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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: Crime   
   27 May 23 14:32:05   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   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; Turkey   
      
   > 2. After the disintegration of the Mongol Empire, which "colorful"   
   >    remnant ruled Crimea and much of modern Russia from 1259 until   
   >    around 1500?   
      
   The 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.   
      
   Battle of Balaclava   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Khalmyks   
      
   > 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   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Car Models   
      
   > 1. Maverick, Edsel, Crown Victoria.   
      
   Ford   
      
   > 2. Malibu, Impala, Camero.   
      
   Chevrolet   
      
   > 3. Odyssey, Fit, Passport.   
      
   Honda   
      
   > 4. Pony, Sonata, Santa Fe.   
      
   Hyundai   
      
   > 5. Park Avenue, Riviera, LeSabre.   
      
   Chrysler   
      
   > 6. PT Cruiser, Imperial, 300.   
      
   Pontiac   
      
   > 7. Micra, Titan, Leaf.   
      
   Nissan   
      
   > 8. Impreza, Outback, Forester.   
      
   Subaru   
      
   > 9. Jetta, Scirocco, Passat.   
      
   Volkswagen   
      
   > 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra.   
      
   Toyota   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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