Transcript Second semifinal

AUGC
Geo-Jeopardy!
Game 2
90’s Rock
1984
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that state
Famous
Peaks
Geologists’
tools (toys)
to Double Geo-Jeopardy
“Don’t Look Back in Anger”
by this ‘desert’ group
What is Oasis?
“Jumper” by this unseeing organ
What is Third Eye Blind?
“Tears in Heaven” by this
60’s – 70’s – 80’s – 90’s rocker.
Who is Eric Clapton?
“You Were Meant for Me”
by this precious songster.
Who is Jewel (Kilcher)?
“Mr. Jones” by these smart birds.
What is Counting Crows?
Genocidal atrocities were
examined in this 1984 film set in
a southeast Asian country.
What is The Killing Fields?
The New York Islanders
dynasty as Stanley Cup
champions ended with a 5-2
loss to this next hockey
dynasty team.
What is the Edmonton Oilers?
A methyl isocyanate leak in a
chemical plant killed 2000,
and injured up to 600,000
people in this country.
What is India?
The African country of Upper
Volta changed its name to this,
meaning “Land of the Upright
People” to the Burkinabé people.
What is Burkina Faso?
This first computer to use a
computer mouse and a GUI
interface was introduced.
What is the Macintosh (or Mac)?
A conflict, as in 1812.
What is war?
A metal rod used to stir a fire.
What is poker?
Beefeater or London Dry,
for example.
What is gin?
By definition, it can only be
played by one person.
What is solitaire?
Its usual use “to effect
communication across a
gap” would be very helpful
in this game.
What is bridge?
What is Florida?
What is New York?
What is Texas?
What is the Colorado or Wyoming?
What is Minnesota?
This highest Canadian mountain
hit the headlines in 2003 when
Jean Chretien announced the
intention to rename it Mt. Pierre
Elliott Trudeau.
What is Mount Logan?
The “peak” of this dome-shaped
highest mountain in western Europe
lies in Italy most of the year, but
many years it moves into France as
the snow melts.
What is Mont Blanc?
The highest African peak is gradually
losing its title as nearest ice-capped
mountain to the Equator, a result of
global warming.
What is Kilimanjaro
(or Uhuru)?
DAILY DOUBLE!
PLACE YOUR BET
Aconcagua, the highest
mountain outside the
Himalaya, lies on the border
between these two countries.
What are Argentina and Chile?
The Jungfrau, Mönch and this
ogrish peak, with a notorious
1800 m high North Face, make a
classic three-some for serious
mountaineers in the Alps.
What is the Eiger?
The fundamental hand-held
sampling tool for those
dealing with well-indurated
rocks.
What is a hammer?
For those who work in
fine-grained rocks (and
those with poor eyesight),
this 10x to 16x tool is
essential.
What is a hand-lens?
To receive messages from the
“eyes in the skies”, you will
need this high-tech tool.
What is a GPS receiver?
For those who prefer not to
scratch their potential
carbonates, this efforvescing
liquid is required.
What is HCl?
To protect your vision when
your partner is trying to
extract the perfect sample.
What are safety glasses
(or 100 m distance separation!)?