| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 11 02:31PM On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:30:44 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > OVER, U.S. TELLS PUTIN". *Therefore*, this is the history round. > 1. The term "Iron Curtain" was popularized in a 1946 speech by what > former world leader? Churchill > 2. What agreement did the US and the USSR sign in 1972, limiting > anti-ballistic missile systems and ICBM launchers? (The short form > of the name is okay.) SALT > It took place in a model American home built for the American > National Exhibition in Moscow. What name was given to this exchange > of views? Kitchen Table Summit > occurred during the 1970s but was brought to an end by such events as > the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Iranian hostage crisis, > and the election of Ronald Reagan? detante > 8. The Soviet Union had two other leaders between Leonid Brezhnev and > Mikhail Gorbachev. Name *either one*. Andropov > 9. Which country did the US invade in October 1983, shortly after > a coup by a Cuban-linked group Grenada > through space, but this one is so large, it has over a trillion > inhabitants and surrounds a star that is traveling with it. > The title refers to its shape. Ringworld > spice (or melange) that gives long life and other powers, > particularly to a mystical group called the Bene Gesserit. Arrakis is > also home to a species of giant animals called sandworms. Dune |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 11 04:51PM > * Game 5, Round 2 - History - The Cold War Era > 1. The term "Iron Curtain" was popularized in a 1946 speech by what > former world leader? Winston Churchill > 2. What agreement did the US and the USSR sign in 1972, limiting > anti-ballistic missile systems and ICBM launchers? (The short > form of the name is okay.) SALT > 3. What is the loose grouping of former Soviet republics that was > formed after the breakup of the USSR? (Full name required.) Confederation of States > but Canada and China had already opened embassies in each other's > capitals the year before. Name *either* of the two years when > these events occurred. 1971 > It took place in a model American home built for the American > National Exhibition in Moscow. What name was given to this > exchange of views? kitchen debate > occurred during the 1970s but was brought to an end by such events > as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Iranian hostage crisis, > and the election of Ronald Reagan? detente > 8. The Soviet Union had two other leaders between Leonid Brezhnev and > Mikhail Gorbachev. Name *either one*. Chernenko > 9. Which country did the US invade in October 1983, shortly after > a coup by a Cuban-linked group? Grenada > 10. What were the two key principles of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform > program for the Soviet Union? Please answer in Russian. > (Transliterated into the English alphabet, that is; no Cyrillic!) glasnost and perestroika > a space elevator is constructed, providing a fixed link between > geostationary orbit and the Earth's surface at an island named > Taprobane ["ta-PRO-ban-ee"]. Name either book. Rendezvous With Rama > through space, but this one is so large, it has over a trillion > inhabitants and surrounds a star that is traveling with it. > The title refers to its shape. Ringworld > between third-world countries and powerful nations capable > of weaponized nanotechnology. The titles are similar; name > either one. The Forever War > with physical laws very different from those we know. Part of > the novel is set in that universe, and involves a species with > three sexes. The Gods Themselves > novel is set mainly in 14th-century England. A history student > from our future accidentally travels to the wrong decade and > finds herself confronted by the horrors of the Black Death. Doomsday Book > alien artifact. This one is an abandoned base full of > automatically guided starships that can be flown to any location > pre-set by their builders, who humans call the Heechee. Gateway > particularly to a mystical group called the Bene Gesserit. > Arrakis is also home to a species of giant animals called > sandworms. Dune > proves to have been based on a misunderstanding, and in the 1986 > sequel, he tries to atone for the harm he did. The novels won > back-to-back Hugos and Nebulas; name either book. Ender's Game > direct brain-computer interfaces and other sorts of high-tech > implant as well as computer networks, artificial intelligences, > and powerful global corporations. Neuromancer > conflicts are involved. 1974: This novel, in the same fictional > universe, is set on a double planet whose society was founded > on an anarchistic basis. Name either book. The Left Hand of Darkness -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 11 09:02PM +0200 > OVER, U.S. TELLS PUTIN". *Therefore*, this is the history round. > 1. The term "Iron Curtain" was popularized in a 1946 speech by what > former world leader? Churchill > 2. What agreement did the US and the USSR sign in 1972, limiting > anti-ballistic missile systems and ICBM launchers? (The short > form of the name is okay.) START > 3. What is the loose grouping of former Soviet republics that was > formed after the breakup of the USSR? (Full name required.) Commonwealth of Independent States > 4. Who was the first secretary of the Communist Party of > Czechoslovakia during the so-called "Prague Spring" of 1968? Dubcek > but Canada and China had already opened embassies in each other's > capitals the year before. Name *either* of the two years when > these events occurred. 