From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 12/14/23 15:21, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Sports - The Olympics   
   >   
   > 1. Canada's early dominance in hockey, or ice hockey as they call   
   >     it, at the Olympic games was interrupted in 1936 when what   
   >     country won the gold medal?   
   >   
   > 2. What athlete won gold in the discus in four consecutive Olympics?   
   >   
   > 3. In the 1932 Olympics, both the Lake Placid and the Los Angeles   
   >     games, *what special privilege* was granted to Italian and French   
   >     athletes?   
   >   
   > 4. The 1976 Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck after which   
   >     originally scheduled city withdrew as the host?   
   >   
   > 5. The city originally scheduled for the 1940 Summer Olympics also   
   >     withdrew, and another host city was chosen before the games   
   >     were canceled outright.  Name either city.   
   >   
   > 6. In the 1952 gold-medal bout in heavyweight boxing, who was   
   >     disqualified for lack of effort?  He hardly threw a punch   
   >     during the fight.   
   >   
   > 7. In 1968, in *what event* did Bob Beamon set a record that still   
   >     stands as an Olympic record, although no longer as a world   
   >     record?   
      
   long jump   
      
   >   
   > 8. Due to Australia's animal-quarantine laws, the 1956 equestrian   
   >     events were not held in Melbourne.  In what *country* were   
   >     they held?   
      
   New Zealand   
      
   >   
   > 9. Who proudly boasted that his city's Olympic games could no more   
   >     have a deficit than a man could have a baby?   
   >   
   > 10. New competitions of special interest to Canadians were   
   >     introduced in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics: one new sport   
   >     and one new event in an existing sport.  Name *either*.   
      
   curling   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. History: The French Republic   
   >   
   >     A1. As we mentioned earlier, the first republic of France was   
   >         formed in 1792.  Since then the government has reformed   
   >         its constitution so many times that it is now what number   
   >         republic?   
      
   5th   
      
   >   
   >     A2. The  Republic introduced a strong presidential   
   >         position in addition to a prime minister.  Which leader   
   >         backed the constitutional change and became its first   
   >         president?   
      
   Charles de Gaulle   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Canadiana: Toronto Newspapers   
   >   
   >     B1. What's now called the "Toronto Star" was founded in 1894   
   >         as the "Evening Star".  What was its full name from 1900   
   >         to 1971?   
   >   
   >     B2. Also in 1971, the "Toronto Sun" began publication.  Many of   
   >         its staff had previously worked for which other newspaper,   
   >         until it shut down two days earlier?   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Geography: They're Number 2   
   >   
   >     C1. By area, the largest fresh-water lake in the world is   
   >         Lake Superior.  Which one is number 2?   
      
   Lake Baikal   
      
   >   
   >     C2. Measuring by the hydrologically appropriate course and   
   >         including tributaries, the longest river in the world is   
   >         the Nile.  Which one is number 2?   
      
   Amazon   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Science: One Million   
   >   
   >     D1. 1 million watts equals one of which unit?   
      
   megawatt   
      
   >     D2. 1 million megawatts equals one of which unit?   
      
   terawatt   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Miscellaneous: Freight Train Cars   
   >   
   >     E1. One of these freight cars is effectively a plain, open-topped   
   >         rectangular bin on wheels.  It is used for loads such as   
   >         gravel.  Some versions require the load to be lifted out,   
   >         while others are designed with a tilting body to dump it   
   >         to one side.  But, ignoring that distinction, name this   
   >         type of car.   
      
   hopper   
      
   >   
   >     E2. These cars may also have an open top, but if used for   
   >         something like grain, they would have a roof with openings   
   >         to load the car.  But, ignoring that distinction, their   
   >         special feature is that they unload through openings in   
   >         the floor, which has a funnel configuration to guide the   
   >         load into the openings.  What is this type called?   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Literature: Poetry   
   >   
   > Name the poet who wrote each of the following selections.   
   >   
   >     F1. "Because I could not stop for Death --   
   >          He kindly stopped for me".   
   >   
   >     F2. "Let us go then, you and I,   
   >          When the evening is spread out against the sky   
   >          Like a patient etherized upon a table".   
   >   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)