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   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   
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