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   Message 31,187 of 32,813   
   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 8, Rounds 2-3: rock    
   07 Dec 22 20:22:27   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * 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?   
      
   Chuck Berry   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Jerry Lee 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?   
      
   Stevie Wonder   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Simon & Garfunkel   
      
   > 6. When informed they were to be inducted into the Rock and Roll   
   >    Hall of Fame, this group decided not to show, sending a letter   
   >    instead.  It opened poetically by saying that "compared to the   
   >   , Rock and Roll and that Hall of Fame is a piss stain".   
   >    What aristocracy-loving group are we talking about?   
      
   Mötley Crüe   
      
   > 8. What great guitarist has been inducted """more times than anyone   
   >    else""" -- a total of 3 times?   
      
   Eric Clapton   
      
   > 9. This Canadian-born musician was inducted as a member of Buffalo   
   >    Springfield but """is""" more famous as a solo artist.  Name him.   
      
   Neil Young   
      
   > 10. This man was inducted as the guitarist for the Faces, but   
   >    """is""" more remembered for the supergroup he """now"""   
   >    plays for.  Name him.   
      
   Ron Wood   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Chemical Elements and their Uses   
   >   
   > In each case, name the element being described.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Lead   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Phosphor   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Chlore   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Tin   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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