* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images
provided.
On 11/2/2024 2:52 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images provided.
Is there a problem with this PDF? I'm not currently able to access it.
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images provided.
Is there a problem with this PDF? I'm not currently able to access it.
* Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movie and TV Cars
Tonight's entertainment round is questions about iconic cars in
TV shows and movies. In each case name them. You can give the
model, or if the model is a number or alphanumeric code, then the
make will be sufficient.
1. The most iconic James Bond car made the first of its 7 movie
appearances in "Goldfinger" with gadgets like spike strips,
a smoke screen, a revolving license plate, an oil dispenser,
and an ejection seat.
2. It's estimated up to 325 cars perished while driving Bo and
Luke around during the 7 seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard".
What type of car was the "General Lee?"
3. What was Thomas Magnum's favored car during the 8 seasons of
the original "Magnum P.I."?
4. What type of car was KITT -- David Hasselhoff's vehicular
sidekick during the 4 seasons of "Knight Rider"?
5. "Christine" was the title of a Stephen King novel which became
a John Carpenter film. What type of car was this angry vehicle
with supernatural powers?
6. What car did Doc Brown use to transport Marty McFly "Back to
the Future"?
7. Wayne and Garth cruised around -- and lip-synced to "Bohemian
Rhapsody" -- in the Mirthmobile in "Wayne's World" and its
sequel. Which car model was that?
8. Which car did Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drive into the
Grand Canyon in "Thelma and Louise?"
9. The 1968 Steve McQueen film "Bullitt" is famous for its car
chase through the streets of San Francisco. What type of car
was McQueen driving?
10. Which car featured prominently in the heist film "The Italian
Job", and was also driven by Mr. Bean?
* Game 4, Round 5 - Science (was Audio) and Sports - Sporting Birds
This round is for the birds: specifically, birds that show up in
the names of professional sports teams. In the original version,
we would give you the professional league that a team belongs to,
and play you a bird sound. Here I will substitute the scientific
name of the bird for the sound. If the team name embraces several
related species, I will choose one in each case -- for example,
if the answer was "Chicago Bears", I might say "Ursus maritimus",
"Tremarctos ornatus", or some other species of bear from some
other part of the world.
In each case you just have to give the bird (not a bear) as
mentioned in the team name.
1. This coastal bird shows up in the National Basketball
Association: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
2. This speedy bird shows up in the National Football League:
Falco columbarius.
3. This bird shows up in the National Football League's NFC East
Division: Haliaeetus albicilla.
4. This bird is not native to its National Hockey League city:
Pygoscelis adeliae.
5. This bird can be found in both Major League Baseball and
the National Football League, and in many of our back yards:
Cardinalis sinuatus.
6. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Oriolus melanotis.
7. This bird is in the National Hockey League: Aix galericulata.
8. This bird is in the National Basketball Association and the
city it's attached to appears to like naming its current and
past pro teams after birds: Buteo jamaicensis.
9. This bird shows up in the National Football League: Corvus corax.
10. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Cyanocitta
cristata.
11. For fun, but for no points -- this bird shows on in the Canadian
Football League: Eremophila alpestris.
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images
provided.
1. Identify the number corresponding to salsify ["SAHL-seh-fee"].
It belongs to the dandelion family and can be most commonly
roasted or poached. Its taste has been described as like
asparagus or oysters. It's also known as oyster plant, vegetable
oyster, or Tragopogon porrifolius.
2. Identify by number the vegetable kohlrabi ["kohl-RAH-bee"].
It is a cruciferous vegetable from the brassica family, which
comes into season in the summer. It's described as having
a turnip- or radish-like peppery spice, and the sweetness of
broccoli stem. It is sometimes referred to as German turnip,
and can be eaten raw or cooked.
3. Identify the kumquat. It is cultivated in Southeast Asia,
and is described as slightly sweet but mostly sour and tangy.
It has an edible peel that is the sweetest part of the fruit.
