From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 12:16:21 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Amino Acids    
   >    
   > 1. Amino acids consist of a central carbon atom bonded to four    
   > chemical species, two of which give them their name. An amino    
   > group is a functional group consisting of hydrogen and which    
   > other element?    
      
   oxygen   
      
   > 5. This amino acid, symbolized W, is a precursor to compounds like    
   > serotonin and melatonin. But it is probably *not* the main    
   > reason why turkey makes you sleepy. Name it.    
      
   tryptophan   
       
   > 6. Which amino acid, symbolized E, is a precursor to GABA and    
   > names a class of biochemical receptors for compounds like NMDA?    
   > You probably know it better for its sodium salt, a popular    
   > flavor enhancer.    
      
   glutamate   
      
   > 10. Another  amino acid is this one symbolized H. It is    
   > a precursor to a hormone whose receptors are blocked by drugs    
   > like Allegra or Reactine. Name *either* the amino acid or the    
   > hormone.    
      
   histamine   
       
   > * Game 1, Round 8 - Canadiana - Entertainment - Canadian Directors    
   >    
   > Name them.    
   >    
   > 1. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he directed more than 311    
   > movies over the course of his career, including multiple shorts    
   > featuring the Keystone Kops or his namesake "Bathing Beauties".    
      
   Sennett   
      
   > 2. Born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, in 1954, this director is    
   > responsible for three of the four highest-grossing movies of    
   > all time -- as well as "Piranha II: The Spawning".    
      
   Cameron   
      
   > 3. Born in Toronto in 1926, this director founded the Canadian Film    
   > Centre and was nominated for the Best Director Oscar in 1967 for    
   > "In the Heat of the Night", in 1971 for "Fiddler on the Roof",    
   > and again in 1987 for "Moonstruck".    
      
   Jewison   
      
   > 4. Born in Toronto in 1979, this recent Oscar winner's feature-film    
   > directorial debut "Away from Her" was released in 2006.    
   > The director was 27 at the time, and had already spent over    
   > 20 years in show business.    
      
   Polley   
      
   > 5. Another recent Oscar winner, this Toronto-raised director    
   > immigrated from China in 1991, when she was 2 years old.    
   > She was the first woman to solo-direct a Pixar feature film,    
   > which was released in 2022. Name her *or* that 2022 Pixar movie,    
   > which was set in Toronto in 2002.    
      
   "Turning Red"   
      
   > 8. Born in India in 1950 and emigrating to Canada in 1973, this    
   > director is best known for her Elements trilogy: "Fire" (1996),    
   > "Earth" (1998), and "Water" (2005).    
      
   Mehta   
      
   > 10. Born in Montreal in 1963, this director had a successful    
   > start in Quebec with "Black List" (1995) and "C.R.A.Z.Y."    
   > (2005). This allowed him to move over to Hollywood, where he    
   > directed Matthew MacConaughey and Jared Leto to acting Oscars in    
   > "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013). He also directed the HBO miniseries    
   > "Big Little Lies" (2017), for which he won an Emmy.    
      
   Vallee   
      
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