From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-08,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may   
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me.  I will reveal the correct   
   > answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
      
   AOL   
      
   >   
   > 4. The Pixar animation company was acquired by what entertainment   
   >     giant in 2006?   
      
   Walt Disney Co.   
      
   >   
   > 5. Chrysler Corp. was acquired by what European car company in 1998?   
      
   Fiat   
      
   >   
   > 6. In 2008, Sirius Radio acquired what competing satellite radio   
   >     company?   
      
   XM   
      
   >   
   > 7. German company Mannesmann AG, with its significant Internet and   
   >     telecommunication holdings, was acquired by what British company   
   >     in 2000?   
      
   Vodafone   
      
   >   
   > 8. In 1999, educational software firm The Learning Company was   
   >     acquired by what toy company?   
      
   Mattel; Hasbro   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Masterpieces of Literature   
   >   
   >     B1. Who wrote "Remembrance of Things Past"?   
      
   Proust   
      
   >     B2. Who wrote "A Sentimental Education"?   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Master of Ceremonies   
   >   
   >     C1. Who was the 1955-79 host of the Miss America pageant?   
      
   Bert Parks   
      
   >     C2. Who was the 1968-87 host of the Miss Universe pageant?   
      
   Bob Barker   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Master League   
   >   
   > These two questions are about the Premier League in British soccer.   
   >   
   >     D1. Who were the first champions, in the 1992-93 season?   
      
   Manchester United; Leeds United   
      
   >     D2. Who were the champions of the 2011-12 season?   
      
   Manchester City; Chelsea   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Master Theory   
   >   
   >     E1. Within 2 years, when did Einstein publish his paper on the   
   >         "Special Theory of Relativity"?   
      
   1920   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >     F2. Who was the 19th century American mastermind who was called   
   >         "the Napoleon of Crime" by Scotland Yard, and was the   
   >         real-life inspiration for Professor Moriarty of Sherlock   
   >         Holmes fame (not to mention the previous round)?   
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh chg whfg   
   > "Znapurfgre" sbe nal nafjre, jr arrq gur bgure jbeq.  Tb onpx naq   
   > fhccyl vg.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)