From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.)   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Krushchev   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Green helmets   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Volkswagen   
      
   > 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra.   
      
   Toyota   
      
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq   
   > Trareny Zbgbef ba gur svsgu dhrfgvba, be Fgryynagvf (jvgu be jvgubhg   
   > "Abegu Nzrevpn") ba gur fvkgu bar, tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)