From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 1:05:12 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-12,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written   
   > by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, but have been reformatted   
   > and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the   
   > correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation   
   > that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting   
   > on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 4 - Sports   
   >   
   > Rather than pick a particular incident, sport, or occasion, we   
   > present general questions on sports worldwide.   
   >   
   > 1. In what sport """is""" the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)   
   > a governing body? Be fully specific.   
      
   drag racing   
      
   > 2. In which sport would you go to see a professional tournament   
   > known as a honbasho? Again, be specific.   
      
   sumo wrestling   
      
   > 3. What country """has won""" the most soccer World Cups?   
      
   brazil   
      
   > 4. What """is""" the name of the South American equivalent to the   
   > UEFA Champions' League? That is, the continent-wide soccer   
   > competition to determine the top club team. The short form of   
   > the name will do.   
      
   liberators cup   
      
   > 5. In which Olympic sport would you find a tsukahara?   
      
   gymnastics   
      
   > 6. In golf one under par on a hole is called a birdie, and two   
   > under par is called an eagle. What is the rare feat of three   
   > under par called?   
      
   double eagle ; albatross   
      
   > 7. In what sport does a match consist of 8 periods of play called   
   > chukkas or chukkers?   
      
   polo   
      
   > 8. The Euro 2012 Football (i.e. soccer) Championship takes place   
   > """this summer""" and """is""" being co-hosted by two   
   > countries. Name either. *Note* You may also answer for the   
   > next championship, in 2024.   
      
   ukraine ; poland   
      
   > 9. Only one Soviet-bloc country competed in the 1984 Olympics in   
   > Los Angeles. Which country was it?   
      
   romania   
      
   > 10. The decathlon is a combined track-and-field event whose   
   > contestants are men. What is the name of the similar event   
   > contested by women?   
      
   heptathlon   
      
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 6 - Science - Nuclear Power   
   >   
   > 1. Name the scientist who created the first artificial self-   
   > sustaining nuclear chain reaction, at what was called Chicago   
   > Pile 1, in a rackets court below the bleachers of Stagg Field   
   > at the University of Chicago on 1942-12-02.   
      
   fermi   
      
   > 2. What is the popular term used to refer to what would properly be   
   > called "low-energy nuclear reactions": nuclear reactions   
   > supposedly occurring near room temperature and pressure using   
   > relatively simple and low-energy-input devices?   
      
   cold fusion   
      
   > 3. What term is defined as smallest amount of fissile material   
   > needed for a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction?   
      
   critical mass   
      
   > 4. What is the common name of the compound, used in certain types   
   > of nuclear reactors, that contains the hydrogen isotope deuterium   
   > in place of regular hydrogen?   
      
   heavy water   
      
   > 5. Name the """largest""" nuclear facility in North America, and   
   > """second largest""" in the world. It """comprises""" 8 nuclear   
   > reactors, having a total output of 6,232 MW when all units   
   > are online.   
      
   palo verde generating station   
      
   > 6. Atomic Energy Canada developed this type of nuclear reactor   
   > that utilizes pressurized  along with natural uranium.   
   > """Currently""" there are 29 reactors of this type in use around   
   > the world. What name is given to this series of reactors?   
      
   candu   
      
   > 7. What country, """second""" in the world in nuclear generating   
   > capacity, produces about 75% of its electricity via nuclear   
   > power? It """is""" the only country where that number is   
   > over 50%.   
      
   used to be france   
      
   > 8. This country """operates""" 13 reactors of a type developed from   
   > the  design, but Canada stopped nuclear dealings with   
   > the country after they exploded an atomic weapon. Name the   
   > country.   
      
   india   
      
   > 9. Calder Hall was the world's first nuclear power station to   
   > deliver electricity in commercial quantities. It was connected   
   > to the grid in 1956 and shut down in 2003. In which country   
   > was it located?   
      
   england   
      
   > 10. This is the term given to the dismantling of a nuclear   
   > power plant, involving decontamination of the site to a state   
   > no longer requiring radiation protection for the general public.   
   > (It is also used in other fields.) Name it.   
      
   decommissioning   
      
   > --   
   > Mark Brader, Toronto "Tools, not solutions. :-)"   
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   >   
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