Game 1 scores, statistics, and protests

* Starting team
# Playing shorthanded
## Playing 3-handed

Statistics

Top individual scores
Vic          MI5                           9
David        Footloose and Firkin Free     7
Mel          Misplaced Modifiers           7

Rounds from easiest to stinker
  Average  Low High   Round
    7.07    4   10    7. Misc: Japanese Culture
    6.86    4    9    3. Geography: Largest Islands
    5.93    4    8    6. Literature/Canadiana: Canadian Poets
    5.79    3    9   10. Challenge Round
    5.71    3    8    1. Current Events
    5.29    4    8    2. Entertainment: 15 Minutes of Fame
    4.29    2    8    4. History: Synchronize Your Watches
    4.29    0    7    5. Audio: It Was 20 Years Ago Today
    3.50    0    6    9. Sports: Australian Sports
    3.14    1    8    8. Science: Myology (Muscles)


Challenge round pairs from most often to least often picked
(based on results of 6 of 7 games)

Times   #games where picked   Avg.   #scores of
picked     2x   1x   0x      score   2   1   0
  12        6    0    0       1.67   9   2   1  We call it GST
  11        5    1    0       1.64   8   2   1  Formerly Divided Countries
  10        4    2    0       0.40   2   0   8  Recent Newfoundland Writing
   9        4    1    1       1.33   6   0   3  Star Trek Movies
   9        4    1    1       0.67   3   0   6  Periodic table
   9        3    3    0       1.33   6   0   3  Super Bowl


Balance Report
Diff Favoring   Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi   Round
3.86 first     5.43  4  6   1.57  0  3   9. Sports: Australian Sports          
2.00 second    4.14  2  8   2.14  1  3   8. Science: Myology (Muscles)         
1.43 second    6.43  4  8   5.00  3  6   1. Current Events                     
1.14 first     4.86  2  7   3.71  0  6   5. Audio: It Was 20 Years Ago Today   
0.71 second    7.43  5 10   6.71  4 10   7. Misc: Japanese Culture             
0.71 second    6.29  4  8   5.57  4  8   6. Literature/Canadiana: Canadian Poet
0.29 second    7.00  4  8   6.71  5  9   3. Geography: Largest Islands         
0.00 equal     5.29  4  8   5.29  4  6   2. Entertainment: 15 Minutes of Fame  
0.00 equal     4.29  3  8   4.29  2  8   4. History: Synchronize Your Watches  

Protests

There were two protests.

John of MI5, team answer, round 4 question 4 (time of moon walk). Expected answer (Toronto time) 10:56 PM, answer given 1:15 AM, remark "later when actually stepped".

The correct time of 10:56 PM can be confirmed in many sources, including http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_11a_Summary.htm and the Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century.

Protest rejected.

Jane of Unnatural Axxe, team answer, round 9 question 7 (date when US lost the America's Cup). Expected answer 1983, answer given 1979, remark "earlier than 1983".

The official America's Cup Website, http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/racing/americascup/1999/history/1983.htm, and the 2003 World Almanac all confirm the answer 1983.

Protest rejected.