From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 11:25:29 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:    
   >    
   > * Game 4, Round 7 - History - Turkish History    
   >    
   > 1. With their capital at Hattusas, this empire based in modern    
   > Turkey was one of the great powers of the ancient world.    
   > They clashed with the Egyptians under Ramses II at the battle    
   > of Qadesh. Which empire was this?    
      
   Hittite Empire   
      
   > 2. This legendary city is located at the site of Hisarlik.    
   > Heinrich Schliemann started archeological excavations there    
   > in 1871. What city?    
      
   Troy   
      
   > 3. The Byzantine Empire takes its name from the ancient city of    
   > Byzantium, which was located on the site of which modern city?    
      
   Istanbul   
      
   > 4. In 1453 Constantinople fell to Mehmet the Conqueror, leader of    
   > which empire?    
      
   Ottoman Empire   
      
   > 5. The  reached its zenith in the 16th century under    
   > the reign of which sultan nicknamed "the Magnificent"?    
      
   Suleiman   
      
   > 6. The  officially ended in 1922, superseded by a republic    
   > founded by who?    
      
   Ataturk   
      
   > 7. Turkey joined this organization in 1952 along with their    
   > arch-rivals Greece. They have been a problematic member    
   > ever since. Which organization?    
      
   North Atlantic Treaty Organization   
      
   > 8. Following a 1974 coup d'état in this nation, Turkish armed    
   > forces invaded and occupied the northern half of the country,    
   > enforcing a partition which continues to the present.    
   > What nation?    
      
   Cyprus   
      
   > 9. In 1959 Turkey applied for associate membership in this    
   > organization. They applied for formal membership in 1987,    
   > and accession discussions started in 2005. They still have not    
   > been admitted -- to what organization? Give its current name.    
      
   European Union   
      
   > 10. On 2023-05-28, who won a run-off election to win his 3rd term    
   > as President of Turkey?    
      
   Erdogan   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 8 - Sports - Sailing Terms    
   >    
   > In each case, identify the sailing-related term described.    
   >    
   > 1. A kitchen on a boat.    
      
   galley   
      
   > 2. A floating navigational marker.    
      
   dinghy   
      
   > 3. A sail's top corner; also a boat's toilet.    
      
   head   
      
   > 5. The center-line backbone at the bottom of a boat.    
      
   keel   
      
   > 8. To join ropes or wires by unlaying the strands and interweaving    
   > them.    
      
   belay   
      
   > 9. The side opposite that from which the wind blows; the opposite    
   > of the weather side.    
      
   lee side   
       
   > 10. A triangular headsail set on a stay forward of the foremast,    
   > useful for sailing upwind or close to the wind.    
      
   spinnaker   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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