From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, January 20, 2023 at 9:19:14 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Final, Round 4 - Geography   
   >   
   > * US National Parks   
   >   
   > In each case, name the *state* where the park can be found.   
   >   
   > 4. In 1903 Wind Cave National Park became the first cave system in   
   > the world to be established as a national park. It is estimated   
   > to be the world's sixth-longest cave.   
      
   Kentucky; New Mexico   
      
   > 5. Pinnacles National Park, the """newest""" national park,   
   > was created on January 10 of """this year""". It was previously   
   > established in 1908 as Pinnacles National Monument, the eponymous   
   > pinnacles being the eroded remnants of an extinct volcano.   
      
   Utah   
      
   > 6. Established in 2003, Congaree National Park preserves the   
   > largest remaining tract of old-growth bottom-land hardwood   
   > forests in United States.   
      
   Washington   
      
   > * Names of Russian Cities   
   >   
   > When Communism fell, the names of some Russian cities reverted   
   > back to their original pre-revolutionary names. Here are three   
   > questions about some of those name changes.   
   >   
   > 8. Yekaterinburg, Russia's """4th-largest""" city, located just east   
   > of the Ural Mountains, was known by what name between 1924   
   > and 1991?   
      
   Sverdlovsk   
      
   > 9. The city """now""" called Nizhny Novgorod is Russia's   
   > """5th-largest"""; it's about 250 miles (400 km) east of Moscow,   
   > and Andrei Sakharov was exiled here between 1980 and 1986.   
   > Between 1932 and 1990 it was named after a writer who was born   
   > there in 1868. What was it called then?   
      
   Gorky   
      
   > * US States' Former Names   
   >   
   > In all cases these were names used for the respective areas, or for   
   > more or less the same areas, before they were admitted as states.   
   > No US states have yet been renamed after admission.   
   >   
   > 10. Which state was once called Deseret?   
      
   Utah   
      
   > 11. Which state was once called Franklin?   
      
   Tennessee   
      
   > 12. Which state was once called New Connecticut?   
      
   Ohio   
      
   > * Famous Streets   
   >   
   > 13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.   
      
   Memphis   
      
   > 14. This short street in the City of London, England, was the   
   > country's historic center of both banking and, thanks to Lloyd's   
   > Coffee House, insurance. Although this usage may be less common   
   > today, it was spoken of in the same way as Wall St. in New York.   
   > It starts by the Bank of England and runs generally eastsoutheast   
   > to end at the corner of Gracechurch and Fenchurch Sts. What is   
   > its name?   
      
   Threadneedle Street   
      
   > 15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken   
   > from which real city?   
      
   Atlantic City   
      
   > ** Final, Round 6 - Sports   
   >   
   > * Hockey Coaches   
   >   
   > 1. This coach was behind the New York Islander bench for 19 years   
   > and was the coach during the four consecutive Stanley Cup   
   > victories in the early 1980s. Who """is""" he?   
      
   Esposito   
      
   > * Former Pro Athletes Who Became Actors   
   >   
   > 4. He was a first-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 1969,   
   > where he played for 3 seasons before finishing his 13-year   
   > career with the Los Angeles Rams. Best known as an actor for   
   > his starring role in the TV series "Hunter", who """is""" he?   
      
   Dryer   
      
   > 5. On 1976-08-13, he started his professional boxing career.   
   > Sources disagree as to his exact professional record, but one   
   > version is 9-3, with all 9 wins by knockout and 7 of those in the   
   > first round. It was during a gym workout that he was discovered   
   > for the part of Tony Banta on the 1978 TV show "Taxi". Name him.   
      
   Danza   
      
   > 6. He has been a member of the British national diving team,   
   > and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992. He got   
   > the audition for his debut role as Bacon in "Lock, Stock and   
   > Two Smoking Barrels" through his modeling agency, and has since   
   > starred in movies such as "The Transporter", and in the remake of   
   > "The Italian Job" playing Handsome Rob.   
      
   Statham   
      
   > * NBA Records   
   >   
   > This triplet is on NBA records *as of 2010*.   
   >   
   > 7. What is the NBA team with most championship titles?   
      
   Boston Celtics   
      
   > 9. Who is the NBA player with the most career points?   
      
   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   
      
   > * Monopoly (yes, again)   
   >   
   > 10. On 2013-02-06 the Monopoly token in the shape of an iron was   
   > officially retired. What shape replaced it?   
      
   cat   
      
   > 12. As alternatives to , four other new tokens were   
   > proposed. Name *any one* of them.   
      
   cat   
      
   > * Disgraced Athletes who have Gone to Prison   
   >   
   > 15. He was sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison for his role   
   > in a dog-fighting ring, but """has made it""" back to the NFL   
   > to resume his career and resurrect his image. Who """is""" he?   
      
   Vick (?)   
      
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