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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival   
      
   > 3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of   
   > "Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?   
   > His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and   
   > "The Lavender Hill Mob".   
      
   Alec Guiness   
      
   > 5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya   
   > Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on   
   > three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is   
   > exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this   
   > type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?   
      
   proscenium   
      
   > 7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in   
   > several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what   
   > lead role in "As You Like It"?   
      
   Rosalind   
      
   > 9. In her first season at Stratford in 1962, Martha Henry played a   
   > particular character's daughter. In 2018, at age 80, she played   
   > this character herself, to great acclaim. What character are   
   > we talking about?   
      
   Prospero   
      
   > * Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology   
      
   > 1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds   
   > that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically   
   > related to it?   
      
   retinoids   
      
   > 3. Injectable fillers can be made from a person's own fat tissue.   
   > More commonly, they are made of polysaccharides such as   
   > hyaluronic acid, or *what protein* which can come from animals   
   > or cadavers, or be generated in a lab?   
      
   keratin   
      
   > 4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes   
   > which causes flaccid paralysis.   
      
   botulism toxin   
      
   > 5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an   
   > African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.   
   > It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.   
   > The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian   
   > language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is   
   > known as "karit?".   
      
   shea butter   
      
   > 6. Like the word "natural" in the grocery store, there is no   
   > regulation in the dermatology/skin care world for a particular   
   > term used to market certain products as gentler for sensitive   
   > skin or skin prone to flare ups or breakouts. What is that term?   
      
   hypoallergenic   
      
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