From: tool@panix.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
> * Canadian Lakes
> 1. Reaching a depth of 614 m or 2014 feet, what Canadian lake is
> the deepest lake in North America?
Great Bear Lake
> * US National Parks
> 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; Tennessee
> 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.
California; Oregon
> 6. Established in 2003, Congaree National Park preserves the
> largest remaining tract of old-growth bottom-land hardwood
> forests in United States.
Georgia; Alabama
> * Names of Russian Cities
> 7. Between 1935 and 1991 it was called Kuibyshev or Kuybyshev;
> it is Russia's """6th-largest""" city and is located on the Volga
> River in the southeastern part of the European part of Russia.
> What is the """present""" name of the city?
Kirovgrad
> 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
> 10. Which state was once called Deseret?
Utah
> 11. Which state was once called Franklin?
Tennessee
Although the Franklin I am familiar with was supposed to only encompass
about half of what became Tennessee, plus parts of some other later states.
Maybe there was another one.
> 12. Which state was once called New Connecticut?
Indiana; Ohio
> * Famous Streets
> 13. In what city is Beale St.? It is famous in music circles.
Memphis, TN
> 15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken
> from which real city?
Atlantic City, NJ
> ** Final, Round 6 - Sports
> * Former Pro Athletes Who Became Actors
> 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.
Judd Hirsch
> * NBA Records
> 7. What is the NBA team with most championship titles?
Lakers; Celtics
> 8. The record for highest career scoring average is a tie between
> two players. Name either one.
Michael Jordan; Magic Johnson
> 9. Who is the NBA player with the most career points?
Oscar Robertson; Michael Jordan
> * 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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