story
(Not Likely to be Made into a Major Motion Picture)

1. A Canadian runner and hurdler left Seoul, skipping one of his
events, shortly after Ben Johnson's disqualification. Who is he?

2. After the Johnson scandal broke, the Canadian bronze medalist
in the decathlon at Seoul was publicized as a drug-free hero.
Name this athlete.

3. Who originally took 3rd place in the 100 m in the Seoul Olympics,
behind Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis?

4. Who was Johnson's sprinting coach in the Seoul Olympics?

5. Sprinter Angella Issajenko testified to the Dubin Inquiry that
she often gave Ben Johnson steroids. Name the method she used.
After you have finished answering this, decode the rot13:
Lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl gur cneg bs uvf obql jurer fur qvq vg.
Tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq gung vasbezngvba.

6. According to the testimony at the Dubin Inquiry, what role
"""does""" vinegar have in a """modern""" athletic conditioning
program?

7. Name the medical doctor who prescribed drugs for Ben Johnson
and his teammates.

8. What was Ben Johnson's disqualified winning time in the 100 m
at the Seoul Olympics?

9. Name the steroid that the testing lab announced it had found in
Ben Johnson's urine at Seoul.

10. The minister of amateur sport promised as soon as the drug
results came in that Johnson would never again run for Canada.
Name this minister.

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Dan Blum

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Mar 26, 2021, 11:41:58 PM3/26/21
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

> Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

> 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> this week?

HP and Conpaq?

> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - Metabolism

> 1. Metabolic reactions are of two sorts. In catabolic reactions,
> energy is used to build complex molecules from simple molecules.
> What other kind of reaction *releases* energy in the course of
> *breaking down* complex molecules *into* simpler molecules?

anabolic

> 2. Cellular chemical reactions are mediated or catalyzed by these
> special proteins. What are they called?

enzymes

> 3. This molecule is the major carrier of biologically utilizable
> energy in all forms of living matter. Name the compound or its
> common abbreviation.

ATP

> 4. Yeasts and certain other microorganisms produce <answer 3> by
> an inefficient method, which creates as its waste products such
> compounds as lactic acid and alcohol. What is this process
> called?

fermentation

> 5. Both plant and animal cells contain large numbers of one kind of
> structure that serves as the cell's powerhouse. They are the main
> site where energy is created by the breaking down of compounds
> into <answer 3>. What are they called?

mitochondria

> 6. In photosynthesis, plant cells use light energy in the production
> of <answer 3> and carbohydrates. This process occurs in
> structures that contain chlorophyll; what are they called?

chloroplasts

> 7. This cycle is the terminal stage of the chemical processes by
> which living cells break down foodstuffs and obtain energy from
> them. Its reactions were first completely formulated in 1937.
> What is the cycle called?

Krebs

> 8. When proteins are broken down to be used as energy-producing
> compounds, nitrogen must first be removed from them. In most
> fishes, amphibians, and mammals, its compounds are detoxified
> in the liver and the nitrogen is excreted in the urine as part
> of what substance?

ammonia

> 9. One type of sugar is the main energy source for the body and the
> major free sugar circulating in the blood of the higher animals.
> One name for this sugar is dextrose. What is the other?

glucose

> 10. What is the term for neutral fats, the major components of
> storage fats in plant and animal cells, consisting of the alcohol
> glycerol linked to three molecules of fatty acids?

triglycerides

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Joshua Kreitzer

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Mar 27, 2021, 3:44:38 PM3/27/21
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:d_qdnXAsn7rjEsP9nZ2dnUU7-
VnN...@giganews.com:

> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> this week?

Hewlett-Packard and Compaq

> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - Metabolism
>
> 3. This molecule is the major carrier of biologically utilizable
> energy in all forms of living matter. Name the compound or its
> common abbreviation.

glucose

> 4. Yeasts and certain other microorganisms produce <answer 3> by
> an inefficient method, which creates as its waste products such
> compounds as lactic acid and alcohol. What is this process
> called?

fermentation

> 8. When proteins are broken down to be used as energy-producing
> compounds, nitrogen must first be removed from them. In most
> fishes, amphibians, and mammals, its compounds are detoxified
> in the liver and the nitrogen is excreted in the urine as part
> of what substance?

urea

> 9. One type of sugar is the main energy source for the body and the
> major free sugar circulating in the blood of the higher animals.
> One name for this sugar is dextrose. What is the other?

sucrose

> * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - The Ben Johnson Story
> (Not Likely to be Made into a Major Motion Picture)

I got nothing.

