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* Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of
"Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?
His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and
"The Lavender Hill Mob".
5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on
three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is
exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this
type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?
7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in
several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what
lead role in "As You Like It"?
* Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds
that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically
related to it?
4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
which causes flaccid paralysis.
5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an
African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.
It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.
The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian
language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is
known as "karit|-".
* Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
No, this round isn't about sorcery, but rather the performing art
of magic. Top hats and rabbits! Abracadabra!
(Obviously that paragraph was accidentally left in from the previous
game; I couldn't resist retaining it.)
1. The person who came up with the idea for the Stratford Festival
was a local journalist. Part of his legacy was enshrined when
the Festival's newest theater opened in 2022, bearing his name.
Who was he?
2. <Answer 1> thought of the Festival as a way to revitalize
Stratford's economy after the closing of a repair plant related
to what industry, causing the loss of 2,000 jobs?
3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of
"Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?
His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and
"The Lavender Hill Mob".
4. The first season's company included several young actors
who would go on to become major figures in the Canadian
cultural landscape, including which author who has won the
Governor-General's Award, Edgar Award, and Toronto Book Award?
5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on
three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is
exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this
type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?
6. The Festival Theatre was dedicated on 1957-06-30. The next
night, Christopher Plummer christened the stage in the title
role of what play?
7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in
several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what
lead role in "As You Like It"?
8. The current Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival is Antoni
Cimolino. A highlight of his Stratford acting career was
playing Romeo to which *beloved Canadian actress*'s Juliet in
the mid-1990s?
9. In her first season at Stratford in 1962, Martha Henry played a
particular character's daughter. In 2018, at age 80, she played
this character herself, to great acclaim. What character are
we talking about?
10. Name the Canadian *TV series* starring Paul Gross, set at the
fictional "New Burbage Festival", which bears a great similarity
to the Stratford Festival. It originally aired 2003-06 on The
Movie Network.
* Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
10 questions about the skin we are all in. (Or if you are not
in skin, you should probably go see a doctor instead of playing
trivia.)
1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds
that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically
related to it?
2. What is the common name of the diamide of carbonic acid, also
called carbamide, which is most commonly used as fertilizer but
has uses in the world of explosives and in topical skin-care
products to promote rehydration?
3. Injectable fillers can be made from a person's own fat tissue.
More commonly, they are made of polysaccharides such as
hyaluronic acid, or *what protein* which can come from animals
or cadavers, or be generated in a lab?
4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
which causes flaccid paralysis.
5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an
African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.
It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.
The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian
language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is
known as "karit|-".
6. Like the word "natural" in the grocery store, there is no
regulation in the dermatology/skin care world for a particular
term used to market certain products as gentler for sensitive
skin or skin prone to flare ups or breakouts. What is that term?
7. Petroleum jelly and other oil-based ointments are known by a
certain term. They act by forming a hydrophobic coating
on the surface of the skin, keeping moisture from escaping.
Oils naturally produced by the human body moisturize through
this same mechanism. What are they called?
8. Conversely, these substances are hydrophilic and absorb water
from the air to moisturize the skin. This hydrating property
is also used to counter drying ingredients like soap and some
alcohols. These substances are also added to food products
and even toothpaste. What are they?
9. Salicylic acid is an organic compound originally derived from
the willow tree. It is an ingredient in some acne products
and is used to chemically do what to the skin?
10. GHK-Cu is a peptide (chain of amino acids) that can improve
the body's ability to make collagen and elastin, acts as an
antioxidant, and helps repair skin damage. What specific kind
of peptide is GHK-Cu?
* Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of
"Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?
His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and
"The Lavender Hill Mob".
5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on
three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is
exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this
type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?
7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in
several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what
lead role in "As You Like It"?
9. In her first season at Stratford in 1962, Martha Henry played a
particular character's daughter. In 2018, at age 80, she played
this character herself, to great acclaim. What character are
we talking about?
* Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds
that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically
related to it?