4. Identify the number of the feijoa ["fey-oh-ah"]. The fruit is
native to South America and is sweet and slightly tart. It has
an aromatic bouquet reminiscent of tropical fruits such as
passion fruit, cherry guava, or pineapple.
The remaining questions go the other way. Please decode the rot13
to see them only after you have completed questions $1-4.
5. Anzr gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr gung qrevirf sebz n glcr bs pnpghf
naq vf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore guerr.
6. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr bs nabgure pnpghf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore
guvegrra vf n cbchyne fgncyr va Zrkvpna phvfvar. Jung vf vg
pbzzbayl pnyyrq?
7. Anzr gur "sentenag" sehvg ahzore fvkgrra, bsgra tebja va Obearb,
Gunvynaq, Znynlfvn, naq Fhzngen.
8. Irtrgnoyr $15 vf gur guveq-ynetrfg fbhepr bs pneobulqengrf va
gebcvpny qvrgf nsgre evpr naq znvmr. Vg'f nyfb n znwbe fgncyr
sbbq va gur qrirybcvat jbeyq, cebivqvat n onfvp qvrg sbe bire
500,000,000 crbcyr. Vg unf znal anzrf npebff gur tybor, ohg
jung vf nal bar bs vgf zbfg pbzzba anzrf?
9. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr qrcvpgrq ng ahzore gjb vf angvir gb
Fbhgurnfg Nfvn, jurer vg vf pbzzbayl ersreerq gb nf pnenzobyn.
Jung vf gur bgure pbzzba anzr tvira gb guvf fyvtugyl fjrrg sbbq
jvgu gneg, fbhe haqregbarf?
10. Gur sbhegrragu vzntr fubjf n irtrgnoyr jvgu n ahggl synibe naq
svezre grkgher, jura pbbxrq, guna vgf pybfr pbhfvaf pnhyvsybjre
naq oebppbyv Vg nyfb erznexnoyl nccebkvzngrf n senpgny funcr.
Jurgure ersreerq gb nf n glcr bs oebppbyv be pnhyvsybjre,
jr ner ybbxvat sbe gur shyy anzr bs guvf irtrgnoyr.
So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the remaining rot13 to see their names and identify their
picture numbers.
11. Pryrevnp be pryrel ebbg.
12. Enzohgna.
13. Wvpnzn.
14. Punlbgr fdhnfu be puevfgbcurar.
15. Crefvzzba.
16. Ubearq zryba.
* Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movie and TV Cars
1. The most iconic James Bond car made the first of its 7 movie
appearances in "Goldfinger" with gadgets like spike strips,
a smoke screen, a revolving license plate, an oil dispenser,
and an ejection seat.
2. It's estimated up to 325 cars perished while driving Bo and
Luke around during the 7 seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard".
What type of car was the "General Lee?"
6. What car did Doc Brown use to transport Marty McFly "Back to
the Future"?
7. Wayne and Garth cruised around -- and lip-synced to "Bohemian
Rhapsody" -- in the Mirthmobile in "Wayne's World" and its
sequel. Which car model was that?
9. The 1968 Steve McQueen film "Bullitt" is famous for its car
chase through the streets of San Francisco. What type of car
was McQueen driving?
10. Which car featured prominently in the heist film "The Italian
Job", and was also driven by Mr. Bean?
* Game 4, Round 5 - Science (was Audio) and Sports - Sporting Birds
1. This coastal bird shows up in the National Basketball
Association: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
2. This speedy bird shows up in the National Football League:
Falco columbarius.
3. This bird shows up in the National Football League's NFC East
Division: Haliaeetus albicilla.
4. This bird is not native to its National Hockey League city:
Pygoscelis adeliae.
5. This bird can be found in both Major League Baseball and
the National Football League, and in many of our back yards:
Cardinalis sinuatus.
6. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Oriolus melanotis.
7. This bird is in the National Hockey League: Aix galericulata.
8. This bird is in the National Basketball Association and the
city it's attached to appears to like naming its current and
past pro teams after birds: Buteo jamaicensis.
9. This bird shows up in the National Football League: Corvus corax.
10. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Cyanocitta
cristata.
