Mark Brader
2023-09-08 05:23:21 UTC
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - Science - On Food And Cooking
The title of this round is borrowed From Harold McGee's "On Food
and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen".
1. Name the active chemical component that makes chili peppers hot.
It is a chemical irritant and neurotoxin for mammals, including
humans, and produces that burning sensation.
2. Name the animal protein that binds to <answer 1> and lessens its
effects -- which is why animal milk can be effective to soothe
the burn, whereas pure plant-based "milks" are not.
3. What type of mixture is defined as a fine dispersion of minute
droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble
or miscible? Mayonnaise and Hollandaise sauce are examples of
these mixtures.
4. Microorganisms like yeast and bacteria usually play a role
in this process, in which a substance breaks down into a
simpler substance. Examples of foods produced or preserved by
this process include yogurt, kimchi, and wine.
5. Yeast is an important ingredient in many breads. When preparing
the dough, to quote Harold McGee: "The yeast cells feed on the
_____, producing _____ and alcohol." Fill in either blank.
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you are
finished with the preceding questions. Gur cebprff bs znxvat
lrnfg oernqf vaibyirf n frevrf bs nygreangvat jbex naq erfg
crevbqf. Gur jbex crevbqf ner jurer gur qbhtu vf zvkrq, xarnqrq,
be sbyqrq. Qhevat gur erfg crevbqf, gur lrnfg srezragf gur
qbhtu, cebqhpvat tnfrf juvpu yrnira gur qbhtu. Jung anzr vf
tvira gb gurfr erfg crevbqf?
7. Tvir gur npebalz -- be gur shyy anzr vs lbh yvxr -- sbe gur
srezragngvba fgnegre phygher hfrq va gur cercnengvba bs fbhe
sbbqf naq orirentrf fhpu nf xbzohpun. Vg pbafvfgf bs ynpgvp
npvq onpgrevn, nprgvp npvq onpgrevn, naq lrnfg -- naq hfhnyyl
ybbxf yvxr n tryngvabhf oybo.
8. What is the chemical reaction where atoms lose electrons,
the cause of cut avocados or apples turning brown?
9. Name the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing
sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavor --
or, to quote Alton Brown, it makes things "golden, brown,
and delicious". Hint: it is not caramelization.
10. What cooking method, also a French phrase, involves sealing
food, typically in a plastic pouch, and immersing it in a
water bath for longer than usual cooking times, at a precisely
regulated temperature?
* Game 9, Round 6 - Geography History - Geography of the Roman Empire
1. Traditionally, the city of Rome was founded on how many hills?
2. Those hills all lie on the east bank of which river?
3. The eastern portion of the boundary between Italy proper and
the rest of the Roman Empire was marked by which historically
significant river?
4. Starting in 122, what formed the boundary between the Roman
Empire and the unconquered territory of the Caledonians?
5. The Roman province of Africa extended at times into three
modern-day countries, but in which one was its core?
6. The Roman province of Asia lay within which modern-day country?
7. The Roman city of Lutetia corresponds to which French city?
8. The Roman city of Mediolanum corresponds to which Italian city?
9. The Roman military camp of Vindobona corresponds to which city
on the Danube?
10. The Roman outpost of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium had
its name shortened to become which German city?
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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - Science - On Food And Cooking
The title of this round is borrowed From Harold McGee's "On Food
and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen".
1. Name the active chemical component that makes chili peppers hot.
It is a chemical irritant and neurotoxin for mammals, including
humans, and produces that burning sensation.
2. Name the animal protein that binds to <answer 1> and lessens its
effects -- which is why animal milk can be effective to soothe
the burn, whereas pure plant-based "milks" are not.
3. What type of mixture is defined as a fine dispersion of minute
droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble
or miscible? Mayonnaise and Hollandaise sauce are examples of
these mixtures.
4. Microorganisms like yeast and bacteria usually play a role
in this process, in which a substance breaks down into a
simpler substance. Examples of foods produced or preserved by
this process include yogurt, kimchi, and wine.
5. Yeast is an important ingredient in many breads. When preparing
the dough, to quote Harold McGee: "The yeast cells feed on the
_____, producing _____ and alcohol." Fill in either blank.
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you are
finished with the preceding questions. Gur cebprff bs znxvat
lrnfg oernqf vaibyirf n frevrf bs nygreangvat jbex naq erfg
crevbqf. Gur jbex crevbqf ner jurer gur qbhtu vf zvkrq, xarnqrq,
be sbyqrq. Qhevat gur erfg crevbqf, gur lrnfg srezragf gur
qbhtu, cebqhpvat tnfrf juvpu yrnira gur qbhtu. Jung anzr vf
tvira gb gurfr erfg crevbqf?
7. Tvir gur npebalz -- be gur shyy anzr vs lbh yvxr -- sbe gur
srezragngvba fgnegre phygher hfrq va gur cercnengvba bs fbhe
sbbqf naq orirentrf fhpu nf xbzohpun. Vg pbafvfgf bs ynpgvp
npvq onpgrevn, nprgvp npvq onpgrevn, naq lrnfg -- naq hfhnyyl
ybbxf yvxr n tryngvabhf oybo.
8. What is the chemical reaction where atoms lose electrons,
the cause of cut avocados or apples turning brown?
9. Name the chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing
sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavor --
or, to quote Alton Brown, it makes things "golden, brown,
and delicious". Hint: it is not caramelization.
10. What cooking method, also a French phrase, involves sealing
food, typically in a plastic pouch, and immersing it in a
water bath for longer than usual cooking times, at a precisely
regulated temperature?
* Game 9, Round 6 - Geography History - Geography of the Roman Empire
1. Traditionally, the city of Rome was founded on how many hills?
2. Those hills all lie on the east bank of which river?
3. The eastern portion of the boundary between Italy proper and
the rest of the Roman Empire was marked by which historically
significant river?
4. Starting in 122, what formed the boundary between the Roman
Empire and the unconquered territory of the Caledonians?
5. The Roman province of Africa extended at times into three
modern-day countries, but in which one was its core?
6. The Roman province of Asia lay within which modern-day country?
7. The Roman city of Lutetia corresponds to which French city?
8. The Roman city of Mediolanum corresponds to which Italian city?
9. The Roman military camp of Vindobona corresponds to which city
on the Danube?
10. The Roman outpost of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium had
its name shortened to become which German city?
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
***@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
***@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
My text in this article is in the public domain.