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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 24 07:28AM -0700

On 3/23/23 17:07, Mark Brader wrote:
> change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he?
 
> 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week
> when it named a female chair. What is her name?
 
Janet Yellen
 
> book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford,
> and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores.
> What novel?
 
the Satanic Verses
 
> so in 1536 he too was publicly burned. What was it about
> his version of the Bible that was so horrible it led to both
> punishments?
 
published in English instead of Latin
 
> because of) such activities, the book ended up being ranked the
> second-best-selling book in Canada for the second half of 1959.
> Name it.
 
Tropic of Cancer
 
> not for any reason described here), promoted the burning of
> non-Catholic literature, especially the Jewish Talmud and Arabic
> books, after the final defeat of the Moors at Granada in 1492.
 
Torquemada
 
(I didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition)
 
> profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught
> possessing books. What name, which would undoubtedly appear
> ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book?
 
fireman
 
 
> 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most
> ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000
> volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings?
 
Hitler
 
> But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned
> after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President
> of the United States is from Texas"?
 
Dixie Chicks
 
> in an attempt to destroy the purported hidden messages in
> "Satan's records". What technique did the minister claim was
> being used to hide these messages?
 
back masking
 
 
> 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of
> Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was
> Lennon's controversial statement?
 
That the Beatles were bigger than Jesus
 
> What is this member called?
 
> 3. Name the vertical structural members in a wood frame wall.
> They are usually 2×4's or 2×6's (38×89 or 38×140 mm).
 
stud
 
> wood-stud wall with a single wythe of masonry 3½" (90 mm)
> thick tied to it, then a 1" (25 mm) air space. What is this
> type of wall called?
 
wood-frame
 
 
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Dan Tilque
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