From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/2/2025 8:04 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 10, Round 7 - Science - History of the Earth   
   >   
   > This round will look at the history, or rather prehistory, of the   
   > Earth on the geologic time scale.  Topics may also include geology,   
   > biology, and our general understanding of the Earth.  For reference,   
   > the geologic time scale is generally divided into epochs, periods,   
   > eras, and eons -- in increasing order of duration.   
   >   
   > 1. The first 3 eons of geologic time, the Hadean ["Hay-DEE-an"],   
   >     Archean ["ar-KEY-an"], and Proterozoic ["pro-ter-oh-ZOH-ik"],   
   >     make up the Precambrian super-eon.  We are currently in the   
   >     Phanerozoic ["FAN-er-oh-ZOH-ik"] eon, which is divided into   
   >     three eras.  Name *any one* of those eras.   
      
   Cenozoic   
      
   > 2. Please decode the rot13 for questions #2-3 only after you have   
   >     finished with #1.  Gur Zrfbmbvp ren (sebz 252 gb 66 zvyyvba lrnef   
   >     ntb) jnf gur gvzr bs gur qvabfnhef.  Guvf ren vf fhoqvivqrq vagb   
   >     guerr crevbqf.  Gur zvqqyr crevbq vf gur Whenffvp.  Anzr *rvgure   
   >     bs gur bgure gjb crevbqf* va gur Zrfbmbvp.   
      
   Triassic   
      
   > 3. Zbfg bs gur jbeyq'f pbny qrcbfvgf jrer sbezrq qhevat gur yngre   
   >     cneg bs n crevbq va gur Cnyrbmbvp, sebz nccebkvzngryl 360 gb   
   >     300 zvyyvba lrnef ntb.  Anzr guvf crevbq.   
      
   Carboniferous   
      
   > 6. Not long after the Earth formed, it is hypothesized that it   
   >     collided with a Mars-sized body named Theia ["THAY-ah"].   
   >     What was the result of this collision?   
      
   the moon came into existence   
      
   > 7. Many of these events have happened throughout the prehistory of   
   >     the Earth, but the five most significant happened at approximately   
   >     440, 365, 250, 210, and 65 million years ago.  What are these   
   >     events?   
      
   mass extinctions   
      
   > 8. A number of supercontinents have formed and broken apart during   
   >     the Earth's history.  The most recent supercontinent formed   
   >     approximately 335 million years ago, and began to break apart   
   >     about 200 million years ago.  Name this supercontinent.   
      
   Pangaea   
      
   > 10. In 2024 the International Union of Geological Sciences formally   
   >     rejected the inclusion of a new epoch on the geologic time   
   >     scale.  This proposed epoch dated to the estimated beginning   
   >     of significant human impact on the Earth.  What was the name   
   >     of this proposed epoch?   
      
   Anthropozoic   
      
   > * Game 10, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Top Officials   
   >   
   > In this round, we'll give you the names of 10 people who lead   
   > some important organization.  We'll tell you the country where it   
   > operates, or if it's internetional, and in each case you must name   
   > the organization.   
   >   
   > 1. Jens Stoltenberg (international).   
      
   International Monetary Fund   
      
   > 3. Ursula von der Leyen (international).   
      
   European Commission   
      
   > 4. Antonio Guterres (international).   
      
   United Nations   
      
   > 5. Christopher Wray (USA).   
      
   Federal Bureau of Investigation   
      
   > 6. Jerome Powell (USA).   
      
   Federal Reserve   
      
   > 8. Elizabeth May (Canada).   
      
   Green Party   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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