The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[Hunchman801]

Sinhalese and Tamil are the correct answers. They are respectively Indo-Arian and Dravidian.

DaveRattlehead, Rsandee: 3
Greengoop, PluMGMK: 2

Question 13: What movie is credited with popularizing the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture, and who directed it?

[Greengoop]

Sinhalese and Tamil are the correct answers. They are respectively Indo-Arian and Dravidian.

Dammit! I missed an opportunity to make another Proto-Human joke!

[dr_st]

Question 13: What movie is credited with popularizing the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture, and who directed it?

The first thing that comes to mind is George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

[Hunchman801]

The first thing that comes to mind is George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

And I'm pretty sure that's the one!

DaveRattlehead: 4
Rsandee: 3
Greengoop, PluMGMK: 2

Question 14: Give an example of convergent evolution with at least three branches.

[Hunchman801]

Well, nothing? Convergent evolution is when, for example, different lineages of living beings independently develop similar features. I'll take a partial answer at this point.

[Greengoop]

Apes: Humans, Chimps and Baboons?

[Hunchman801]

Apes: Humans, Chimps and Baboons?

What feature(s) did those develop independently?

[Rsandee]

I just can't come up with any species like that because I don't know the taxon tree from the top of my head ^^".
For instance, I think if I'd answer wolves, seals and bears, they're too similar as they share a common ancestor.

So I'll say humans, orangutans and baboons (because I just personally don't like chimps, they'll claw your eyes out). What they have in common is that they use their arms and hands to use tools to let's say, open up some kind of nut like a walnut.

[PluMGMK]

All I can contribute to this discussion is the word "carcinization"

[Rsandee]

All I can contribute to this discussion is the word "carcinization"

Oh I love this phenomenon, even though it's also kinda creepy in a way.

[Hunchman801]

So I'll say humans, orangutans and baboons (because I just personally don't like chimps, they'll claw your eyes out). What they have in common is that they use their arms and hands to use tools to let's say, open up some kind of nut like a walnut.

I would think that this behavioral trait (use of tools) was also shared by their common ancestor, meaning it's not an example of convergent evolution, but let me know if you can find anything to back that up. I also wonder if behavioral traits, as opposed to morphological traits, actually qualify as examples of convergent evolution, but why not after all.

All I can contribute to this discussion is the word "carcinization"

I did not know about this one, but it definitely qualifies. Wikipedia defines it as "a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan".

A much more simple example I was expecting, though, is wings: they were independently developed by insects, birds, extinct reptiles and mammals (not sure flying fish counts ).

DaveRattlehead: 4
PluMGMK, Rsandee: 3
Greengoop: 2

Question 15: Give an example of a place where Christmas is not celebrated on December 25th in the Gregorian calendar. I'll take groups of people too.

[Greengoop]

Russia on January 7th

[Hunchman801]

That's correct, as they use the Julian calendar, making their December 25th a January 7th.

DaveRattlehead: 4
Greengoop, PluMGMK, Rsandee: 3

Question 16: Which African country is widely considered to never have been colonized?

[Greengoop]

Ethiopia

[The Jonster]

Liberia

[Rsandee]

I really thought Goop had the correct answer here, I would've said Ethiopia myself as well.

[Greengoop]

I’m pretty sure there’s 2, but I’m not sure what the other one is

[Hunchman801]

I'd say both countries are an acceptable answer, even though some might consider the five-year occupation of Ethiopia by Italy and/or Liberia's 23-year period of American domination as colonization. Anyway, Goop replied first so he gets the point!

DaveRattlehead, Greengoop: 4
PluMGMK, Rsandee: 3

Question 17: What is the highest mountain on Earth from base to peak, and the highest from the center of Earth?

[The Jonster]

I dunno, Mauna Kea???

[Greengoop]

Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from base to peak, and Everest is the furthest from the equator