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
1. Identify the number corresponding to salsify ["SAHL-seh-fee"].
It belongs to the dandelion family and can be most commonly
roasted or poached. Its taste has been described as like
asparagus or oysters. It's also known as oyster plant, vegetable
oyster, or Tragopogon porrifolius.
2. Identify by number the vegetable kohlrabi ["kohl-RAH-bee"].
It is a cruciferous vegetable from the brassica family, which
comes into season in the summer. It's described as having
a turnip- or radish-like peppery spice, and the sweetness of
broccoli stem. It is sometimes referred to as German turnip,
and can be eaten raw or cooked.
3. Identify the kumquat. It is cultivated in Southeast Asia,
and is described as slightly sweet but mostly sour and tangy.
It has an edible peel that is the sweetest part of the fruit.
4. Identify the number of the feijoa ["fey-oh-ah"]. The fruit is
native to South America and is sweet and slightly tart. It has
an aromatic bouquet reminiscent of tropical fruits such as
passion fruit, cherry guava, or pineapple.
5. Anzr gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr gung qrevirf sebz n glcr bs pnpghf
naq vf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore guerr.
6. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr bs nabgure pnpghf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore
guvegrra vf n cbchyne fgncyr va Zrkvpna phvfvar. Jung vf vg
pbzzbayl pnyyrq?
7. Anzr gur "sentenag" sehvg ahzore fvkgrra, bsgra tebja va Obearb,
Gunvynaq, Znynlfvn, naq Fhzngen.
8. Irtrgnoyr $15 vf gur guveq-ynetrfg fbhepr bs pneobulqengrf va
gebcvpny qvrgf nsgre evpr naq znvmr. Vg'f nyfb n znwbe fgncyr
sbbq va gur qrirybcvat jbeyq, cebivqvat n onfvp qvrg sbe bire
500,000,000 crbcyr. Vg unf znal anzrf npebff gur tybor, ohg
jung vf nal bar bs vgf zbfg pbzzba anzrf?
9. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr qrcvpgrq ng ahzore gjb vf angvir gb
Fbhgurnfg Nfvn, jurer vg vf pbzzbayl ersreerq gb nf pnenzobyn.
Jung vf gur bgure pbzzba anzr tvira gb guvf fyvtugyl fjrrg sbbq
jvgu gneg, fbhe haqregbarf?
* Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movie and TV Cars
Tonight's entertainment round is questions about iconic cars in
TV shows and movies. In each case name them. You can give the
model, or if the model is a number or alphanumeric code, then the
make will be sufficient.
1. The most iconic James Bond car made the first of its 7 movie
appearances in "Goldfinger" with gadgets like spike strips,
a smoke screen, a revolving license plate, an oil dispenser,
and an ejection seat.
2. It's estimated up to 325 cars perished while driving Bo and
Luke around during the 7 seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard".
What type of car was the "General Lee?"
6. What car did Doc Brown use to transport Marty McFly "Back to
the Future"?
* Game 4, Round 5 - Science (was Audio) and Sports - Sporting Birds
In each case you just have to give the bird (not a bear) as
mentioned in the team name.
1. This coastal bird shows up in the National Basketball
Association: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
2. This speedy bird shows up in the National Football League:
Falco columbarius.
3. This bird shows up in the National Football League's NFC East
Division: Haliaeetus albicilla.
4. This bird is not native to its National Hockey League city:
Pygoscelis adeliae.
5. This bird can be found in both Major League Baseball and
the National Football League, and in many of our back yards:
Cardinalis sinuatus.
6. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Oriolus melanotis.
7. This bird is in the National Hockey League: Aix galericulata.
8. This bird is in the National Basketball Association and the
city it's attached to appears to like naming its current and
past pro teams after birds: Buteo jamaicensis.
9. This bird shows up in the National Football League: Corvus corax.
10. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Cyanocitta
cristata.
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images
provided.
