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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Other One   
      
   > 1. David Brinkley.   
      
   Huntley   
      
   > 2. Oscar Hammerstein.   
      
   Rodgers   
      
   > 3. Francis Crick.   
      
   Watson   
      
   > 4. King William III.   
      
   Mary II   
      
   > 5. Daryl Hall.   
      
   Oates   
      
   > 6. Tommy Chong.   
      
   Cheech Marin   
      
   > 8. William Clark.   
      
   Lewis   
      
   > 9. Bartolomeo Vanzetti.   
      
   Sacco   
      
   > 10. Jayne Torvill.   
      
   Dean   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 8 - Science - General Science Questions   
      
   > 1. Astronauts who just returned to Earth after some time in space   
   > look visibly different than before. How?   
      
   they are taller   
      
   > 2. What creature takes its name from the Afrikaans for "earth pig"?   
      
   aardvark   
      
   > 3. In 1905 Albert Einstein published four papers that profoundly   
   > changed the science of physics. How was he employed at the time?   
      
   patent examiner   
      
   > 4. Who wrote the 1687 book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia   
   > Mathematica" -- that's Latin for "The Mathematical Principles   
   > of Natural Philosophy"?   
      
   Newton   
      
   > 5. What is the closest star to the Earth?   
      
   the Sun   
      
   > 6. How long does it take for light from the Sun to travel to   
   > the Earth? Answer within 20% of the true number.   
      
   8 minutes   
      
   > 7. Which part of the human body acts as a valve to direct food to   
   > the stomach and air to the lungs?   
      
   glottis   
      
   > 8. On the pH scale, what number represents neutral, i.e. neither   
   > acid nor alkaline?   
      
   7   
      
   > 9. At the current level of humidity, what do we call the temperature   
   > at which water vapor would condense out of the air?   
      
   dew point   
      
   > 10. At what sustained wind speed is a tropical storm promoted to   
   > the status of hurricane? Answer within 10% of the true number.   
      
   100 mph   
      
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