From: pete.gayde@gmail.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said, and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2024-08-30
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
>
> No, this round isn't about sorcery, but rather the performing art
> of magic. Top hats and rabbits! Abracadabra!
>
> (Obviously that paragraph was accidentally left in from the previous
> game; I couldn't resist retaining it.)
>
> 1. The person who came up with the idea for the Stratford Festival
> was a local journalist. Part of his legacy was enshrined when
> the Festival's newest theater opened in 2022, bearing his name.
> Who was he?
>
> 2. thought of the Festival as a way to revitalize
> Stratford's economy after the closing of a repair plant related
> to what industry, causing the loss of 2,000 jobs?
>
> 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".
Burton; Guinness
>
> 4. The first season's company included several young actors
> who would go on to become major figures in the Canadian
> cultural landscape, including which author who has won the
> Governor-General's Award, Edgar Award, and Toronto Book Award?
>
> 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?
>
> 6. The Festival Theatre was dedicated on 1957-06-30. The next
> night, Christopher Plummer christened the stage in the title
> role of what play?
Othello; Macbeth
>
> 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"?
>
> 8. The current Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival is Antoni
> Cimolino. A highlight of his Stratford acting career was
> playing Romeo to which *beloved Canadian actress*'s Juliet in
> the mid-1990s?
>
> 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?
>
> 10. Name the Canadian *TV series* starring Paul Gross, set at the
> fictional "New Burbage Festival", which bears a great similarity
> to the Stratford Festival. It originally aired 2003-06 on The
> Movie Network.
>
>
> * Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
>
> 10 questions about the skin we are all in. (Or if you are not
> in skin, you should probably go see a doctor instead of playing
> trivia.)
>
> 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?
>
> 2. What is the common name of the diamide of carbonic acid, also
> called carbamide, which is most commonly used as fertilizer but
> has uses in the world of explosives and in topical skin-care
> products to promote rehydration?
>
> 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?
Cartilage
>
> 4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
> which causes flaccid paralysis.
>
> 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 "karité".
>
> 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
>
> 7. Petroleum jelly and other oil-based ointments are known by a
> certain term. They act by forming a hydrophobic coating
> on the surface of the skin, keeping moisture from escaping.
> Oils naturally produced by the human body moisturize through
> this same mechanism. What are they called?
>
> 8. Conversely, these substances are hydrophilic and absorb water
> from the air to moisturize the skin. This hydrating property
> is also used to counter drying ingredients like soap and some
> alcohols. These substances are also added to food products
> and even toothpaste. What are they?
>
> 9. Salicylic acid is an organic compound originally derived from
> the willow tree. It is an ingredient in some acne products
> and is used to chemically do what to the skin?
Exfoliate
>
> 10. GHK-Cu is a peptide (chain of amino acids) that can improve
> the body's ability to make collagen and elastin, acts as an
> antioxidant, and helps repair skin damage. What specific kind
> of peptide is GHK-Cu?
>
Pete Gayde
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