Thursday, June 18, 2020

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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 18 12:56AM -0700

On 6/16/20 8:10 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 61. The Japanese modernization process in the 19th century
> has the same name as the restoration of the imperial dynasty.
> Name this process.
 
Meiji
 
> print map { "$_\n" } @ARGV [
> sort { $k[$a] <=> $k[$b] }
> (0 .. $#ARGV) ];
 
APL
 
 
> 64. What "first" did J.A.D. McCurdy accomplish on 1909-02-23,
> at Baddeck, Nova Scotia?
 
first Canadian to fly an airplane
 
> countries) that border on two or more other countries, but there
> """is""" only one that has borders with two other countries
> *on a single island*. Name the country.
 
Malaysia
 
> people displaced by Hurricane Katrina?
 
> 72. Why """is""" the helmet of the Cleveland Browns unique among
> NFL teams?
 
no logo or other symbol
 
 
> 73. The Sacramento Monarchs """are""" the 2005 champions of what
> sports league?
 
arena football
 
 
> 74. What """is""" the only city that has hosted either the summer
> or the winter Olympic Games twice, just 12 years apart?
 
London
 
 
> 76. There are 11 tales in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
> Name any *four* of them, not including "The Wife of Bath's
> Tale".
 
The Knight's Tale, The Monk's Tale, The Parson's Tale, The Merchant's Tale
 
> for 2006 or for 2020.
 
> 80. Which renowned 19th-century French physician and anatomist is
> credited with the discovery of the speech center of the brain?
 
Boca
 
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Dan Tilque
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