From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Monday, January 2, 2023 at 2:30:07 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > ** Game 9, Round 9 - History - Mergers and Acquisitions   
   >   
   > In each case, we name one company involved in the transaction,   
   > and you name the other. Answers do not repeat.   
   >   
   > 1. Exxon Corp. acquired what oil company in 1998 to become one of   
   > the largest corporations in the world by market capitalization?   
      
   Mobil   
      
   > 2. SmithKline Beecham was acquired by what company in 2000 to   
   > form the largest drug company in the world, which """now"""   
   > trades under the symbol GSK?   
      
   Glaxo   
      
   > 3. Time Warner was acquired by what technology company in 2000?   
      
   America Online   
      
   > 4. The Pixar animation company was acquired by what entertainment   
   > giant in 2006?   
      
   Disney   
      
   > 5. Chrysler Corp. was acquired by what European car company in 1998?   
      
   Daimler   
      
   > 6. In 2008, Sirius Radio acquired what competing satellite radio   
   > company?   
      
   XM   
      
   > 9. Skype was acquired by what company in 2011?   
      
   Microsoft   
      
   > 10. YouTube was acquired by what company in 2006, for a bargain   
   > $1,650,000,000 US?   
      
   Google   
      
   > ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Masters   
   >   
   > * A. Master Chefs   
   > A1. He """is""" a celebrity chef and restaurateur of Austrian   
   > origin. In 1981, he published his first cookbook, "Modern   
   > French Cooking for the American Kitchen". His first   
   > restaurant, Hiroshima, served Asian cuisine. According to   
   > "Forbes" magazine, he """is""" the third-richest chef with   
   > total earnings of around $20,000,000 in 2012. Who """is"""   
   > he?   
      
   Puck   
      
   > A2. This Scottish chef """has been""" the host of famous   
   > TV shows such as "Hell's Kitchen", "Kitchen Nightmares",   
   > and "MasterChef". "Forbes" magazine has listed him as the   
   > richest chef in the world, in 2012, with total earnings of   
   > about $38,000,000. Who """is""" he?   
      
   Ramsey   
      
   > * B. Masterpieces of Literature   
   >   
   > B1. Who wrote "Remembrance of Things Past"?   
      
   Proust   
      
   > B2. Who wrote "A Sentimental Education"?   
      
   Flaubert   
      
   > * C. Master of Ceremonies   
   >   
   > C1. Who was the 1955-79 host of the Miss America pageant?   
      
   Bert Parks   
      
   > * E. Master Theory   
   >   
   > E1. Within 2 years, when did Einstein publish his paper on the   
   > "Special Theory of Relativity"?   
      
   1908; 1913   
      
   > E2. Within 10 years, when did Darwin publish "On the Origin of   
   > Species by Means of Natural Selection"?   
      
   1860   
      
   > * F. Mastermind   
   >   
   > F1. Who was the mastermind behind the August 1963 robbery of   
   > a postal train in Britain, commonly referred to as the   
   > Great Train Robbery?   
      
   Biggs   
      
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