From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - History - Current Events of 2011
> 1. No-Fly Zone is Imposed in Libya.
February; March
> 2. Protesters Attack Israeli Embassy in Cairo.
March; April
> 3. Violent Riots Spread through Great Britain.
April; May
> 4. Texas Experiences Record-Breaking Wildfires.
August; July
> 5. President Obama Proposes 2012 Federal Budget.
September
> 6. Japan beats USA to win Women's World Cup of soccer.
May
> 7. Italy Passes More Austerity Measures, Berlusconi Steps Down.
October; November
> 8. Floods Force Evacuations along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
April; May
> 9. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Among 17 Shot in Assassination Attempt,
> 6 Killed.
June; July
> 10. Possible Shutdown of US Government Goes Down to the Wire;
> Dispute over Spending Cuts Pushes the Federal Budget Agreement
> to its Deadline.
December
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of Pie
> * A. Pi
> A1. If r is the radius of a sphere, what measure of the sphere
> is given by the formula 4 pi r??
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.)
h * pi * r^2
> * 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?
shoo-fly 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".
Allyson Hannigan
> * E. Nursery Rhymes with Pie
> 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
> 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.
XIV; XV
> 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.
XVI
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