From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 9, Round 4 - Science - On Food And Cooking   
   >   
   > The title of this round is borrowed From Harold McGee's "On Food   
   > and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen".   
   >   
   > 1. Name the active chemical component that makes chili peppers hot.   
   >    It is a chemical irritant and neurotoxin for mammals, including   
   >    humans, and produces that burning sensation.   
   >   
      
   Capuscine   
      
   > 3. What type of mixture is defined as a fine dispersion of minute   
   >    droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble   
   >    or miscible?  Mayonnaise and Hollandaise sauce are examples of   
   >    these mixtures.   
      
   Emulsion   
      
   > 4. Microorganisms like yeast and bacteria usually play a role   
   >    in this process, in which a substance breaks down into a   
   >    simpler substance.  Examples of foods produced or preserved by   
   >    this process include yogurt, kimchi, and wine.   
      
   Fermentation   
      
   > 5. Yeast is an important ingredient in many breads.  When preparing   
   >    the dough, to quote Harold McGee: "The yeast cells feed on the   
   >    _____, producing _____ and alcohol."  Fill in either blank.   
      
   Carbon dioxide   
      
   > 8. What is the chemical reaction where atoms lose electrons,   
   >    the cause of cut avocados or apples turning brown?   
      
   Oxidation   
      
   > 10. What cooking method, also a French phrase, involves sealing   
   >    food, typically in a plastic pouch, and immersing it in a   
   >    water bath for longer than usual cooking times, at a precisely   
   >    regulated temperature?   
      
   Sous vide   
      
      
   > * Game 9, Round 6 - Geography History - Geography of the Roman Empire   
   >   
   > 1. Traditionally, the city of Rome was founded on how many hills?   
      
   Seven   
      
   > 2. Those hills all lie on the east bank of which river?   
      
   Teverino   
      
   > 3. The eastern portion of the boundary between Italy proper and   
   >    the rest of the Roman Empire was marked by which historically   
   >    significant river?   
      
   Rubicon   
      
   > 4. Starting in 122, what formed the boundary between the Roman   
   >    Empire and the unconquered territory of the Caledonians?   
      
   Hadrianus' Wall   
      
   > 5. The Roman province of Africa extended at times into three   
   >    modern-day countries, but in which one was its core?   
   Libya   
      
   > 6. The Roman province of Asia lay within which modern-day country?   
      
   Turkey   
      
   > 7. The Roman city of Lutetia corresponds to which French city?   
      
   Paris   
      
   > 8. The Roman city of Mediolanum corresponds to which Italian city?   
      
   Milano   
      
   > 9. The Roman military camp of Vindobona corresponds to which city   
   >    on the Danube?   
      
   Vienna   
      
   > 10. The Roman outpost of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium had   
   >    its name shortened to become which German city?   
      
   Aachen   
      
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