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- QFTCIUA Game 4, Rounds 7-8: treaties, Expos - 2 Updates
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| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 31 12:35AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z9edncpHoaRu6s3JnZ2dnUU7- > 1. The Treaty of Paris, signed 1763-02-10, ended which conflict? > 2. The Treaty or Peace of Vereeniging, signed 1902-05-31, ended > which struggle? Japan-Russia War; Balkan War > 3. What treaty was signed by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist > Republic, at a city now located in Belarus, on 1918-03-03, > that allowed their exit from the Great War? Treaty of Minsk > 4. On 1814-12-24, the British and Americans signed which treaty > to end the War of 1812? Treaty of Ghent > document, brought which struggle to a close? > 7. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed 1848-02-02, stopped > which war? Mexican-American > 8. The Balfour Declaration, dated 1817-11-02, was a formal statement > of the British government favoring the establishment of what? Canada > between Britain and France, signed 1802-03-25 (or in the French > Revolutionary Calendar, Germinal 4, X). How definitive was it -- > that is, how many years did the treaty last? 4 years; 3 years > baseball stadium in 2 years. It took 8 years. Finally, in > 1977, they moved into multi-purpose Olympic Stadium -- from > which ballpark where they'd played until then? Jarry Park > 3. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favourite > was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. > What's his real name? Rusty Staub > 4. The Expos first Hall of Fame player arrived in the mid-1970s, > a catcher nicknamed "The Kid". What's his real name? Gary Carter > '70s and early '80s, led by the Kid and a second Hall-of-Famer, > center-fielder Andre Dawson. What is Dawson's ornithological > nickname? Hawk > but isn't yet, also had a nickname. He was called "Rock" > for his chiseled physique -- and not his brief early-career > cocaine habit. His real name? Galarraga > slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of > his time. After leaving the Expos, he won the 2004 American > League MVP award with the Angels. Name him. Vladimir Guerrero > within a win of going to the World Series, but lost the game on a > dramatic late home-run. This day became known as "Blue Monday", > not just because it was a Monday, but for what other reason? Rick Monday hit the home run > Alou and Larry Walker, and they also featured a young pitcher > who would later win Cy Young awards with the Expos and then > the Boston Red Sox. Who's that pitcher? Pedro Martinez Pete |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 31 04:05AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 4, Round 7 - History - Peace Treaties & Declarations > 1. The Treaty of Paris, signed 1763-02-10, ended which conflict? Seven Years' War > 2. The Treaty or Peace of Vereeniging, signed 1902-05-31, ended > which struggle? Second Boer War > 3. What treaty was signed by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist > Republic, at a city now located in Belarus, on 1918-03-03, > that allowed their exit from the Great War? Treaty of Minsk > 4. On 1814-12-24, the British and Americans signed which treaty > to end the War of 1812? Treaty of Ghent > 5. The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended which conflict > within the Holy Roman Empire? Thirty Years' War > 6. The Treaty or Peace of Utrecht, actually a series of individual > treaties signed in March and April 1713 rather than one single > document, brought which struggle to a close? War of the Austrian Succession > 7. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed 1848-02-02, stopped > which war? Mexican-American War > 8. The Balfour Declaration, dated 1817-11-02, was a formal statement > of the British government favoring the establishment of what? homeland for Jews > between Britain and France, signed 1802-03-25 (or in the French > Revolutionary Calendar, Germinal 4, X). How definitive was it -- > that is, how many years did the treaty last? 4 years > within a win of going to the World Series, but lost the game on a > dramatic late home-run. This day became known as "Blue Monday", > not just because it was a Monday, but for what other reason? everyone was turning blue from the cold; stock market crash -- Dan Tilque |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Oct 31 09:22AM +1100 > * Game 5 (2014-10-20), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. Employees of which hospital were disciplined for inappropriately > accessing Rob Ford's medical records? Toronto General Hospital > 5. Two people were named Nobel Peace Prize winners. Name either. Malala Yousfazi > 6. A Pakistani court upheld the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a > 50-year-old Christian mother of five. What was she convicted of? Blasphemy > 7. Stock markets tumbled, then surged when the US's central bank, > the Federal Reserve, hinted that it may provide more stimulus. > Who is the chair of the Fed? Janet Yellen > 8. Several Canadian hikers were