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   Message 31,096 of 32,813   
   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: Great   
   27 Sep 22 22:27:53   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 4 - History - The Great Recession   
      
   > 3. Name the either the US treasury secretary in 2008 or the one   
   >    who succeeded him in 2009.   
      
   Geithner   
      
   > 5. Washington Mutual was the 6th largest bank in the US.   
   >    It collapsed and was acquired by what bank?   
      
   Wells Fargo; SunTrust   
      
   > 6. Which major US auto company claimed that they did not receive   
   >    any bailout money during the crisis?   
      
   GM   
      
   > 7. After Bear Stearns was taken over in May 2008, which investment   
   >    bank filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2008?   
      
   Merrill Lynch   
      
   > 8. Which insurance company initially received $80,000,000,000 in   
   >    credit from the US government to deal with its financial   
   >    problems?   
      
   AIG   
      
   > 9. The Oscar for Best Documentary Feature of 2010 went to what   
   >    movie that tried to explain the crisis?   
      
   Too Big to Fail   
      
   > 10. Wachovia was the 4th largest bank in the US.  Wachovia was   
   >    bought out by another bank.  Wachovia broke the agreement with   
   >    that bank and merged into yet another bank.  Name either one   
   >    of those other two banks.   
      
   Wells Fargo; SunTrust   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Trophies of Champions   
      
   > 6. Borg-Warner Trophy.   
      
   US Tennis Association   
      
   > 7. Vince Lombardi Trophy.   
      
   NFL   
      
   > 9. Nextel Cup, formerly known as the Winston Cup and Grand National.   
      
   PGA   
      
      
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