| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 27 09:09PM +0200 > a serious problem in countries like China. In our part of North > America it is blamed for damage to forests, fish, and buildings. > What is it? smog > 2. Some people fear that a possible consequence of global warming > will be a serious *cooling* of the climate in Europe. Why Europe > in particular? The gulf stream could change its ways or stop running, due to ice melting from Greenland. > until one of the town's wells suddenly got contaminated with > E. coli bacteria. What event caused that contamination to > happen, and how? Be sufficiently detailed. COws were grazing too close to the supply. > City a storm in *June* brought over a foot (30 cm) of snow. > In Europe, famine from crop failures killed an estimated > 200,000 people. What caused this weather? A vulcano eruption. > bgure navzny fcrpvrf gbb. Be gung'f gur cerinvyvat gurbel, > naljnl. Jung pbhagel pbagnvaf gung pengre """gbqnl""" (be, > vs nccyvpnoyr, pbagnvaf gur ynetrfg cneg bs vg)? México > it reached toxic levels and a large fraction of the planet's > living things died out. Of course, they were all microorganisms. > But anyway, what was this toxic waste substance? Oxygen. > what part of the Earth """now""" typically has the least ozone > above it, or give *any one* of the short names for the families > of chemicals produced by humans that have caused this effect. Freon > concentrated, shutting down fisheries; and an island that once > housed a biological weapons lab is now part of the mainland. > What is the name of this disappearing sea? Aral Sea > 4. Name the Washington Capitals left-winger who led the NHL with > 425 shots on goal during the 2005-06 regular season, setting > an NHL rookie record. Ovechkin > 5. The hardest recorded slapshot by an NHL player was by Chad Kilger > on December 3, during the Toronto Maple Leafs skills competition. > What was the speed (in mph or km/h), within 4 mph? 200 km/h > 7. On November 13, Teppo Numminen set the record for the most > regular-season games played in his career by a European-trained > player. Who did Numminen surpass? Börje Salming > 10. Which Colorado Avalanche center """this season""" scored his > 600th career goal and also reached 900 assists? Peter Forsberg |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 27 11:23PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > a serious problem in countries like China. In our part of North > America it is blamed for damage to forests, fish, and buildings. > What is it? Acid rain > 2. Some people fear that a possible consequence of global warming > will be a serious *cooling* of the climate in Europe. Why Europe > in particular? The gulf stream will be cooler, thus cooling Europe > "disease" that turned out to be mercury poisoning. The mercury > came from a chemical plant as industrial waste, but how were > the victims exposed to it? Ground water > City a storm in *June* brought over a foot (30 cm) of snow. > In Europe, famine from crop failures killed an estimated > 200,000 people. What caused this weather? Volcano eruption in East Indies > each case only after you have finished with the previous question. > 6. Jung qenzngvp cuenfr unf orra hfrq sbe n fvzvyne pyvzngvp > qvfnfgre gung zvtug or pnhfrq ol gur arkg jbeyq jne? Nuclear winter > bgure navzny fcrpvrf gbb. Be gung'f gur cerinvyvat gurbel, > naljnl. Jung pbhagel pbagnvaf gung pengre """gbqnl""" (be, > vs nccyvpnoyr, pbagnvaf gur ynetrfg cneg bs vg)? Russia > what part of the Earth """now""" typically has the least ozone > above it, or give *any one* of the short names for the families > of chemicals produced by humans that have caused this effect. South Pole > concentrated, shutting down fisheries; and an island that once > housed a biological weapons lab is now part of the mainland. > What is the name of this disappearing sea? Aral Sea > 1. Name the Pittsburgh Penguins center who on February 10 became > the youngest player, at age 18 years and 153 days, to ever > score a hat trick in the NHL. Crosby > 2. Name the Detroit Red Wings defenseman who on November 24 set the > record for most regular-season games by an American-born player, > at the age of 44. Chris Chelios > 3. On Tuesday, which Dallas Stars center became the second > American-born player to score 500 goals? Mike Modano > 4. Name the Washington Capitals left-winger who led the NHL with > 425 shots on goal during the 2005-06 regular season, setting > an NHL rookie record. Ovechkin > 5. The hardest recorded slapshot by an NHL player was by Chad Kilger > on December 3, during the Toronto Maple Leafs skills competition. > What was the speed (in mph or km/h), within 4 mph? 110 mph; 119 mph > 7. On November 13, Teppo Numminen set the record for the most > regular-season games played in his career by a European-trained > player. Who did Numminen surpass? Salming > season: 2,475 in 2003-04 and 2,488 in 2005-06. Name him. > 10. Which Colorado Avalanche center """this season""" scored his > 600th career goal and also reached 900 assists? Pete Gayde |
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