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Archives : Jeopardy Games December 1 - 15 2007 from AP
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From: MSN NicknameTosca-Quirkie  (Original Message)Sent: 6/8/2008 4:21 PM

DECEMBER 1 2007

from Cordee 12./01/07 8:24 pm

For 100 Volunteers from this program help gather data for the KMP researchers.
What is Earthwatch?

For 200 What meerkat was the youngest dominant female in the KMP study groups and how old was she when she became dominant?
Who is Babbelas Balrog at 9 months?

For 300 What two universities are involved in the KMP research?
What are the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford?
note:I really didn't mean for my question to be the same as Jtutton's. But I realized that my wording should have been clearer, so gave credit for any university listed in the associated projects page at the KMP website. Will word them more carefully in the future, if I ever win. lol

For 400 Most KMP meerkats have an id chip implanted, what meerkats do not have one?
What are rovers joining from unhabituated groups?
note:Since I did not exclude pups, gave credit for pups also.FPRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=Smile" don't evict me

For 500 The KMP was founded in what park before being relocated in 1993 to what became the Kuruman River Reserve(KRR)?
What is the Kgalagadi National Park (formerly Gemsbok National Park)?

Scores:
Rattiesrules 1500(winner)
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DECEMBER 2 2007

from Rattiesrules 12/02/07 8:07 pm

For 100, What bad thing always seemed to happen to the Balrog group in December?
--For 100, what is the females lose or abort their litters? (0n 05 December 2002, five females give birth or abort, there are only 4 surviving pups; on 04 December 2003 Velvet gives birth but the litter is lost; on 09 December 2005 Babbelina aborts a litter; on 05 December 2006, Mussolini aborts a litter)

For 200, with the gestation period of 70 days, what dominant female might not only be celebrating her birthday in Dec, but also giving birth?
--For 200, who is Rocket Dog?

For 300, According to Evi, Who played Houdini in the Zappa?
--For 300, Who was Dougal Zappa?

For 400, When the pups first emerge from the burrow, how old are they and what do they weigh?
--For 400, What is 2-3 weeks old and approximately 100 g?

For 500, When was the Hoax group founded?
--For 500, When was January 2007? (http://friends.kalahari-meerkats.com/index.php?id=win-a-membership , under Question 6 in Roving Roulette)

meerkat1212- 1500 *Winner*
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DECEMBER 3 2007

from Meerkat1212 12/03/07 8:13 pm

For 100 who is the father of Zaphod and Youssarian?
Who is Pheonix?

For 200 who is the father of Alexander and Izit?
Who is Stinker?


For 300, who is the father of Flower?
Who is Argon?


For 400, who is the father of Homestar Runner?
Who is Alexander?

For 500, how much rain has fallen in Van Zylsrus this month?
What is 0.24 in?

HELPERKAT 1500 ((The Winner!!))
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DECEMBER 4 2007

from Helperkat 12/04/07 8:21 pm

For 100, In Season Two, they were the the "Three Amigos."
Who are Youssarian, Big Will, and Mitch?

For 200, Mozart beat the odds for a subordinate female by doing this.
What is living longer than three years? (Based on FKMP, Also accepted the other answers for full credit as they all applied)

For 300, This female founder of one of the oldest groups raised a litter of pup all alone.
Who is Vivian?

For 400, This term describes the habituation level of the Hoax.
What is composition (or monitored, also gave full-points for semi-habituated and attempted)? (Term from FKMP(Centaur) for a wild group that does not allow researchers to walk among members while foraging. I applied to Hoax group based description that Hoax DF is not habituated and regular observation will not start until researchers can walk among all the Hoax members while they are foraging. (I gave partial points for other answers in recog. of other poss. interpret.)

For 500, pups who make loud-pitched calls are more likely to get fed by these.
What are adults carrying food? (From an Oct 2007 research paper summarized on the KMP site) http://www.kalahari-meerkats.com/mkdb/?cat=4 I gave partial points for other answers.

