Fun facts
House MD is a TV series about a doctor with detective-like abilities. It is based on Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was a book series written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Besides writing, what was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's profession? (200 bonus points for precision)
Doctor (Ophthalmologist)
For English class in P5, Chloe dressed up as a greek goddess because she wanted to be special. Which greek goddess did she pick?
Hera
From "to chew the cud", what word means to think deeply about something?
Ruminate
When Chloe was young, she danced on stage with Elmo. Elmo was her favourite because he was red. What is the name of the machine that keeps people alive if their heart and lungs stop working? (Bonus 200 points if you can give the full name, points will be given if 3 out of 4 letters in the abbreviation are given in answer)
ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation machine)
Chloe's favourite flavour of ice creeam
Chloe likes the deer in Nara.
In old French texts, what is the direct English translation of how married couples addressed each other?
My dear friend
Mon cher ami / Ma chère amie
Jotun is a popular brand of industrial paint.
In Norse mythology, what is jotun?
The race of giants that was descended from the primordial being Ymir, the first frost giant, whose existence preceded that of Buri, the ancestor of the gods.
(Accept giant)
소잃고 외양간 고친다
The above is a korean idiom, which means to fix the shed after losing a cow.
What is the chinese version of this idiom?
亡羊补牢
In the movie Snow White, there are 7 dwarves. What is the medical height cut off to be a dwarf? Points given if you get either the male or the female cut off.
145cm male, 135cm female
If Chloe could name herself, what name would she have chosen?
Sabrina
any name that ends with -a will be considered for points
Qui sine peccato est vestrum primus in illam lapidem mittat
What is the English translation of this Bible verse?
(200 bonus points for which book of the Bible it is found in)
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
John 8:7
What is the name of the sorceress who marries Jason and helps the Argonauts on their journey in Greek mythology? She is often cited to practise "pharmakeia", or drugs of any kind for magical effect.
Medea
In Japanese, trivia/fun fact is sometimes translated as "mame chishiki". What is the direct English translation of this term?
(If person answering is qualified in Japanese, translation must be exact. If not, successful translation of either word will gain points)
Mame: bean (like edamame)
Chishiki: knowledge, like 知识 in Chinese
In Toulouse, Chloe saw les arcades, which is this very pretty building with arched windows and roofs with restaurants inside. In which part of the body can you find arcades? (points will be given for any reasonable structure with arcades)
Intestines, pancreas, eyelid, arm
Chloe's favourite flower
Roses
Blackpink's "Shut down" samples from the beginning of which piece of classical music?
La Campanella
The dengue rash is described as "islands of white in a sea of red". A similar image is often seen in Egyptian mythology to describe the concepts of Ma'at (the white island) and Isfet (the sea of red). Give the English translation of the sense of Ma'at or Isfet. (Either will be accepted, similar meanings accepted)
Ma'at: Order
Isfet: Chaos
In French, emmener/emporter means "to take (away)".
What is the Latin prefix, commonly found in English, from which the prefix "em" derives?
Ex (away)
Chloe does NOT like coriander, but Chloe likes R2D2 from Star Wars (solid robot, very helpful, not irritating).
There is a taster gene makes some people feel that coriander tastes like soap. What is the name of this gene?
(points given if 2 out of total 5 alphabets and numbers are correct)
olfactory receptor gene OR6A2
What are Chloe's favourite elements of an overseas holiday? (any reasonable answer gets points)
architecture
local food that tastes nice
parks / zoos
the beach / the sea
nice hotel to relax in and shower in at the end of the day
The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal that divided the Third French Republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a 35-year-old Alsatian French artillery officer of Jewish descent, was wrongfully convicted of treason for communicating French military secrets to the German Embassy in Paris and was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent overseas to the penal colony on Devil's Island in French Guiana, where he spent the following five years imprisoned in very harsh conditions.
A famous French writer of Jewish descent wrote an article titled J'accuse in favour of Dreyfus. What was the name of this French writer?
Émile Zola
(The player who picks this question gets a free 500 points for bravery if this is not the last question picked)
Janus kinases (JAKs) are a family of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases that play a crucial role in cell growth, particularly in immune cells and hematopoietic cells, by mediating cytokine signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway. In Roman mythology, of what is Janus the god? (any correct element accepted)
Janus is the god of beginnings, endings, doorways, gates, and transitions
Chloe values sincerity.
The popular etymology of the word "sincere" suggests that in ancient Rome, dishonest craftsmen would use wax to cover imperfections in their work. To indicate genuine, unadulterated work, artisans would mark their products as "sine cera," meaning "without wax".
What type of products had their imperfections covered with wax?
(accept any reasonable product)
pottery, sculptures, vases
Dr Glaukomflecken is a youtuber who makes videos about funny medical scenarios. What does glaukomflecken actually mean?
infarct/necrosis of anterior lens fibres
Chloe used to buy one specific drink from the vending machines in the centre of the RI canteen for sustenance during IBMQ trainings. What drink was it?
Packet milo