From: dtilque@frontier.com
On 10/25/23 22:22, Mark Brader wrote:
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> I did not write either of these rounds.
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> * Game 3, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Types of Beer
>
> Let this round of beers be on us! Just the questions and answers,
> that is -- the tipples come from your own pockets.
>
> 1. What common type of beer is produced at low temperature and in
> a variety of colors from pale to dark? Its name comes from
> the German word for "storage".
laager
>
> 2. What type of pale takes its name from the Germanized
> form of the Czech city where it originated in the mid-1800s?
> If you happen to be quaffing a Steam Whistle as we speak,
> the answer is right there at the end of your arm.
pilsner
>
> 3. This beer may be known as "white beer" in parts of Europe such
> as Germany and the Netherlands. Sometimes spices are added,
> and some people think it tastes like bananas or bubble gum.
> You may find the Belgian Hoegaarden on tap at your local.
> Answer in English, please, not German.
hefeweizen
>
> 4. This beer style's tart taste was originally the result of reusing
> a starter containing wild yeast and bacteria. Belgian lambics
> are an example; the LCBO website lists Bellwoods Jelly King as
> a local best-seller.
>
> 5. This one is a dark beer with a strong roasted flavor and mid
> to high alcohol levels. Its name comes from being a stronger
> form of porter.
>
> 6. This relatively highly hopped variety with generally, though
> not always, a high alcohol content, got its name from its
> ability to stay drinkable after long sea voyages.
India pale ale
>
> 7. This variant was invented about 20 years ago. It is
> characterized by less bitterness and a somewhat opaque
> appearance, due to brewing techniques such as later addition
> of the hops and skipping the filtering step.
>
> 8. This strong German beer has a dark color with a sweet and
> nutty taste. Its name refers to a goat, but that seems to be
> a corruption of the name of the town where it was originally
> brewed. One of the top sellers in Ontario is actually made
> in Portugal; its name starts with "Super", if that helps.
> Creemore Springs also has a version. If you want to go to the
> source, try Erdinger Pikantus, which contains 7.3% alcohol.
>
> 9. This mainly-British term refers to a low-alcohol, malty,
> cask-conditioned pale ale. If you stumble onto the Coronation
> Street set, you're more or less obligated to order one at the
> Rovers Return. Closer to home, when you're at this season's
> Final, please try the variety that the Granite Brewery calls
> "Best".
>
> 10. This German 's name simply comes from the word for
> "dark" (which contrasts with "hell" or "helles" meaning
> "bright"). It has been around in Bavaria since before the
> regulations governing beer production were codified in 1516.
> Typically it doesn't have a high alcohol content nor is it
> particularly bitter.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Bears
>
> The last round was about beers, so for the science round we
> have bears.
>
> If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise if
> you think bear spray is used like bug spray: as wildlife officials
> needed to remind people last year in Oklahoma, that is definitely
> not the case. Anyway, knowledge of our bruin neighbors being
> clearly an advantage, this round will test your ursine lore.
>
> 1. What is the most populous bear species worldwide? In North
> America alone, there are more of these bears than the worldwide
> population of all other bears.
black bear
>
> 2. Which bear is known as "Ursus maritimus" to its classically-
> and taxonomically-educated acquaintances?
polar bear
>
> 3. What is the only species of bear that is practically an exclusive
> herbivore?
panda
>
> 4. You've just heard of three bear species; how many species are
> there in all, according to the generally-accepted taxonomy?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the remaining questions only after
> you have finished with #1-4.
>
> 5. Fbzr bs gubfr 8 fcrpvrf unir zhygvcyr fhofcrpvrf. Anzr gur
> oynpx orne fhofcrpvrf, juvpu unf n juvgr-pbyberq inevnag, gung
> vf gur cebivapvny znzzny bs Oevgvfu Pbyhzovn naq vf fvtavsvpnag
> va Vaqvtrabhf genqvgvbaf.
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> 6. Gur oebja orne, be Hefhf nepgbf, unf n fhofcrpvrf pnyyrq gur
> Nynfxna oebja orne -- Hefhf nepgbf zvqqraqbessv. Ohg ubj vf
> guvf fhofcrpvrf zber pbzzbayl xabja?
Kodiak
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> 7. Gur fcrpgnpyrq orne, nyfb xabja nf gur fubeg-snprq orne naq
> zbhagnva orne, be va vgf angvir unovgng nf hxhznev, vf gur bayl
> yvivat orne vaqvtrabhf gb *juvpu pbagvarag*?
Africa
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> 8. Nabgure oebja orne fhofcrpvrf unf gur gnkbabzvp anzr "Hefhf
> nepgbf ubeevovyvf", tvivat fbzr vaqvpngvba bs vgf creprvirq
> qvfcbfvgvba. Jung vf vgf pbzzba anzr?
polar bear
>
> 9. Jung orne *rkgenpg* vf hfrq va fbzr Nfvna genqvgvbany zrqvpvar,
> hasbeghangryl yrnqvat gb gur zvfgerngzrag bs gubhfnaqf bs ornef
> va fb-pnyyrq "orne snezf"?
>
> 10. Nabgure oynpx orne fhofcrpvrf vf anzrq nsgre n pregnva sbbq,
> va ersrerapr gb gur oebja be erq-oebja pbybe bs vgf she. Vg vf
> glcvpnyyl sbhaq va gur jrfgrea HF, naq va cnegf bs jrfgrea
> Pnanqn naq Bagnevb. Anzr vg.
>
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Dan Tilque
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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