From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 1/20/23 19:19, 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 Slave Lake   
      
   >   
   > 2. What is the largest lake entirely within Ontario?   
      
   Lake Nipissing   
      
   >   
   > 3. The largest lake in Newfoundland and Labrador is a reservoir   
   >     created for the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project.  What   
   >     is its name?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 8. Yekaterinburg, Russia's """4th-largest""" city, located just east   
   >     of the Ural Mountains, was known by what name between 1924   
   >     and 1991?   
      
   Stalingrad   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 15. The street names in the classic version of Monopoly are taken   
   >     from which real city?   
      
   Atlantic City NJ   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
   >   
   > 2. This coach had a short career of 9 seasons with the Flyers and   
   >     Rangers.  He was the coach when the Flyers won their two Stanley   
   >     Cups in the mid-1970s.  Who was he?   
   >   
   > 3. This man might have had an easy time of it as coach of the   
   >     extremely talented Edmonton Oilers of the mid-1980s.   
   >     Who """is""" he?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * NBA Records   
   >   
   > This triplet is on NBA records *as of 2010*.   
   >   
   > 7. What is the NBA team with most championship titles?   
      
   Boston Celtics   
      
   >   
   > 8. The record for highest career scoring average is a tie between   
   >     two players.  Name either one.   
      
   Michael Jordan   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 11. In the 1950s three other pieces were retired.  Name *any one*   
   >     of them.   
   >   
   > 12. As alternatives to , four other new tokens were   
   >     proposed.  Name *any one* of them.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Disgraced Athletes who have Gone to Prison   
   >   
   > 13. He was a center fielder who played with the Mets 1985-89 and   
   >     the Phillies 1989-96.  On 2012-03-05, he was sentenced to 3 years   
   >     in prison following a no-contest plea to charges of grand theft   
   >     auto and filing a false financial statement.  Who """is""" he?   
   >   
   > 14. This NFL wide receiver was sentenced to 2 years in prison   
   >     after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub   
   >     and later reaching a plea bargain on weapons charges.  His   
   >     problem was carrying the gun without a permit.  Who """is""" he?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
      
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