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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 9 - Science - The Skin
> 1. Within 3 percentage points, approximately how many percent of
> body weight does skin account for?
12
> 2. The outer layer of the skin is known as the epidermis; the
> layer below, the dermis. What is the term for the layer under
> the dermis?
epithelium
> 3. There are two general types of skin. One is called glabrous.
> Glabrous skin makes up a small proportion of human skin but is
> predominant in reptiles and amphibians. It contains specialized
> vascular structures that facilitate heat loss. Besides that,
> what is the defining characteristic of glabrous skin?
it has no pores
> 4. On what part of the body do we find the thinnest skin?
eyelids
> 5. In medical terminology, you may hear it called a cicatrix.
> What is it called in common speech?
wart
> 6. This is the most abundant protein in the body and a major
> component of the skin, helping it to maintain its elasticity,
> volume, moisture and all-around youthfulness. What is this
> protein called?
collagen
> 7. The two most common forms of skin cancer are caused primarily
> by exposure to the sun. They appear initially on the epidermis
> and pose a lower risk of metastasizing than does melanoma.
> Name either of these forms of skin cancer.
basal cell carcinoma
> 9. This common inflammatory skin condition causes reddened skin and
> rash, usually on the face, and may be triggered by sun exposure,
> stress, sweating or other factors. Its name derives from
> its color. What is it?
rosacea
> 10. Michael Jackson's claim, made in a 2009 interview with Oprah
> Winfrey, that he suffered from a genetic condition that caused
> his skin to lose pigment, was met with skepticism, as Jackson was
> accused of "whitening" his skin. His autopsy proved otherwise.
> By what name is Jackson's genetic condition known?
vitiligo
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Science: Big Wild Birds
> A1. Meleagris gallopavo is by weight Ontario's 3rd-largest bird
> (after the mute and trumpeter swans). One specimen spent
> two months wandering the streets of Scarborough last fall.
> Give the English name of this bird.
wild turkey
> * B. Geography: France
> B1. The French have a nickname for their country borrowed
> from geometry. What is it? (In English, please.)
Hexagon
> B2. What is the English name for the geographical feature the
> French call La Manche (the sleeve)?
English Channel
> * C. Entertainment: Denis Villeneuve
> C2. Name Villeneuve's first SF film, released in 2016 and
> starring Amy Adams as a linguist in conversation with
> visiting aliens.
The Arrival
> * D. Miscellaneous: Sewing
> D1. What do you call a stitch that temporarily holds seams or
> tapes in place until the permanent line of stitching is made?
basting
> D2. What do you call the small, round spool that holds the
> lower thread in a sewing machine?
bobbin
> * E. History/Canadiana: World War II
> E1. Chatham native Wally Floody was the "Tunnel King" whose
> designs enabled 76 Commonwealth and European flyers to
> leave Stalag Luft III in March 1944. No Americans were
> involved. By what name does history remember (and Hollywood
> misrepresent) this operation?
The Great Escape
> E2. On May 16, 1943, a bombing raid put German hydroelectric
> generating plants in the Ruhr Valley out of commission.
> 30 of the 133 Commonwealth airmen participating were
> Canadian. By what name are the raiders remembered?
> Again your answer will be the name of a movie.
Dambusters
> * F. Art & Literature: Shared Titles
> F2. What title is shared by a 1665 painting by Johannes Vermeer
> and a 1999 novel by Tracy Chevalier?
Girl With a Pearl Earring
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