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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 4, Rounds 4,6: Clemente   
   11 Nov 23 16:51:41   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/10/23 22:02, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 4, Round 4 - Sports - Roberto Clemente Day   
   >   
   > Major League Baseball recently marked Roberto Clemente Day.   
   >   
   > The first two questions relate to the man himself.   
   >   
   > 1. Clemente was one of the best players to play the game, both   
   >     an exceptional hitter and fielder.  He stands as the only Puerto   
   >     Rican player to be part of what exclusive "club" as a hitter?   
      
   hitters of 500+ home runs   
      
   >   
   > 2. In his 18-year career, how many times was Clemente selected   
   >     for the All-Star team?   
      
   17   
      
   >   
   > We mentioned that Clemente was Puerto Rican.  The rest of this round   
   > is about *other* Puerto Rican major-league players.  In each case,   
   > name the player.   
   >   
   > 3. This 2-time World Series champion, Hall of Famer second baseman   
   >     ended his career with 210 home runs, 12 All-Star selections,   
   >     10 Gold Glove awards, and 4 Silver Sluggers.  Unfortunately,   
   >     his post-baseball career was overshadowed by #MeToo-style   
   >     allegations.   
   >   
   > 4. This Hall of Fame catcher is widely considered the best   
   >     catcher in modern baseball history.  He finished his career   
   >     with a remarkable 311 home runs, a .296 batting average, 14   
   >     All-Star selections, 13 Gold Gloves, and a 2003 World Series   
   >     ring, and he was the 1999 American League MVP.   
   >   
   > 5. In his 17 years as a Yankees catcher, this player won 5 Silver   
   >     Sluggers, attended 5 All-Star games, and had two top-12 finishes   
   >     in MVP voting.  He also has 4 World Series championship rings.   
   >   
   > 6. This 9-time All-Star served on 7 teams over 20 years, including   
   >     two stints with the Houston Astros.  He helped Houston win the   
   >     2017 World Series in his final playing year at age 40, having   
   >     amassed 435 home runs, 2,725 hits, 1,587 RBIs, 3 Gold Gloves   
   >     and 2 Silver Sluggers.   
   >   
   > 7. The National League Rookie of the Year with the Giants in 1958,   
   >     he racked up 379 home runs, 1,365 RBIs, 11 All-Star selections,   
   >     and was the 1967 National League MVP.   
   >   
   > 8. This former Blue Jay played for 17 seasons, ending his career   
   >     with the Mets.  Over that time, he had 473 home runs, 1,512 RBIs,   
   >     and 3 Silver Sluggers, and was a 2-time All-Star.   
   >   
   > 9. This father of a former Blue Jay spent 18 years in the big   
   >     leagues, from 1970 to 1988, playing for the Cardinals, Astros,   
   >     and Yankees.  He amassed 2,251 hits over his career, including   
   >     165 home runs, and stole 317 bases.   
   >   
   > 10. This outfielder played for 17 seasons for 4 different teams,   
   >     most notably for the Texas Rangers.  During that time he hit   
   >     434 home runs and 1,936 hits, winning 2 MVP awards and 6 Silver   
   >     Sluggers.   
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur sbhegu   
   > dhrfgvba, gur fheanzr vf abg fhssvpvrag.  Vs lbh whfg tnir vg,   
   > tb onpx naq znxr lbhe nafjre zber fcrpvsvp.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Satellites   
   >   
   > On each of the first 8 questions we will name one or more   
   > satellites, or moons if you prefer, that orbit a particular planet   
   > or some other type of body, and you name that body.  For example,   
   > we say the Moon, you say the Earth.  Some answers will repeat.   
   >   
   > 1. Titan and Iapetus.  Again: what do they orbit?   
      
   Saturn   
      
   > 2. Titania, Oberon, and Puck.   
      
   Uranus   
      
   > 3. Triton and Nereid ["KNEE-ree-id"].   
      
   Neptune   
      
   > 4. Charon ["CAR-on"] and Nix.   
      
   Pluto   
      
   > 5. Callisto and Io ["EYE-oh" or "EE-oh"].   
      
   Jupiter   
      
   > 6. Janus, Calypso, and Mimas.   
      
   Saturn   
      
   > 7. Deimos ["DEE-mohss"].   
      
   Mars   
      
   > 8. Europa, Ganymede, and Amalthea [4 syllables].   
      
   Jupiter   
      
   >   
   > 9. The satellite Dactyl was discovered by the space probe Galileo.   
   >     *Either* name the body it orbits *or* just tell what kind of   
   >     body that is.   
      
   asteroid   
      
   >   
   > 10. There are two planets in the solar system that don't have   
   >     any moons.  Name *either*.   
      
   Venus   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
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