From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 2/1/22 22:14, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 5, Round 9 - History - It Happened on February 27   
   >   
   > The following are events that happened """today""", throughout the   
   > """past 200 years""" or so.  We give you the information, you name   
   > the February 27 event.   
   >   
   > 1. What annual party first started in 1827?   
   >   
   > 2. What American activist was born in 1934?   
   >   
   > 3. What historic trip was concluded in 1972?   
   >   
   > 4. What important doctrine did Great Britain recognize in 1897?   
   >     Be sufficiently specific.   
   >   
   > 5. What constitutional amendment did the US Supreme Court defend   
   >     in 1922?  (Give the amendment number or the subject.)   
      
   18th   
      
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   > 6. What was occupied in South Dakota in 1973?   
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   > 7. The president of which Southeast Asian country survived a coup   
   >     attempt in 1962?   
   >   
   > 8. A sporting defeat was inflicted on the Soviet Union in 1960.   
   >     Name the opposing country *and* the sport.   
      
   USA, hockey   
      
   >   
   > 9. The John Jay report was first released in the US in 2004.   
   >     What was the topic of this report?  Be specific.   
   >   
   > 10. Who signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1936 to receive   
   >     $50,000 a picture, one of the highest salaries of the time?   
   >   
   > After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq   
   > "Zneqv Tenf" be "Ivrganz" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq or zber   
   > fcrpvsvp.   
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   >   
   > ** Game 5, Round 10 - The Black Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. Black Sabbath (Heavy Metal)   
   >   
   >     A1. When Ozzy Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979, he was   
   >         replaced by this former front man of the band Rainbow.  Who?   
   >   
   >     A2. Name this bassist, lyricist, and a founding member of   
   >         Black Sabbath.   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Conrad Black (History)   
   >   
   >     B1. In 1969, Black purchased and operated the "Record", a small   
   >         English language daily newspaper in the province of Quebec.   
   >         """Today""" it is the *only* English-language daily newspaper   
   >         in Quebec other than the Montreal Gazette.  In which *city*   
   >         """is""" it published?   
   >   
   >     B2. Upon the advice of British Prime Minister Tony Blair,   
   >         in 2001 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on Black the dignity   
   >         of a life peerage with the name, style, and title of Baron   
   >         Black of... where?  The answer is one word.   
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   >   
   > * C. The Black Sea (Geography)   
   >   
   >     C1. Name the strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea   
   >         of Marmara.   
      
   Bosporus   
      
   >   
   >     C2. This metropolis in Russia sprawls for 90 miles (145 km) along   
   >         the eastern shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus   
   >         Mountains.  """Its permanent population of over 343,000   
   >         makes it the largest resort city in the country."""  Name it.   
      
   Sochi   
      
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   >   
   > * D. Black Sox (Sports)   
   >   
   >     In 1919 several players on the Chicago White Sox acted to throw   
   >     the World Series -- referred to as the "Black Sox" scandal.   
   >   
   >     D1. For some of the players, the motivation to throw the   
   >         series was a dislike of the club owner, who they perceived   
   >         as a tightwad.  Name him.   
   >   
   >     D2. An Eliot Asinof book and a 1988 John Sayles movie about   
   >         the scandal share a common title.  What is it?   
      
   Eight Men Out   
      
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   >   
   > * E. Black Song Lyrics (Rock Music)   
   >   
   > Given the lyrics, name the song with the word "Black" in the title.   
   >   
   >     E1. "Hey hey mama said the way you move,   
   >         Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove."   
   >   
   >     E2. "Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me;   
   >         Yeah, keep on shinin' your light,   
   >         Gonna make everything, pretty mama."   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Names from the Black (Etymology)   
   >   
   >     F1. This name, or slight variations thereof, means "Black"   
   >         in many Slavic languages.  Think of Canadian actor Henry,   
   >         or Austrian composer and music teacher Carl.   
   >   
   >     F2. This is a surname of Irish or Scottish descent, a corruption   
   >         of the Gaelic word meaning dark or black.  Think of former   
   >         Canadian hockey player Dick, or American singer/actress   
   >         Hilary.   
   >   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
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