| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 14 12:46PM > But the set of participants has changed over time, and I'd like to ask > the question again. Would you prefer the 15-question rounds from the > Final to be posted one at a time or in sets of two? No preference. > 1. In 1857, the court sided with slavery and declared that blacks > could not be US citizens. Give the *short name* commonly used > for the case. Dred Scott > other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches > of government. What is the common term for the *power* that > was thus limited? executive privilege > Amendment prohibits the government from restricting spending > for communications by corporations, labor unions, and other > associations. What organization was the plaintiff in this case? Citizens United > 4. In 1973, the court ruled that women have the constitutional > right to terminate pregnancy. Roe v. Wade > 5. The court settled a recount dispute in Florida's part of the > 2000 presidential election. Bush v. Gore > for emotional distress due to a caricature, parody, or satire > of the public figure that a reasonable person would not have > interpreted as factual. Falwell v. Hustler > 7. This decision declared that separate educational facilities > for white and black students were inherently unequal. Brown v. Board of Education > 8. The Loving v. Virginia decision struck down all state laws > banning interracial marriage. 1967 > 9. In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the court ruled that the Boy > Scouts were allowed to bar gays from becoming troop leaders. 1986 > fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples > by both the due-process clause and the equal-protection clause > of the 14th Amendment. 2010 > A1. Based in Kazakhstan, it is Russia's major launch facility and > currently the only launch facility to launch humans into > orbit. Name it. Baikul > A2. The major space-launch facility for the USA is located on > Cape Canaveral. What was the cape called between 1963 > and 1973? Cape Kennedy > B1. In 1973 two movies of a famous play were made. Dr. Rank > is played in one version by Ralph Richardson and in the > other by Trevor Howard. What title did the two movies share? Mousetrap > * C. Ships Sunk > C1. What ocean liner sank in 1956 as a result of a collision > with the Stockholm? Andrea Doria > * D. Flightless Birds > D1. What flightless bird gets its name from the local indigenous > people's imitation of its cry? kookaburra > D2. What flightless bird gets its name from the Portuguese > for ostrich? rhea > * F. Cryptic Crossword Clues > F1. Morning person for this Middle Eastern capital (5) Amman > F2. Communist fish is a misleading distraction (3,7) red herring -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 14 06:02PM On Tue, 14 May 2019 00:40:17 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In 1857, the court sided with slavery and declared that blacks > could not be US citizens. Give the *short name* commonly used for > the case. Dred Scott? > power of any US president to resist certain subpoenas and other > interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government. > What is the common term for the *power* that was thus limited? Executive Privilege > prohibits the government from restricting spending for communications > by corporations, labor unions, and other associations. What > organization was the plaintiff in this case? Citizens United > Virginia". > 4. In 1973, the court ruled that women have the constitutional > right to terminate pregnancy. Roe V Wade > 5. The court settled a recount dispute in Florida's part of the > 2000 presidential election. Bush V Gore > emotional distress due to a caricature, parody, or satire of the > public figure that a reasonable person would not have interpreted as > factual. Falwell V Hustler Magazine > 7. This decision declared that separate educational facilities > for white and black students were inherently unequal. Brown V Board of Education > For questions #8-10, give the *year* of the decision, within 2 years. > 8. The Loving v. Virginia decision struck down all state laws > banning interracial marriage. 1957 > 9. In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the court ruled that the Boy > Scouts were allowed to bar gays from becoming troop leaders. 2011 > fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both > the due-process clause and the equal-protection clause of the 14th > Amendment. 2015 > A1. Based in Kazakhstan, it is Russia's major launch facility and > currently the only launch facility to launch humans into orbit. > Name it. Baikenaour > A2. The major space-launch facility for the USA is located on > Cape Canaveral. What was the cape called between 1963 and 1973? Cape Kennedy > * C. Ships Sunk > C1. What ocean liner sank in 1956 as a result of a collision > with the Stockholm? Andrea Dorea > * D. Flightless Birds > D1. What flightless bird gets its name from the local indigenous > people's imitation of its cry? Kiwi > D2. What flightless bird gets its name from the Portuguese > for ostrich? Rhea > * E. Annes in Novels > E1. What was Anne's surname in "Anne of Green Gables"? Shirley > * F. Cryptic Crossword Clues > F1. Morning person for this Middle Eastern capital (5) > F2. Communist fish is a misleading distraction (3,7) red herring |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 14 10:56PM +0200 > But the set of participants has changed over time, and I'd like to ask > the question again. Would you prefer the 15-question rounds from the > Final to be posted one at a time or in sets of two? I vote for the current style. > ** Game 9, Round 9 - History (yes, again) - US Supreme Court Decisions > 4. In 1973, the court ruled that women have the constitutional > right to terminate pregnancy. Roe vs. Wade. > 5. The court settled a recount dispute in Florida's part of the > 2000 presidential election. Bush vs. Gore > fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples > by both the due-process clause and the equal-protection clause > of the 14th Amendment. 