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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: Great    |
|    27 Sep 22 17:09:43    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 3:06:39 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:              > * Game 2, Round 4 - History - The Great Recession       >       > This is a round on the 2008 financial crisis, or the Great Recession       > as it has come to be known.       >       > 1. What does MBS stand for?              mortgage backed securities              > 2. What does TARP stand for?              Troubled Assets Relief Program              > 6. Which major US auto company claimed that they did not receive       > any bailout money during the crisis?              Ford              > 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?              "Inside Job"              > * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Trophies of Champions       >       > In this round we will give you the name of a trophy and you have to       > provide the *league -- or the specific tournament or competition, as       > the case may be* -- that the trophy is associated with. For example,       > if we said the Stanley Cup, we would be looking for the NHL.       >       > 1. Claret Jug.              The Open Championship              > 5. Larry O'Brien Cup.              NBA              > 6. Borg-Warner Trophy.              Indianapolis 500              > 7. Vince Lombardi Trophy.              NFL              > 8. Commissioner's Trophy.              Major League Baseball              > 9. Nextel Cup, formerly known as the Winston Cup and Grand National.              NASCAR              > 10. Calder Cup. (Not the Calder Memorial Trophy for NHL rookie       > of the year.)              American Hockey League              --       Joshua Kreitzer       gromit82@hotmail.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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