From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 12:46:04 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 7, Round 9 - History - Famous Ships   
   >   
   > 2. This historic US battleship was the official site of the signing   
   > of the Instrument of Surrender by Japan to the Allied Forces,   
   > thus ending World War II in the Pacific. Name it.   
      
   USS Missouri   
      
   > 3. The destruction of this warship did not cause the US to declare   
   > war on Spain, and in fact the responsibility for the event was   
   > never determined. But it served as a catalyst: the sinking   
   > and deaths of US sailors in Havana's harbor rallied Americans   
   > for armed intervention, and war was declared in April 1898.   
   > Name this battleship.   
      
   USS Maine   
      
   > 5. This ship set sail on 1826-05-22 for its first voyage: the   
   > mission was to accompany the larger ship HMS Adventure on a   
   > hydrographic survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. On its   
   > second voyage, Captain FitzRoy asked his friend and superior,   
   > Captain Francis Beaufort, to seek a gentleman passenger who   
   > would act as a companion as well as having opportunities as   
   > a naturalist. Name this ship.   
      
   HMS Beagle   
      
   > 7. In the early 20th century three similar ocean liners were   
   > built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line.   
   > The most famous of these was the RMS Titanic. Name either of   
   > the other two ships of the same class.   
      
   RMS Britannic   
      
   > 9. This was the first ironclad warship of the United States Navy.   
   > It participated in the first naval battle between two ironclad   
   > warships. It fought to a draw with the Confederate States'   
   > CSS Virginia during the American Civil War. Name this warship.   
      
   USS Merrimack; USS Monitor   
      
   > 10. When launched in 1938 this ship became the world's largest   
   > passenger liner, a title it held until the SS France was launched   
   > in 1972. Once it was no longer a working liner, there was   
   > a plan to convert it to a floating hotel, like its sister ship   
   > in California; when that failed, it was moved to Hong Kong for   
   > another purpose, but it was scuttled after a 1972 fire and the   
   > wreck lay in the harbor there for decades. Name the ship.   
      
   SS United States   
      
   > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. Post-WW2 World Leaders   
   >   
   > A1. Who was the first chancellor of postwar West Germany?   
      
   Adenauer   
      
   > A2. The Labour Party won the July 1945 British general election,   
   > thus installing this man as Prime Minister and successor to   
   > Winston Churchill. Name him.   
      
   Attlee   
      
   > * B. The Human Body   
   >   
   > B2. Located at the lowermost portion of the vertebrate brain,   
   > continuous with the spinal cord, this body part is   
   > responsible for the control of respiration, circulation,   
   > and certain other bodily functions. Name it.   
      
   medulla (?)   
      
   > * C. Firsts for American Women   
   >   
   > C1. In 1983, who became the first American woman in space?   
      
   Ride   
      
   > C2. In 1993, who became the first female US Attorney General?   
      
   Reno   
      
   > * D. World Capitals   
   >   
   > D1. What small European country's capital city is Vaduz?   
      
   Liechtenstein   
      
   > D2. Abuja is a planned city, located in this African country's   
   > Federal Capital Territory. It """has been""" the capital   
   > since 1991, when it replaced the country's largest city   
   > as capital. Name the country.   
      
   Nigeria   
      
   > * E. Unseen Characters   
   >   
   > E1. In many episodes of this TV sitcom, Howard has loud   
   > aggravated shouting conversations with his mother who speaks   
   > with a Brooklyn-esque accent; it's implied that she's in   
   > a different area of the house, and therefore has never   
   > appeared onscreen. Name the series.   
      
   "The Big Bang Theory"   
      
   > E2. An object of Charlie Brown's affection, this is an unseen   
   > character in the "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz,   
   > and is a symbol of unrequited love. We never know her name;   
   > how is she referred to?   
      
   the Little Red-Haired Girl   
      
   > * F. Nobel Peace Prize Winners   
   >   
   > F1. Name either of two people who were awarded the 1973 prize   
   > for efforts to bring about a cease-fire in the Vietnam War   
   > and a withdrawal of the American forces.   
      
   Kissinger   
      
   > F2. Nelson Mandela is """one of 4""" South Africans to win the   
   > Nobel Peace Prize. Name any one of the other three.   
      
   Tutu   
      
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