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|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: CanR    |
|    21 Mar 23 20:23:59    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > ** 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              > 4. In AM radio, what does "AM" stand for?              Amplitude modulation              > ** Game 4, Round 10 - Super Challenge Round       >       > 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"?              Nietschke              > 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?              Super symmetry              > * 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              > * 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              > * F. Super Music       >       > F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966. Name *any       > one* of the other members.              Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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