3. Injectable fillers can be made from a person's own fat tissue.
More commonly, they are made of polysaccharides such as
hyaluronic acid, or *what protein* which can come from animals
or cadavers, or be generated in a lab?
4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
which causes flaccid paralysis.
5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an
African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.
It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.
The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian
language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is
known as "karit?".
6. Like the word "natural" in the grocery store, there is no
regulation in the dermatology/skin care world for a particular
term used to market certain products as gentler for sensitive
skin or skin prone to flare ups or breakouts. What is that term?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-25,
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 What She Said, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
No, this round isn't about sorcery, but rather the performing art
of magic. Top hats and rabbits! Abracadabra!
(Obviously that paragraph was accidentally left in from the previous
game; I couldn't resist retaining it.)
1. The person who came up with the idea for the Stratford Festival
was a local journalist. Part of his legacy was enshrined when
the Festival's newest theater opened in 2022, bearing his name.
Who was he?
2. <Answer 1> thought of the Festival as a way to revitalize
Stratford's economy after the closing of a repair plant related
to what industry, causing the loss of 2,000 jobs?
3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of
"Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?
His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and
"The Lavender Hill Mob".
4. The first season's company included several young actors
who would go on to become major figures in the Canadian
cultural landscape, including which author who has won the
Governor-General's Award, Edgar Award, and Toronto Book Award?
5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on
three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is
exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this
type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?
6. The Festival Theatre was dedicated on 1957-06-30. The next
night, Christopher Plummer christened the stage in the title
role of what play?
7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in
several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what
lead role in "As You Like It"?
8. The current Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival is Antoni
Cimolino. A highlight of his Stratford acting career was
playing Romeo to which *beloved Canadian actress*'s Juliet in
the mid-1990s?
9. In her first season at Stratford in 1962, Martha Henry played a
particular character's daughter. In 2018, at age 80, she played
this character herself, to great acclaim. What character are
we talking about?
10. Name the Canadian *TV series* starring Paul Gross, set at the
fictional "New Burbage Festival", which bears a great similarity
to the Stratford Festival. It originally aired 2003-06 on The
Movie Network.
* Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
10 questions about the skin we are all in. (Or if you are not
in skin, you should probably go see a doctor instead of playing
trivia.)
1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds
that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically
related to it?
2. What is the common name of the diamide of carbonic acid, also
called carbamide, which is most commonly used as fertilizer but
has uses in the world of explosives and in topical skin-care
products to promote rehydration?
3. Injectable fillers can be made from a person's own fat tissue.
More commonly, they are made of polysaccharides such as
hyaluronic acid, or *what protein* which can come from animals
or cadavers, or be generated in a lab?
4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
which causes flaccid paralysis.
5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an
African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.
It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.
The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian
language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is
known as "karit|-".
6. Like the word "natural" in the grocery store, there is no
regulation in the dermatology/skin care world for a particular
term used to market certain products as gentler for sensitive
skin or skin prone to flare ups or breakouts. What is that term?
7. Petroleum jelly and other oil-based ointments are known by a
certain term. They act by forming a hydrophobic coating
on the surface of the skin, keeping moisture from escaping.
Oils naturally produced by the human body moisturize through
this same mechanism. What are they called?
8. Conversely, these substances are hydrophilic and absorb water
from the air to moisturize the skin. This hydrating property
is also used to counter drying ingredients like soap and some
alcohols. These substances are also added to food products
and even toothpaste. What are they?
9. Salicylic acid is an organic compound originally derived from
the willow tree. It is an ingredient in some acne products
and is used to chemically do what to the skin?
10. GHK-Cu is a peptide (chain of amino acids) that can improve
the body's ability to make collagen and elastin, acts as an
antioxidant, and helps repair skin damage. What specific kind
of peptide is GHK-Cu?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 11, Round 7 - Canadiana Arts - The Stratford Festival
No, this round isn't about sorcery, but rather the performing art
of magic. Top hats and rabbits! Abracadabra!
