From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - Forensic Science
> 1. In 1910, the world's first crime lab was established. In what
> country?
France; United Kingdom
> 3. Cyanoacrylate is commonly marketed for a purpose that has
> nothing to do with forensics. In the 1970s, however, it was found
> useful in revealing latent fingerprints. By what product name is
> cyanoacrylate known?
superglue
> 4. Before fingerprints were established as the best organizing
> principle for keeping records of arrestees, this Frenchman
> established a system based on 5 measurements -- beginning with
> head length and head breadth. Name him.
Vidocq
> 5. In 1988, English rape-murderer Colin Pitchfork was the first person
> convicted on the basis of what kind of evidence?
DNA
> 6. The first matching-materials case: In 1784, John Toms was
> convicted of fatally shooting a man in the head. A scrap of torn
> newspaper in Toms's pocket was found to match another scrap of
> newspaper found where?
under the victim
> 7. What is the name of that branch of medicine that examines the
> bodies of individuals that have died violent or suspicious deaths?
> Practitioners determine the identify of a body and the cause of death.
pathology
> 9. In the 1830s, James Marsh developed a test that could detect 1/50
> of a milligram of which poison?
arsenic
> 10. The word "forensic" derives from the place where at one time
> criminal charges were debated. What place?
Forum
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports that Didn't Make the Cut
> 1. This sport was played just once, in 1900. In the end, only
> two teams actually played: Great Britain and France (most of whom
> were expat Brits anyway). Britain won by a score of 262-104.
> What sport?
cricket
> 2. in 1900, a shooting competition used live animals as targets.
> Over 300 were killed, leaving such a mess that the competition
> was discontinued. What animal were they shooting at?
pigeons
> 4. In the Games of 1904, this sport avoided unintentional deaths by
> using a plaster dummy. In the Intercalated Games of 1906,
> two live people competed against each other, making the dummy
> unnecessary; however, wax bullets were used. What was the sport?
pistol dueling
> 6. The 1900 Olympics saw a number of women in competition in golf,
> tennis, and this sport -- a typically leisurely, genteel pastime
> using mallets and balls. One reason it was discontinued may
> have been that it was so boring -- only one spectator showed up.
> What sport was it?
croquet
> 7. This sport lasted from 1900 to 1920. A simple contest -- two
> teams facing off against each other. Great Britain tended
> to be represented by the London and Liverpool Police Forces.
> Liverpool was accused of violating one of the rules that banned
> "prepared boots or shoes with any protruding nails". What was
> the sport?
pole climbing
> 8. From 1896 to 1932, one of the gymnastics competitions had
> athletes start from a sitting position and reaching a height
> of 24 feet. The fastest time, usually between 7 and 15 seconds,
> would win. What was the sport?
tope climbing
> 9. In 1924, 1932, and 1936 just one medal was awarded each time
> for this category, as it was more of a recognition of a major
> feat rather than a competition. The event didn't actually
> occur during the games or even in the country where the games
> were held. One year the British failed in their attempt when
> 7 of their team died in an avalanche, What was the sport?
mountain climbing
> 10. Another series of competitions weren't sports but rather
> inspired by them. Often called the "Pentathlon of the Muses",
> it was held in every Olympics from 1912 to 1948. What was
> this non-sport?
extemporizing poetry
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