INLA workshop quiz Murray Logan August 16, 2016 Table of contents - - PDF document

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INLA workshop quiz

Murray Logan

August 16, 2016

Table of contents

1 Round 1: What the @#? would you know 1 2 Round 2 - Science and Nature 2 3 Round 3 - Box and Flix 3 4 Round 3 - Balderdash 4

• 1. Round 1: What the @#? would you know

1.1. Question 1:

What is a capybara? A) the world’s largest rodent B) a small bear C) a guinea pig D) the world’s smallest shark E) the world’s oldest pine nut

1.2. Question 2

For the following, name their mounts: 1) Phantom 2) Lone Ranger 3) Wilbur Post 4) Gandolf the Wizard 5) Shrek 6) Posh Spice

1.3. Question 3

The difference between a man’s tears and a woman’s tears is: A) A man’s tears have a higher salt content B) A man’s tears are one half degree Celsius colder c) A man’s tears can’t be used to rehydrate an aestivating lungfish d) Real men don’t cry!

1.4. Question 4

Name four of the seven dwarfs

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1.5. Question 5

Name the other three

1.6. Question 6

Soyuz, Vostok, Salyut and Venera are all names of: A) Egyptian goddesses B) Polish beer festivals C) Black Sea islets D) STD’s E) Soviet space programs

1.7. Question 7

When the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, what color was their boat? A) Lime green B) Lorne Green C) Pea green D) Peregreen E) Off-white

1.8. Question 8

What did veterinarians remove in a 2-hour operation from the stomach of Burmese python “Houdini” in July 2006? A) Its keeper B) A bicycle – with two rear pannier bags C) A queen-size electric blanket – with the electrical cord and control box D) A blind nun – wearing a wimple

• 2. Round 2 - Science and Nature

2.1. Question 9

Statistics, as with other branches of mathematics makes heavy use of fractions. Who invented fractions? A) The Greek philosopher - Pythagorus B) The ancient Egyptians C) Grug D) Henry the eighth

2.2. Question 10

On a regular US keyboard, the ‘pipe’ character occupies the same key as what other character?

2.3. Question 11

In many invertebrates, ovaries and testes occur in the same animal. This is called: A) a dizygot B) a hermaphrodite C) a dicot D) lucky (or busy)

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2.4. Question 12

In most species of mammal, the females become receptive to mating at a particular time of the year. This is called: A) Diapause B) Oestrus C) Happy Hour D) Schoolies week

2.5. Question 13

Quicksilver is the common name for which element?

2.6. Question 14

What does Archimedes exclamation “Eureka!” translate into? A) By George, I think that’s it! B) I have found it! C) Ugg D) Well shag me sideways!

2.7. Question 15

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously determine accurately what two characteristics of fast moving particles. A) Position and quanta B) Principal and secondary quantum numbers C) Electrostatic attraction D) Position and momentum

2.8. Question 16

What is the densest bone in the human body? A) dentary B) femur C) stapes D) mandibular

• 3. Round 3 - Box and Flix

3.1. Question 17

Which 1995 film was the first fully computer-generated feature film?

3.2. Question 18

Which James Bond film is the only one to be released as a remake under the same name?

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3.3. Question 19

Which Rob Sitch directed movie is the quote “What’s it doing in the middle of a sheep paddock?” from: A) The Castle B) Field of Dreams C) Babe: pig in the City D) The Dish E) They call him Bruce Round 4 - Sport

3.4. Question 20

In which sport are the City of London Police the reigning Olympic champions since the event was last held in 1920?

3.5. Question 21

Which film star bought the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team in 2006?

3.6. Question 22

Who kicked four goals against Collingwood in the 1990 AFL Grand Final?

3.7. Question 23

What did all the New Zealand sailors wear when they won the America’s Cup? A) Possum skin nipple warmers B) Ronald Reagan masks C) Red Socks D) Cotton Gusset Underpants

3.8. Question 24

Which sports are associated with the following terms: 1) Poor cheddar 2) Chukka 3) Tight end 4) Loose prop 5) Shortish mid on 6) Albatross 7) Hello boys

• 4. Round 3 - Balderdash

4.1. Question 11

Define - Laminak A) A rivet gun made for specially for woman B) Mythical dwarves who live underground and despise church bells C) A surfing term referring to a loud, obnoxious person who has never surfed D) A waterproof shirt made out of walrus intestines

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4.2. Question 12

Define - Hebrew A) A follower of the prophet Mohammed Ali B) A masculine beer C) An appellative of Abraham or one of his descendants D) A New Zealand greeting

4.3. Question 12

Define - Lymph A) A wilted diagraph B) A thin coagulable fluid containing white blood cells and chyle C) A Linux port of the Macintosh fingering tool (ph) D) To walk or hobble with a lisp E) A measurement of wildcat running speed

4.4. Question 12

Define - Ha-Ha A) A sunken ditch or moat containing a fence B) The ancient art of deducing information from camel tracks C) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing D) The degenerative seeds found in wild coconuts

4.5. Question 12

Define - Patrin A) Petrified reptile dung B) Grass thrown on a road by gypsies to tell other gypsies which road they took C) A tool used to dock hamster tails D) A fathers knee cap E) An extinct species of weasel thought to have been commensally parasitic within orange-kneed grouse

4.6. Question 13

1) sed 2) auk 3) finger 4) grep