| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 30 11:58PM +0200 This is quiz is over and Joshua Kreizer is the undisputed winnner with a perfect score, amazing! Here are the scores: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Joshua 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 9 Mark B - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 7 Pete G - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 7 Dan T - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 6 And here are the answers: > 1. Skanderbeg Albania. Although there was no Albanian state in the 15th century, it was due Skanderbeg that the Albanians was the last people to be subdued by the Ottomans in this part of the Balkan peninsula. > 2. Bernardo O'Higgins Chile. He was one of independence leaders. > 3. King Sejong Korea. (No distinction needed between North and South here) Sejong was king in the 15th centuty, and is considered as one of the greatest leaders in Korean history. His partcicular claim to fame is the development of the Hangul script, which is a phonetic script, in difference to the ideographic characters. Some records claimed the he invented it himself. > 4. Gustav Vasa Sweden. When he was crowned king 1523, this marked the end of the Union of Kalmar, and re-established Sweden as an independent state. > 5. Taras Shevchenko Ukraine. He was a writer and artist who was instrumental in forming a modern Ukranian literary language. I think all Ukranian cities I have visited have a statue of Sevchenko, often in bigger format. Here is one example from Poltava: http://privat.sommarskog.se/Ukraina2014/Mellan/05-Poltava- trainview/120_IMG_1326.jpg. > 6. Kemal Atatürk Turkey. The founder of the modern Turkish state from the remnants of the Ottoman empire. > 7. Toussaint Louverture Haïti. Leader of the slave revolt that lead to Haïti's independence. > 8. José Martí Cuba. The only reason I know about him, is his frequent appearances in the Toronto pub quizzes. :-) > 9. Marianne France. In difference to everyone else, not a rel person, but an personification of the French ideals. > 10. Julius Nyrere Tanzania. The first president of Tanzania, and instrumental in the unification of Tangayika and Zanibar. > 11. José de San Martín Argentina. Independence leader, not only for Argentina, but also Chile and Perú. But it his in native Argentina that the worship is taken to a different level. The are many Argetinian cities where the main square is Piazza San Martin, or the main drag is named after him. > 12. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Pakistan. The first governor-general of Pakistan, and also the driving force that there would be a separate Muslim state formed on the Indian subcontinent. |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jul 30 11:56AM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > confirmed as discovered or synthesized, there """are""" two > letters of the alphabet that don't appear in any element symbols > in the periodic table. Name *both*. Q and J > 3. If you are exploring an ocean reef at 33 feet (10 m) below the > surface of the water, how many atmospheres of total pressure > are you experiencing? 2; 3 > which became known as the marijuana-growing capital of Canada. > Then the operation was moved to an undisclosed location when > more space was needed. Anyway, name the city where the mine was. Edmonton; Vancouver > conflicting information. But which British theoretical physicist > and cosmologist actually was born on the 300th anniversary of > Galileo's death? Hawking > 10. Zoologists honored Hugh Hefner by naming Sylvilagus palustris > hefneri for him. What kind of animal is this? Rabbit > C2. Throughout the Pacific Ring of Fire are found tectonic > subduction zones. Describe what is happening at a subduction > zone. One plate moves under an adjacent plate > It actually sends you to a web site such as youtube, for > the Rick Astley video "Never Gonna Give You Up". Give the > Internet meme term for what has just happened to you. Rick rolled > a Bronco receiver lands on it. The ref says no touchdown. > Explain the specific rule he is thinking of when making > his decision. A fumble cannot be advanced by the offensive team in the last 2 minutes of a half. > steal first from second.) But for what other *specific > tactical reason* did other players sometimes steal first > base from second? To force the first baseman to cover first base for any attempted pick-off throws from the pitcher, thus creating a bigger gap on the right side of the infield. Pete Gayde |
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