From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 2/13/22 21:34, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 9 - History - Famous Structures   
   >   
   > We give some pertinent information about famous structures --   
   > or complexes -- in history, and you name them.   
   >   
   > 1. One of the wonders of ancient Egyptian architecture, it   
   >     """adjoins""" the pyramids of Giza and """has""" a length of   
   >     240 feet (75 m).  It was built during the 4th dynasty.   
      
   Great Sphinx   
      
   >   
   > 2. This bronze statue of Helios, about 105 feet (32 m) high, was   
   >     the work of sculptor Chares, who reportedly labored for   
   >     12 years before completing it in 280 BC.  It was destroyed by   
   >     an earthquake in 224 BC.   
   >   
   > 3. One of the greatest examples of Byzantine architecture, it was   
   >     begun in the 9th century in Venice.  Partially destroyed by   
   >     fire in 976, it was later rebuilt as a Byzantine edifice.   
      
   Doge's Palace   
      
   >   
   > 4. Built in 1632-50 by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife, """it's"""   
   >     considered by some to be the most perfect example of the Mogul   
   >     style and by some to be the most beautiful building in the world.   
      
   Taj Mahal   
      
   >   
   > 5. Completed in 537, this building has served as a cathedral and   
   >     a mosque, and """is now""" a public museum.  Famous in particular   
   >     for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine   
   >     architecture.  It was the largest cathedral in the world for   
   >     nearly 1,000 years until the Seville cathedral was completed   
   >     in 1520.   
      
   Hagia Sophia   
      
   >   
   > 6. It """extends""" from 5th to 6th Av. (aka Av. of the Americas)   
   >     between 48th and 52nd Sts., and halfway to 7th Av. between 47th   
   >     and 51st Sts.  It """occupies""" more than 22 acres (9 ha) and   
   >     """has""" 19 buildings in total.   
      
   World Trade Center   
      
   >   
   > 7. This """is""" one of the most beautiful examples of Cambodian   
   >     or Khmer architecture.  This sanctuary was built in the 12th   
   >     century.   
      
   Angkor Wat   
      
   >   
   > 8. Built 1248-1354 and located in Granada, Spain, it """is"""   
   >     universally esteemed as one of the great masterpieces of Moslem   
   >     architecture.  It was designed as a palace and fortress for   
   >     the Moorish monarchs of Granada.   
      
   Alhambra   
      
   >   
   > 9. This structure was supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar about   
   >     600 BC to please his queen, Amuhia.  Archeologists surmise that   
   >     it was built atop a vaulted building.   
      
   Hanging Gardens of Babylon   
      
   >   
   > 10. Began by Agrippa in 27 BC as a temple, it was rebuilt in its   
   >     """present""" circular form by Hadrian in 110-25.  Literally,   
   >     it was intended as a temple for all gods, and it """has served"""   
   >     continuously for 20 centuries as a place of worship.   
      
   Pantheon   
      
   >   
   > After completing this round, please decide the rot13: Sbe gur frpbaq   
   > naq frpbaq-ynfg dhrfgvbaf, gur anzr bs gur fgehpgher be pbzcyrk   
   > vapyhqrf n cynpr anzr.  Vs lbh qvq abg tvir gur pbzcyrgr anzr,   
   > tb onpx naq svk vg.   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of March   
   >   
   > * A. March Madness   
   >   
   >     A1. What team """has won""" the most NCAA Men's Division I   
   >         Championships?   
      
   UCLA   
      
   >   
   >     A2. What team won the 2011 championship?  (*Note*: I will accept   
   >         either the 2011 or the 2021 winner.)   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. March Break   
   >   
   >     B1. From the end of World War II until the mid-1980s, what city   
   >         was the primary March break destination in the USA?   
      
   Fort Lauderdale   
      
   >   
   >     B2. One of the biggest March break destinations in the American   
   >         Southwest """is""" this Arizona city, home to London Bridge.   
   >         Name it.   
      
   Lake Havasu City   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Death Marches   
   >   
   >     C1. In 1838, members of this Indian tribe had to march from   
   >         the Southeast towards Oklahoma.  This death march became   
   >         known as the Trail of Tears, as an estimated 4,000 men,   
   >         women, and children died during relocation.  What tribe?   
      
   Cherokee   
      
   >   
   >     C2. What country conducted the infamous Bataan Death March?   
      
   Japan   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. March 5   
   >   
   >     D1. In 1946, Winston Churchill's "Sinews of Peace" address at   
   >         Westminster College popularized the use of what 2-word term?   
      
   Iron Curtain   
      
   >   
   >     D2. On March 5, 1872, George Westinghouse patented what   
   >         important invention, first used by trains?   
      
   Westinghouse brakes   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Ides of March   
   >   
   >     E1. In Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar", how is the character   
   >         who warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March" known?   
   >   
   >     E2. Who directed and starred in the 2011 American political   
   >         drama film "The Ides of March"?   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Planet Mars   
   >   
   >     F1. What is the name of the Martian volcano that is the   
   >         """highest known""" mountain in the solar system?   
      
   Olympus Mons   
      
   >   
   >     F2. Within 25 (Earth) days, how long is a Martian year?   
      
   672 days   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
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