* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which
work they're from.
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters.
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli
site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils
lend proof to early bipedalism.
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which
work they're from.
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters.
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
4. There were/are tensions between the Leakeys and the discoverers
of <answer 3> over naming of the species, where it resides in
our evolutionary past, and who should be able to dig where.
Scientists hissing and scratching!! Name either of the
paleoanthropologists who headed the dig where <answer 3>
was found.
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli
site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils
lend proof to early bipedalism.
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
8. Name *either* the South African who found this specimen in 1924
*or* the nickname of the specimen itself. It was the first
Australopithecine found, Australopithecus africanus, and has
nicks on the skull that look like they might have come from
an eagle's bill. The nickname refers to the region in South
Africa where it was found.
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
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* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which
work they're from.
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters.
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
4. There were/are tensions between the Leakeys and the discoverers
of <answer 3> over naming of the species, where it resides in
our evolutionary past, and who should be able to dig where.
Scientists hissing and scratching!! Name either of the
paleoanthropologists who headed the dig where <answer 3>
was found.
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli
site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils
lend proof to early bipedalism.
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
8. Name *either* the South African who found this specimen in 1924
*or* the nickname of the specimen itself. It was the first
Australopithecine found, Australopithecus africanus, and has
nicks on the skull that look like they might have come from
an eagle's bill. The nickname refers to the region in South
Africa where it was found.
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which
work they're from.
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters.
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
4. There were/are tensions between the Leakeys and the discoverers
of <answer 3> over naming of the species, where it resides in
our evolutionary past, and who should be able to dig where.
Scientists hissing and scratching!! Name either of the
paleoanthropologists who headed the dig where <answer 3>
was found.
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli
site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils
lend proof to early bipedalism.
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
8. Name *either* the South African who found this specimen in 1924
*or* the nickname of the specimen itself. It was the first
Australopithecine found, Australopithecus africanus, and has
nicks on the skull that look like they might have come from
an eagle's bill. The nickname refers to the region in South
Africa where it was found.
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters
We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which
work they're from.
1. Nell Trent.
2. Bob Cratchit.
3. John Jarndyce.
4. Sydney Carton.
5. Wackford Squeers.
6. Edward Murdstone.
7. Thomas Gradgrind.
8. Estella Havisham.
9. Augustus Snodgrass.
10. Bill Sikes or Sykes.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids
This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters.
1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is"""
the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid
hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National
Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services.
We need his first name.
2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the
Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked
for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids?
3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil
skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region
of Ethiopia in 1974?
4. There were/are tensions between the Leakeys and the discoverers
of <answer 3> over naming of the species, where it resides in
our evolutionary past, and who should be able to dig where.
Scientists hissing and scratching!! Name either of the
paleoanthropologists who headed the dig where <answer 3>
was found.
5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is
debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual
name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo),
what does "habilis" mean for this species?
6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli
site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils
lend proof to early bipedalism.
7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus
erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies.
What is the *nickname* of his find?
8. Name *either* the South African who found this specimen in 1924
*or* the nickname of the specimen itself. It was the first
Australopithecine found, Australopithecus africanus, and has
nicks on the skull that look like they might have come from
an eagle's bill. The nickname refers to the region in South
Africa where it was found.
9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen
from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is
a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway
either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal?
10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name?
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