On 12/7/21 2:40 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Food and Drink Origins
>
> 1. According to the book "The History of Science and Technology",
> the origin of what snack can be traced to the shape of folded
> arms of children in prayer?

pretzel

>
> 2. The "French Paradox" is the observation that the French suffer
> a relatively low incidence of heart disease, despite having a
> diet rich in saturated fats such as butter. When a description
> of it aired on "60 Minutes" in 1991, the consumption of what
> item increased by 44%?

red wine

>
> 3. What Chinese dipping sauce that is common in Cantonese cuisine
> derives its name from a word meaning seafood, although it
> contains none?
>
> 4. The term "holy trinity of cuisine" refers specifically to the
> celery, bell peppers, and onions that form the heart of which
> cuisine?
>
> 5. Which dish consisting of pureed or finely chopped olives,
> capers, and olive oil is a popular food in the south of France,
> where it is generally eaten as an hors d'oeuvre?
>
> 6. The name of which wine, called "Hermitage" in Australia till the
> 1980s, comes from a city in Iran where the process of winemaking
> originated 7,000 years ago?

syrah

>
> 7. Which hazelnut liqueur comes in a bottle with a knotted white
> cord around its waist that is meant to mimic the religious
> garments of a friar?
>
> 8. The name of which spice (also known as Jamaica pepper) was coined
> by people who thought that it combined the flavour of cinnamon,
> nutmeg, and cloves?

allspice

>
> 9. Because it is lethally poisonous if not done right, which
> Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish is the only
> delicacy officially forbidden to the Emperor of Japan, for his
> own safety?

fugu

>
> 10. Named for a French diplomat, what are confections made from
> nuts and sugar syrup called?

marzipan

>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
> "jvar" nf na nafjre, lbh arrq gb or zber fcrpvsvp. Cyrnfr tb
> onpx naq fcrpvsl.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Entertainment - Law & Order Actors
>
> The handout <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/01-06/law.pdf>
> shows actors and actresses in character from various shows in
> the "Law & Order" franchise. We give you the performer's name
> and the character's name, and the show they appeared on (CI =
> Criminal Intent, LA = Los Angeles, SVU = Special Victims Unit),
> and you provide us with the picture number.
>
> *Note*: a few of the faces don't look right to me. I think the
> aspect ratio of those images has been distorted. But this is what
> the handout looked like at the original game.
>
> 1. Christopher Meloni as Eliot Stabler (L&O:SVU).
> 2. Ice-T as Fin Tutuola (L&O:SVU).

10

> 3. Kathryn Erbe as Alexandra Eames (L&O:CI).
> 4. Julianne Nicholson as Megan Wheeler (L&O:CI).
> 5. Dann Florek as Donald Cragen (L&O and L&O:SVU).
> 6. Alana de la Garza as Connie Rubirosa (L&O and L&O:LA).
> 7. Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy (L&O).

5

> 8. Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe (L&O).

1

> 9. Steven Hill as Adam Schiff (L&O).
> 10. Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert Goren (L&O:CI).
>
>
> Here are the others in rot13. Decode the list and give the picture
> numbers if you like for fun, but for no points. A further bonus
> question, also for no points, appears at the end of the list.
>
> 11. Cnhy Fbeivab nf Cuvy Preergn (Y&B).
> 12. Nagubal Naqrefba nf Xriva Oreaneq (Y&B).
> 13. Wvyy Uraarffl nf Pynver Xvapnvq (Y&B).
> 14. Puevf Abgu nf Zvxr Ybtna (Y&B naq Y&B:PV).
> 15. Znevfxn Unetvgnl nf Byvivn Orafba (Y&B:FIH).
> 16. Nyserq Zbyvan nf Evpneqb Zbenyrf (Y&B:YN).
> 17. Wrffr Y. Znegva nf Rq Terra (Y&B).
> 18. Qvnar Arny nf Pnfrl Abinx (Y&B:FIH).
>
> 19. Gurer unir orra """gjb""" zber eryngrq fubjf jubfr gvgyrf
> nyfb fgneg(rq) jvgu "Ynj & Beqre", ohg juvpu jrer *abg* hfrq
> va gur ebhaq. Anzr gurz.
>

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Dan Tilque