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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Radio   
      
   > 3. The low end of the FM radio broadcast band """is""" 88 MHz.   
   > To the nearest whole megahertz, within 1, what """is""" the   
   > high end?   
      
   110   
      
   > 4. In AM radio, what does "AM" stand for?   
      
   amplitude modulation   
      
   > 8. What """is""" the name of the all-night radio show originating   
   > from California, """broadcast locally on Talk Radio AM 640""",   
   > which deals in supernatural, UFO, conspiracy, and other   
   > non-mainstream subjects? """It is broadcast nightly from   
   > 1 to 5 am, and usually repeated again from 9 pm to 1 am the   
   > next evening."""   
      
   Long John Nebel   
      
   > ** Game 4, Round 10 - Super Challenge Round   
      
   > * A. Supermen   
      
   > A1. The 4-act drama "Man and Superman" is based on the legendary   
   > fictional libertine Don Juan. Who wrote this play?   
      
   Shaw   
      
   > A2. Which 19th-century philosopher developed the concept of the   
   > "?bermensch", or Superman, and said that "Man is a rope   
   > stretched between the animal and the Superman -- a rope   
   > over an abyss"?   
      
   Nietzche   
      
   > * B. Super Science   
      
   > B1. In a classic high-school chemistry experiment, water is   
   > heated in a test tube, and a substance (usually a salt)   
   > is dissolved in it. The water is then cooled, and ends up   
   > with more of the salt dissolved in it than is normally   
   > possible at the cooler temperature. Such a solution is   
   > said to be what?   
      
   supersaturated   
      
   > B2. This extension of the standard model of particle physics   
   > says that every known particle has a yet-to-be discovered   
   > sister particle: for example, squarks, selectrons and   
   > neutralinos. What is the name given to this theory?   
      
   superstring   
      
   > * C. Super Sports   
      
   > C2. These auto racing tracks are at least 2 miles long, have   
   > banked turns, and are known for high speeds. There   
   > """are""" 7 in the United States, including Daytona,   
   > Indianapolis, and Talladega. What are they called?   
      
   super speedways   
      
   > * D. Superpowers   
      
   > D1. The term "superpower" in its current political meaning   
   > was coined by geostrategist Nicholas Spykman in a series   
   > of lectures. A year later, foreign policy professor   
   > William T.R. Fox elaborated on the concept in the book   
   > "The Super-Powers". (The word was originally hyphenated.)   
   > Name *all three* countries that the term originally   
   > applied to.   
      
   USA, USSR, and China   
      
   > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the   
   > previous question. Va jung pbhagel qvq gur yrnqref bs gur   
   > HX, HF, naq HFFE ubyq gurve svefg zrrgvat, va yngr 1943?   
      
   USA   
      
   > * F. Super Music   
      
   > F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966. Name *any   
   > one* of the other members.   
      
   Ginger Baker   
      
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   "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."   
      
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