1972 > 8. The Soviet Union had two other leaders between Leonid Brezhnev and > Mikhail Gorbachev. Name *either one*. Andropov and Chernenko > 9. Which country did the US invade in October 1983, shortly after > a coup by a Cuban-linked group? Grenada > 10. What were the two key principles of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform > program for the Soviet Union? Please answer in Russian. > (Transliterated into the English alphabet, that is; no Cyrillic!) Glasnost y perestroika > a space elevator is constructed, providing a fixed link between > geostationary orbit and the Earth's surface at an island named > Taprobane ["ta-PRO-ban-ee"]. Name either book. Rendez-Vous with Rama > with physical laws very different from those we know. Part of > the novel is set in that universe, and involves a species with > three sexes. And the Gods Themselves > direct brain-computer interfaces and other sorts of high-tech > implant as well as computer networks, artificial intelligences, > and powerful global corporations. The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 11 05:28PM -0700 On 8/10/20 10:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > OVER, U.S. TELLS PUTIN". *Therefore*, this is the history round. > 1. The term "Iron Curtain" was popularized in a 1946 speech by what > former world leader? Churchill > 2. What agreement did the US and the USSR sign in 1972, limiting > anti-ballistic missile systems and ICBM launchers? (The short > form of the name is okay.) SALT > 3. What is the loose grouping of former Soviet republics that was > formed after the breakup of the USSR? (Full name required.) Community of Independent States > 4. Who was the first secretary of the Communist Party of > Czechoslovakia during the so-called "Prague Spring" of 1968? Havel > but Canada and China had already opened embassies in each other's > capitals the year before. Name *either* of the two years when > these events occurred. 1971 > It took place in a model American home built for the American > National Exhibition in Moscow. What name was given to this > exchange of views? Kitchen Debate > occurred during the 1970s but was brought to an end by such events > as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Iranian hostage crisis, > and the election of Ronald Reagan? Detente > 8. The Soviet Union had two other leaders between Leonid Brezhnev and > Mikhail Gorbachev. Name *either one*. Andropov > 9. Which country did the US invade in October 1983, shortly after > a coup by a Cuban-linked group? Grenada > 10. What were the two key principles of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform > program for the Soviet Union? Please answer in Russian. > (Transliterated into the English alphabet, that is; no Cyrillic!) glasnost > a space elevator is constructed, providing a fixed link between > geostationary orbit and the Earth's surface at an island named > Taprobane ["ta-PRO-ban-ee"]. Name either book. Rendezvous with Rama > through space, but this one is so large, it has over a trillion > inhabitants and surrounds a star that is traveling with it. > The title refers to its shape. Ringworld > between third-world countries and powerful nations capable > of weaponized nanotechnology. The titles are similar; name > either one. The Forever War > with physical laws very different from those we know. Part of > the novel is set in that universe, and involves a species with > three sexes. The Gods Themselves > novel is set mainly in 14th-century England. A history student > from our future accidentally travels to the wrong decade and > finds herself confronted by the horrors of the Black Death. Doomsday Book > alien artifact. This one is an abandoned base full of > automatically guided starships that can be flown to any location > pre-set by their builders, who humans call the Heechee. Gateway > particularly to a mystical group called the Bene Gesserit. > Arrakis is also home to a species of giant animals called > sandworms. Dune > proves to have been based on a misunderstanding, and in the 1986 > sequel, he tries to atone for the harm he did. The novels won > back-to-back Hugos and Nebulas; name either book. Ender's Game > direct brain-computer interfaces and other sorts of high-tech > implant as well as computer networks, artificial intelligences, > and powerful global corporations. Neuromancer > conflicts are involved. 1974: This novel, in the same fictional > universe, is set on a double planet whose society was founded > on an anarchistic basis. Name either book. The Left Hand of Darkness -- Dan Tilque |
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