From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:00:57 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-08,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information please    
   > see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian    
   > Inquisition (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > * 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?    
      
   the black death   
      
   > 4. Which prince and alleged lover of Catherine the Great was    
   > responsible for the "voluntary" annexation of Crimea in 1783?    
      
   yakov bulgakov   
      
   > 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.    
      
   battle of balaclava ; lord cardigan   
      
   > 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.)    
      
   city of russian glory?   
      
   > 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?    
      
   crimean tartars   
      
   > 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?    
      
   khruschev   
      
   > 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.    
      
   chevy   
      
      
   > 3. Odyssey, Fit, Passport.    
      
   honda   
      
   > 4. Pony, Sonata, Santa Fe.    
      
   hyundai   
      
   > 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.    
      
   volkswagon   
      
   > 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra.    
      
   toyota   
      
   >    
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: If you said    
   > General Motors on the fifth question, or Stellantis (with or without    
   > "North America") on the sixth one, go back and be more specific.    
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