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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Final, Round 2 - History   
      
   > * Long-Serving Provincial Premiers   
      
   > 3. George Henry Murray was premier for 27 years between 1896 and   
   > 1923 -- a Canadian record. Which province did Mr. Murray govern?   
      
   Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island   
      
   > * Kings Ruling England who were Also Brothers   
      
   > 4. Richard III.   
      
   Edward IV   
      
   > 5. William II.   
      
   Henry I   
      
   > 6. William IV.   
      
   George IV   
      
   > * American Revolution   
      
   > 7. Revolutionary War General John Stark is credited with coining   
   > what phrase that became the motto of the state of New Hampshire?   
      
   Live free or die   
      
   > 8. What was the name given to the militiamen commanded by Ethan   
   > Allen?   
      
   Green Mountain Boys   
      
   > 9. Which British general surrendered at Yorktown, leading to the   
   > British surrender in the war?   
      
   Burgoyne   
      
   > * Political Firsts   
      
   > 10. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?   
   > He served from 1946 to 1953.   
      
   Trygve Lie   
      
   > 11. In the government of England (again, including Great Britain and   
   > the UK), who is considered to have been the first Prime Minister,   
   > although that name for his position was not invented until later?   
      
   Stafford   
      
   > 12. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?   
      
   David Ben-Gurion   
      
   > * Prisons   
      
   > 13. In 1971, a riot in what prison caused more casualties between   
   > Americans than """any engagement since the Civil War"""?   
      
   Attica   
      
   > 14. Name the prison where Adolf Hitler was incarcerated in 1924,   
   > and wrote "Mein Kampf".   
      
   Spandau   
      
   > 15. What was the name of the largest Confederate prison camp   
   > (in Americus, GA)?   
      
   Andersonville   
      
   > ** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment   
      
   > * Songs from Musicals   
      
   > 1. In what musical would you find "Ya Got Trouble", "76 Trombones",   
   > and "Till There Was You"?   
      
   The Music Man   
      
   > 2. In what musical would you find "Some Enchanted Evening",   
   > "There Is Nothing Like A Dame", and "I'm Going to Wash That   
   > Man Right Outta My Hair"?   
      
   South Pacific   
      
   > 3. In what musical would you find "The Rain in Spain", "I Could   
   > Have Danced All Night", and "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"?   
      
   Singin' in the Rain   
      
   > * The Rolling Stones   
      
   > 4. The Rolling Stones' first single was a song titled "Come On",   
   > written by Chuck Berry. In what year was it released?   
      
   1966; 1967   
      
   > * Acting Siblings   
      
   > 10. Sister of movie actor Warren Beatty.   
      
   Shirley Maclaine   
      
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