Wednesday, July 6, 2011

ANSWER: Medical

Tuberculosis

The Tine test is a multiple puncture tuberculin skin test used to aid in the medical diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).

This test uses a small "button" that has four to six short needles coated with TB antigens (tuberculin). The needles are pressed into the skin (usually on the inner side of the forearm), forcing the antigens into skin.

The test is read by measuring the size of the largest papule. A negative result is the presence of no papules.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 369-322

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

QUESTION: Medical

What disease does the tine test detect?

ANSWER: Movies

Sixth Sense

The film has received numerous awards and nominations, with nomination categories ranging from those honoring the film itself (Best Film), to its writing, editing, and direction (Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay), to its cast's performance (Best Actor / Actress). Especially lauded was the supporting role of actor Haley Joel Osment, whose nominations include an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Overall, The Sixth Sense was nominated for six Academy Awards and four British Academy Film Awards, but won none.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 368-322

Monday, July 4, 2011

QUESTION: Movies

What was the last horror film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

ANSWER: Miscellaneous

Eucharist wafer and wine

In Roman Catholic theology, transubstantiation means the change, in the Eucharist, of the substance (what the thing is in itself - see "Roman Catholic theology of transubstantiation", below) of wheat bread and grape wine into the substance of the Body and Blood (respectively)of Jesus, while all that is accessible to the senses (the species or appearances) remains as before.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 368-321

Friday, July 1, 2011

QUESTION: Miscellaneous

What changes during the process of transubstantiation?

ANSWER: Geography

Venezuela

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of BolĂ­var State.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 368-320