Squirrellygirly 1250 **Winner** Congrats!
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DECEMBER 5 2007

from Squirrellygirly 12/05/07 8:24 pm

for 100 Besides the evil login mob, this mob also has a member named "Flash"
Who are Commandos

for 200 This meerkat on the 2007 KMP name list has teh same name as one of Flower's siblings
Who is Hazel Frisky

for 300 What meerkat may have a birthday today, but there is some uncertainty about the exact date?
Who is Padloper Lazuli, born between Dec. 3-5

for 400 What rover did Attila scare away from the babysitting burrow in season 2?
Who is Grog

for 500 In season 1 when the Whiskers split, what latest pups remained with Flower's small group?
Who are Dudley and Clive (Machu Pichu and Ningaloo)

Scores:
FMF 1500 Winner!
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DECEMBER 6 2007

from FlowerMozartfan 12/06/07 8:19 pm

For 100 This Balrog is said to be a manic starer?
Who is Shongololo?

For 200 How close do you have to be to detect the radio collars worn by the dominants?
What is 50-300 meters?(From FKMP FAQ)

For 300 These Whiskers all share a birthday today exactly one year apart.
Who are Kinkajou, Rocketdog,Ragga Muffin & Super Furry Animal(12/6/2003) and Petra, Machu Pichu, Ningaloo & Popkat(12/6/2004)? (I took any combo of these since all are only listed in the book)

For 400 Who was the first group habituated in the Kuruman River Reserve?
Who are the Zion in 1993?

For 500 When the volunteers weigh meerkats, these are the circumstances under which they must be reweighed?
What is if they have lost weight or gained more than 80 grams? They also must check that they have correctly identified the kat.(This came from KMP-Earthwatch Data Collection Protocol Version 2007 page 5)

krazy 1500 WINNER
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DECEMBER 7 2007

from Krazymeerkats 12/07/07 8:08 pm

For 100 In Meerkats In Space Daisy is running down the street and runs smack into?
What is CPT Kirk and Mr. Spock

For 200 Meerkats use their back patterns as a form of camoflauge what is it called?
What is Disruptive Crypsis

For 300 When walking with meerkats never give them the ____ call when the group is unsettled?
What is the Relax call

For 400 Dominate males shows little aggression towards sons but lots of aggression towards?
What is Brothers

For 500 Describe the following alarm calls?
- Aerial - (High-pitched Mrup)
- Terrestrial - (Rolling Mu'ru'ru'ru'ru'ru'ru)

Cordee 1500 ((((WINNER)))
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DECEMBER 8 2007

from Cordee 12/08/07 8:17 pm

For 100 In what year was the first Vivian pup born?
What is 1995?

For 200 In a one-year survey, how many bird species have been observed in the Kuruman River Reserve?
What is 158?

For 300 This term is used to show the collar frequency for tracking the group and shows which animal has the collar on.
What is telonics? (Kmp, earthwatch, protocol sample sheet)

For 400 The most common behaviours displayed by meerkats when competing for dominance include?
What are nasal to nasal- 2 kats move towards each other and move their noses side to side, and hip slamming? (earthwatch section of the kmp site)

For 500 The Meerkat Project works with a number of well habituated meerkat groups. It's possible to walk with these groups while they are foraging and to weigh almost all of the members. These ________ allow researchers and volunteers to collect very well detailed behavioural data.
What are focal groups?

Scores
FMF 1100 ((winner))
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DECEMBER 9 2007

from FlowerMozartfan 12/09/07 8:07 pm

For 100 These meerkats all share a birthday today?
Who are Zaphod, Yossarian, Little My Moomin & Makonkie Drie Doring?

For 200 This DF was only 11 months old when she helped her mob reestablish itself after they were reduced to only 7 meerkats all under 18 months old?
Who is Yeca Rascal?

For 300 How many bolt holes might a mob have in it's territory?
What is 2000+?

For 400 In April 2004, a young Ones female mated with this roving male?
Who is Birthday boy Zaphod Vivian Whisker Aztec(VVM032)?

For 500 What Honorary Quirkie shares a screenname with one of today's birthday kats?
Who is makonkie aka Evi? (krazy, I totally didn't realize Holly Whiskers was today also. I could only find her bday in Flower's book?? Is it elsewhere?)

squirrely 1200
ratties 1500 WINNER!!!
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DECEMBER 10 2007

from Rattiesrules 12/10/07 8:41 pm

For 100, What are the names of the 5 Vivian females that immigrated into the Balrog group?
--For 100, Who are Velvet (VVF050), Viv're (VVF051), Uacari (VVF053), Mangabey (VVF057), and Sifaka (VVF059)? (found on Balrog's name list)

For 200, Who initially led the Elveera group when it was first formed?
--For 200, Who are Tenuvial and Silks?

For 300, What does the name Mabili mean?
--For 300, What is Mabili means Villian in Sotho?

