From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 1:02:44 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,    
   > 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 the Usual Suspects and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of    
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting    
   > of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24    
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > I wrote one of these rounds.    
   >    
   >    
   > * 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?    
      
   3000 hits club   
      
   > 2. In his 18-year career, how many times was Clemente selected    
   > for the All-Star team?    
      
   11   
      
   > 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.    
      
   roberto alomar   
      
   > 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.    
      
   mike piazza   
      
   > 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.    
      
   jorge villeta?   
      
   > 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.    
      
   carlos beltran?   
      
   > 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.    
      
   orlando cepeda   
      
   > 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.    
      
   carlos delgado   
      
   > 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.    
      
   jose cruz?   
      
   > 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.    
      
   juan gonzalez   
      
   > 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.    
      
   ida ; asteroid   
      
   > 10. There are two planets in the solar system that don't have    
   > any moons. Name *either*.    
      
   mercury ; venus   
      
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   > Mark Brader | Yet again, I begged him to explain himself in plain    
   > Toronto | English. This request always surprises him, as he    
   > m...@vex.net | is always under the extraordinary impression that    
   > | he has done so. -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes Minister"    
   >    
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