Trivia Quiz: Developing Mouse Brain Atlas

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Questions and Answers

1.

What is the project code?
- A.
  
  325
- B.
  
  350
- C.
  
  351
2.

We did ISH for genes beginning with 25 different letters of the alphabet (Aanat, Bach1, Cnr1…) For what letter of the alphabet have NOT genes been run?
- A.
  
  C
- B.
  
  Q
- C.
  
  Y not?
3.

What color were the slides for the developing mouse brain atlas?
- A.
  
  Lilac
- B.
  
  Daffodil
- C.
  
  Carnation
4.

What is the average number of mouse clicks that a member of the Annotation QC team (A.H.) makes in a year?
- A.
  
  239,485
- B.
  
  1,629,635
- C.
  
  One too many!
5.

Which of the following is NOT an anagram of a piece of equipment in the basement?
- A.
  
  Cosmic Rope
- B.
  
  Soapier
- C.
  
  Jars All Neon
6.

If you consider that the average full-time person works 1880 hrs/year after discounting vacation, holiday, and sick time, how many hours were billed to the developing mouse brain atlas project in 2009?
- A.
  
  48,500 hours
- B.
  
  94,000 hours
- C.
  
  180,000 hours
7.

What age tissue is this scary face from? (Can you see the face? a. yes, b. no, c, not without my glasses).
- A.
  
  E18.5
- B.
  
  P5
- C.
  
  P8
8.

Which of the following is a control gene for Developing Mouse?
- A.
  
  A8300561E12Rik
- B.
  
  Calb2
- C.
  
  Evan1
9.

Who stained the most cresyl violet/nissl slides?
- A.
  
  Andreas Alpisa
- B.
  
  Andrew Boe
- C.
  
  Anita Carey
10.

What naturally occurring mutation was frequently observed in this project?
- A.
  
  Born with two heads
- B.
  
  Extra sulcus in the cortex
- C.
  
  Nude mice
11.

Which of these personal protective equipment (PPE) does one have to wear in addition to safety glasses, gloves, and a lab coat to do HP yellow staining (hint: this uses A LOT of hydrochloric acid)?
- A.
  
  A big leather apron
- B.
  
  Rubber sleeves up to the elbow
- C.
  
  Space-age face shield
12.

Which of the following is NOT a developmental age used in this project (hint: E stands for embryonic day, and P stands for postnatal)?
- A.
  
  E0
- B.
  
  E13.5
- C.
  
  P28
13.

How many days is gestation for a mouse (time from conception to birth)?
- A.
  
  19 days
- B.
  
  1 month
- C.
  
  9 months
14.

How long does it take to scan an E11.5 slide on the Aperio?
- A.
  
  12 seconds
- B.
  
  6 minutes
- C.
  
  1 hour
15.

Which of the following is NOT the name of a tecan robot in production?
- A.
  
  Emu
- B.
  
  Toucan
- C.
  
  Aardvark
16.

For an imageseries to pass annotation QC, what is the maximum number of sections (out of 20) that can fail?
- A.
  
  None
- B.
  
  Four
- C.
  
  Ten
17.

How many terabytes of data did we generate for this project (hint: the ABA a.k.a. Allen Mouse Brain Atlas was 400-500 TB)?
- A.
  
  285 terabytes
- B.
  
  512 terabytes
- C.
  
  1500 terabytes
18.

1. How many image series are in the DevMouse Atlas versus the Adult Mouse Atlas?
- A.
  
  10,650 DevAtlas and 26,250 for ABA
- B.
  
  20,400 DevAtlas and 26,250 for ABA
- C.
  
  32,700 DevAtlas and 26,500 for ABA
19.

What day of the week is the developing mouse brain website viewed most often?
- A.
  
  Manic Monday
- B.
  
  Hump Day
- C.
  
  TGIF
20.

How many people from the IT team were involved with the DevAtlas (out of 15)?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  10
- C.
  
  Everyone
21.

Which of the following is NOT the name of a feature released for the developing mouse atlas in March 2010?
- A.
  
  Developmental AGEA
- B.
  
  Neuroblast
- C.
  
  3D Brain Spinner 2
22.

The number of unique visitors to the DevAtlas is about 2000 per month (compared to >10,000 for the ABA). The average amount of data downloaded for the ABA is about 100gb (excluding the API traffic). What is the average traffic bandwidth for the devmouse in the past two months?
- A.
  
  21 GB (One-fifth of ABA)
- B.
  
  93 GB (Equivalent to ABA)
- C.
  
  250 GB (Greater than ABA)