For 400, What was the Moomins named after?
--For 400, What is a Finnish/Swedish children book?

For 500, When the researchers don't follow a group for a few days or weeks, they have to guess at birthdays of new pups...What five Balrog's have 16 possible birthdays?
--For 500, Who are Sobantu (VBM025), Kali (VBM026), Jacaranda (VBF027), Mbabane (VBM028), and Mojadji (VBM029) whose birthday is listed 10/15/01-10/31/01? (found on Balrog's name list)

Squirrellygirly- 1500- Winner
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DECEMBER 11 20207

from Squirrellygirly 12/11/07 8:20 pm

for 100 Meerkats forage for food with their tails in ____________ position
What is upright (with the dark tip of the tail they can keep track of each other)

for 200 Which meerkat became DF after the death of her mother Jubilani?
Who is Bootle Frisky

for 300 When Viv'e, Cinders, Gretel and 2 other females were evicted from the Balrogs, who became their companion?
Who is the ever lovable Stinker

for 400 Which meerkat gave birth to Mussolini Balrog?
Who is Viv'e

for 500 In the episode Journey's End, these were the MM names for Axel's 2 littermates
Who are Slash and Rose

Scores:
KittyGlitter 1500 Winner
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DECEMBER 12 2007

from Kittyglitter 12/12/07 8:16 pm

For 100, The Commandoes/Vivian made their first MM appearance in this episode.
What is "Young Blood" (2.3)?

For 200, These 2 littermates are named after drugs.
Who are Ketamine and Benzedrine Commandos?

For 300, In episode 3.9 ("A New Day"), Zaphod is annoyed by these creatures while babysitting his grandpups.
What are weavers?
(Coincidentally, kittyglitter was annoyed by the Weavers during "The Amazing Race: Family Edition") )

For 400, Ms. Grumpy Lazuli-Moomins had this many littermates.
What is 6?

For 500, This is the proper name of the farmhouse at the KMP.
What is Rus en Vrede, and/or Gannavlakte? (I counted both, because I just realized there are two. )

SCOREBOARD
squirrelly - 1500 (WINNER!!!)
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DECEMBER 13 2007

from Squirrellygirly 12/13/07 8:17 pm

for 100 These meerkats share a birthday with Tornadowarning
Who are Mich, Rocky, Fluffernutter, and Penn Moomins

for 200 This meerkat was #5 on the all time rover list
Who is STINKER!!!

FOR 300 What meerkat was wild-caught and "ransomed" from the cook pot for 5 Rand?
Who is Beetle Whiskers

for 400 In what episode does Carlos first appear?
What is Love Thy Neighbor

for 500 In season 1, who comforted Sophie after she was attacked by Mitch?
Who is Tosca

Scoreboard:
Cordee 1500 Winner
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DECEMBER 14 2007

from Cordee 12/14/07 8:26 pm


For 100 In Calm Before the Storm, Tosca watches helplessly as one of her pups does what?
What is investigates a horned adder?

For 200 In which episode does Flower catch and eat a bird?
What is Balance of Power?

For 300 Which meerkat is noted to have a "slinky walk, manky tailbase, very skinny, sick"?
Whos is Pangolin Balrog?

For 400 For which meerkat did researchers comment "she's behind you"?
Who is Widow Twanky Balrog?

For 500 Which group is the only group to experience the successful immigration of non-related females twice?
Who are the Balrog group?

Scores
Krazymeerkats 1500 Winner!
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DECEMBER 15 2007

from Krazymeerkats 12/15/07 8:27 pm

For 100 What are Tornadowarning's First, Second and Third love?
For 100, What are racehorse rescue, ASPCA, and World Wildlife Federation?

For 200 Why do meerkats make a high pitched chattering sound?
For 200, What is to reject or fend off other meerkats�?often used by a DF when males try to sniff her)?

For 300 Depending on how robust the volunteer is and how fast the group moves, guard duty can last this?
For 300, What is 30 seconds to half an hour?

For 400 Meerkats communicate with one another in 3 different ways?
For 400, What are scent, sound, and body language?

For 500 What is (Sondheim) Stinker's relationship to Zaphod and Youssarian?
For 500, What is stepfather?

1 Golden Scorpion who is Tornadowarnings Evil cat?
For 1 Golden Scorpion, Who is Commando Reggie?

Squirrelly - 1200 (((The Winner)))



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