• QFTCINO25 Game 9, Rounds 7-8: After Star Wars, genetics

    From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 31, 2026 00:57:24
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-24,
    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 the Night Owls, 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 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sci-Fi Movies After "Star Wars" (1977)

    In each case, name the movie.

    1. 1979, directed by George Miller, starring Mel Gibson. In a
    self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets
    out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

    2. 1982, directed by Steven Lisberger, starring Jeff Bridges and
    Bruce Boxleitner. When a talented computer engineer finds out
    that an executive at his company has been stealing his work,
    he tries to hack into the system. However, the engineer is
    transported into the digital world, where he has to face off
    against "Sark", the executive's computerized likeness, and the
    Master Control Program.

    3. 1982, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger
    Hauer, and Sean Young. An enforcement agent must pursue and
    terminate four "replicants" who stole a ship in space and have
    returned to Earth to find their creator.

    4. 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and
    Christopher Lloyd. A small-town California teen is thrown back
    into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist
    friend Doc Brown goes awry.

    5. 1989, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris and Mary
    Elizabeth Mastrantonio. A civilian diving team is enlisted
    to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger when
    encountering an alien aquatic species.

    6. 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine
    Stowe, and Brad Pitt. In a future world devastated by disease,
    a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the
    man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on
    the planet.

    7. 1997, directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Milla
    Jovovich, and Gary Oldman. In the colorful future, a cab driver
    finds himself the central figure in the search for a legendary
    cosmic weapon to keep evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

    8. 1999, directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney
    Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub. The stars of a
    1970s sci-fi TV show are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft.
    Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical
    documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to
    the aging celebrities for help in their plans to overcome the
    oppressive regime in their solar system.

    9. 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman.
    Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed
    when his friend Ford Prefect whisks him into outer space.
    It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from
    Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his
    friends, including Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian. Arthur makes
    his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life,
    or something close to it.

    10. 2006, directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe
    Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver. A paraplegic Marine dispatched
    to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between
    following his orders and protecting the world he feels is now
    his home.


    * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Classical Genetics

    There are lots of shows on TV that make use of what scientists
    have learned over the years about genetics. But the history of
    this area of science at the level needed for these TV shows only
    goes back a few hundred years.

    1. Gregor Mendel was a 19th-century scientist who developed
    a process for studying genetics. What was his other primary
    occupation?

    2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use as his main focus of study?

    3. A single gene can govern a single characteristic, such as flower
    color, in a plant. What is the scientific term used for
    different variations of a single gene?

    4. Genetically speaking, diseases such as hemophilia and sickle-cell
    anemia are caused by two "doses" of what kind of gene?

    5. What is the name of the grid used to predict the possible
    outcomes of breeding two plants with respect to two or more
    genes?

    6. The term "genotype" refers to the genetic make-up of an organism.
    What is the term that is used to describe the appearance of
    that organism?

    7. Name one of the scientists who determined the double-helix
    structure of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?

    8. What is the term used to describe a substance that can alter
    a gene and the gene's effect?

    9. What is the collective term for the molecules that genes code
    for and ultimately produce?

    10. What is the name for the field of study that looks at the
    effects of the environment on gene expression?

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." msb@vex.net | --Franklin Roosevelt

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dan Blum@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 31, 2026 02:14:03
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sci-Fi Movies After "Star Wars" (1977)

    1. 1979, directed by George Miller, starring Mel Gibson. In a
    self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets
    out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

    Mad Max

    2. 1982, directed by Steven Lisberger, starring Jeff Bridges and
    Bruce Boxleitner. When a talented computer engineer finds out
    that an executive at his company has been stealing his work,
    he tries to hack into the system. However, the engineer is
    transported into the digital world, where he has to face off
    against "Sark", the executive's computerized likeness, and the
    Master Control Program.

    Tron

    3. 1982, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger
    Hauer, and Sean Young. An enforcement agent must pursue and
    terminate four "replicants" who stole a ship in space and have
    returned to Earth to find their creator.

    Blade Runner

    4. 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and
    Christopher Lloyd. A small-town California teen is thrown back
    into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist
    friend Doc Brown goes awry.

    Back to the Future

    5. 1989, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris and Mary
    Elizabeth Mastrantonio. A civilian diving team is enlisted
    to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger when
    encountering an alien aquatic species.

    The Abyss

    6. 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine
    Stowe, and Brad Pitt. In a future world devastated by disease,
    a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the
    man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on
    the planet.

