- RQFTCI03 Game 1 Rounds 9-10: OzSports, challenge - 2 Updates
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 09 08:40PM +0100 > Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one > at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998. > Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick. Cash > 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern > Hemisphere. Name the year. 1956 > 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at > Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event, > but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.) Short-track > beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup, > which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*: > As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year. 1984 > ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of > the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what > name is the trophy known? The Ashes > taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some > countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the > phrase as its name. What phrase? Value-added tax > B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services > Tax" from? France > * C. The Periodic Table > C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups. > What are the rows called? Periods > C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens. > Name any of the remaining """four""". Astatine > E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified? 1990 > E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South > Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following > year. 1974 > * F. The Super Bowl > F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII > to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs? Nuaghty man! Now I can't give my standard answers for this type of questions! Hm, I'll try Patriots whichever city they come from. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 09 10:12PM > 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19, > won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon, > becoming the first indigenous Australian champion. Golagong > atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first > Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning > the 400 m women's race in Sydney. Golagong > 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern > Hemisphere. Name the year. 1956; 1960 > 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at > Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event, > but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.) speed skating; cross-country skiing > beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup, > which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*: > As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year. 1998; 2002 > ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of > the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what > name is the trophy known? The Ashes > taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some > countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the > phrase as its name. What phrase? value-added tax > B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services > Tax" from? Australia > * C. The Periodic Table > C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups. > What are the rows called? periods > C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens. > Name any of the remaining """four""". fluorine > * D. "Star Trek" Movies > D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where > the people didn't grow old? Star Trek: Insurrection > D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century > San Francisco? Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home > * E. Formerly Divided Countries > E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified? 1989 > E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South > Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following > year. 1975 > F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team, > originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been > known since Super Bowl V by which name? Vince Lombardi Trophy -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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