Bonus
This program’s findings have been used for everything from pediatric growth charts to the fortification of cereals with iron and folate. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ongoing health survey program of over 100,000 Americans conducted by the NCHS since 1971. National standards for height, weight, and blood pressure are based on this program.
ANSWER: NHANES (“EN-hanes”) [or National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; prompt on HANES or Health and Nutrition Examination Survey]
[10e] NHANES data was used to connect this condition to a gasoline additive, leading to its phaseout in the 1970s. Walters and Hanna-Attisha exposed the Flint water crisis after detecting this condition.
ANSWER: lead poisoning [accept word forms; prompt on (toxic heavy) metal poisoning]
[10m] NHANES III found that 9 in 10 Americans were exposed to this toxin, as measured by blood cotinine concentrations. Lobbyists funded studies claiming type A personalities, not this toxin, cause heart disease.
ANSWER: smoke [accept environmental tobacco smoke or ETS or passive smoke or secondhand smoke or SHS or cigarette smoke; accept nicotine; accept tobacco] (Specifically, NHANES III found that 9 in 10 nonsmokers were exposed.)
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Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | NYU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Columbia A | Indiana | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cornell A | Virginia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Florida | British Columbia | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia State | Ottawa | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Iowa State | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| LSE | Waterloo B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Michigan | Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Minnesota | Johns Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanford | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Texas | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | Illinois A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto C | Georgia Tech | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley A | North Carolina A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCF | Maryland | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Vanderbilt | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Virginia | Cornell B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WUSTL A | Rutgers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| WUSTL B | UC Berkeley B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo A | Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Yale | Penn State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 21 | 13.81 | 95% | 43% | 0% |