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|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCI23 Game 3, Rounds 9-10: after E    |
|    05 Nov 23 16:39:31    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 11/4/23 21:49, Mark Brader wrote:       >       >       > I wrote one of these rounds.       >       >       > * Game 3, Round 9 - History - After Edward       >       > In each case, name the successor to King Edward. Some of them       > had soubriquets or surnames that are sometimes used, but in each       > case we want their given name and, if applicable, regnal number --       > for example, Charles III.       >       > Be careful of table talk on this round.       >       > 1. King Edward I of England died in 1307, and was succeeded by       > his oldest son still living. The son's reign lasted 20 years,       > but with wars and rebellions it got worse and worse and he was       > finally forced to abdicate, and then died, probably by murder.       > The details are unknown, but since he may have been homosexual,       > legend has it that his punishment was a red-hot poker --       > used rectally. Be that as it may, name Edward I's successor.              Edward II              >       > 2. As you just heard, King Edward II of England abdicated in 1327.       > His 14-year-old son succeeded to the throne and his reign lasted       > 50 years. For the first 3 years Roger Mortimer was his regent,       > until the young king had Mortimer killed. Later this king       > developed England as a military power -- until it got stuck       > in the Hundred Years' War with France. Name that successor       > of Edward II.              Edward III              >       > 3. When King Edward III of England died in 1377, his 10-year-old       > grandson took the throne, at first with a council of regents.       > He reigned until 1399, but was seen as more and more tyrannical       > over time, and (like Edward II) he was finally deposed.       > Shakespeare wrote a play about this successor of Edward III:       > who was he?              Richard II              >       > 4. During the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV was King of England       > twice. He took the throne in 1461 when his predecessor was       > deposed, but Edward IV himself was deposed in 1470 and that       > predecessor resumed the throne -- for only 6 months until he       > was deposed a second time in favor of Edward IV. Who was this       > first successor -- and predecessor -- to Edward IV? The two       > men were third cousins, both great-great-grandsons of Edward III.              Henry VI              >       > 5. When King Edward IV of England died in 1483, this time his       > successor was his 12-year-old son, who reigned for less than       > 3 months. His problem was his uncle, a duke, who was named       > regent, or Lord Protector as he was called. This uncle wanted       > the throne for himself. So he arranged for Edward IV's accession       > to be retroactively declared invalid, thus nullifying the       > boy's accession. Then he had the boy imprisoned and apparently       > murdered. Who was this boy, the short-lived second successor       > to Edward IV?              Edward V              >       > 6. You've just heard what happened to King Edward V of England.       > His successor was that nasty uncle, another man that Shakespeare       > wrote a play about. He ruled for only 2 years before dying       > in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Who was it that       > succeeded Edward V?              Richard III              >       > 7. When Edward VI was King of England, he and his council of regents       > tried to manipulate the succession law in favor of a Protestant       > -- specifically, Edward's 16-year-old first-cousin-once-removed.       > But when Edward died at age 15, this arrangement didn't stick,       > and *she* was soon executed (to avoid any dispute). Who was       > this girl, the short-lived successor to Edward VI?              Lady Jane Grey              >       > 8. The second and official successor of King Edward VI of England       > was his Catholic half-sister, who for 5 years was England's       > first undisputed queen regnant. Name her.              Mary I              >       > 9. When King Edward VII of the United Kingdom died in 1910, he       > had one living son, who reigned until 1936. Name this successor       > to Edward VII.              George V              >       > 10. When King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicated in 1936,       > he was succeeded by his oldest brother. Who was that?              George VI              >       >       > * Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round       >       > This is the Canadiana round.       >       > * A. Prime Ministers       >       > A1. Name *any one* of the federal ridings represented by Sir       > John A. Macdonald during his political career.       >       > A2. Name *any one* of the federal ridings represented by William       > Lyon Mackenzie King during his political career.       >       >       > * B. Postal Codes       >       > B1. Which province or territory do you live in if your postal       > code starts with E?              Prince Edward Island              >       > B2. Which province or territory do you live in if your postal       > code starts with Y?              Yukon              >       >       > * C. Provinces       >       > C1. Which province was the last one to give women the right to       > vote in provincial elections?              Newfoundland and Labrador              >       > C2. When this province was created in 1870, it was nicknamed the       > "postage-stamp province". Which province?              Manitoba              >       >       > * D. Governor-General       >       > D1. The Governor-General of Canada has two official residences.       > One is Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Name the other.       >       > D2. From 1867 to 1931, the Governor-General was appointed by       > the Crown from a list approved by the Canadian government,       > but only after consultation with which British body?              Parliament              >       >       > * E. Cities       >       > E1. Name the original and oldest section of Vancouver.       >       > E2. Bylaws in Montreal state that no building in the city may       > extend higher than what other structure?       >       >       > * F. Civil Disobedience       >       > F1. Which city was shut down by a general strike in 1919?       >       > F2. Riot police and the army were involved in a sometimes violent       > conflict with Mohawk protesters in 1990, near which Quebec       > town?       >              --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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