From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 4/16/23 21:41, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)   
   >   
   > Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.   
   >   
   > 1. This actor, director, and writer specializing in comedy died   
   >     of an autoimmune disease on Monday.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 2. The bitcoin world was shaken on Tuesday when what Tokyo-based   
   >     exchange went under?   
      
   Mt Gox   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Queens of Yesterday and Today   
   >   
   > Reminder of terminology: "Queen" can mean either a *queen consort*,   
   > who is the wife of the reigning king; or a *queen dowager*, his   
   > widow; or a *queen regnant*, who is the monarch in her own right.   
   >   
   > The first 4 questions are about British monarchs, and when we ask   
   > for a name, if it's not unique then you also need to give the number   
   > (or some other unambiguous designation).   
   >   
   > 1. Who was was England's first undisputed queen regnant?  She also   
   >     became the queen of Spain, through her marriage to Philip II.   
      
   Mary I   
      
   >   
   > 2. Which queen endured 17 pregnancies by her husband, Prince   
   >     George of Denmark, but died with no surviving children?  She was   
   >     also the last British monarch of the House of Stuart.   
      
   Mary II   
      
   >   
   > 3. This woman was a contended successor to Edward VI of England;   
   >     she was considered the queen (by some) for no more than 9 days   
   >     until the crown went to Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VIII),   
   >     and was subsequently executed.  Who was she?   
      
   Jane Grey   
      
   >   
   > 4. """Queen Victoria""" had the longest reign of all British   
   >     monarchs to date.  Within 2 years, how long did she occupy   
   >     the throne?   
      
   72 years   
      
   >   
   > 5. There """are now 10""" hereditary monarchies in Europe.   
   >     How many are """currently""" ruled by a queen regnant?   
      
   3   
      
   >   
   >  From here on, where we ask for a name, you don't need to give a number.   
   > Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have finished.   
   > with #5.   
   >   
   > 6. Guvf Rhebcrna zbanepu noqvpngrq gur guebar va 2013, nf ure   
   >     bja zbgure unq qbar 23 lrnef rneyvre.  Ure pbaarpgvba gb Pnanqn   
   >     jnf sbetrq qhevat gur jne lrnef jura fur nggraqrq choyvp fpubby   
   >     va Bggnjn.  Tvir ure anzr *naq* pbhagel.   
   >   
   > 7. Gur pheerag dhrra bs Qraznex vf gur pbhagel'f svefg srznyr   
   >     zbanepu fvapr gur 14gu praghel, naq fur funerf n anzr jvgu   
   >     gung cerqrprffbe.  Jub vf fur?   
   >   
   > 8. Which queen, with her husband Akhenaton, led a change from   
   >     polytheism to monotheism in ancient Egypt?   
      
   Nefertiti   
      
   >   
   > 9. With her husband, she sponsored the voyages of Christopher   
   >     Columbus.  She """has passed the first hurdle""" to sainthood,   
   >     despite also being responsible for initiating the Inquisition.   
   >     Who was she?   
      
   Isabella   
      
   (and I didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition)   
      
   >   
   > 10. Marie Antoinette was a teenage bride when she married her second   
   >     cousin, the future King Louis XIV of France.  How old was   
   >     she then?   
      
   15   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 3 - Sports - National and State Sports   
   >   
   > 1. Kabaddi is a team wrestling sport with ancient origins, popular   
   >     in South Asia, Iran, and among the global south Asian diaspora.   
   >     What country made it their official national sport in 1972?   
   >     Hint: it's not India.   
   >   
   > 2. Name """the only official state sport""" of North Carolina,   
   >     proclaimed in 2011.   
      
   basketball   
      
   >   
   > 3. This sport originated among slaves who disguised their martial   
   >     arts practice with dance moves and music.  It officially became   
   >     Brazil's national sport in 1972.  Name it.   
      
   macarina   
      
   >   
   > 4. This game resembles hockey, but is played by teams of 11 on an   
   >     ice surface the size of a soccer field, and the sticks resemble   
   >     those used in field hockey.  The IOC turned down Russia's   
   >     proposal to include it in the 2014 Olympics.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 5. Pesäpallo is a bat-and-ball sport with rules adopted for   
   >     smaller fields; for example, a ball hit over the back of the   
   >     field that would be an automatic home run in baseball is a foul   
   >     ball in pesäpallo.  Although it's played in several northern   
   >     European countries, it's often referred to as the national   
   >     summer sport of what nation?   
   >   
   > 6. This Irish sport resembles lacrosse, but instead of webbing to   
   >     carry the ball, the sticks have a curved, hard end something like   
   >     a hockey, field hockey, or  stick.  Name the sport.   
      
   hurling   
      
   >   
   > 7. The Afghani game buzkashi (or kokpar) resembles horseball,   
   >     or polo without the mallets.  But what is used instead of a ball?   
   >   
   > 8. Jereed is a traditional Turkish game played by teams of players   
   >     on horseback carrying sticks resembling small javelins with   
   >     rounded tips.  Players attempt to score points by throwing   
   >     the sticks.  Where do they aim them?   
   >   
   > 9. In the official state individual sport of Maryland, you also   
   >     need a horse, and a much bigger stick.  Although generally   
   >     thought of as European, it's been practised in Maryland for   
   >     centuries, and in 1962 became the first official sport of any   
   >     US state.  Name it.   
      
   jousting   
      
   >   
   > 10. In 2014 we claimed that "Minnesota's official team sport is   
   >     hockey.  Their official individual sport is also a winter sport,   
   >     and probably the least athletic official sport anywhere."   
   >     But when I checked to see if this is still true, I found that   
   >     apparently it never was -- this sport does not seem to be an   
   >     official state sport anywhere.  So then, uh, what sport did we   
   >     have in mind?  Hint: a tournament for this sport is sometimes   
   >     called a "derby".   
      
   ice fishing   
      
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq   
   > pne enpvat sbe nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq n zber fcrpvsvp nafjre.  Cyrnfr   
   > tb onpx naq fhccyl bar.   
   >   
      
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