Friday, February 28, 2014
ANSWER: Medical
Housemaid's Knee
Housemaid's knee is also known as prepatellar bursitis. It is caused by inflammation of the bursa (a small fluid-filled sac) in front of the kneecap. It more commonly occurs in people who spend long periods of time kneeling.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 626-524
Housemaid's knee is also known as prepatellar bursitis. It is caused by inflammation of the bursa (a small fluid-filled sac) in front of the kneecap. It more commonly occurs in people who spend long periods of time kneeling.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 626-524
Thursday, February 27, 2014
QUESTION: Medical
Since it can be caused by too much kneeling, what is the more common name for prepatellar bursitis?
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
ANSWER: U.S. States
Texas
The state motto of Texas is simply "friendship." The word Texas is from a Caddo Indian word "teyshas" (meaning "friends" or "allies")
Matt: WRONG
Record: 623-522
The state motto of Texas is simply "friendship." The word Texas is from a Caddo Indian word "teyshas" (meaning "friends" or "allies")
Matt: WRONG
Record: 623-522
Thursday, February 20, 2014
ANSWER: Discoveries
Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming,(6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 623-521
Sir Alexander Fleming,(6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 623-521
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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ANSWER: Insects
Monarch
Its wings feature an orange and black pattern, and over most of its range it is a Müllerian mimic with the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The viceroy's wingspan is between 53 and 81 mm. It can be distinguished from the Monarch by its smaller size and the postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing.
Matt: --
Record: 623-520
Its wings feature an orange and black pattern, and over most of its range it is a Müllerian mimic with the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The viceroy's wingspan is between 53 and 81 mm. It can be distinguished from the Monarch by its smaller size and the postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing.
Matt: --
Record: 623-520
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
ANSWER: Beverages
Mead
Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, and frequently fruits, spices, grains or hops. Hops produce a bitter, beer-like flavor.) The alcoholic content of mead may range from about 8% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated or naturally sparkling, and it may be dry, semi-sweet or sweet.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 623-520
Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, and frequently fruits, spices, grains or hops. Hops produce a bitter, beer-like flavor.) The alcoholic content of mead may range from about 8% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated or naturally sparkling, and it may be dry, semi-sweet or sweet.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 623-520
Monday, February 17, 2014
ANSWER: Places
Alcatraz
Native Americans kept well away from the island, calling it "Evil Island" and believing it to be cursed. The first Spaniard to document the island was Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, who charted San Francisco Bay and named one of the three islands he identified as the "La Isla de los Alcatraces," which translates as "The Island of the Pelicans," from the archaic Spanish alcatraz. Over the years, the English version "Alcatraz" became popular and is now widely used.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 622-520
Native Americans kept well away from the island, calling it "Evil Island" and believing it to be cursed. The first Spaniard to document the island was Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, who charted San Francisco Bay and named one of the three islands he identified as the "La Isla de los Alcatraces," which translates as "The Island of the Pelicans," from the archaic Spanish alcatraz. Over the years, the English version "Alcatraz" became popular and is now widely used.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 622-520
Thursday, February 13, 2014
ANSWER: Measurements
Force
The newton is the International System of Units derived unit of force, which the amount needed to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at the rate of 1 metre per second squared. Newton's second law of motion states that F = ma, where F is the force applied, m is the mass of the object receiving the force, and a is the acceleration of the object. The newton is therefore: 1 N = 1 kg m/s2. Example: 1 N is the force of Earth's gravity on a mass of about 102 g = (1⁄9.81 kg).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 621-520
The newton is the International System of Units derived unit of force, which the amount needed to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at the rate of 1 metre per second squared. Newton's second law of motion states that F = ma, where F is the force applied, m is the mass of the object receiving the force, and a is the acceleration of the object. The newton is therefore: 1 N = 1 kg m/s2. Example: 1 N is the force of Earth's gravity on a mass of about 102 g = (1⁄9.81 kg).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 621-520
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
ANSWER: Cartoons
Smurfette
Smurfette is a female character from the Smurfs. She was created by Gargamel, the Smurfs' enemy, in order to distract and trap them; however, later she was rescued by Papa Smurf and turned into a real Smurf. She was the only female Smurf until the creation of Sassette.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 620-519
Smurfette is a female character from the Smurfs. She was created by Gargamel, the Smurfs' enemy, in order to distract and trap them; however, later she was rescued by Papa Smurf and turned into a real Smurf. She was the only female Smurf until the creation of Sassette.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 620-519
Monday, February 10, 2014
QUESTION: Cartoons
Who did Gargamel create using crocodile tears, the tip of an adder's tongue and a hard stone for a heart?
ANSWER: People
Symbionese Liberation Army
The United Federated Forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was an American self-styled left-wing revolutionary group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a vanguard army. The group committed bank robberies, two murders, and other acts of violence.
The SLA became internationally notorious for kidnapping media heiress Patty Hearst, abducting the 19-year-old and her 26-year-old boyfriend Steven Weed from their home in Berkeley, California. Interest increased when Hearst, in audiotaped messages delivered to (and broadcast by) regional news media, denounced her parents and announced that she had joined the SLA. She was subsequently observed participating in their illegal activities. Hearst later alleged that she had been held in close confinement, sexually assaulted and brainwashed.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 619-519
The United Federated Forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was an American self-styled left-wing revolutionary group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a vanguard army. The group committed bank robberies, two murders, and other acts of violence.
The SLA became internationally notorious for kidnapping media heiress Patty Hearst, abducting the 19-year-old and her 26-year-old boyfriend Steven Weed from their home in Berkeley, California. Interest increased when Hearst, in audiotaped messages delivered to (and broadcast by) regional news media, denounced her parents and announced that she had joined the SLA. She was subsequently observed participating in their illegal activities. Hearst later alleged that she had been held in close confinement, sexually assaulted and brainwashed.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 619-519
Friday, February 7, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
ANSWER: Food
Foie Gras
A number of countries and other jurisdictions have laws against force-feeding or the sale of foie gras due to how it is traditionally produced. In modern gavage-based foie gras production, force-feeding takes place 12–18 days before slaughter.Foie gras production has been banned in some nations because of the force-feeding process, including some members of the European Union,Turkey, and Israel.
The city of Chicago banned the production and selling of foie gras from 2006 until 2008, when it reversed its decision which had been, according to the Chicago Times, "an embarrassment for the city". The state of California has also prohibited the production and sale of foie gras, effective 1 July 2012. Violators will receive a $1,000 fine. Some restaurant owners have declared they plan to use a loophole in the new law; if restaurant goers bring in their own foie gras, restaurants may legally prepare and serve it.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 618-518
A number of countries and other jurisdictions have laws against force-feeding or the sale of foie gras due to how it is traditionally produced. In modern gavage-based foie gras production, force-feeding takes place 12–18 days before slaughter.Foie gras production has been banned in some nations because of the force-feeding process, including some members of the European Union,Turkey, and Israel.
The city of Chicago banned the production and selling of foie gras from 2006 until 2008, when it reversed its decision which had been, according to the Chicago Times, "an embarrassment for the city". The state of California has also prohibited the production and sale of foie gras, effective 1 July 2012. Violators will receive a $1,000 fine. Some restaurant owners have declared they plan to use a loophole in the new law; if restaurant goers bring in their own foie gras, restaurants may legally prepare and serve it.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 618-518
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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