    12 Monkeys

    7. 1997, directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Milla
    Jovovich, and Gary Oldman. In the colorful future, a cab driver
    finds himself the central figure in the search for a legendary
    cosmic weapon to keep evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

    The Fifth Element

    8. 1999, directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney
    Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub. The stars of a
    1970s sci-fi TV show are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft.
    Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical
    documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to
    the aging celebrities for help in their plans to overcome the
    oppressive regime in their solar system.

    Galaxy Quest

    9. 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman.
    Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed
    when his friend Ford Prefect whisks him into outer space.
    It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from
    Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his
    friends, including Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian. Arthur makes
    his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life,
    or something close to it.

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    10. 2006, directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe
    Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver. A paraplegic Marine dispatched
    to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between
    following his orders and protecting the world he feels is now
    his home.

    Avatar

    * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Classical Genetics

    1. Gregor Mendel was a 19th-century scientist who developed
    a process for studying genetics. What was his other primary
    occupation?

    monk

    2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use as his main focus of study?

    pea

    3. A single gene can govern a single characteristic, such as flower
    color, in a plant. What is the scientific term used for
    different variations of a single gene?

    allele

    4. Genetically speaking, diseases such as hemophilia and sickle-cell
    anemia are caused by two "doses" of what kind of gene?

    recessive

    5. What is the name of the grid used to predict the possible
    outcomes of breeding two plants with respect to two or more
    genes?

    Punnett square

    6. The term "genotype" refers to the genetic make-up of an organism.
    What is the term that is used to describe the appearance of
    that organism?

    phenotype

    7. Name one of the scientists who determined the double-helix
    structure of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?

    Crick

    8. What is the term used to describe a substance that can alter
    a gene and the gene's effect?

    mutagenic

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Joshua Kreitzer@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 30, 2026 21:48:55
    On 1/30/2026 6:57 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sci-Fi Movies After "Star Wars" (1977)

    In each case, name the movie.

    1. 1979, directed by George Miller, starring Mel Gibson. In a
    self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets
    out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

    "Mad Max"

    2. 1982, directed by Steven Lisberger, starring Jeff Bridges and
    Bruce Boxleitner. When a talented computer engineer finds out
    that an executive at his company has been stealing his work,
    he tries to hack into the system. However, the engineer is
    transported into the digital world, where he has to face off
    against "Sark", the executive's computerized likeness, and the
    Master Control Program.

    "Tron"

    3. 1982, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger
    Hauer, and Sean Young. An enforcement agent must pursue and
    terminate four "replicants" who stole a ship in space and have
    returned to Earth to find their creator.

    "Blade Runner"

    4. 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and
    Christopher Lloyd. A small-town California teen is thrown back
    into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist
    friend Doc Brown goes awry.

    "Back to the Future"

    5. 1989, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris and Mary
    Elizabeth Mastrantonio. A civilian diving team is enlisted
    to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger when
    encountering an alien aquatic species.

    "The Abyss"

    6. 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine
    Stowe, and Brad Pitt. In a future world devastated by disease,
    a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the
    man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on
    the planet.

    "12 Monkeys"

    7. 1997, directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Milla
    Jovovich, and Gary Oldman. In the colorful future, a cab driver
    finds himself the central figure in the search for a legendary
    cosmic weapon to keep evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

    "The Fifth Element"

    8. 1999, directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney
    Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub. The stars of a
    1970s sci-fi TV show are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft.
    Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical
    documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to
    the aging celebrities for help in their plans to overcome the
    oppressive regime in their solar system.

    "Galaxy Quest"

    9. 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman.
    Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed
    when his friend Ford Prefect whisks him into outer space.
    It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from
    Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his
    friends, including Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian. Arthur makes
    his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life,
    or something close to it.

    "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

    10. 2006, directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe
    Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver. A paraplegic Marine dispatched
    to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between
    following his orders and protecting the world he feels is now
    his home.

    "Avatar"

    * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Classical Genetics

    1. Gregor Mendel was a 19th-century scientist who developed
    a process for studying genetics. What was his other primary
    occupation?

    monk

    2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use as his main focus of study?

    peas

    3. A single gene can govern a single characteristic, such as flower
    color, in a plant. What is the scientific term used for
    different variations of a single gene?

    alleles

    4. Genetically speaking, diseases such as hemophilia and sickle-cell
    anemia are caused by two "doses" of what kind of gene?