2023 > A1. Based in Kazakhstan, it is Russia's major launch facility and > currently the only launch facility to launch humans into > orbit. Name it. Soikhnur > A2. The major space-launch facility for the USA is located on > Cape Canaveral. What was the cape called between 1963 > and 1973? Cape Kennedy > C1. What ocean liner sank in 1956 as a result of a collision > with the Stockholm? Andrea Doria > D1. What flightless bird gets its name from the local indigenous > people's imitation of its cry? Kiwi > D2. What flightless bird gets its name from the Portuguese > for ostrich? Emu > * F. Cryptic Crossword Clues > F1. Morning person for this Middle Eastern capital (5) Amman |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 14 10:01PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H46dnXrDi-lcyUfBnZ2dnUU7- > 1. In 1857, the court sided with slavery and declared that blacks > could not be US citizens. Give the *short name* commonly used > for the case. Dred Scott > other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches > of government. What is the common term for the *power* that > was thus limited? Executive privelege > Amendment prohibits the government from restricting spending > for communications by corporations, labor unions, and other > associations. What organization was the plaintiff in this case? Citizens United > Virginia". > 4. In 1973, the court ruled that women have the constitutional > right to terminate pregnancy. Roe v. Wade > 5. The court settled a recount dispute in Florida's part of the > 2000 presidential election. Bush v. Gore > for emotional distress due to a caricature, parody, or satire > of the public figure that a reasonable person would not have > interpreted as factual. Flynt v. Bakker > 7. This decision declared that separate educational facilities > for white and black students were inherently unequal. Brown v. Board of Education > 2 years. > 8. The Loving v. Virginia decision struck down all state laws > banning interracial marriage. 1965; 1970 > 9. In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the court ruled that the Boy > Scouts were allowed to bar gays from becoming troop leaders. 2007; 2012 > fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples > by both the due-process clause and the equal-protection clause > of the 14th Amendment. 2015 > A2. The major space-launch facility for the USA is located on > Cape Canaveral. What was the cape called between 1963 > and 1973? Cape Kennedy > The title role was played in one version by Carroll Baker > and in the other by Carol Lynley. What title did these > movies share? Marilyn > * C. Ships Sunk > C1. What ocean liner sank in 1956 as a result of a collision > with the Stockholm? Andrea Doria > C2. In the early days of World War II, the captain of a German > navy ship scuttled it in Montevideo harbor after it was > damaged by Allied forces. Name the ship. Graf Spee; Scharnhorst > * D. Flightless Birds > D1. What flightless bird gets its name from the local indigenous > people's imitation of its cry? Emu > D2. What flightless bird gets its name from the Portuguese > for ostrich? Cassowary > published under his real name. Who was he? > * F. Cryptic Crossword Clues > F1. Morning person for this Middle Eastern capital (5) Amman > F2. Communist fish is a misleading distraction (3,7) Red Herring Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 14 08:12PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 3:40:22 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Poll of Entrants > Would you prefer the 15-question rounds from the > Final to be posted one at a time or in sets of two? Sets of two is my preference, but I'm not really fussed either way. > other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches > of government. What is the common term for the *power* that > was thus limited? Immunity > Virginia". > 4. In 1973, the court ruled that women have the constitutional > right to terminate pregnancy. Roe v. Wade > 2 years. > 8. The Loving v. Virginia decision struck down all state laws > banning interracial marriage. 1960, 1965 > 9. In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the court ruled that the Boy > Scouts were allowed to bar gays from becoming troop leaders. 1960, 1965 > fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples > by both the due-process clause and the equal-protection clause > of the 14th Amendment. 2010, 2015 > A2. The major space-launch facility for the USA is located on > Cape Canaveral. What was the cape called between 1963 > and 1973? Cape Kennedy > C2. In the early days of World War II, the captain of a German > navy ship scuttled it in Montevideo harbor after it was > damaged by Allied forces. Name the ship. Graf Spree > * D. Flightless Birds > D1. What flightless bird gets its name from the local indigenous > people's imitation of its cry? Emu, Kiwi > D2. What flightless bird gets its name from the Portuguese > for ostrich? Dodo? > E1. What was Anne's surname in "Anne of Green Gables"? > E2. "Anne of Geierstein" was the first novel this writer had > published under his real name. Who was he? King? > * F. Cryptic Crossword Clues > F1. Morning person for this Middle Eastern capital (5) Amman > F2. Communist fish is a misleading distraction (3,7) Red herring cheers, calvin |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: May 14 05:54PM On Sat, 11 May 2019 00:28:45 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > first name, nickname, or similar in the question, > you can do the same in answering. > 7. "Boy Meets World", Cory's best (female) friend. Topanga > 8. "Toy Story", Woody. We don't mean the human friend. Buzz Lightyear > 10. "Back to the Future", Marty McFly's friend and main accomplice > in time travel. Doc Emmett Brown |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 14 01:10PM -0500 If Bruce Bowler's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 12 points on Round 7 and 0 on Round 8. -- Mark Brader | "If one were to believe the bulk of our mail, one Toronto | would conclude that about every part of our anatomy msb@vex.net | (even those we don't possess) is the wrong size..." --LWN |
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