From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-07-08,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin', and are   
   > used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have   
   > been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation of   
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   > of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2024-08-30   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 7 - Science - Fermentation   
   >   
   > In the context of food, fermentation is the conversion of   
   > carbohydrates to alcohol or organic acids by microorganisms   
   > (yeasts or bacteria) under anaerobic (oxygen-free) conditions.   
   > Fermentation is one of the oldest methods of food preservation,   
   > dating to the Neolithic era.  So, we've brewed up some questions...   
   >   
   > 1. Kombucha is produced by fermenting tea using a SCOBY -- which   
   >     is an acronym for what?   
   >   
   > 2. Which fermented drink has its roots in pre-Columbian Mexico,   
   >     and is typically made from pineapple rinds and peelings?   
   >   
   > 3. This food, made from fermented whole soybeans, is a common   
   >     breakfast food in Japan.  Westerners often consider it an   
   >     acquired taste due to its strong smell, and slimy texture.   
   >     Name this food.   
   >   
   > 4. This treat is produced by fermenting, drying and grinding the   
   >     seeds of a tree from the genus Theobroma.  Although native   
   >     to the New World, the world's largest producer of this food is   
   >     currently the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire).  Name the food.   
   >   
   > 5. This fermented whole soybean food comes in a cake-like form.   
   >     Native to Indonesia, it's a staple protein on the island of Java.   
   >     It is also popular as a complete protein source for vegans and   
   >     vegetarians elsewhere.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 6. Which traditional Korean food is made from salted and fermented   
   >     vegetables, often napa cabbage or radish, although hundreds of   
   >     varieties exist?   
      
   Kim-chi   
      
   >   
   > 7. This food is created by lactic acid fermentation of shredded   
   >     salted cabbage.  Its origins probably date to at least Roman   
   >     times, although we know it by its German name -- what?   
      
   Sauerkraut   
      
   >   
   > 8. Which  fermented dairy beverage with a sour tangy flavor has   
   >     its origins in the North Caucasus?   
      
   Kefir   
      
   >   
   > 9. Soybeans are fermented in many ways.  Name this paste produced   
   >     by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji (cooked rice or soy   
   >     beans inoculated with a type of Aspergillus fungus).   
   >   
   > 10. This condiment is made from anchovies fermented in vinegar.   
   >     Other flavorings in this condiment include tamarind, molasses,   
   >     onions, and garlic.  Name the condiment.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Business Name Changes   
   >   
   > 1. This Montreal-based engineering and construction firm changed   
   >     its name last year to Atkins Réalis.  This followed years   
   >     of controversy over the firm's work and activities in Canada   
   >     and elsewhere.  What was the company's name from 1991 to 2023?   
   >   
   > 2. What's the name of the automotive giant formed in a 2021 merger?   
   >     The deal combined Fiat-Chrysler with the French firm whose   
   >     brands include Peugeot and Citroën.   
      
   Stellantis   
      
   >   
   > 3. A 2013 merger of the Canadian Auto Workers and the   
   >     Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union created the   
   >     country's largest private-sector union.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 4. The Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union was founded   
   >     in 1961 to govern university sports.  It was renamed Canadian   
   >     Interuniversity Sport (CIS) in 2001.  The name changed again   
   >     in 2016 to what shorter and bilingual name?   
   >   
   > 5. Best Buy is a Minnesota-based consumer electronics retail giant.   
   >     What was the company's name when it was launched in 1966 as an   
   >     audio specialty store?  *Hint*: Think of a 1960s movie musical.   
      
   Sound of Music   
      
   >   
   > 6. Which high-tech giant was created in 1996 under the name BackRub?   
   >   
   > 7. One of the world's most-recognized soft drinks was created by a   
   >     North Carolina pharmacist in 1893.  He called it "Brad's Drink",   
   >     after himself.  What was it renamed 5 years later?  The new   
   >     name stuck.   
      
   Dr. Pepper; Coca Cola   
      
   >   
   > 8. This American athletic gear giant began life as Blue Ribbon   
   >     Sports.  It originally operated as a distributor for a Japanese   
   >     shoemaker.   
   >   
   > 9. Until he changed his mind at the last minute, what was Hugh   
   >     Hefner going to call "Playboy" magazine?   
   >   
   > 10. In 2003, this tobacco company renamed itself to Altria,   
   >     allegedly to help customers see that it sold a wide variety of   
   >     other products.  Name the original company.   
      
   Reynolds   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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