From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-08,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and   
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have   
   > been retyped and/or edited by me.  For further information please   
   > see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Science - Amino Acids   
   >   
   > Amino acids are the molecules that serve as building blocks for   
   > proteins.  This set of questions will focus on the 20 standard   
   > amino acids that make up the proteins of the human body.  Where   
   > we ask for the name of an amino acid, we need the full name and   
   > not an abbreviation.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 2. All amino acids belong to which class of acids, due to the   
   >     presence of a namesake COOH group?  This class of acids also   
   >     includes acetic acid, the constituent acid of vinegar.   
   >   
   > 3. The other two species in an amino acid are a hydrogen atom and   
   >     a side chain that defines which acid it is.  Name the simplest   
   >     amino acid, symbolized G, whose side chain is also just a   
   >     hydrogen atom.   
   >   
   > 4. 19 of the 20 amino acids can exist as "left-" and "right-handed"   
   >     isomers that are mirror images of each other.  The exception is   
   >     glycine, because of its two identical hydrogen groups.  What is   
   >     the chemical term for handedness in a molecular structure?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 7. Tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine are aromatic amino   
   >     acids: they contain a functional group, which is what the   
   >     "phenyl" in phenylalanine refers to, that's related to a   
   >     ring-shaped molecule with formula C6H6.  Name that molecule.   
   >   
   > 8. The Delta F508 mutation, a phenylalanine deletion, is the most   
   >     common cause for what genetic disorder?  This disorder is   
   >     diagnosed by measuring chloride levels in a patient's sweat.   
   >   
   > 9. Phenylalanine and tryptophan are two of the nine amino acids   
   >     described by what adjective?  These amino acids are not   
   >     sufficiently synthesized by the body, meaning that you must   
   >     ingest them from food.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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".   
      
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   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 6. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1959, this director made his   
   >     name with an unofficial trilogy of rock-and-roll road movies --   
   >     "Roadkill" (1989), "Highway 61" (1991), and "Hard Core Logo"   
   >     (1996).   
   >   
   > 7. Born in 1932, this member of the Abenaki Nation began her career   
   >     as a singer before becoming a documentary filmmaker focused on   
   >     the lives of First-Nation Canadians.  Her best-known work is the   
   >     1993 documentary "Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance", about   
   >     the 1990 Oka crisis.  It's not *ironic* at all that she shares   
   >     her first name with another Canadian singer from the 1990s.   
   >   
   > 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).   
   >   
   > 9. Born in Toronto in 1980, this director has taken his place   
   >     in the family business and achieved critical acclaim for the   
   >     science-fiction horror movies "Antiviral (2012)", "Possessor"   
   >     (2020), and "Infinity Pool" (2023).   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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