Are You Smarter Than A Pony Clubber?

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. 

In an effort to one-up the system I went to Quiz last year as a “Guinea Pig.” A rather unflattering title, but it thought it would be fun. (I have no idea what I was thinking) I got to go down a day early and take ALL the tests from D1 through…the highest rated kid there. By the end of the weekend I was getting called Pig, Weasel, Rat and many other types of vermin. Below are some examples for Stations, Mega-Room, and a Written Test tie breaker. These are real questions from years past…and because of this I have a feeling that the pony club mafia is going to kill me for telling secrets.

Stations

You have two minutes to identify (correctly) the poisonous plants. Good Luck!

1. poison_hemlock1.jpg                2. rhododendron.jpg             3. oleander.jpg       4. yew.jpg

                                       5. nightshade.jpg           6. blackwalnut.jpg

Mega-Room

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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 Walnut

If 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 – Incisors

Mega-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! I have no idea what’s next week. Next week will be a surprise so leave a comment below! 


      
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