    5. What is the name of the grid used to predict the possible
    outcomes of breeding two plants with respect to two or more
    genes?

    Punnet square

    6. The term "genotype" refers to the genetic make-up of an organism.
    What is the term that is used to describe the appearance of
    that organism?

    phenotype

    7. Name one of the scientists who determined the double-helix
    structure of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?

    Crick

    9. What is the collective term for the molecules that genes code
    for and ultimately produce?

    chromosomes

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 31, 2026 10:34:00
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sci-Fi Movies After "Star Wars" (1977)

    9. 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman.
    Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed
    when his friend Ford Prefect whisks him into outer space.
    It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from
    Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his
    friends, including Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian. Arthur makes
    his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life,
    or something close to it.

    Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Classical Genetics

    2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use as his main focus of study?

    Peas

    4. Genetically speaking, diseases such as hemophilia and sickle-cell
    anemia are caused by two "doses" of what kind of gene?

    A regressive gene


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dan Tilque@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 05:35:44
    On 1/30/26 16:57, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - Sci-Fi Movies After "Star Wars" (1977)

    In each case, name the movie.

    1. 1979, directed by George Miller, starring Mel Gibson. In a
    self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets
    out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

    Mad Max


    2. 1982, directed by Steven Lisberger, starring Jeff Bridges and
    Bruce Boxleitner. When a talented computer engineer finds out
    that an executive at his company has been stealing his work,
    he tries to hack into the system. However, the engineer is
    transported into the digital world, where he has to face off
    against "Sark", the executive's computerized likeness, and the
    Master Control Program.

    Tron


    3. 1982, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger
    Hauer, and Sean Young. An enforcement agent must pursue and
    terminate four "replicants" who stole a ship in space and have
    returned to Earth to find their creator.

    Blade Runner


    4. 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and
    Christopher Lloyd. A small-town California teen is thrown back
    into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist
    friend Doc Brown goes awry.

    Back to the Future


    5. 1989, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris and Mary
    Elizabeth Mastrantonio. A civilian diving team is enlisted
    to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger when
    encountering an alien aquatic species.

    The Abyss


    6. 1995, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine
    Stowe, and Brad Pitt. In a future world devastated by disease,
    a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the
    man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on
    the planet.

    7. 1997, directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Milla
    Jovovich, and Gary Oldman. In the colorful future, a cab driver
    finds himself the central figure in the search for a legendary
    cosmic weapon to keep evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

    8. 1999, directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney
    Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub. The stars of a
    1970s sci-fi TV show are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft.
    Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical
    documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to
    the aging celebrities for help in their plans to overcome the
    oppressive regime in their solar system.

    9. 2005, directed by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman.
    Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed
    when his friend Ford Prefect whisks him into outer space.
    It turns out Ford is an alien who has just saved Arthur from
    Earth's total annihilation. Ford introduces Arthur to his
    friends, including Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian. Arthur makes
    his way across the stars while seeking the meaning of life,
    or something close to it.

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy


    10. 2006, directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe
    Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver. A paraplegic Marine dispatched
    to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between
    following his orders and protecting the world he feels is now
    his home.

    Avatar



    * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Classical Genetics

    There are lots of shows on TV that make use of what scientists
    have learned over the years about genetics. But the history of
    this area of science at the level needed for these TV shows only
    goes back a few hundred years.

    1. Gregor Mendel was a 19th-century scientist who developed
    a process for studying genetics. What was his other primary
    occupation?

    monk


    2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use as his main focus of study?

    peas


    3. A single gene can govern a single characteristic, such as flower
    color, in a plant. What is the scientific term used for
    different variations of a single gene?

    allele


    4. Genetically speaking, diseases such as hemophilia and sickle-cell
    anemia are caused by two "doses" of what kind of gene?

    5. What is the name of the grid used to predict the possible
    outcomes of breeding two plants with respect to two or more
    genes?

    6. The term "genotype" refers to the genetic make-up of an organism.
    What is the term that is used to describe the appearance of
    that organism?

    phenotype


    7. Name one of the scientists who determined the double-helix
    structure of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?

    Francis Crick


    8. What is the term used to describe a substance that can alter
    a gene and the gene's effect?

    mutagen


    9. What is the collective term for the molecules that genes code
    for and ultimately produce?

    protein


    10. What is the name for the field of study that looks at the
    effects of the environment on gene expression?


    --
    Dan Tilque

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.10
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)