Photo Lore
This San Francisco native was a prolific photographer and lifelong conservationist. Famous for his landscape photography, in his later years he operated a lab in Monterey and even helped establish the California Coastal Commission.
Ansel Adams
How many different types of muscles are in the body? Double points if you can name them.
Three
Skeletal, Smooth & Cardiac
What kind of shrimp do I have? Double points if you get the scientific name.
Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina
This creature was in large part responsible for the Central Valley's long lost lushness.
Beaver
What town did I grow up in?
Graeagle
This American corporation was a pioneer in photographic technology and even produced the first flexible photographic film, but lost relevance during the transition to digital photography.
The Eastman Kodak Company
The heart is split into 4 chambers, 2 of which receive blood and 2 of which pump it out to the lungs and body, name and identify which send and which receive.
The atria receive blood and the ventricles send it out.
A shrimp character first appears in which Spongebob season / episode?
Season 3, E41 "The Algae's Always Greener"
This desolate region is marked by the northern terminus of Highway 1
The Lost Coast
What was my first Job?
Pentuple bonus points if you know the business I worked for.
Dishwasher
DISHgrace Party Rentals
What is the type of chemical which gives film its light sensitive properties?
Silver Halides
(Half Points for Silver)Similar to the liver, this tissue in the head is capable of fully regenerating even from severe damage.
The Eardrum
This pseudo-shrimp has the unique ability to detect polarized light, with higher fidelity than even the most advanced man made optics.
Mantis Shrimp
Where did California's most recent volcanic eruption occur?
Mt Lassen
This flavorful oil is a rice bowl mainstay, and is also the carrier for my favorite prescription drug.
Sesame Oil
What is the literal meaning of the word "photography"?
"Drawing with Light"
Photo - Light
-Graphy - To write or draw
What does the term "Respiration" refer to?
The diffusion or movement of gases between either blood and air or blood and the body's tissues.
How many legs does a shrimp have?
10
What is the most valuable crop in California?
Cannabis or Grapes, depending on the estimate.
What degree am I currently pursuing?
Health Sciences AA
digital cameras capture information in the form of pixels, what does the word pixel mean?
Picture Element
Blood sugar is regulated by two hormones produced in the pancreas, name and identify which signal the body to increase and decrease glucose respectively.
Insulin decreases, Glucagon increases.
While often used interchangeably, shrimps and prawns are distinct suborders of creature. What are some differences between the two?
100 Points per correct answer
Shrimp have curled body segments, prawns are usually larger and sweeter tasting, shrimp carry their eggs with them until they hatch, most shrimp are saltwater and most prawns are freshwater
100 Points for each capital of California you can name in chronological order.
(I will accept missed capitals so long as the ones you do name are in the correct order, there are 8 possible answers.)
Spanish Empire: Monterey
Mexico: Monterey, then briefly Los Angeles
California Republic: Sonoma
State: San Jose, then Vallejo, then Benecia, then Sacramento, then San Francisco (briefly during a flood of the Central Valley.)
What is the largest caliber rifle I've fired?
A .50 caliber musket