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|    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)    |
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