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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
> 6. The British battlecruiser HMS Hood was attacked and sunk by
> a German warship on 1941-05-24. Of the 1,418 crewmen aboard,
> only 3 survived. 3 days later the German ship was sunk in turn
> with a loss of 1,997 lives. Name the German ship.
Bismarck
> 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 Gigantic
> 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 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.
Queen Mary
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Post-WW2 World Leaders
> A1. Who was the first chancellor of postwar West Germany?
Konrad 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.
Wilson
> * B. The Human Body
> B1. This is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen
> behind the stomach, where the celiac trunk, superior
> mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the
> abdominal aorta. A blow to this area is said to "knock
> the wind out of you." Name it.
solar plexus
> 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.
hypothalamus
> * C. Firsts for American Women
> C1. In 1983, who became the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
> C2. In 1993, who became the first female US Attorney General?
Janet 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
> F2. Nelson Mandela is """one of 4""" South Africans to win the
> Nobel Peace Prize. Name any one of the other three.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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