# The High School Science Feud by Brujaja \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109 "2008-06-24T20:40:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/1 "2008-06-24T20:40:54Z")
(This list brought to you by **Brujaja**!) The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on Thursday, 6/11/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! 1. DO NOT READ THE THREAD BEFORE POSTING YOUR ANSWERS! (EVEN THOUGH IT WORKED IN HIGH SCHOOL.) 2. POST YOUR ANSWERS LIKE THIS: 3. answer 4. response 5. rejoinder NO QUOTING THE QUESTIONS OR FANCY FORMATTING. JUST DO IT IN NOTEPAD, COPY AND PASTE TO THE QUICK RESPONSE WINDOW. IT’S NOT ROCKET SURGERY. TRY TO ANSWER WHAT OTHERS WILL ANSWER, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE TEACHER WANTS. SCIENCE IS NOT ABOUT GOING AGAINST THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, NOT IF YOU WANT THAT FUNDING. DOLORES SEZ: “Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.” 1. Name a phase of cell division. 2. Besides “species,” name one of the seven divisions of taxonomic rank in the animal kingdom. 3. Name one of the four states of matter. 4. Besides Sol, name a star. (astronomical, not celebritous.) 5. Besides “conch”, name a type of seashell. 6. Besides Einstein or Stephen Hawking, name a well-known scientist. 7. Name a species of raptor. 8. Name one of the three official types of rock. 9. Name an example of symbiosis. 10. Other than dinosaurs, name a species that is extinct. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/2 "2008-06-24T20:44:52Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Genus 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Whelk 6. Isaac Newton 7. Eagle 8. Igneous 9. Remora 10. Dodo ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/3 "2008-06-24T20:47:37Z")
1. Telophase 2. Family 3. Solid 4. Sirius 5. Cowrie 6. Carl Sagan 7. Bald eagle 8. Igneous 9. Lichen 10. Wooly mammoth ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/4 "2008-06-24T20:47:43Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Genus 3. Solid 4. Proxima Centuri 5. Scallop 6. Hubble 7. Velociraptor 8. Igneous (sp?) 9. Bees like flowers 10. Dodo ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/5 "2008-06-24T20:52:35Z")
1. Anaphase 2. Family 3. Solid 4. Betelgeuse 5. Bivalve shell 6. Stephen Jay Gould 7. Red-tailed hawk 8. Sedimentary 9. Clownfish & sea anemones 10. Dodo birds ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/6 "2008-06-24T20:52:52Z")
1. Interphase 2. Genus 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Scallop 6. Isaac Newton 7. Velociraptor 8. Igneous 9. Clownfish and Anemone 10. Dodo ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/7 "2008-06-24T20:53:58Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Genus 3. Gas 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Snail 6. Feynmann 7. Eagle 8. Sedimentary 9. Remora and shark 10. Mammoth ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/8 "2008-06-24T20:56:22Z")
1. prophase 2. genus 3. solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. scallop 6. Darwin 7. velicoraptor 8. igneous 9. a remora on a shark 10. dodo ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/9 "2008-06-24T20:56:51Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on **Thursday, 6/11/08** whichever comes first. [/Quote] Man, looks like I’m too late for this one even though I’m one of the first entries… 🙂 1. Telophase 2. Family 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Clam 6. Charles Darwin 7. Bald eagle 8. Sedimentary 9. Tick bird cleaning bugs off rhinoceros 10. Mammoth ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/10 "2008-06-24T20:58:47Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Kingdom 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Abalone 6. Newton 7. California Condor 8. Igneous 9. Clown fish and anemones 10. Dodo bird ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/11 "2008-06-24T21:01:11Z")
I am not touching this one. I liked science, but I don’t remember any of the speicifics. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/12 "2008-06-24T21:06:03Z")
1. Prophase 2. Genus 3. Gas 4. Sirius 5. Nautilus 6. Linus Pauling 7. Redtailed Hawk 8. Igneous 9. Pollination by feeding insects 10. Dodo bird I find myself unable to come up with a more graceful way to express #9. Not that it matters, as I don’t expect anything in the way of points for it. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/13 "2008-06-24T21:06:14Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Genus 3. Solid 4. Polaris 5. Oyster 6. Stephen Jay Gould 7. Vulture 8. Ignaeous 9. Parasitic 10. Dodo I thought there were FIVE states of matter now. Though damned if I’m going to learn the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/14 "2008-06-24T21:07:40Z")
1 MITOSIS 2 KINGDOM 3 LIQUID 4 ALPHA CENTAURI 5 CLAMSHELL 6 MARIE CURIE 7 VELOCIRAPTOR…ok, fine: BALD EAGLE 8 SEDIMENTARY 9 CORAL REEF (COELENTERATE POLYP + ALGAE) 10 DODO I’m thinking I’m gonna get hosed on the Marie Curie answer, although with 2 Nobel Prizes, she should be more widely known. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/15 "2008-06-24T21:09:53Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Family 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Oyster 6. Pasteur 7. Hawk 8. Igneous 9. Flowers and bees 10. Dodo ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/16 "2008-06-24T21:18:06Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Genus 3. Solid 4. Beetlejuice 5. Scallop 6. Isaac Newton 7. Velociraptor 8. Igneous 9. Sea anemones and clownfish 10. Dodo Note: 4. OK, that’s the spelling for the film rather than the actual star, but still… ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/17 "2008-06-24T21:18:35Z")
1. Name a phase of cell division. 2. Besides “species,” name one of the seven divisions of taxonomic rank in the animal kingdom. 3. Name one of the four states of matter. 4. Besides Sol, name a star. (astronomical, not celebritous.) 5. Besides “conch”, name a type of seashell. 6. Besides Einstein or Stephen Hawking, name a well-known scientist. 7. Name a species of raptor. 8. Name one of the three official types of rock. 9. Name an example of symbiosis. 10. Other than dinosaurs, name a species that is extinct. 11. mitosis 12. family 13. solid 14. Polaris 15. scallop shell 16. Carl Sagan 17. Eagle 18. Sedimentary 19. pollination 20. Dodo bird Argh … I had an extremely hard time with this feud. That’s all I’ll admit to. The last science course I had was probably a biology course, my freshman year in college, and I won’t say how long ago that was, except it was long enough that I’ve forgotten just about everything but the very basics. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/18 "2008-06-24T21:21:04Z")
1. Anaphase 2. genus 3. Solid 4. Alpha Centauri 5. Sanddollar 6. Galileo 7. Bald Eagle 8. Sedementary 9. Sharks and the little fish that clean them 10. Dodo I had to guess on number 1 I haven’t taken biology in forever and I think that is what the questions was asking for. The lack of biology leads me to my problem with 10 I think that species is more specific then dinosaur so I went with dodo but I could be wrong and should have gone with a larger classification. Glad to see the feuds are back where I can answer them on my own and only have to look up spellings. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/19 "2008-06-24T21:24:27Z")
1. Mitosis 2. Kingdom 3. Liquid 4. Sirius 5. Clam 6. Niels Bohr 7. Bald Eagle 8. Sedimentary 9. The bacteria living in our guts 10. Dodo Joe ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109/20 "2008-06-24T21:25:53Z")
1. metaphase 2. genus 3. liquid 4. Sirius 5. cowrie 6. Newton 7. hawk 8. igneous 9. lichen 10. dodo Incidentally, the seven taxonomic ranks (question #2) are _universal_; they don’t just apply to the animal kingdom. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-high-school-science-feud-by-brujaja-closed/454109.md?page=2)