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|    Message 31,317 of 32,813    |
|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: CanR    |
|    20 Mar 23 16:32:52    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 5:55:30 PM UTC-5, 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?               108 MHz              > 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."""               "Art Bell Coast to Coast" (?)               > ** 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        > "Übermensch", or Superman, and said that "Man is a rope        > stretched between the animal and the Superman -- a rope        > over an abyss"?               Nietzsche              > * 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              > * C. Super Sports        >        > C1. In Alpine skiing, what is the second-fastest of the four        > disciplines? It was introduced as a World Cup event in        > 1983 and an Olympic event in 1988.               Super G               > 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?               superspeedways              > * 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, UK              > 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?               Iran              > * F. Super Music        >        > F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966. Name *any        > one* of the other members.               Baker              > F2. In 1970 Clapton formed Derek and the Dominos. Again,        > name *any one* of the other members.               Allman              --       Joshua Kreitzer       gromit82@hotmail.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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