home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   rec.games.trivia      Discussion about trivia games      32,813 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 32,192 of 32,813   
   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCISG24 Game 3, Rounds 9-10: medic   
   21 Oct 24 22:18:15   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 10/21/2024 1:17 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Science - Medical Terms   
   >   
   > For each of these conditions or bodily functions, give us the   
   > simple name that all of us non-doctors use.   
   >   
   > 1. Bruxism.   
      
   teeth grinding   
      
   > 2. Eructation.   
      
   burping   
      
   > 3. Borborygmus ["boar-boar-IG-muss"].   
      
   stomach rumbling   
      
   > 4. Sternutation.   
      
   sneezing   
      
   > 6. Horripilation.   
      
   goosebumps   
      
   > 7. Pyrexia.   
      
   fever   
      
   > 9. Trichotillomania ["TRICK-oh-TILL-oh-mania"].   
      
   pulling out one's hair   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge - Sisters   
   >   
   > * A. Canadiana - Dionne Quintuplets   
   >   
   >     A1. If we're talking about Canadian sisters, the most famous are   
   >         the Dionne quintuplets.  The 5 babies were born 90 years ago   
   >         tomorrow -- on 1934-05-28.  They were the first quintuplets   
   >         known to have survived infancy.  How many of the 5 Dionne   
   >         sisters are still living and will turn 90 tomorrow?   
      
   1; 2   
      
   > * B. Arts and Literature - Sisters   
   >   
   >     B1. Which Russian playwright wrote "Three Sisters"?   
      
   Chekhov   
      
   >     B2. In which series of classic young-adult books do you find   
   >         the sisters Lucy and Susan Pevensie?   
      
   "The Chronicles of Narnia"   
      
   > * D. History - Royal Sisters   
   >   
   >     D1. At the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton,   
   >         there was lots of attention paid to her sister, who served   
   >         as her maid of honor.  What's the first name of Princess   
   >         Kate's sister?   
      
   Pippa   
      
   >     D2. Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, was the younger sister   
   >         of Queen Elizabeth.  What was Margaret's other title?   
      
   Countess of Snowdon   
      
   > * E. Entertainment - Musical Sister Acts   
   >   
   >     E1. Patty, Maxene, and Laverne were the sisters in a popular   
   >         singing act in the 1930s and '40s.  Their hits included   
   >         "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Rum and Coca-Cola."   
   >         Name the trio.   
      
   Andrews Sisters   
      
   >     E2. This family singing group from Philadelphia achieved   
   >         big success during the disco era.  The four sisters   
   >         are best remembered for their 1979 hit "We Are Family."   
   >         Name the group.   
      
   Sister Sledge   
      
   > * F. Miscellaneous   
   >   
   >     F1. Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips were sisters -- and   
   >         arch-rivals as widely-read advice columnists for 50 years.   
   >         Give the name of *either* of their columns, which appeared   
   >         in newspapers throughout North America.   
      
   Ann Landers; Dear Abby   
      
   >     F2. Lee Radziwell was an American socialite, PR executive and   
   >         interior designer who died in 2019.  She was far better   
   >         known as the sister of which US First Lady?   
      
   Jacqueline Kennedy   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca