| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 28 07:54AM -0700 On 5/26/23 21:59, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 1, Round 4 - History - Crimea > 1. The first major city in Crimea was Chersonesus, colonised by > settlers from city-states in which modern-day country? Greece > 2. After the disintegration of the Mongol Empire, which "colorful" > remnant ruled Crimea and much of modern Russia from 1259 until > around 1500? Golden Horde > 3. The <answer 2>'s 1347 siege of the Genoese port of Kaffa in the > Crimea is believed to be the starting point for which historical > event? Black Death > *either* the battle or the commander of the Light Brigade. > Coincidentally, both names have entered modern English > vocabulary. Balaclava; Cardigan > inhabitants of Crimea, in 1944 Stalin had roughly 200,000 of > them deported to Central Asia. They were only permitted to > return in the 1980s. Which group? Cossacks > 8. In February 1945 Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill met at which > Crimean resort to plan the future of Europe? Yalta > 9. In 1954 ownership of Crimea was transferred from the Russian SFSR > to the Ukrainian SSR by which Soviet leader? Khrushchev > 10. The 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea was facilitated by which > mysterious masked forces, referred to by Russian state media as > "polite people"? What are they better known as? FSB > maker -- or the specific division if applicable -- that > makes/made all of them. > 1. Maverick, Edsel, Crown Victoria. Ford > 2. Malibu, Impala, Camero. Chevrolet > 3. Odyssey, Fit, Passport. Honda > 4. Pony, Sonata, Santa Fe. Hyundai > 5. Park Avenue, Riviera, LeSabre. Cadillac > 6. PT Cruiser, Imperial, 300. Chrysler > 7. Micra, Titan, Leaf. Nissan > 8. Impreza, Outback, Forester. Subaru > 9. Jetta, Scirocco, Passat. Volkswagen > 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra. Toyota -- Dan Tilque |
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