1. Identify the number corresponding to salsify ["SAHL-seh-fee"].
It belongs to the dandelion family and can be most commonly
roasted or poached. Its taste has been described as like
asparagus or oysters. It's also known as oyster plant, vegetable
oyster, or Tragopogon porrifolius.
2. Identify by number the vegetable kohlrabi ["kohl-RAH-bee"].
It is a cruciferous vegetable from the brassica family, which
comes into season in the summer. It's described as having
a turnip- or radish-like peppery spice, and the sweetness of
broccoli stem. It is sometimes referred to as German turnip,
and can be eaten raw or cooked.
3. Identify the kumquat. It is cultivated in Southeast Asia,
and is described as slightly sweet but mostly sour and tangy.
It has an edible peel that is the sweetest part of the fruit.
4. Identify the number of the feijoa ["fey-oh-ah"]. The fruit is
native to South America and is sweet and slightly tart. It has
an aromatic bouquet reminiscent of tropical fruits such as
passion fruit, cherry guava, or pineapple.
The remaining questions go the other way. Please decode the rot13
to see them only after you have completed questions $1-4.
5. Anzr gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr gung qrevirf sebz n glcr bs pnpghf
naq vf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore guerr.
7. Anzr gur "sentenag" sehvg ahzore fvkgrra, bsgra tebja va Obearb,
Gunvynaq, Znynlfvn, naq Fhzngen.
8. Irtrgnoyr $15 vf gur guveq-ynetrfg fbhepr bs pneobulqengrf va
gebcvpny qvrgf nsgre evpr naq znvmr. Vg'f nyfb n znwbe fgncyr
sbbq va gur qrirybcvat jbeyq, cebivqvat n onfvp qvrg sbe bire
500,000,000 crbcyr. Vg unf znal anzrf npebff gur tybor, ohg
jung vf nal bar bs vgf zbfg pbzzba anzrf?
9. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr qrcvpgrq ng ahzore gjb vf angvir gb
Fbhgurnfg Nfvn, jurer vg vf pbzzbayl ersreerq gb nf pnenzobyn.
Jung vf gur bgure pbzzba anzr tvira gb guvf fyvtugyl fjrrg sbbq
jvgu gneg, fbhe haqregbarf?
10. Gur sbhegrragu vzntr fubjf n irtrgnoyr jvgu n ahggl synibe naq
svezre grkgher, jura pbbxrq, guna vgf pybfr pbhfvaf pnhyvsybjre
naq oebppbyv Vg nyfb erznexnoyl nccebkvzngrf n senpgny funcr.
Jurgure ersreerq gb nf n glcr bs oebppbyv be pnhyvsybjre,
jr ner ybbxvat sbe gur shyy anzr bs guvf irtrgnoyr.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-06-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movie and TV Cars
Tonight's entertainment round is questions about iconic cars in
TV shows and movies. In each case name them. You can give the
model, or if the model is a number or alphanumeric code, then the
make will be sufficient.
1. The most iconic James Bond car made the first of its 7 movie
appearances in "Goldfinger" with gadgets like spike strips,
a smoke screen, a revolving license plate, an oil dispenser,
and an ejection seat.
2. It's estimated up to 325 cars perished while driving Bo and
Luke around during the 7 seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard".
What type of car was the "General Lee?"
3. What was Thomas Magnum's favored car during the 8 seasons of
the original "Magnum P.I."?
4. What type of car was KITT -- David Hasselhoff's vehicular
sidekick during the 4 seasons of "Knight Rider"?
5. "Christine" was the title of a Stephen King novel which became
a John Carpenter film. What type of car was this angry vehicle
with supernatural powers?
6. What car did Doc Brown use to transport Marty McFly "Back to
the Future"?
7. Wayne and Garth cruised around -- and lip-synced to "Bohemian
Rhapsody" -- in the Mirthmobile in "Wayne's World" and its
sequel. Which car model was that?
8. Which car did Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drive into the
Grand Canyon in "Thelma and Louise?"
9. The 1968 Steve McQueen film "Bullitt" is famous for its car
chase through the streets of San Francisco. What type of car
was McQueen driving?