swept up in an avalanche in what > country? Nepal > 9. Name either of the two devices Apple unveiled. iPhone 6+ > * Game 6 (2014-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Name the Canadian Army reservist killed at the National War > Memorial in Ottawa. Nathan Cerillo > 2. Name the sergeant-at-arms who killed the Ottawa shooter. > 3. The shooting led to the postponement of an honorary citizenship > ceremony in Toronto for what young foreign dignitary? Malala Yousfazi> > 4. The night of the shooting, an NHL arena in the US got the > crowd to sing "O Canada" and flashed red maple leafs on the ice. > Name either team at that game (city or team name). Boston > 6. Name the security firm, some say private army, whose former > employees were convicted of killing 14 Iraqis in Baghdad in 2007. Blackwater > 9. Police charged a woman after the remains of six babies were > found in a storage locker in which Canadian city? Ottawa > 10. The opening game of baseball's World Series had the lowest > ratings ever. Name either of the teams playing in the series > this year. (City or team name.) Philadelphia Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 30 07:57PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> 3. Employees of which hospital were disciplined for inappropriately >> accessing Rob Ford's medical records? Rob Parker: > Toronto General Hospital As I noted to Erland, that is a real hospital. As a matter of interest, were you just making up a likely name or did you know it was real? -- Mark Brader | "But this still doesn't explain spousal resemblance Toronto | in earlobe length, which is only rarely cited as a msb@vex.net | factor in divorce." --Jared Diamond My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 31 03:46AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 7. Stock markets tumbled, then surged when the US's central bank, > the Federal Reserve, hinted that it may provide more stimulus. > Who is the chair of the Fed? Yellen > 8. Several Canadian hikers were swept up in an avalanche in what > country? Nepal > 9. Name either of the two devices Apple unveiled. iPhone 6 > pulled four action figures based on what AMC TV series? > 6. Name the security firm, some say private army, whose former > employees were convicted of killing 14 Iraqis in Baghdad in 2007. Blackwater > 10. The opening game of baseball's World Series had the lowest > ratings ever. Name either of the teams playing in the series > this year. (City or team name.) San Francisco Giants (who won it yesterday) -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 30 01:53PM -0500 [Spoiler for http://www.sporcle.com/games/citkeane/alphablanks ] Dan Blum: > > Wessex is indeed an ancient name, but unfortunately it ceased to be > > an official name in 1066... Mark Brader: > ...I thought maybe Wessex was still around... And I might've thought of it even sooner if I hadn't been a few days behind on doing sporcle.com. It's an answer in the quiz at the above URL, which was posted there on Friday! -- Mark Brader | "Go have a life -- but I'm telling you right now, Toronto | you will be bored sick. Life is overrated." msb@vex.net | --Will Gardner (Robert & Michelle King) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 31 01:03AM > as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second > tiebreaker will be posting order. > 1. The standard isotope of this element with atomic weight 99 is a beta > emitter, and in fact is used as a standard beta emitter. However, the > element's metastable 99m isomer is a gamma emitter; that might make it > dangerous if not for its six-hour half life. The short half life and the > wavelength of the gamma rays make the isomer well-suited for medical > imaging; it can be used for scans on many parts of the body. Arsenic? > 2. This quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur is well-known for its heavily- > armored body and its clubbed tail. The armor was formed by large plates > and lumps of bone attached to the skin in rows. The tail had similar > pieces of bone on it and was possibly used as a weapon. Stegosaurus > for language changes) by 860 and its boundaries have not changed much > since that time. Its most prominent town is Reading, although people > outside the UK might be more familiar with Windsor. Berkshire > name. That district was named after a section of Venice which > used to be a major commercial center. The original version > of the name meant "high river bank." Rialto > the city was named Ledra; the current name appears to have > resulted from French-speaking Crusaders mispronouncing the name > it had in the 13th century. Nicosia > from the initials of the original company the owning company > used to be part of. (Actually, due to mergers the owning company > used to be several parts of the original company.) Esso > 11. Acrostic? A Submarine Pete |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com>: Oct 31 04:17AM -0400 1. 2. 3. Merovingian 4. Berkshire 5. odalisque 6. 7. Rialto 8. 9. Nicosia 10. Esso 11. tambourine -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
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