From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 2:14:57 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - Dark Corners of the '50s    
   >    
   > For many, the 1950s were a decade of peace and prosperity. But not    
   > everyone was so fortunate.    
   >    
   > 1. The democratic government of this country nationalized its oil    
   > and was consequently toppled in a UK/US-organized coup in 1953.    
   > The authoritarian regime that followed stayed in place until    
   > February 1979. Which country?    
      
   Iran   
      
   > 2. In 1954, another CIA-orchestrated coup replaced the democratic    
   > government of Jacobo Árbenz with a long-lasting dictatorship.    
   > In which Latin-American country did that happen?    
      
   Argentina; Chile   
      
   > 3. A fight for independence in this African colony lasted from    
   > 1952 to 1960 and claimed 15,000 to 20,000 lives, including those    
   > of more than 1,000 supposed rebels executed by the British.    
   > What then-colony?    
      
   Nigeria; Gold Coast   
      
   > 4. What war, waged from June 1950 to July 1953, cost between    
   > 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 lives?    
      
   Korean War   
      
   > 5. 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 deaths resulted from a war of    
   > independence, which lasted from 1954 to 1962 and brought about    
   > the end of the French Fourth Republic. Name the then-colony.    
      
   Algeria   
      
   > 6. Which Soviet leader sent in the tanks to crush the Hungarian    
   > rebellion in 1956?    
      
   Khrushchev   
      
   > 7. In 1953, a strongman overthrew democracy in Cuba and ruled as    
   > a corrupt and murderous dictator till 1959. He was born Reubén    
   > Zaldívar, but is better known by his chosen name, which is what?    
      
   Batista   
      
   > 8. From 1955 to 1959 the UK used torture and execution against    
   > insurgents in one of their colonies. A peculiarity of this    
   > struggle: the rebels were not fighting for independence, but    
   > for the right to join another European country. Name the island    
   > where this happened.    
      
   Cyprus   
      
   > 9. The Castle Bravo test of a hydrogen bomb on 1954-03-01 resulted    
   > in radiation injury to Japanese fishermen, Pacific islanders,    
   > and American technicians as far as 100 miles away. Name the    
   > atoll where the test took place.    
      
   Bikini Atoll   
      
   > 10. In 1959, a particularly brutal secret police was established    
   > to terrorize and dispose of folks the dictator disliked. What    
   > country was home to "Uncle Gunnysack"; i.e., the Tonton Macoutes?    
      
   Haiti   
      
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Winter Challenge Round    
   >    
   > * A. Literature    
   >    
   > A1. Maxim de Winter, the master of Manderley, is the brooding    
   > male protagonist of which classic novel of mystery and    
   > suspense?    
      
   "Rebecca"   
      
   > A2. Which Shakespeare play opens with these lines?    
   >    
   > "Now is the winter of our discontent    
   > made glorious summer by this sun of York"    
      
   "Richard III"   
       
   > * C. Entertainment    
   >    
   > C1. Who wrote and sang the song "Hazy Shade of Winter"?    
      
   Paul Simon   
       
   > * D. Canadiana / Geography    
   >    
   > D1. Among Canadian cities with a population over 500,000,    
   > which has on average the coldest winters?    
      
   Edmonton; Calgary   
       
   > D2. The locality in Canada with the heaviest annual snowfall,    
   > averaging 637.9 cm, or 21 feet, is Woody Point, population    
   > 282. In which province is Woody Point?    
      
   Alberta; Saskatchewan   
      
   > * E. Sports: Winter Olympics    
   >    
   > E1. In the history of the Winter Olympics, from 1924 to 2022,    
   > which country has won the most gold medals and the most    
   > medals overall?    
      
   Norway   
      
   > E2. What country has hosted the greatest number of Winter    
   > Olympic Games?    
      
   USA   
      
   > * F. Science    
   >    
   > F1. During the period from approximately 1300 to 1850, average    
   > global temperatures dropped by as much as 2°C, particularly    
   > in North America and Europe. By what name is this period    
   > commonly known?    
      
   Little Ice Age   
      
   > F2. What is the scientific word for the study of the behavior    
   > of materials at very low temperatures? It derives from    
   > the Greek word for frost.    
      
   cryology   
      
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