From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 3/31/2025 2:09 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Science - Hard Questions   
   >   
   > You can't complain about the hardness of the round when all the   
   > questions are about the scientific principle of hardness!   
   >   
   > 1. You probably already know that the Mohs scale is a qualitative   
   >     scientific scale used to determine relative hardness of   
   >     materials.  What test was used to place minerals on the scale?   
      
   which minerals can scratch other minerals   
      
   > 2. What is the highest-rated mineral on the Mohs scale?   
      
   diamond   
      
   > 3. What is the lowest-rated mineral on the Mohs scale?   
      
   talc   
      
   > 9. Corundum is 9th on the Mohs scale and is best known as one of   
   >     two precious gemstones.  Name either one.   
      
   ruby   
      
   > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge - The War of the Roses   
   >   
   > * A. Rose Bowl   
   >   
   >     A1. Nicknamed "the Granddaddy of them all", the Rose Bowl was the   
   >         first post-season game in American football.  Traditionally   
   >         it's held on January 1 every year. Within 5 years, in what   
   >         year was the Rose Bowl first held?   
      
   1908   
      
   >     A2. In which city is the Rose Bowl Stadium?   
      
   Pasadena   
      
   > * B. Rosy Movies   
   >   
   >     B1. The 1979 movie "The Rose", starring Bette Midler, is loosely   
   >         based on the life of which person?   
      
   Janis Joplin   
      
   > * D. Characters Named Rose   
   >   
   >     D2. What iconic character was created during World War II to   
   >         represent the millions of women entering the workforce?   
      
   Rosie the Riveter   
      
   > * F. The Actual War of the Roses   
   >   
   >     F1. The War of the Roses was fought between the House of   
   >         Lancaster and the House of York. Both of these houses were   
   >         "cadet houses" of which royal house?   
      
   Plantagenet   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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