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Dan Tilque

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Mar 29, 2021, 4:59:53 PM3/29/21
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On 3/26/21 6:50 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> this week?
>
> 2. Who was the MVP of last weekend's Super Bowl?
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - Metabolism
>
> 1. Metabolic reactions are of two sorts. In catabolic reactions,
> energy is used to build complex molecules from simple molecules.
> What other kind of reaction *releases* energy in the course of
> *breaking down* complex molecules *into* simpler molecules?

anabolic

>
> 2. Cellular chemical reactions are mediated or catalyzed by these
> special proteins. What are they called?

enzymes

>
> 3. This molecule is the major carrier of biologically utilizable
> energy in all forms of living matter. Name the compound or its
> common abbreviation.

ATP

>
> 4. Yeasts and certain other microorganisms produce <answer 3> by
> an inefficient method, which creates as its waste products such
> compounds as lactic acid and alcohol. What is this process
> called?

fermentation

>
> 5. Both plant and animal cells contain large numbers of one kind of
> structure that serves as the cell's powerhouse. They are the main
> site where energy is created by the breaking down of compounds
> into <answer 3>. What are they called?

mitochondria

>
> 6. In photosynthesis, plant cells use light energy in the production
> of <answer 3> and carbohydrates. This process occurs in
> structures that contain chlorophyll; what are they called?

chloroplasts

>
> 7. This cycle is the terminal stage of the chemical processes by
> which living cells break down foodstuffs and obtain energy from
> them. Its reactions were first completely formulated in 1937.
> What is the cycle called?

Krebs cycle

>
> 8. When proteins are broken down to be used as energy-producing
> compounds, nitrogen must first be removed from them. In most
> fishes, amphibians, and mammals, its compounds are detoxified
> in the liver and the nitrogen is excreted in the urine as part
> of what substance?

uric acid

>
> 9. One type of sugar is the main energy source for the body and the
> major free sugar circulating in the blood of the higher animals.
> One name for this sugar is dextrose. What is the other?

glucose

>
> 10. What is the term for neutral fats, the major components of
> storage fats in plant and animal cells, consisting of the alcohol
> glycerol linked to three molecules of fatty acids?

triglycerides

>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - The Ben Johnson Story
> (Not Likely to be Made into a Major Motion Picture)
>
> 1. A Canadian runner and hurdler left Seoul, skipping one of his
> events, shortly after Ben Johnson's disqualification. Who is he?
>
> 2. After the Johnson scandal broke, the Canadian bronze medalist
> in the decathlon at Seoul was publicized as a drug-free hero.
> Name this athlete.
>
> 3. Who originally took 3rd place in the 100 m in the Seoul Olympics,
> behind Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis?
>
> 4. Who was Johnson's sprinting coach in the Seoul Olympics?
>
> 5. Sprinter Angella Issajenko testified to the Dubin Inquiry that
> she often gave Ben Johnson steroids. Name the method she used.
> After you have finished answering this, decode the rot13:
> Lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl gur cneg bs uvf obql jurer fur qvq vg.
> Tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq gung vasbezngvba.
>
> 6. According to the testimony at the Dubin Inquiry, what role
> """does""" vinegar have in a """modern""" athletic conditioning
> program?

covering up use of steroids

>
> 7. Name the medical doctor who prescribed drugs for Ben Johnson
> and his teammates.
>
> 8. What was Ben Johnson's disqualified winning time in the 100 m
> at the Seoul Olympics?
>
> 9. Name the steroid that the testing lab announced it had found in
> Ben Johnson's urine at Seoul.
>
> 10. The minister of amateur sport promised as soon as the drug
> results came in that Johnson would never again run for Canada.
> Name this minister.
>

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Dan Tilque

Mark Brader

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Mar 29, 2021, 11:02:35 PM3/29/21
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Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


> * Game 2, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

> Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

> 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> this week?

Compaq and Digital (DEC). Dan Blum and Joshua got this.

> 2. Who was the MVP of last weekend's Super Bowl?

Terrell Davis.


> I did not write either of these rounds.

> * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - Metabolism

> 1. Metabolic reactions are of two sorts. In catabolic reactions,
> energy is used to build complex molecules from simple molecules.
> What other kind of reaction *releases* energy in the course of
> *breaking down* complex molecules *into* simpler molecules?

Anabolic (anabolism). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 2. Cellular chemical reactions are mediated or catalyzed by these
> special proteins. What are they called?

Enzymes. I also accepted "proteases" (that's 4 syllables,
"PRO-tee-aiz-ez"), which are a specific type of enzyme involved
in digestion. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 3. This molecule is the major carrier of biologically utilizable
> energy in all forms of living matter. Name the compound or its
> common abbreviation.

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 4. Yeasts and certain other microorganisms produce <answer 3> by
> an inefficient method, which creates as its waste products such
> compounds as lactic acid and alcohol. What is this process
> called?

Fermentation. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 5. Both plant and animal cells contain large numbers of one kind of
> structure that serves as the cell's powerhouse. They are the main
> site where energy is created by the breaking down of compounds
> into <answer 3>. What are they called?

