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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History - The Korean War
> 1. Prior to 1950-06-25, the boundary between North and South Korea
> was set at which parallel of north latitude?
38
> 3. The military force defending South Korea was organized under
> the auspices of which organization?
United Nations
> 4. In terms of manpower, the main contributors to the
> forces were South Korea and the US. Which country was in third
> place, with about 26,000 soldiers?
United Kingdom
> 5. For the first year of the war, the commander of
> forces was this general who made his reputation in World War II.
> President Truman fired him in April 1951. Who?
Douglas MacArthur
> 6. One of 's accomplishments was the massive September
> 1950 amphibious assault on a certain port city, leading to the
> recapture of Seoul. Today, you may be more likely to know it
> as the site of Seoul's main airport. What city?
Incheon
> 7. Concerned by 's rapid advance towards China (not
> to mention his threats to use nuclear weapons), in October 1950
> Mao Zedong sent the People's Volunteer Army across which river,
> which forms the boundary between China and North Korea?
Yalu
> 8. The Korean War was the first war to involve widespread combat
> between jet aircraft. The mainstay of the Chinese air force
> was the MiG-15. The air force countered it with
> which jet manufactured by North American Aviation (and under
> licence by Canadair)?
F-86
> 9. Although this technology dates back to the 1920s (or earlier),
> its first widespread wartime use was in Korea. In combination
> with Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, this technology gave wounded
> soldiers an unprecedented 97% chance of survival.
> Which technology?
helicopters
> 10. Since a peace treaty has never been signed, the war is still
> technically under way. Hostilities ended after an armistice
> agreement was signed on 1953-07-27 at which border village?
Panmunjon
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Spinoffs
> 3. "The Pauly D Project" and "Snooki and JWoww" were two spinoff
> series from what popular MTV reality series that aired from
> 2009 to 2012?
The Jersey Shore
> 4. Alana Thompson was the breakout star of the 2011 edition of
> TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras". She and her family quickly
> got their own spinoff series in 2012 that ran for 4 seasons.
> Name *either* the spinoff show or the nickname by which Thompson
> became generally known.
Honey Boo-Boo
> 5. Abe Vigoda had his biggest film role in "The Godfather", but he
> became best known for his role as a detective on "Barney Miller".
> He was so popular he was given his own spinoff, which ran for
> two seasons starting in 1977. Name the spinoff focusing on
> Vigoda's detective character.
Fish
> 6. Ed Asner won three Emmys for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
> for playing a TV news director -- and two more for Best Actor
> in a Drama for playing the same character, now a city editor
> at a newspaper in a spinoff show. Name this character, or the
> spinoff show which bears his name.
Lou Grant
> 7. "Chief Wiggum P.I." was a spinoff that followed the title
> character as he and his son Ralph moved to New Orleans to
> fight crime. Okay, this was actually a *potential* spinoff
> that aired as a segment in the 8th-season finale of what long,
> long, long-running animated sitcom?
The Simpsons
> 8. "Daria", an animated sitcom focusing on the life of cynical
> high-schooler Daria Morgendorffer, ran from 1997 to 2002 on MTV.
> Previously, Daria had been a recurring character on another
> MTV animated show. Name the series where Daria made her debut,
> an animated sitcom produced by Mike Judge whose lead characters
> most recently appeared in a 2022 movie.
Beavis & Butthead
> 9. Name any *any one* of three Happy Days spinoffs whose titles
> each include the given names of the two main characters.
Laverne & Shirley
> 10. Some shows are so successful, even their spinoffs have spinoffs.
> Both "Maude" and "The Jeffersons" had spinoffs in which the
> main character's African-American housekeeper went off on her
> own to a new job. "Good Times" was a Dyn-o-mite! hit, but
> "Checking In" only aired 4 episodes before being cancelled.
> Name their grandfather series -- the groundbreaking sitcom that
> spawned "Maude" and "The Jeffersons".
All in the Family
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