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   Pete Gayde to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: CanR   
   23 Mar 23 21:36:15   
   
   From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Cellar Rats, but have been reformatted and may   
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me.  I will reveal the correct   
   > answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Radio   
   >   
   > (This round was designated as Canadiana after the original game   
   > when they realized they hadn't designated a Canadiana round and   
   > most of the questions are Canadiana.)   
   >   
   > 1. What """are""" the call letters for the Toronto FM station   
   >     "Jazz FM 91"?   
   >   
   > 2. In MHz, what FM frequency """does""" CBC Radio 1 broadcast on   
   >     in Toronto?   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   107   
      
   >   
   > 4. In AM radio, what does "AM" stand for?   
      
   Amplitude Modulation   
      
   >   
   > 5. What is the FM frequency of the Radio-Canada station "Espace   
   >     Musique"?   
   >   
   > 6. Johnny Lombardi started a family-owned multicultural station   
   >     in the 1960s, which """supports""" an annual picnic.   
   >     What """are""" the call letters of this station?   
   >   
   > 7. On what station """does""" classic rocker Kim Mitchell host a   
   >     radio program?   
   >   
   > 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."""   
   >   
   > 9. Moses Znaimer's Zoomer radio station """is""" aimed at the   
   >     "older but active segment of the population".  It """has"""   
   >     the call letters CFZM.  What """does""" ZM stand for?   
   >   
   > 10. Moses Znaimer """is""" also part-owner of another   
   >     primarily-music station, at 96.3 on the FM band.  What   
   >     kind of music """does""" it play?   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 4, Round 10 - Super Challenge Round   
   >   
   > Your categories are:   
   >   
   > A. Supermen   
   > B. Super Science   
   > C. Super Sports   
   > D. Superpowers   
   > E. Super Cars   
   > F. Super Music   
   >   
   >   
   > * A. Supermen   
   >   
   >     A1. The 4-act drama "Man and Superman" is based on the legendary   
   >         fictional libertine Don Juan.  Who wrote this play?   
      
   Goethe; Moliere   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
      
   Super saturated   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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 Giant Slalom   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
      
   Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom; Soviet Union, United   
   States, Japan   
      
   >   
   >     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   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Super Cars   
   >   
   >     E1. The designation SS """is""" used after the model name for a   
   >         great many makes, particularly General Motors Chevrolet   
   >         products.  What does SS stand for?   
   >   
   >     E2. How does a supercharger increase the performance of internal   
   >         combustion engines?   
      
   Feeding exhaust gases back into the engine   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Super Music   
   >   
   >     F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966.  Name *any   
   >         one* of the other members.   
      
   Ginger Baker   
      
   >   
   >     F2. In 1970 Clapton formed Derek and the Dominos.  Again,   
   >         name *any one* of the other members.   
      
   Bobby Whitlock   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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