| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 09 01:05PM > Undeterred, the diplomat published it in the "New York Times". > Miffed, the administration exposed his wife as a CIA operative. > Name either the diplomat or his wife. Wilson > 2. Which US private was arrested in May 2010 for passing classified > documents to Wikileaks? Manning > Times" in 1969, demonstrating that the Johnson administration > had systematically lied to the public and to Congress about > the Vietnam War. What are these documents called? Pentagon Papers > anonymous note to Army Criminal Investigations, exposing > violations of the Geneva Convention, including torture and > abuse -- at *which Iraqi prison*? Abu Ghraib > 5. Mark Felt came out of the whistleblower's closet in 2005, > 30 years after leaking secrets about Nixon's involvement in > the Watergate scandal. In that context, how was he better known? Deep Throat > of his country's clandestine nuclear weapons program in 1986. > He was arrested and spent 18 years in prison, 11 of them in > solitary. Which country did he tattle on? Israel > in the New York Times that led to a commission to investigate > the allegations. He survived a gunshot wound to the face, and > eventually retired to northern New York State. Who """is""" he? Serpico > making plutonium pellets for nuclear fuel rods. Before going > public about dangerous mishandling of contaminants, she was > killed in a collision. Name her. Silkwood > | Gamay | Riesling > 1. The basic grape for Cognac and Armagnac. Also known as > Trebbiano, and used under that name in many Italian white wines. Sauvignon Blanc; Ugni Blanc > 2. The white grape predominant in Bordeaux. Grown also in the > Loire Valley, where, for example, it is used in Pouilly-Fum?. Chardonnay; Sauvignon Blanc > 3. White wine, Rhone Valley grape, used to make Condrieu. Riesling; Ugni Blanc > 4. Known as a temperamental grape, sensitive to many diseases. > The dominant red-wine grape of Burgundy. Germany is its second > home, where it is known as Sp?tburgunder. Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot > 5. In France found almost exclusively in Alsace. Dominant in > Rhine and Mosel wines; used to make ice wine as well. Known also > as Johannisberg, after Schloss Johannisberg in Germany. Gewuerztraminer > 6. Great white wine grape of Burgundy; used to make Pouilly-Fuiss?; > also used for Champagne. Viognier; Chardonnay > 7. In France, cultivated mainly in the northern Rhone area. > Among competing theories of its origin: a crusader brought it > back from Iran (Persia). Syrah > 8. Dominant grape used in M?doc; around the world, the most > widespread red wine grape after Merlot. Pinot Noir; Cabernet Sauvignon > 9. This white wine grape goes by the name Fendant in Switzerland, > where it covers 30% of the country's vineyards. Chenin; Gamay > Tavel Ros?. It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditions such > as those found in Spain, the south of France, and California's > San Joaquin Valley. Chasselas; Gamay -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Oct 10 12:09AM +0200 > * Game 7, Round 4 - History - Whistleblowers, or "You Can't Handle the Truth!" > 2. Which US private was arrested in May 2010 for passing classified > documents to Wikileaks? Manning > Times" in 1969, demonstrating that the Johnson administration > had systematically lied to the public and to Congress about > the Vietnam War. What are these documents called? The Pentagon Papers > 5. Mark Felt came out of the whistleblower's closet in 2005, > 30 years after leaking secrets about Nixon's involvement in > the Watergate scandal. In that context, how was he better known? Deep Throad > of his country's clandestine nuclear weapons program in 1986. > He was arrested and spent 18 years in prison, 11 of them in > solitary. Which country did he tattle on? Israel |
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