Mitochondria (singular, mitochondrion). 4 for Dan Blum
and Dan Tilque.

> 6. In photosynthesis, plant cells use light energy in the production
> of <answer 3> and carbohydrates. This process occurs in
> structures that contain chlorophyll; what are they called?

Chloroplasts. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 7. This cycle is the terminal stage of the chemical processes by
> which living cells break down foodstuffs and obtain energy from
> them. Its reactions were first completely formulated in 1937.
> What is the cycle called?

Krebs cycle or citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle.
4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 8. When proteins are broken down to be used as energy-producing
> compounds, nitrogen must first be removed from them. In most
> fishes, amphibians, and mammals, its compounds are detoxified
> in the liver and the nitrogen is excreted in the urine as part
> of what substance?

Urea. We also accepted uric acid. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.

> 9. One type of sugar is the main energy source for the body and the
> major free sugar circulating in the blood of the higher animals.
> One name for this sugar is dextrose. What is the other?

Glucose. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

> 10. What is the term for neutral fats, the major components of
> storage fats in plant and animal cells, consisting of the alcohol
> glycerol linked to three molecules of fatty acids?

Triglycerides. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.


> * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - The Ben Johnson Story
> (Not Likely to be Made into a Major Motion Picture)

> 1. A Canadian runner and hurdler left Seoul, skipping one of his
> events, shortly after Ben Johnson's disqualification. Who is he?

Mark McKoy.

> 2. After the Johnson scandal broke, the Canadian bronze medalist
> in the decathlon at Seoul was publicized as a drug-free hero.
> Name this athlete.

Dave Steen. (Peter Worthington, it says here, acidly called him an
athletic version of Mother Teresa.)

> 3. Who originally took 3rd place in the 100 m in the Seoul Olympics,
> behind Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis?

Linford Christie (UK), who tested positive for pseudoephedrine in
Seoul and later for nandrolone, although in both cases there was
doubt as to whether he took them deliberately, and he kept his
Olympic medal.

> 4. Who was Johnson's sprinting coach in the Seoul Olympics?

Charlie Francis. Sorry, no points for "Charlie somebody"!

> 5. Sprinter Angella Issajenko testified to the Dubin Inquiry that
> she often gave Ben Johnson steroids. Name the method she used.
> After you have finished answering this, decode the rot13:
> You need to specify the part of his body where she did it.
> Go back if necessary and add that information.

Injection into the buttock.

> 6. According to the testimony at the Dubin Inquiry, what role
> """does""" vinegar have in a """modern""" athletic conditioning
> program?

To mask the presence of steroids in the urine. 4 for Dan Tilque --
making the round count for everyone.

Presumably this no longer works with current technology. Anyway,
Johnson testified that he didn't drink his vinegar at Seoul.

> 7. Name the medical doctor who prescribed drugs for Ben Johnson
> and his teammates.

Jamie Astaphan.

> 8. What was Ben Johnson's disqualified winning time in the 100 m
> at the Seoul Olympics?

9.79 seconds.

> 9. Name the steroid that the testing lab announced it had found in
> Ben Johnson's urine at Seoul.

Stanozolol.

> 10. The minister of amateur sport promised as soon as the drug
> results came in that Johnson would never again run for Canada.
> Name this minister.

Jean Charest.

That was in Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government; from
1993 to 1998 Charest was the leader of what was left of the party.
He then switched to provincial politics with the Quebec Liberal Party,
and became premier there 2003-12.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can
Dan Tilque 40 4 44
Dan Blum 36 0 36
Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 8

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Dan Blum

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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> > 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> > this week?

> Compaq and Digital (DEC). Dan Blum and Joshua got this.

No, I said Compaq and HP, which was later.

Joshua Kreitzer

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to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) wrote in news:s3u9vd$jjg$1...@reader1.panix.com:

> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>
>> > 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
>> > this week?
>
>> Compaq and Digital (DEC). Dan Blum and Joshua got this.
>
> No, I said Compaq and HP, which was later.

That's what I said, too.

--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com

Mark Brader

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Mark Brader:
> > 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
> > this week?

> Compaq and Digital (DEC). Dan Blum and Joshua got this.

No they didn't. Sorry about that.
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Erland Sommarskog

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Mar 30, 2021, 5:32:13 PM3/30/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Mark Brader:
>> > 1. Which two computer manufacturers announced a possible merger
>> > this week?
>
>> Compaq and Digital (DEC). Dan Blum and Joshua got this.
>
> No they didn't. Sorry about that.

Interesting enough, I also typed Compaq and HP. But then I did know
any of the regular questions, so I never posted.

Gee! I didn't recall that Digital hold out that long!
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