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|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 9, Rounds 7-8: horse    |
|    18 May 23 10:44:26    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Horsey Logos       >       > 6. Logo F: Name the company.              Porsche              > 11. Logo K (decoy).              Ferrari              > * Game 9, Round 8 - History - Mao's China       >       > 1. In what year was the People's Republic of China founded?              1949              > 2. Who was China's Prime Minister from 1949 till his death in 1976,       > having a moderating influence on Mao's rule?              Chou En-Lai              > 3. From October 1934 to October 1935, Mao and his followers went       > on a lengthy journey to evade the forces of the Kuomintang.       > What was this journey called?              The Long March              > 4. In 1958, what disastrous economic campaign did Mao begin?       > It was supposed to create rapid industrialization, but in fact       > resulted in famine for many millions of Chinese.              The Giant Leap Forwards              > 5. In 1965 Mao's wife Jiang Qing was involved in writing an article       > criticizing a historical drama called "Hai Rui Dismissed from       > Office", written by Beijing's deputy mayor Wu Han. What violent       > political Maoist campaign was this article the precursor to?              Culture Revolution              > 6. Which major story in July 1969 did the news media of the People's       > Republic of China not report?              Landing on the moon              > 7. In 1971 the People's Republic of China entered the United       > Nations and its Security Council, replacing the Republic       > of China, or Taiwan, which had represented China at the UN.       > Name the then member country of the UN, and also a close ally       > of the People's Republic of China, that sponsored their entry       > into the UN.              USSR              > 8. After more than 20 years of frozen political relations between       > the People's Republic of China and the United States, relations       > finally thawed in 1971 after a secret visit by US Secretary of       > State Henry Kissinger to Beijing. What sport was instrumental       > in the thaw in relations after a US sports team visited the       > People's Republic of China in April 1971?              Table tennis              > 9. In 1976, shortly after Mao's death, Mao's wife Jiang Qing and       > three of her followers were arrested for anti-party activities.       > What term was used to describe this group of people? It is now       > widely used to describe any like-sized group of political allies.              Gang of Four              > 10. By what nautical-sounding term was Mao often referred to during       > his years in power?              Pilot              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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