From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** 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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Collosus of Rhodos   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Haga 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.   
      
   Pentagon   
      
   > 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.   
      
   The 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.   
      
   Colloseum of Rome   
      
   > ** Game 6, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of March   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   Miami   
      
   >    B2. One of the biggest March break destinations in the American   
   >        Southwest """is""" this Arizona city, home to London Bridge.   
   >        Name it.   
      
   Phoenix   
      
   > * 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   
      
   >    F2. Within 25 (Earth) days, how long is a Martian year?   
   >   
      
   450   
      
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