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In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO. PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 67. The presence of what element constitutes the discipline of organic chemistry? A. CARBON
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68. Name the process that converts carbon dioxide and water to oxygen and carbohydrates in plants. A. PHOTOSYNTHESIS 69. What is the chemical term for closed ring hydrocarbon structures? A. AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS 70. What carbon-based substance provides structural rigidity to plants? A. CELLULOSE
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71. In what year did the Berlin Wall come down? A. 1989 (NOVEMBER) 72. On May 9, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany became the fifteenth member of what alliance? A. NATO (NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION) 73. In 1973, both East and West Germany were admitted to what other international organization? A. UNITED NATIONS
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74. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.
CLUE A: lam an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and composer, born in 1941. WHO AM I?
CLUE B: My real name is Robert Zimmerman. WHO AM I?
CLUE C: I helped originate folk rock and became a cult figure in the 1960s. WHO AM I?
CLUE D: My hit songs include “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “Like a Rolling Stone”, and “Lay Lady Lay”. WHO AMI? A. I AM BOB DYLAN
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• 75. What German word, meaning “lightning war”, describes a method of culling off enemy supplies and communications with armour strikes and aerial atlacks? A. BLITZKRIEG 76. Name the Greek equivalent for the Roman God of the Sea. A. POSEIDON 77. Chiropody is the care and treatment of what body pans? A. THE FEET 78. What perfume first went on sale on the fifth day of the fifth month of 1921? A. CHANEL NO.5 79. What board game do the British call draughts (prounounce: drafts)? A. CHECKERS 80. In music, what is the second degree in a major or minor scale? A. SUPERTONIC 81. What sculptor carved Mount Rushmore? A. GUTZON BORGLUM 82. What Canadian ambassador helped six American escape from Iran in 1980? A. KEN TAYLOR 83. What river caused a devastating flood in Florence, Italy in 1966? A. THE ARNO 84. Which trophy is awarded to the top amateur junior A-level hockey team in Canada? A. MEMORIAL CUP 85. What is the capital of Sicily? A. PALERMO 86. In which province is the wonderfully amusing town named St-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha! located? A. QUEBEC
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I. In what U.S. city was Three Rivers Stadium located? A. PITTSBURGH 2. Who wrote the opera “Othello”? A. GIUSEPPE VERDI 3. What is the capital of Chad? A. N’DJAMENA 4. What kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? A. UNITED KINGDOM (OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
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