10. Which car featured prominently in the heist film "The Italian
Job", and was also driven by Mr. Bean?
* Game 4, Round 5 - Science (was Audio) and Sports - Sporting Birds
This round is for the birds: specifically, birds that show up in
the names of professional sports teams. In the original version,
we would give you the professional league that a team belongs to,
and play you a bird sound. Here I will substitute the scientific
name of the bird for the sound. If the team name embraces several
related species, I will choose one in each case -- for example,
if the answer was "Chicago Bears", I might say "Ursus maritimus",
"Tremarctos ornatus", or some other species of bear from some
other part of the world.
In each case you just have to give the bird (not a bear) as
mentioned in the team name.
1. This coastal bird shows up in the National Basketball
Association: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
2. This speedy bird shows up in the National Football League:
Falco columbarius.
3. This bird shows up in the National Football League's NFC East
Division: Haliaeetus albicilla.
4. This bird is not native to its National Hockey League city:
Pygoscelis adeliae.
5. This bird can be found in both Major League Baseball and
the National Football League, and in many of our back yards:
Cardinalis sinuatus.
6. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Oriolus melanotis.
7. This bird is in the National Hockey League: Aix galericulata.
8. This bird is in the National Basketball Association and the
city it's attached to appears to like naming its current and
past pro teams after birds: Buteo jamaicensis.
9. This bird shows up in the National Football League: Corvus corax.
10. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Cyanocitta
cristata.
11. For fun, but for no points -- this bird shows on in the Canadian
Football League: Eremophila alpestris.
* Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Please see the handout at
https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-6/exotica.pdf
and identify the less-common fruits and vegetables from the images
provided.
1. Identify the number corresponding to salsify ["SAHL-seh-fee"].
It belongs to the dandelion family and can be most commonly
roasted or poached. Its taste has been described as like
asparagus or oysters. It's also known as oyster plant, vegetable
oyster, or Tragopogon porrifolius.
2. Identify by number the vegetable kohlrabi ["kohl-RAH-bee"].
It is a cruciferous vegetable from the brassica family, which
comes into season in the summer. It's described as having
a turnip- or radish-like peppery spice, and the sweetness of
broccoli stem. It is sometimes referred to as German turnip,
and can be eaten raw or cooked.
3. Identify the kumquat. It is cultivated in Southeast Asia,
and is described as slightly sweet but mostly sour and tangy.
It has an edible peel that is the sweetest part of the fruit.
4. Identify the number of the feijoa ["fey-oh-ah"]. The fruit is
native to South America and is sweet and slightly tart. It has
an aromatic bouquet reminiscent of tropical fruits such as
passion fruit, cherry guava, or pineapple.
The remaining questions go the other way. Please decode the rot13
to see them only after you have completed questions $1-4.
5. Name the fruit or vegetable that derives from a type of cactus
and is depicted at number three.
6. The fruit or vegetable of another cactus depicted at number
thirteen is a popular staple in Mexican cuisine. What is it
commonly called?
7. Name the "fragrant" fruit number sixteen, often grown in Borneo,
Thailand, Malaysia, and Sumatra.
8. Vegetable $15 is the third-largest source of carbohydrates in
tropical diets after rice and maize. It's also a major staple
food in the developing world, providing a basic diet for over
500,000,000 people. It has many names across the globe, but
what is any one of its most common names?
9. The fruit or vegetable depicted at number two is native to
Southeast Asia, where it is commonly referred to as carambola.
What is the other common name given to this slightly sweet food
with tart, sour undertones?
10. The fourteenth image shows a vegetable with a nutty flavor and
firmer texture, when cooked, than its close cousins cauliflower
and broccoli It also remarkably approximates a fractal shape.
Whether referred to as a type of broccoli or cauliflower,
we are looking for the full name of this vegetable.
So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
decode the remaining rot13 to see their names and identify their
picture numbers.
11. Celeriac or celery root.
12. Rambutan.
13. Jicama.
14. Chayote squash or christophene.
15. Persimmon.
16. Horned melon.
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