From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   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 9 - History - Famous Ships   
   >   
   > 1. While steaming on the St. Lawrence River in fog, this passenger   
   >     ship was struck amidships by the Norwegian collier SS Storstad,   
   >     and sank very quickly in the early morning of 1914-05-29.   
   >     This accident claimed 1,012 lives, making it the deadliest   
   >     purely maritime disaster in Canadian history.  Name this ship.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Maine   
      
   >   
   > 4. Built in 1942, this destroyer sank more floating tonnage than   
   >     any other ship from the Royal Canadian Navy's fleet of 400 ships   
   >     that served in World War II.  It was involved in 5 battles   
   >     before being decommissioned in 1963.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Graf Spee   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Gigantic; Olympic   
      
   >   
   > 8. This ship, heavily laden with explosives, arrived in Halifax   
   >     harbor on 1917-12-06.  It collided with the SS Imo, a Belgian   
   >     relief ship, and the resulting explosions caused large-scale   
   >     destruction in Halifax.  Name this ship.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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?   
      
   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.   
      
   Eden   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
      
   Medulla oblangata   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
      
   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?   
      
   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.   
      
   de Klerk   
      
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir   
   > nf na nafjre "gur erq-unverq tvey" be fbzrguvat pybfryl fvzvyne,   
   > tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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