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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIWSS24 Game 11, Rounds 7-8: Stra   
   14 Aug 25 23:38:12   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   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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