Team Offsite Low-Stakes Mix

Color and Light

1. 100 Which cells in the eye are activated in color perception? Response: cone cellsChecked against: Color (or colour in Commonwealth English) is the visual perception produced by the activation of the different types of cone cells in the eye caused by light.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color&oldid=1364826761
2. 200 What causes the activation that produces color perception? Response: lightChecked against: Color (or colour in Commonwealth English) is the visual perception produced by the activation of the different types of cone cells in the eye caused by light.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color&oldid=1364826761
3. 300 Most humans perceive wavelengths within which named spectrum? Response: visible light spectrumChecked against: For most humans, visible wavelengths of light are the ones perceived in the visible light spectrum, with three types of cone cells (trichromacy).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color&oldid=1364826761
4. 400 List the three perceived color properties named by the source. Response: hue, colorfulness, and lightnessChecked against: Colors have perceived properties such as hue, colorfulness, and lightness.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color&oldid=1364826761
5. 500 Subtractive color mixing combines what rather than light? Response: pigmentsChecked against: Colors can also be additively mixed (mixing light) or subtractively mixed (mixing pigments).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Color&oldid=1364826761

Weather Talk

1. 100 Which four terms does the source use to describe weather? Response: temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and stabilityChecked against: Weather is the state of the Earth's atmosphere at a specific place and time, typically described in terms of temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and stability.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather&oldid=1365531511
2. 200 In which atmospheric layer does most weather occur? Response: troposphereChecked against: On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmosphere, the troposphere, just below the stratosphere.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather&oldid=1365531511
3. 300 What term covers atmospheric conditions averaged over longer periods? Response: climateChecked against: Weather refers to day-to-day temperature, precipitation, and other atmospheric conditions, whereas climate is the term for the averaging of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather&oldid=1365531511
4. 400 Which three differences drive weather from place to place? Response: air pressure, temperature, and moistureChecked against: Weather is driven by air pressure, temperature, and moisture differences between one place and another.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weather&oldid=1365531511

Sports Without Scores

1. 100 How does the source broadly define a sport? Response: physical activity or gameChecked against: A sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organised, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sport&oldid=1363565362
2. 200 Who may receive enjoyment from taking part in sport? Response: participantsChecked against: Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sport&oldid=1363565362
3. 300 Who may receive entertainment from watching? Response: spectatorsChecked against: Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sport&oldid=1363565362
4. 400 Which two terms describe a competition with no single winner? Response: tie or drawChecked against: Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sport&oldid=1363565362

Quick Wordplay

1. 100 Rearrange TEAM to name something some people eat. Response: MEATSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.
2. 200 Add one letter to PLAN to name a flying vehicle. Response: PLANESelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.
3. 300 Which word can follow both coffee and lunch? Response: BREAKSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.
4. 400 Read LEVEL backward. Response: LEVELSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.
5. 500 Change the W in WORK to F. Response: FORKSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.

Odd One Out

1. 100 Choose the odd item: square, circle, triangle, stapler. Response: staplerSelf-contained sorting prompt; no factual claim is made.
2. 200 Select the outlier: email, letter, memo, bicycle. Response: bicycleSelf-contained sorting prompt; no factual claim is made.
3. 300 Pick the different item: coffee, tea, water, keyboard. Response: keyboardSelf-contained sorting prompt; no factual claim is made.
4. 400 Which city is the capital of Japan? Response: TokyoChecked against: Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokyo&oldid=1365982412

Estimation and Arithmetic

1. 100 Which number is closest to 100: 92, 116, or 74? Response: 92Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.
2. 200 Seven tables with about six chairs each give what estimate? Response: 42 chairsSelf-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.
3. 300 A 50-minute session includes a 10-minute break. How many active minutes remain? Response: 40 minutesSelf-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

Final round: Last Look

Take the first letters of Light, Office, Weather. What word appears? Response: LOWSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.