From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 4/29/22 10:44, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Astronomical Terms   
   >   
   > 1. What type of object has gravity so strong that the escape   
   >     velocity exceeds the speed of light?   
      
   black hole   
      
   >   
   > 2. What do we call a celestial object that emits radio waves with   
   >     a high degree of regularity?   
      
   pulsar   
      
   >   
   > 3. What is a bolide?   
      
   meteor that explodes in the air   
      
   >   
   > 4. What term do we give to a sudden eruption of energy on the   
   >     solar disk from which radiation and particles are emitted?   
      
   solar flare   
      
   >   
   > 5. What is a nebula made of?   
      
   very tenuous gas and dust   
      
   >   
   > 6. What term do we give a mass of stone or metal that has reached   
   >     the earth from outer space?   
      
   meteorite   
      
   >   
   > 7. What do we call the glow in a planet's ionosphere caused by   
   >     the interaction between the magnetic field and particles that   
   >     have been charged by the Sun?   
      
   aurora   
      
   >   
   > 8. What is a parsec?  Be specific.   
      
   the distance a star would be at if its parallax was exactly one second   
   of arc (3.26 light years)   
      
   >   
   > 9. Hubble's Law states that the velocity of recession of distant   
   >     galaxies from our own is proportional to what?   
      
   their distance   
      
   >   
   > 10. What name do we give to celestial objects whose large red   
   >     shift and apparent brightness imply extreme distance and huge   
   >     energy output?   
      
   quasars   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge - Challenging Firsts   
   >   
   > * A. Literature: Debut Novels   
   >   
   >     A1. Give the name of the 2004 first novel of Mark Haddon,   
   >         the story of an autistic boy wrongfully accused of killing   
   >         a neighbor's pet.   
   >   
   >     A2. Give the name of Sue Monk Kidd's 2003 debut novel.  Set in   
   >         South Carolina in 1964, it tells the story of Lily Owens   
   >         trying to discover the truth about her mother's death.   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Science: Pioneers of Archaeology   
   >   
   >     B1. Name the pioneering French archeologist who first deciphered   
   >         the Rosetta Stone and realized the importance of the King   
   >         List scroll to date early Egyptian times.  His book "Précis   
   >         du Système Hiéroglyphique" gave birth to the entire field   
   >         of modern Egyptian study, and so he is referred to as the   
   >         "Father of Egyptology".   
   >   
   >     B2. Two men are often referred to as the "Father of Modern   
   >         Archaeology".  One is the German who discovered and excavated   
   >         the remains of Troy, thus showing that ancient epics could   
   >         reflect actual events.  The other is the Englishman who   
   >         developed many processes now in common use: painstaking   
   >         recording of facts; non-destructive, non-intrusive gentle   
   >         excavation techniques; etc.  He developed pottery seriation   
   >         to date civilizations, and discovered the important   
   >         Merneptah stele.  Name *either* man.   
      
   Schliemann   
      
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   >   
   > * C. Geography: 1st-Level National Divisions   
   >   
   >     C1. Japan does not have states or provinces; name the divisions   
   >         it has instead.   
      
   prefecture   
      
   >   
   >     C2. Barbados does not have states or provinces; it has these   
   >         divisions instead, which were based on the locations of   
   >         churches.  What are they called?   
      
   parishes   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. History: First in Space   
   >   
   >     D1. The Soviet Union and the United States were the first   
   >         two countries to have citizens in space.  In 1978 Vladimir   
   >         Remek became the first citizen of a third country into space.   
   >         What country?   
      
   Bulgaria   
      
   >   
   >     D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with   
   >         the previous question.  Anzr gur lrne gung gur svefg Pnanqvna   
   >         jrag vagb fcnpr, jvguva 1.   
      
   1980   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Entertainment: One-Named Female Singers   
   >   
   >     E1. Name the one-named Colombian singer whose song "Whenever,   
   >         Wherever" was the global #1 best-selling single in 2002.   
   >         She sang to open both the 2006 and 2010 World Cup Final   
   >         games.   
   >   
   >     E2. Name the one-named Irish singer who had a best-selling album   
   >         with "Watermark" in 1998, featuring the single "Orinoco   
   >         Flow".   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Sports: NCAA Division 1 Football Team Names   
   >   
   >     *Note*: Since NCAA's own web site doesn't list team names,   
   >     this question has been updated with information from Wikipedia.   
   >     The answers now are the same as in 2012 anyway.   
   >   
   >     F1. The most common name among Division 1 football teams is   
   >         used by such teams as Yale, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi   
   >         State, and South Carolina State.  What is it?   
      
   Bulldogs   
      
   >   
   >     F2. The next most popular name among Division 1 football teams   
   >         is used by 11 of them, including Memphis, Clemson, and   
   >         Princeton.  What is it?   
      
   Tigers   
      
      
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