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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Final, Rounds 2-3: histor   
   17 Jan 23 20:03:04   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Final, Round 2 - History   
   >   
   > * Kings Ruling England who were Also Brothers   
   >   
   > Given the name of an English king (including kings of Great Britain   
   > or the UK), name his brother who also ruled England.  For example,   
   > if we mentioned George VI, you would say Edward VIII.   
   >   
   > 4. Richard III.   
      
   Edward IV   
      
   > 5. William II.   
      
   Henry I   
      
   > 6. William IV.   
      
   George IV   
      
   > * Political Firsts   
   >   
   > 10. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?   
   >    He served from 1946 to 1953.   
      
   Tryggve Li   
      
   > 12. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?   
      
   Ben-Gurion   
      
   > * Prisons   
   >   
   > 13. In 1971, a riot in what prison caused more casualties between   
   >    Americans than """any engagement since the Civil War"""?   
      
   San Quentin   
      
   > ** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment   
   >   
   > 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"?   
      
   Singing in the Rain   
      
   > 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"?   
      
   My Fair Lady   
      
   > * 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?   
      
   1962   
      
   > 5. Name the Stones' first #1 hit in the US, released 2 years later.   
      
   Paint it Black   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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