From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, March 11, 2022 at 2:35:53 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - History - Current Events of 2011    
   >    
   > We give the event in headline form; you simply give the *month* of    
   > 2011 when it occurred. Answers may repeat.    
      
   I'm afraid that some of these events were less memorable than they may have   
   appeared at the time.   
      
   > 1. No-Fly Zone is Imposed in Libya.    
      
   February; March   
      
   > 2. Protesters Attack Israeli Embassy in Cairo.    
      
   April; May   
      
   > 3. Violent Riots Spread through Great Britain.    
      
   June; July   
      
   > 4. Texas Experiences Record-Breaking Wildfires.    
      
   August; September   
      
   > 5. President Obama Proposes 2012 Federal Budget.    
      
   February; March   
      
   > 6. Japan beats USA to win Women's World Cup of soccer.    
      
   July   
      
   > 7. Italy Passes More Austerity Measures, Berlusconi Steps Down.    
      
   October; November   
      
   > 8. Floods Force Evacuations along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.    
      
   May; June   
      
   > 9. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Among 17 Shot in Assassination Attempt,    
   > 6 Killed.    
      
   March; April   
      
   > 10. Possible Shutdown of US Government Goes Down to the Wire;    
   > Dispute over Spending Cuts Pushes the Federal Budget Agreement    
   > to its Deadline.    
      
   October; November   
      
   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of Pie    
   >    
   > In honor of Pi Day, 2012-03-14.    
   >    
   > * A. Pi    
   >    
   > A1. If r is the radius of a sphere, what measure of the sphere    
   > is given by the formula 4 pi r²?    
      
   surface area   
      
   > A2. If you have a cylinder of height h and the circular end    
   > of radius r, what formula gives the volume of the cylinder?    
   > (Please write pi as "pi" in the answer, no Unicode.)    
      
   (pi)(r^2)h   
      
   > * B. Pie    
   >    
   > B1. What name is given to a molasses pie considered traditional    
   > among the Pennsylvania Dutch and is also well-known in    
   > Southern cooking?    
      
   shoofly pie   
      
   > * C. "American Pie" (Music)    
   >    
   > C1. In the song "American Pie", consider the following lyrics:    
   > "When the jester sang for the King and Queen, in a coat he    
   > borrowed from James Dean." According to most interpretations    
   > of the song, who is the Jester?    
      
   Bob Dylan   
       
   > C2. Consider the lyrics: "So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be    
   > quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, 'cause fire is the    
   > Devil's only friend." By most interpretations Jack is    
   > Mick Jagger, and McLean is singing about this December    
   > 1969 concert that many believe signalled the failure of    
   > the counterculture movement. What concert?    
      
   Altamont   
      
   > * D. "American Pie" (Movies)    
   >    
   > D1. Name the Canadian who """is""" the only actor to have    
   > appeared in """all 8""" of the "American Pie" movies    
   > (including direct-to-video releases), as Noah Levenstein.    
      
   Eugene Levy   
      
   > D2. This red-haired actress starred as Michelle Flaherty in    
   > """four""" "American Pie" movies. She """is""" also known    
   > for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the television series    
   > "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and Lily Aldrin on the sitcom    
   > "How I Met Your Mother".    
      
   Alyson Hannigan   
      
   > * E. Nursery Rhymes with Pie    
   >    
   > Give the full names or descriptions as used in the rhymes.    
   >    
   > E1. Who met a pieman going to the fair and asked to taste    
   > his ware?    
      
   Simple Simon   
       
   > E2. Who put his thumb into his Christmas pie and pulled out    
   > a plum?    
      
   Little Jack Horner   
      
   > * F. Pius    
   >    
   > Give us the *number* of specific Pope Pius described in each question.    
   >    
   > F1. This man was the longest-reigning elected Pope, serving from    
   > 1846 until his death 32 years later. He convened the First    
   > Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal infallibility.    
   > He was the last Pope to rule as the Sovereign of the    
   > Papal States.    
      
   Pius IX   
      
   > F2. This Pope reigned from 1939 to 1958. He was a staunch    
   > opponent of Italian Communist party; anyone who voted for    
   > a Communist candidate in the 1948 elections faced automatic    
   > excommunication.    
      
   Pius XII   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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