From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 2/21/24 12:14, 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?   
      
   Bolivia; Colombia   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Kenya   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
   >   
   >     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   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Military History   
   >   
   >     B1. When Napoleon and his army entered the abandoned city of   
   >         Moscow in September 1812, it was their intention to spend   
   >         the winter there.  What prevented them?   
      
   The Russians had set fire to all the buildings   
      
   >   
   >     B2. The Battle of Lake Peipus, fought in April 1242, is known as   
   >         the Battle on the Ice for the fact that much of it was fought   
   >         on a frozen lake.  On the losing side of the battle were   
   >         the Teutonic Knights.  Who was the hero of the Russian side?   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Entertainment   
   >   
   >     C1. Who wrote and sang the song "Hazy Shade of Winter"?   
      
   Paul Simon   
      
   >   
   >     C2. Name the country music legend known for introducing Elvis   
   >         Presley to Colonel Tom Parker.   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Canadiana / Geography   
   >   
   >     D1. Among Canadian cities with a population over 500,000,   
   >         which has on average the coldest winters?   
      
   Edmonton   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
      
   BC   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   United States   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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