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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Various Scientific Trivia   
      
   > 1. Disregarding the temporary symbols used for elements not yet   
   >    confirmed as discovered or synthesized, there """are""" two   
   >    letters of the alphabet that don't appear in any element symbols   
   >    in the periodic table.  Name *both*.   
      
   J and Q   
      
   > 2. What is unique in the human body about the hyoid bone?   
      
   it's not connected to any other bone   
      
   > 3. If you are exploring an ocean reef at 33 feet (10 m) below the   
   >    surface of the water, how many atmospheres of total pressure   
   >    are you experiencing?   
      
   2   
      
   > 6. Name *either one* of the two scientists who announced the   
   >    discovery of "cold fusion" in 1989.   
      
   Pons   
      
   > 7. In what city """is""" Canada's Science and Technology Museum?   
      
   Ottawa; Toronto   
      
   > 9. It is sometimes stated (and it was in the original version of   
   >    this question) that Isaac Newton was born the day Galileo died,   
   >    although this is the result of a confusion of calendars and   
   >    conflicting information.  But which British theoretical physicist   
   >    and cosmologist actually was born on the 300th anniversary of   
   >    Galileo's death?   
      
   Hawking   
      
   > 10. Zoologists honored Hugh Hefner by naming Sylvilagus palustris   
   >    hefneri for him.  What kind of animal is this?   
      
   rabbit   
      
   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge - Trivial Descriptions   
      
   > * A. Describing Art and Wax   
      
   >    A1. I make a sculpture out of wax; I cover it tightly with a   
   >        thick layer of clay.  I bake the clay in an oven, where   
   >        the wax melts and runs out.  I now use the hollow clay as   
   >        a mold for liquid bronze, gold, glass, etc., producing   
   >        a 3-dimensional object that looks like the original wax   
   >        sculpture.  What is this technique called?   
      
   lost-wax method   
      
   >    A2. I coat a metal or glass object with a layer of wax.   
   >        I then scrape away some wax to leave a design on the object.   
   >        I dip it briefly into a bath of strong acid, which eats away   
   >        at the area not covered by wax.  After cleaning the wax off,   
   >        I now have a pattern on my original object.  What is this   
   >        process called?  Gunsmiths have used it for 400 years.   
      
   intaglio   
      
   > * B. Describing Scientific Terms   
      
   >    B1. A female Komodo dragon that has been living in a zoo   
   >        without contact with other members of her species lays an   
   >        egg which hatches and grows to be another female Komodo.   
   >        Give the term for this asexual reproduction, where   
   >        growth, development, and eventually birth happens without   
   >        fertilization.   
      
   parthenogenesis   
      
   > * C. Describing Earth-Surface Terminology   
      
   >    C2. Throughout the Pacific Ring of Fire are found tectonic   
   >        subduction zones.  Describe what is happening at a subduction   
   >        zone.   
      
   one plate is sliding under another   
      
   > * D. Describing Canadian Historical/Political Phrases   
      
   >    D2. This term was used by Garth Turner in 2006 in conjunction   
   >        with the evacuation of Canadian citizens from Lebanon, during   
   >        the Israeli-Lebanon crisis.  It refers to people who had   
   >        emigrated to Canada, obtained citizenship, and then moved   
   >        permanently back to their original home country, keeping   
   >        their Canadian citizenship as a safety net.  Many sources   
   >        had used the term before that time, but Turner was the first   
   >        MP to use it, questioning the $75,000 cost per evacuee   
   >        for people who almost all returned back within a month.   
   >        What is the term?   
      
   convenience Canadians   
      
   > * E. Describing Internet Memes   
      
   >    E1. You go to an interesting or unusual place, and lie face   
   >        down on the ground.  Your hands must both touch the sides of   
   >        your body while lying down.  A friend takes a picture of you   
   >        while you are face-planted, and uploads it onto the Internet.   
   >        What is this fad called?  It was featured in an episode of   
   >        NBC's "The Office".   
      
   planking   
      
   >    E2. You're reading your email, and you open a message from   
   >        a friend who includes a link to check out something cool.   
   >        It actually sends you to a web site such as youtube, for   
   >        the Rick Astley video "Never Gonna Give You Up".  Give the   
   >        Internet meme term for what has just happened to you.   
      
   rickrolling   
      
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