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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)   
      
   > Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.   
      
   > 2. Last week, Italy's highest court overturned the acquittal of   
   >    an American charged with a murder committed in 2007, and ordered   
   >    a retrial.  What is the name of this American who now faces   
   >    retrial for murder in Italy?   
      
   Knox   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame   
      
   > 1. This charter member was such a hero to John Lennon that John   
   >    was quoted as saying, "If you tried to give rock and roll   
   >    another name, you might call it ."  Keith Richards   
   >    so admired the man that he went out of his way to create the   
   >    movie "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" in his honor.  Who are we   
   >    talking about?   
      
   Berry; Haley   
      
   > 2. Born in the Big Easy in 1928, this pianist/singer/songwriter   
   >    ultimately sold more records (65,000,000) than any '50s-era   
   >    rocker except Elvis Presley.  He scored more hit records than   
   >    Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly put together.   
   >    Who """is""" this incredible performer?   
      
   Lewis   
      
   > 3. This man had more honorifics attached to his name than any   
   >    other performer in music history.  He was variously tagged   
   >    "Soul Brother #1", "the Godfather of Soul", "the Hardest-Working   
   >    Man in Show Business", "Mr. Dynamite", and even "the Original   
   >    Disco Man."  Who was this multiply-tagged man?   
      
   James Brown   
      
   > 4. This duo rose to prominence on songs written for them by the   
   >    husband-and-wife team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.  Their hits   
   >    include such timeless favorites as "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up   
   >    Little Susie".  Who """are""" they?   
      
   Everly Brothers   
      
   > 8. What great guitarist has been inducted """more times than anyone   
   >    else""" -- a total of 3 times?   
      
   Hendrix   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Chemical Elements and their Uses   
      
   > 1. This element is the lightest metal and the least dense of the   
   >    solid elements.  Its biggest, yet less widely known, use is in   
   >    ceramics, especially ovenware; other major uses are in batteries   
   >    and lubricating greases.  Salts of this metal can be used to   
   >    treat bipolar disorder.   
      
   lithium   
      
   > 2. Element 22 is a lightweight metal with a high ratio of tensile   
   >    strength to weight, and is resistant to corrosion and fatigue.   
   >    Hence alloys of this metal are used in aircraft, spacecraft,   
   >    warships, armor plating, and missiles.  But 95% of the world's   
   >    production of this metal is converted to its oxide compound,   
   >    which is a bright white pigment used in paints, toothpastes,   
   >    paper, and plastics.   
      
   titanium   
      
   > 3. This element has the highest electrical conductivity of all   
   >    elements (at ordinary temperatures).  As well as electronics, it   
   >    is also used in film photography, mirrors, jewelry, and coinage.   
      
   silver   
      
   > 4. 55% of the world's production of element 30 is used for   
   >    galvanization, a process of coating steel to protect it   
   >    against corrosion.   
      
   zinc   
      
   > 5. Element 80 can often be found in thermometers, barometers,   
   >    and dental fillings; until about 1970 it was often found in   
   >    light switches.   
      
   mercury   
      
   > 6. Common uses of element 82 include weights, solders, bullets,   
   >    and radiation shields.   
      
   uranium   
      
   > 7. Non-metallic element 15 comes in numerous varieties or   
   >    allotropes: the red and white varieties are the most common.   
   >    It is often found in matches and fertilizers.   
      
   phosporus   
      
   > 8. Element 17 has a name based on the ancient Greek word for   
   >    "pale green".  This element is often used as a reagent, and it   
   >    and some of its compounds are often used as disinfectants.   
      
   iodine   
      
   > 9. Element 79 is the most malleable metal, is an excellent   
   >    electrical conductor, and chemically it is resistant to air,   
   >    moisture, and most corrosive agents.  90% of this element is   
   >    used for either jewelry, coinage, or investment.   
      
   gold   
      
   > 10. Because element 50 is corrosion-resistant and has a low   
   >    toxicity, it is often plated on steel to be used as   
   >    food-container material.   
      
   aluminum   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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