Bonus
Ringaskiddy, a town in southeastern Ireland, is noted as the production site for this brand-name drug’s active ingredient. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Pfizer-produced drug, which like Revatio contains the active ingredient sildenafil. This brand-name drug is a PDE5 inhibitor used to cause vasodilation and increase blood flow.
ANSWER: Viagra
[10m] Novo Nordisk, who pulled out of plans to build a new Dublin factory in 2025, make drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy (“WEE-goh-vee”), which, while used off-label for weight loss, are designed to lower blood sugar levels in people with this disease.
ANSWER: diabetes [or Type 2 diabetes]
[10h] In 2024, this American pharmaceuticals firm announced a multi-billion dollar expansion to its Limerick production plant. In 2022, this company’s stock price plunged after a fake verified Twitter account claimed “insulin is free now.”
ANSWER: Eli Lilly [or Lilly; or Eli Lilly and Company]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 17.50 | 50% | 100% | 25% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Imperial D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | MH |
| Bristol | Imperial C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Cambridge A | Cambridge C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Cambridge B | Warwick | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Cambridge E | Southampton | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Cardiff | Imperial A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Durham D | Durham B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Edinburgh A | York | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Edinburgh C | Edinburgh D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Oxford | Imperial B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | M |
| Sheffield A | Durham C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Sheffield B | Edinburgh B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 60% | 100% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 43% | 100% | 29% |