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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: CanR   
   21 Mar 23 02:49:00   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   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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