As promised, this week is Quiz Rally. Quiz, as the name would indicate, is a knowledge competition for the nerdy really smart kids. Quiz is divided into 4 sections: Written Test, Classroom, Stations, and Mega-Room. You get a score for each phase and the highest score wins! (Not like golf) I don’t know why we pay money to go take tests, but I guess its a pony club thing. I think they get us hooked when we are young with the promise of really BIG ribbons. In PC’s defense, they have always fulfilled this promise..but then you’re stuck with a huge ribbon with Quiz Rally written all over it. To this day I am still too ashamed to hang my “Quizard” ribbon with the rest of my meager collection.
Stations
You have two minutes to identify (correctly) the poisonous plants. Good Luck!
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Mega-Room
You have two minutes to match the numbers to the correct name.
A. Small colon B. Small intestine C. Salivary Gland D. Tongue
E. Liver F. Stomach G. Cecum H. Large colon
I. Pharynx J. Molars K. Incisors L. Epiglottis
M. Esophagus N. Pancreas O. Rectum
Written Test Tie-Breaker
I believe this was the tie-breaker for the C3 test.
Name all the bones in the lower leg.
Answers
Poisonous Plants:
1. Poison Hemlock 2. Rhododendron 3. Oleander 4. Ornamental Yew
5. Deadly Nightshade 6. Black WalnutIf there’s one thing I’ve learned in Stations, its that if you argue enough most of the sleep deprived volunteers will give in and give you your points back(it helps if you’re actually right too…)
Digestive System:
1. L – Epiglottis 2. C – Salivary gland 3. I – Pharynx 4. M – Esophagus
5. F – Stomach 6. B – Small intestine 7. G – Cecum 8. H – Large colon
9. O – Rectum 10. A – Small colon 11. N – Pancreas 12. E – Liver
13. J – Molars 14. D – Tongue 15. K – IncisorsMega-Room is partly so challenging because the competitors can’t touch anything. You will get yelled at, threatened with disqualification and death if you touch the table or diagrams. I don’t know why they’re so much more special than stations…but they are. (Guinea Pigs will get hit with clipboards for setting coffee on tables.)
Tie Breaker:
Large metacarpal bone (front cannon)
Small metacarpal bones (front splints)
Sesamoid bones
1st Phalanx (long pastern bone)
2nd Phalanx (short pastern bone)
3rd Phalanx (coffin bone)
Navicular bone
Carpal bones (knee)
Tarsal bones (hock)
Large metatarsal bone (hind cannon)
Small metatarsal bones (hind splints)
Did you do any better this week? Worse? Keep reading!