• RQFTCIMM11 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: sissy med, Portugese Empire

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 3 23:36:50 2021
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, but have been reformatted
    and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
    correct answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
    that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting
    on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that
    ends in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease
    by means of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    1. Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

    2. Blood poisoning.

    3. Withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or
    more blood components (such as plasma), and transfusion of the
    remaining blood back into the donor.

    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    5. Involuntary urination.

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance
    from the primary site of cancer.

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals
    but not usually in humans.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the
    European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form
    part of 49 different sovereign states. These questions deal with
    Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    1. This Atlantic town at Europe's most southwesterly tip was where
    Prince Henry the Navigator lived and presided over Portugal's
    Age of Discoveries. It's also the name of Portugal's most
    popular beer. Name the town.

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    --
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    Toronto | off the top of its head..."
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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Aug 4 10:09:12 2021
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    2. Blood poisoning.

    Sepsis

    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    Tejo

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macao

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Angola

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Cabo Verde

    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    Nagasaki

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Malaysia

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    Recife

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Recife

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Aug 4 13:20:46 2021
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    stenosis

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    tuberculosis

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance
    from the primary site of cancer.

    metastasis

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    prognosis

    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    hemolysis

    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals
    but not usually in humans.

    listeriasis

    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    Tagus

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macao

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Angola

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Ces?ria ?vora.

    Cape Verde; Sao Tome e Principe

    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    Yokohama

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Indonesia; Malaysia

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    Sao Paulo; Rio de Janeiro

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Rio de Janeiro

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    _______________________________________________________________________
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  • From bbowler@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Aug 4 18:49:20 2021
    On Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:36:50 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:

    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16, and
    should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
    members of the Misplaced Modifiers, but have been reformatted and may
    have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
    answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
    that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that ends
    in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease by means
    of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    1. Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

    2. Blood poisoning.

    Sepsis

    3. Withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or
    more blood components (such as plasma), and transfusion of the
    remaining blood back into the donor.

    Pheresis

    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    Stenosis

    5. Involuntary urination.

    Enuresis

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance from the
    primary site of cancer.

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals but
    not usually in humans.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form part of 49
    different sovereign states. These questions deal with Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    1. This Atlantic town at Europe's most southwesterly tip was where
    Prince Henry the Navigator lived and presided over Portugal's Age of
    Discoveries. It's also the name of Portugal's most popular beer.
    Name the town.

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out on
    their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    Duro

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese colony
    from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed by India.
    Name the state.

    Goa

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535, and
    they stuck around until 1999.

    Macao

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following two
    decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence. However, 25
    years of civil war followed that. Over the past decade it has had
    the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to massive oil discoveries.
    Name the African nation.

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered from
    the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like Francis
    Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic whose best-known
    cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Azores

    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese ships and
    their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles. After the
    Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in Japan, the
    English and Dutch picked up where they had left off. Name the city,
    known as Japan's window on the world.

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network. Malacca
    passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court in this
    colonial city, thus making it the only European capital outside of
    Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese Empire through
    much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its music,
    cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Aug 4 20:21:30 2021
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, but have been reformatted
    and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
    correct answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
    that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting
    on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that
    ends in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease
    by means of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    1. Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

    2. Blood poisoning.

    3. Withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or
    more blood components (such as plasma), and transfusion of the
    remaining blood back into the donor.

    Apheresis


    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    5. Involuntary urination.

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance
    from the primary site of cancer.

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    Prognosis


    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    Thrombosis


    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals
    but not usually in humans.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the
    European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form
    part of 49 different sovereign states. These questions deal with
    Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    1. This Atlantic town at Europe's most southwesterly tip was where
    Prince Henry the Navigator lived and presided over Portugal's
    Age of Discoveries. It's also the name of Portugal's most
    popular beer. Name the town.

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    Ebro


    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa


    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macao


    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Senegal; Ivory Coast


    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Sao Tome e Principe


    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Indonesia; Malaysia


    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Bahia; Salvador



    Pete Gayde

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Aug 5 05:11:49 2021
    msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:LvCdnY_MQbH_hJf8nZ2dnUU7- QPNnZ2d@giganews.com:

    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that
    ends in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease
    by means of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    prognosis

    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the
    European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form
    part of 49 different sovereign states. These questions deal with
    Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macau

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Angola

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Cabo Verde

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Indonesia

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    Rio de Janeiro

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Belem

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    Joshua Kreitzer
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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Aug 4 22:22:42 2021
    On 8/3/21 9:36 PM, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that
    ends in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease
    by means of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    1. Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

    2. Blood poisoning.

    sepsis


    3. Withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or
    more blood components (such as plasma), and transfusion of the
    remaining blood back into the donor.

    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    5. Involuntary urination.

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance
    from the primary site of cancer.

    metastasis


    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    prognosis


    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    thrombosis


    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals
    but not usually in humans.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the
    European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form
    part of 49 different sovereign states. These questions deal with
    Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    1. This Atlantic town at Europe's most southwesterly tip was where
    Prince Henry the Navigator lived and presided over Portugal's
    Age of Discoveries. It's also the name of Portugal's most
    popular beer. Name the town.

