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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 9, Rounds 9-10: new par   
   26 Jan 24 19:11:11   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > 2. This question refers to the Republican Party that now exists,   
   >    not any use of "Republican" as *part* of the name of an older   
   >    party.  Who, then, was the *first Republican* president of   
   >    the US?  What year did he take that office, within 4 years?   
   >    Again, answer one or both questions.   
      
   Abraham Lincoln, 1861   
      
   > 5. Who was the *last Liberal* prime minister of the UK?  What year   
   >    did he *leave* that office, within 6 years?   
      
   Asquith, 1916   
      
   > 6. Who was the *first Labour* prime minister of the UK?  What year   
   >    did he take that office, within 3 years?   
      
   1930   
      
   > ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. Literature: Humor by Adams   
   >   
   >    A2. This writer was very popular for his radio show   
   >        "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and its sequels and   
   >        adaptations in print, film, video games, and TV; but in   
   >        2001 he went and died.  Who was he?  First name required.   
      
   Douglas   
      
   > * C. Sports: International Organizations   
   >   
   >    C1. Everyone knows that FIFA is the international regulatory   
   >        body for soccer.  What sport, game, or other competition   
   >        is regulated internationally by FIDE?   
      
   Chess   
      
   >    C2. What sport, game, or other competition is regulated   
   >        internationally by FINA?   
      
   Swimming   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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