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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography Science - As the World Churns   
      
   > 2. Okotoks, also known as Big Rock, located in Alberta, is   
   >    the largest of these types of rocks transported and deposited   
   >    by glaciers.  Named because they stand out from the surrounding   
   >    geological profile, what are these rocks called?   
      
   eccentrics   
      
   > 3. The largest landslide in recorded history was triggered by   
   >    a volcanic eruption in 1980.  2.8 km? of debris traveled at   
   >    160 km/h for 22 km.  Name the *volcano*.   
      
   Mt. Saint Helens   
      
   > 4. Coastlines are constantly shifting and moving.  Waves on   
   >    the shore cause littoral drift -- a pattern of movement of   
   >    what substance?   
      
   mud   
      
   > 5. 13,000 years ago, glacial Lake Missoula broke through an ice   
   >    dam and released over 10 km? of water per hour, carving out   
   >    a new landscape.  Remnants of this phenomenon can be seen   
   >    in the Channeled Scablands, and the Quincy and Pasco Basins.   
   >    Name *any one* of the modern-day US states where this happened.   
      
   Missouri   
      
   > 6. The Afar Region sits on some very shaky ground.  It's the meeting   
   >    point of the Arabian tectonic plate and the African plate,   
   >    which itself is splitting into two.  In which country is the   
   >    Afar Valley?   
      
   Egypt; Sudan   
      
   > 9. In the Amazon, valuable soil nutrients such as phosphorus   
   >    are washed away by tropical storms.  Fortunately, the supply   
   >    of nutrients is replenished by 22,000 tons of sand blown in   
   >    from what unlikely source?   
      
   Sahara   
      
   > 10. Monsoons can bring torrential rainfall and flooding.  They   
   >    are associated with north-south shifts of the Intertropical   
   >    Convergence Zone -- where the northeast and southeast trade winds   
   >    converge.  Oddly, the ICZ is known more commonly by another name   
   >    because of its usual lack of winds.  What is that common name?   
      
   doldrums   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 8 - History - 1924   
      
   > 1. Which major sporting event took place in 1924 for the first time?   
      
   Indianapolis 500   
      
   > 2. Which Finnish runner won both the 1,500 m and 5,000 m races   
   >    within 2 hours at the Summer Olympics?   
      
   Nuurmi   
      
   > 4. Which country made it compulsory to vote in federal elections?   
      
   Australia   
      
   > 5. In which Canadian province did driving switch from the left   
   >    side of the road to the right?   
      
   British Columbia   
      
   > 7. The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was renamed -- to what?   
      
   International Business Machines   
      
   > 8. Who was sentenced to prison for his role in an attempted coup?   
      
   Hitler   
      
   > 9. The National Hockey League expanded south of the border for the   
   >    first time.  What was the NHL's first US franchise?  (Team name   
   >    or city.)   
      
   Boston   
      
   > 10. Which now-well-known parade was held for the first time?   
      
   Tournament of Roses Parade; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade   
      
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