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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCI23 Game 4, Rounds 4,6: Clemente    |
|    12 Nov 23 16:36:54    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 12:02:44 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:               > * Game 4, Round 4 - Sports - Roberto Clemente Day        >        > Major League Baseball recently marked Roberto Clemente Day.        >        > 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?               3,000 hits club              > 2. In his 18-year career, how many times was Clemente selected        > for the All-Star team?               16; 15              > 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.               Ivan Rodriguez               > 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.               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.               Bell              > * 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.               Jupiter; 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*.               Mercury; Venus              --       Joshua Kreitzer       gromit82@hotmail.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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