From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-05,   
   > 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 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the   
   > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 5. The  reached its zenith in the 16th century under   
   >     the reign of which sultan nicknamed "the Magnificent"?   
      
   Suliemann   
      
   >   
   > 6. The  officially ended in 1922, superseded by a republic   
   >     founded by who?   
      
   Kemal Ataturk   
      
   >   
   > 7. Turkey joined this organization in 1952 along with their   
   >     arch-rivals Greece.  They have been a problematic member   
   >     ever since.  Which organization?   
      
   NATO   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Buoy   
      
   > 3. A sail's top corner; also a boat's toilet.   
      
   Head   
      
   > 4. The spar that takes the lower edge of a sail.   
      
   Jib   
      
   > 5. The center-line backbone at the bottom of a boat.   
      
   Keel   
      
      
   > 6. A short piece of wood by which the rudder is turned.   
      
   Tiller   
      
   > 7. A rope or brass ring in a sail or a piece of canvas.   
   > 8. To join ropes or wires by unlaying the strands and interweaving   
   >     them.   
   >   
   > 9. The side opposite that from which the wind blows; the opposite   
   >     of the weather side.   
      
   Alee   
      
   >   
   > 10. A triangular headsail set on a stay forward of the foremast,   
   >     useful for sailing upwind or close to the wind.   
      
   Jib   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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