General Knowledge Quiz

Trollheart · 02-10-2013, 09:53 AM

Okay, move on. No-one's answered. The one-hour rule is in effect again. Someone --- anyone --- post a question within an hour or I will.

Trollheart · 02-10-2013, 11:55 AM

Ok then, up to me: who painted this?

**Frownland** · 02-10-2013, 12:11 PM

Salvador Dali.

What is maya deren's 1943 short experimental film called?

Perman00bJr · 02-10-2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Salvador Dali.

What is maya deren's 1943 short experimental film called?

Meshes of the Afternoon, I believe.

Who was the Native American that traveled with Lewis and Clark on their fabled expedition?

duga · 02-10-2013, 06:45 PM

Sacajawea

What is biology's central dogma?

Burning Down · 02-10-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Sacajawea

What is biology's central dogma?

From what I remember it says that information flows in one direction only, DNA => RNA => proteins. And I think the RNA is actually mRNA. I know that Francis Crick came up with the term anyhow.

Trollheart · 02-10-2013, 07:26 PM

Holy crap! Is this University Challenge??

General knowledge, people: general. That means that within reason most people should have a decent idea of the answer. "The dogma in biology?" What has a dog's mother got to do with it?

Seriously, let's give us numbskulls a chance here, poindexters!

Burning Down · 02-10-2013, 07:29 PM

lol! Crick used the term dogma in the wrong sense, I guess he didn't know what it meant. I can't be 100% sure that my answer's right though so I'll hold off on my question until it's confirmed.

Paedantic Basterd · 02-10-2013, 07:30 PM

Reverse transcriptase actually causes DNA to be generated from an RNA strand, and is the method by which the HIV virus reproduces itself.

Burning Down · 02-10-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Reverse transcriptase actually causes DNA to be generated from an RNA strand, and is the method by which the HIV virus reproduces itself.

I think that's only in exceptional cases though... DNA isn't normally generated from RNA, it's the other way around.

02-10-2013, 09:53 AM	#81 (permalink)
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02-10-2013, 12:11 PM	#83 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Salvador Dali. What is maya deren's 1943 short experimental film called? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

02-10-2013, 06:45 PM	#85 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Sacajawea What is biology's central dogma? __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

02-10-2013, 07:26 PM	#87 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	Holy crap! Is this University Challenge?? General knowledge, people: general. That means that within reason most people should have a decent idea of the answer. "The dogma in biology?" What has a dog's mother got to do with it? Seriously, let's give us numbskulls a chance here, poindexters! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-10-2013, 07:29 PM	#88 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	lol! Crick used the term dogma in the wrong sense, I guess he didn't know what it meant. I can't be 100% sure that my answer's right though so I'll hold off on my question until it's confirmed.

02-10-2013, 07:30 PM	#89 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Reverse transcriptase actually causes DNA to be generated from an RNA strand, and is the method by which the HIV virus reproduces itself.