(Obviously that paragraph was accidentally left in from the previous
game; I couldn't resist retaining it.)
1. The person who came up with the idea for the Stratford Festival
was a local journalist. Part of his legacy was enshrined when
the Festival's newest theater opened in 2022, bearing his name.
Who was he?
2. <Answer 1> thought of the Festival as a way to revitalize
Stratford's economy after the closing of a repair plant related
to what industry, causing the loss of 2,000 jobs?
3. The Festival opened on 1953-07-13, with a production of
"Richard III" starring *what British actor* in the title role?
His recent films had included "The Man in the White Suit" and
"The Lavender Hill Mob".
4. The first season's company included several young actors
who would go on to become major figures in the Canadian
cultural landscape, including which author who has won the
Governor-General's Award, Edgar Award, and Toronto Book Award?
5. The Festival Theatre's famous stage, designed by Tanya
Moiseiwitsch ["Moy-ZAY-uh-vich"] extends into the audience on
three sides, in contrast to "theater in the round", which is
exposed to the audience on all sides. What is the name of this
type of stage, also known as a platform or open stage?
6. The Festival Theatre was dedicated on 1957-06-30. The next
night, Christopher Plummer christened the stage in the title
role of what play?
7. In the late 1970s, the late Dame Maggie Smith performed in
several Shakespeare productions at the Festival, including what
lead role in "As You Like It"?
8. The current Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival is Antoni
Cimolino. A highlight of his Stratford acting career was
playing Romeo to which *beloved Canadian actress*'s Juliet in
the mid-1990s?
9. In her first season at Stratford in 1962, Martha Henry played a
particular character's daughter. In 2018, at age 80, she played
this character herself, to great acclaim. What character are
we talking about?
10. Name the Canadian *TV series* starring Paul Gross, set at the
fictional "New Burbage Festival", which bears a great similarity
to the Stratford Festival. It originally aired 2003-06 on The
Movie Network.
* Game 11, Round 8 - Science - Dermatology
10 questions about the skin we are all in. (Or if you are not
in skin, you should probably go see a doctor instead of playing
trivia.)
1. What is the common name given to the class of chemical compounds
that are natural derivatives of vitamin A or are chemically
related to it?
2. What is the common name of the diamide of carbonic acid, also
called carbamide, which is most commonly used as fertilizer but
has uses in the world of explosives and in topical skin-care
products to promote rehydration?
3. Injectable fillers can be made from a person's own fat tissue.
More commonly, they are made of polysaccharides such as
hyaluronic acid, or *what protein* which can come from animals
or cadavers, or be generated in a lab?
4. Name the neurotoxin used for medical and cosmetic purposes
which causes flaccid paralysis.
5. Name the triglyceride "butter" extracted from the nut of an
African tree, ivory in color when raw, but often dyed yellow.
It is used in cosmetics and skin care as a rich moisturizer.
The English word comes from the tree's name in the Malian
language Bambara. In the Wolof language of Senegal, it is
known as "karito".
6. Like the word "natural" in the grocery store, there is no
regulation in the dermatology/skin care world for a particular
term used to market certain products as gentler for sensitive
skin or skin prone to flare ups or breakouts. What is that term?
7. Petroleum jelly and other oil-based ointments are known by a
certain term. They act by forming a hydrophobic coating
on the surface of the skin, keeping moisture from escaping.
Oils naturally produced by the human body moisturize through
this same mechanism. What are they called?
8. Conversely, these substances are hydrophilic and absorb water
from the air to moisturize the skin. This hydrating property
is also used to counter drying ingredients like soap and some
alcohols. These substances are also added to food products
and even toothpaste. What are they?
9. Salicylic acid is an organic compound originally derived from
the willow tree. It is an ingredient in some acne products
and is used to chemically do what to the skin?
10. GHK-Cu is a peptide (chain of amino acids) that can improve
the body's ability to make collagen and elastin, acts as an
antioxidant, and helps repair skin damage. What specific kind
of peptide is GHK-Cu?