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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIFFF12 Game 10, Rounds 9-10: co   
   05 Apr 22 22:42:47   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Small US Colleges   
      
   > 1. Marquette.   
      
   Wisconsin   
      
   > 2. Marshall.   
      
   West Virginia   
      
   > 3. Morehead State.   
      
   Georgia   
      
   > 4. Oberlin.   
      
   Ohio   
      
   > 5. Northwestern University.   
      
   Illinois   
      
   > 6. Bryn Mawr College.   
      
   Pennsylvania   
      
   > 7. Hofstra.   
      
   New York   
      
   > 8. Gonzaga University.   
      
   Washington   
      
   > 9. Duke University.   
      
   North Carolina   
      
   > 10. Seton Hall.   
      
   New Jersey   
      
   > ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
      
   > * A. April Observances   
      
   >    A1. What saint is celebrated on April 23, the traditionally   
   >        accepted date of his death in 303?   
      
   Constantine; Christopher   
      
   >    A2. This civic holiday, held on the third Monday in April,   
   >        commemorates the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and   
   >        Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.   
   >        The Boston Marathon is run on this holiday.   
      
   Patriot Day   
      
   > * B. Old-Time Boxing   
      
   >    B1. Who was Jack Dempsey's opponent in the 1926 title fight   
   >        that became known as the "Long Count"?   
      
   Jack Johnson   
      
      
   > * C. Gross Food   
      
   >    C1. Which culinary term refers to the entrails and internal   
   >        organs of a butchered animal?   
      
   sweetbreads   
      
   >    C2. This cheese originated during the 19th century in an   
   >        area of Europe which is now divided between Belgium, Germany,   
   >        and the Netherlands.  The cheese is especially known for   
   >        its pungent odor, commonly compared to body odor.   
      
   Limburger   
      
   > * D. Famous Diamonds   
      
   >    In each case, name the diamond.   
      
   >    D1. At 46 carats, this fancy dark grayish-blue diamond is   
   >        supposedly cursed.  It has a long recorded history (with   
   >        a few gaps), in which it changed hands numerous times on   
   >        its way from India to France to Britain to the United States.   
      
   Hope Diamond   
      
      
   > * E. Beer   
      
   >    E2. Fans of India Pale Ales often compare such beers by looking   
   >        at how many IBUs their favourite beer is rated.  What does   
   >        the B in IBU stand for?   
      
   bitter; British   
      
   > * F. Box Office Disasters   
      
   >    F1. This 1987 comedy, starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty   
   >        as a couple of untalented lounge singers, is synonymous   
   >        with the term "box-office flop".  It cost $55,000,000 but   
   >        only made $15,000,000 at the box office.   
      
   Ishtar   
      
   >    F2. This 2002 comedy starred Eddie Murphy as the owner of a   
   >        nightclub on the Moon, investigating who was behind the   
   >        arson that destroyed it.  Directed by Ron Underwood, the   
   >        movie grossed $4,000,000 on a $100,000,000 budget.   
      
   Pluto Nash   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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