From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 12:00:57 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 1, Round 4 - History - Crimea    
   >    
   > 1. The first major city in Crimea was Chersonesus, colonised by    
   > settlers from city-states in which modern-day country?    
      
   Greece   
      
   > 2. After the disintegration of the Mongol Empire, which "colorful"    
   > remnant ruled Crimea and much of modern Russia from 1259 until    
   > around 1500?    
      
   Golden Horde   
      
   > 3. The 's 1347 siege of the Genoese port of Kaffa in the    
   > Crimea is believed to be the starting point for which historical    
   > event?    
      
   Black Death   
      
   > 4. Which prince and alleged lover of Catherine the Great was    
   > responsible for the "voluntary" annexation of Crimea in 1783?    
      
   Potemkin   
      
   > 5. Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" describes    
   > events during a major battle in the Crimean War. Name    
   > *either* the battle or the commander of the Light Brigade.    
   > Coincidentally, both names have entered modern English    
   > vocabulary.    
      
   Balaclava   
      
   > 6. From October 1941 to July 1942, Sevastopol withstood a siege by    
   > German forces. In May 1945, Stalin recognised their bravery by    
   > granting Sevastopol which honorary title, shared with Leningrad,    
   > Odessa, and Stalingrad? (Answer in English.)    
      
   Hero City of the Soviet Union   
      
   > 7. Concerned about the loyalty of a certain group of mainly Muslim    
   > inhabitants of Crimea, in 1944 Stalin had roughly 200,000 of    
   > them deported to Central Asia. They were only permitted to    
   > return in the 1980s. Which group?    
      
   Tatars   
      
   > 8. In February 1945 Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill met at which    
   > Crimean resort to plan the future of Europe?    
      
   Yalta   
      
   > 9. In 1954 ownership of Crimea was transferred from the Russian SFSR    
   > to the Ukrainian SSR by which Soviet leader?    
      
   Khrushchev   
      
   > 10. The 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea was facilitated by which    
   > mysterious masked forces, referred to by Russian state media as    
   > "polite people"? What are they better known as?    
      
   little green men   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Car Models    
   >    
   > We name three car models, past or current; you name the    
   > maker -- or the specific division if applicable -- that    
   > makes/made all of them.    
   >    
   > 1. Maverick, Edsel, Crown Victoria.    
      
   Ford   
      
   > 2. Malibu, Impala, Camero.    
      
   Chevrolet   
      
   > 3. Odyssey, Fit, Passport.    
      
   Honda   
      
   > 4. Pony, Sonata, Santa Fe.    
      
   Kia   
      
   > 5. Park Avenue, Riviera, LeSabre.    
      
   Buick   
      
   > 6. PT Cruiser, Imperial, 300.    
      
   Chrysler   
      
   > 7. Micra, Titan, Leaf.    
      
   Nissan   
      
   > 8. Impreza, Outback, Forester.    
      
   Subaru   
      
   > 9. Jetta, Scirocco, Passat.    
      
   Volkswagen   
      
   > 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra.    
      
   Toyota   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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