| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 05 01:51PM +0200 > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America > 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native > Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Trail of Tears > the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been > used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional > in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. Ku Klux Klan > controlled the economies and hence the politics of several > Central American countries. What collective nickname was given > to these countries? Banana republics > 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in > a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. > Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. Song My > 10. In 1953, the CIA overthrew the elected leader of Iran, > who was in the process of nationalizing British oil companies. > Who replaced him? The Shah > 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks > on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia > killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? Mormons > * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment/Literature - Geography of Westeros and Essos > Let's see how much attention you've been paying to "Game of Thrones" > or the original novels. Absolutely zero. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 05 06:43PM > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America > 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native > Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Trail of Tears > the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been > used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional > in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. Ku Klux Klan > 3. An 1890 massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, where > an estimated 250 Native Americans were killed. Give the name > of this incident, taken from a creek nearby. Wounded Knee > controlled the economies and hence the politics of several > Central American countries. What collective nickname was given > to these countries? banana republics > 5. During the Iraq War, the US Army and CIA committed torture and > human rights violations against detainees in which Iraqi prison? Abu Ghraib > 6. "The International Jew" is a 4-volume set of antisemitic > pamphlets published in the 1920s by which American captain > of industry? Henry Ford > 7. The series of late 19th-century state and local laws enforcing > racial segregation in the US South, in force until the mid-1960s, > were called what? Jim Crow > in fact they were not. It resulted in a multi-million-dollar > settlement, and an apology by President Clinton in 1997. > Name the study. (Short name will do.) Tuskegee > 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in > a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. > Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. My Lai > 10. In 1953, the CIA overthrew the elected leader of Iran, > who was in the process of nationalizing British oil companies. > Who replaced him? Pahlavi > 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks > on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia > killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? Mormons -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 05 01:45PM -0700 On 5/4/19 9:58 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America > 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native > Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Trail of Tears > the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been > used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional > in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. Ku Klux Klan > 3. An 1890 massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, where > an estimated 250 Native Americans were killed. Give the name > of this incident, taken from a creek nearby. Wounded Knee > controlled the economies and hence the politics of several > Central American countries. What collective nickname was given > to these countries? banana republics > 6. "The International Jew" is a 4-volume set of antisemitic > pamphlets published in the 1920s by which American captain > of industry? Henry Ford > 7. The series of late 19th-century state and local laws enforcing > racial segregation in the US South, in force until the mid-1960s, > were called what? Jim Crow > in fact they were not. It resulted in a multi-million-dollar > settlement, and an apology by President Clinton in 1997. > Name the study. (Short name will do.) Tunguskee > 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in > a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. > Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. My Lai > 10. In 1953, the CIA overthrew the elected leader of Iran, > who was in the process of nationalizing British oil companies. > Who replaced him? the Shah > 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks > on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia > killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? Baptists (wasn't aware the wagon trainers were of a single religious group) > 7. What kingdom worships the Drowned God? > 8. What is the name of the central castle along the Wall, home of > the Lord Commander? Winterfell ?? (haven't watched the show or read the books, so this is a complete WAG) -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 05 08:48PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America > 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native > Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Trail of Tears > the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been > used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional > in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. KKK > 3. An 1890 massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, where > an estimated 250 Native Americans were killed. Give the name > of this incident, taken from a creek nearby. Wounded Knee > controlled the economies and hence the politics of several > Central American countries. What collective nickname was given > to these countries? Banana republics > 5. During the Iraq War, the US Army and CIA committed torture and > human rights violations against detainees in which Iraqi prison? Abu Ghraib > 6. "The International Jew" is a 4-volume set of antisemitic > pamphlets published in the 1920s by which American captain > of industry? Henry Ford > 7. The series of late 19th-century state and local laws enforcing > racial segregation in the US South, in force until the mid-1960s, > were called what? Jim Crow > in fact they were not. It resulted in a multi-million-dollar > settlement, and an apology by President Clinton in 1997. > Name the study. (Short name will do.) Tuskegee experiment > 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in > a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. > Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. My Lai (Calley) > 10. In 1953, the CIA overthrew the elected leader of Iran, > who was in the process of nationalizing British oil companies. > Who replaced him? Shah Reza Pahlavi > 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks > on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia > killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? Mormons > and the Faceless Men? > 10. What city along the north coast of Slaver's Bay is ruled from > atop the great pyramid? Pete Gayde |
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