From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-01-13,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Alzheimer's Disease   
   >   
   > More and more, research shows that keeping your mind active and   
   > constantly engaged (including, for example, playing trivia) can   
   > help stave off the symptoms of Alzheimer's.  In that spirit, here   
   > are some questions on the disease to help keep your mind active:   
   >   
   > 1. Within 4 years, in which year was Alzheimer's disease first   
   >     described by German doctor Alois Alzheimer?   
      
   1910; 1915   
      
   >   
   > 2. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was widely believed that exposure   
   >     to what metallic element might be a principal cause of   
   >     Alzheimer's?   
      
   Aluminum   
      
   >   
   > 3. More recently, what protein, which forms solid plaques in the   
   >     brains of Alzheimer's sufferers, has been targeted as the   
   >     principal culprit in causing Alzheimer's?   
   >   
   > 4. Another brain protein, Tau, is also the subject of Alzheimer's   
   >     research.  It creates formations found in the brains of   
   >     Alzheimer's victims known as neurofibrillary... what?   
   >   
   > 5. This major neurotransmitter is the target of most drugs currently   
   >     prescribed for Alzheimer's, which work to increase its levels   
   >     by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 6. One distressing symptom which arises in the middle stages of   
   >     Alzheimer's is increased confusion and agitation that begins in   
   >     the evening as the sun sets and outside light levels decrease.   
   >     What name is given to this phenomenon?   
   >   
   > 7. Early-onset Alzheimer's is a rarer form of the disease, where   
   >     symptoms occur earlier than usually observed.  It can produce   
   >     symptoms in those as young as 15, but what is the usual cutoff   
   >     age under which Alzheimer's is considered to be "early onset"?   
      
   70; 60   
      
   >   
   > 8. This diet, which over the last few years has often been reported   
   >     on in conjunction with a number of purported health benefits, is   
   >     now believed to lower the risk of Alzheimer's as well.  Name it.   
      
   Paleo   
      
   >   
   > 9. Increasingly (and as currently publicized by such "distinguished"   
   >     doctors as Dr. Oz), Alzheimer's is being viewed as a neurological   
   >     version of a lifestyle disease that affects many starting in   
   >     middle age.  Thus, in this view, researchers refer to Alzheimer's   
   >     as *what* "of the brain"?   
   >   
   > 10. Some recent research suggests that a certain virus, which   
   >     produces re-occurring temporary but annoying symptoms in many   
   >     people, may play a role in the formation of  plaques.   
   >     If this bears out, anti-viral treatments may someday help treat   
   >     or prevent Alzheimer's.  Name the virus.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 8 - Sports - Never a Stanley Cup   
   >   
   > None of these great NHL players was ever on a team that won the   
   > Stanley Cup.  In each case, name the player described.   
   >   
   > 1. This center played in the NHL 1971-89.  He started as a Detroit   
   >     Red Wing and finished as a New York Ranger, but is best   
   >     remembered as a Los Angeles King.  In the 1979-80 season,   
   >     he scored 2 more goals than Wayne Gretzky and won the Art   
   >     Ross trophy.   
      
   Marcel Dionne   
      
   >   
   > 2. This center was the first draft choice in Buffalo Sabres history,   
   >     when selected first overall in the 1970 NHL draft.  He played   
   >     his entire 17-year career with Buffalo and """continues"""   
   >     to be the all-time franchise leader in goals, assists, points,   
   >     and game-winning goals.   
      
   Perreault   
      
   >   
   > 3. This center started his NHL career with the Quebec Nordiques   
   >     in 1980, and was traded in 1990 to the New Jersey Devils.  He was   
   >     traded to St. Louis in 1995, shortly before he retired.  He was   
   >     the Nordiques' all-time points leader.  Since 2004, he """has   
   >     represented""" Slovakia as a member of the European Parliament.   
   >   
   > 4. This center joined the Red Wings in 1956, right after they won   
   >     4 Cups in the early 1950s.  In 1968 he was traded to Toronto in   
   >     a deal that also involved Frank Mahovlich and Paul Henderson --   
   >     just in time for the Leafs' Ballard-era decline.   
      
   Norm Ullman   
      
   >   
   > 5. This center's career average of 1.17 points per game is the best   
   >     among US-born players, active or retired.  He played for the   
   >     New York Islanders 1983-91, the Buffalo Sabres 1991-97, and   
   >     the New York Rangers from 1997 until his retirement in 1998,   
   >     scoring 468 goals and 1,013 points before his career was ended   
   >     by concussions.   
   >   
   > 6. This center was drafted first overall by Winnipeg in the 1981   
   >     entry draft.  He became the youngest NHL player in history to   
   >     reach 100 points, and won Rookie of the Year.  He was traded to   
   >     Buffalo in 1990, and retired as a Philadelphia Flyer in 1997,   
   >     after a losing effort in his only Stanley Cup final.   
      
   Wickenheiser   
      
   >   
   > 7. This American defenseman played more NHL games without winning   
   >     the Stanley Cup than any player in NHL history.  He played for   
   >     Buffalo 1982-90, went to his only Cup final with Washington in   
   >     1998, and retired in 2003 after one season as a Maple Leaf.   
   >   
   > 8. This defenseman was drafted by New York in 1966, quickly becoming   
   >     the Rangers' best defenseman and drawing comparisons with Bobby   
   >     Orr.  In the 1972 Summit Series, with Orr injured, he was named   
   >     Best Defenseman of the series and the MVP of the deciding Game 8.   
   >     He went to Boston in the trade that brought Phil Esposito to   
   >     the Rangers, and retired from the Red Wings in 1985.   
      
   Brad Park   
      
   >   
   > 9. This goaltender played 11 of his 13 seasons over two stints   
   >     with the Flyers.  He became the first NHL goaltender to score   
   >     a goal by shooting the puck into the opponents' empty net.   
   >     He was also known for being one of the NHL's most aggressive   
   >     goaltenders, and set new records for the number of penalty   
   >     minutes recorded by a goaltender in the NHL.   
      
   Hextall   
      
   >   
   > 10. This man """has""" the most career wins -- 454 -- of any   
   >     goaltender in NHL history who never played on a Stanley-Cup-   
      
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