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa


    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macau


    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Angola


    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Cape Verde


    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    Nagasaki


    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Malaysia


    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    Rio de Janeiro


    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Recife


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    Dan Tilque

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 7 01:51:42 2021
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-16,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
    see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
    the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 2, Round 4 - Science - Sis-sy Medicine

    Please supply the medical term that fits the description and that
    ends in -sis. Example: The identification of an illness or disease
    by means of a patient's symptoms -- answer, diagnosis.

    1. Abnormal hardening of body tissue.

    Sclerosis.

    2. Blood poisoning.

    Sepsis. 4 for Erland, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.

    3. Withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or
    more blood components (such as plasma), and transfusion of the
    remaining blood back into the donor.

    Apheresis or pheresis. 4 for Bruce and Pete.

    4. The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body.

    Stenosis. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.

    5. Involuntary urination.

    Enuresis. 4 for Bruce.

    6. Infectious disease characterized by nodular lesions in the lungs.

    Tuberculosis or phthisis. 4 for Dan Blum.

    7. The transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another,
    especially the development of secondary tumors at a distance
    from the primary site of cancer.

    Metastasis. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

    8. A forecast of the course of a disease or other medical condition.

    Prognosis. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    9. A local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the
    circulatory system.

    Thrombosis. 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque.

    10. Encephalitic disease caused by a bacterium named for an English
    surgeon: this kind of food poisoning is often fatal in animals
    but not usually in humans.

    Listeriosis. 4 for Dan Blum.


    * Game 2, Round 6 - History - the Portuguese Empire

    The empire of the Portuguese was the longest-surviving of the
    European colonial empires. Today, its former territories form
    part of 49 different sovereign states. These questions deal with
    Portugal and its once-vast empire.

    Sorry, I should have written """Today""" there. But in fact I don't
    think any relevant borders have changed since 2011 anyway.

    1. This Atlantic town at Europe's most southwesterly tip was where
    Prince Henry the Navigator lived and presided over Portugal's
    Age of Discoveries. It's also the name of Portugal's most
    popular beer. Name the town.

    Sagres ["sa-gresh"].

    2. It is the longest river in the Iberian peninsula. Lisbon sits
    upon its estuary. From here, the Portuguese caravels set out
    on their voyages of trade and discovery. Name the river.

    Tagus (Tejo). 4 for Erland and Dan Blum.

    3. Today it is India's smallest and richest state. Vasco da Gama
    visited the place on his first voyage, and it was a Portuguese
    colony from 1510 until 1961, when it was unceremoniously annexed
    by India. Name the state.

    Goa. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Joshua,
    and Dan Tilque.

    4. Considered the most densely populated region in the world,
    it was both the first and the last European colony in China.
    The Portuguese negotiated the right to use its harbor in 1535,
    and they stuck around until 1999.

    Macau. 4 for everyone.

    5. A hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this African nation was
    ruled by the Portuguese for three centuries. In 1975, following
    two decades of guerrilla warfare, it declared independence.
    However, 25 years of civil war followed that. Over the past
    decade it has had the world's fastest-growing GDP, thanks to
    massive oil discoveries. Name the African nation.

    Angola. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    6. This archipelago of 10 islands off the coast of Africa was
    colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. It prospered
    from the slave trade, making it a target for buccaneers like
    Francis Drake. """Today it is""" a parliamentary republic
    whose best-known cultural export """is""" singer Cesária Évora.

    Cape Verde (Cabo Verde). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
    3 for Dan Blum.

    Still true, except that Évora died at age 70 just before
    I posted this round in 2011.

    7. The Portuguese first reached this Japanese fishing village
    in 1543. In 1569, a port was built to harbor Portuguese
    ships and their cargos of tobacco, baked goods, and textiles.
    After the Portuguese were expelled when Catholicism was banned in
    Japan, the English and Dutch picked up where they had left off.
    Name the city, known as Japan's window on the world.

    Nagasaki. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.

    8. In 1511, the Portuguese captured the strategic port of Malacca,
    hoping thereby to win dominance over the South Asian spice trade.
    However, they only succeeded in disrupting the old network.
    Malacca passed to the Dutch in 1641 and the British in 1824.
    In what """present-day""" country """is""" Malacca?

    Malaysia. (Still true.) 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum
    and Pete.

    9. When the Royal Family fled Lisbon in 1808 in the face of
    Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, they established their court
    in this colonial city, thus making it the only European capital
    outside of Europe. It remained the capital of the Portuguese
    Empire through much of the 19th century. Name the city.

    Rio de Janeiro. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.

    10. Brazil's first capital (until 1763), this northeastern port
    city is the center of Afro-Brazilian culture, renowned for its
    music, cuisine and colonial architecture. Name it.

    Salvador (or Salvador de Bahia), in Bahia state. 2 for Pete.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Mis Ent Sci His
    Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 4 20 80
    Dan Blum 20 16 20 23 79
    Dan Tilque 12 4 16 28 60
    Erland Sommarskog 12 4 4 28 48
    Pete Gayde -- -- 12 12 24
    Bruce Bowler -- -- 16 8 24

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