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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Science - Hard Questions   
      
   > 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?   
      
   scratch test   
      
   > 2. What is the highest-rated mineral on the Mohs scale?   
      
   diamond   
      
   > 3. What is the lowest-rated mineral on the Mohs scale?   
      
   talc   
      
   > 4. The 2nd-lowest rated minerals on the Mohs scale is gypsum.   
   >    What is the primary industrial use of gypsum?   
      
   making sandpaper   
      
   > 6. Feldspar is rated 6th on the Mohs scale, and most people know   
   >    it better as the main constituent of a particular type of   
   >    gemstone -- it was prized in both ancient Rome and ancient   
   >    Greece, and it is currently the state gem of Florida.  Name this   
   >    milky-bluish gemstone.   
      
   aquamarine   
      
   > 7. Quartz is rated 7th on the Mohs scale.  There are many varieties   
   >    of quartz, but two varieties are most frequently used as   
   >    gemstones.  Name either variety.   
      
   amethyst   
      
   > 9. Corundum is 9th on the Mohs scale and is best known as one of   
   >    two precious gemstones.  Name either one.   
      
   ruby   
      
   > 10. Finally, we've mentioned all but two of the traditional 10   
   >    Mohs-scale rating minerals.  Name either of the remaining two.   
   >    One of them is a compound of calcium and a halogen element, and   
   >    the mineral takes its name from that halogen; the other takes   
   >    its name from the Greek word for "deceive" and sounds hungry.   
      
   fluorite   
      
   > ** 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?   
      
   1920; 1931   
      
   >    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?   
      
   Gypsy Rose Lee   
      
   > * D. Characters Named Rose   
      
   >    D1. In the Harry Potter series, who are Rose Weasley's parents?   
   >        (First names are sufficient.)   
      
   Hermione and Ron   
      
   >    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   
      
   >    F2. Which English king is considered to have definitively ended   
   >        the War of the Roses in 1487?   
      
   Henry VII   
      
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