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   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-03-18,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers   
   > and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may   
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation   
   > of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   > of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2023-05-24   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography Science - As the World Churns   
   >   
   > Land and water are constantly moving.  Here are 10 questions about   
   > the forces that shape and shift the planet we live on.   
   >   
   > 1. They're oval-shaped hills or ridges formed by glacial sediments.   
   >     They can be tens of meters high and hundreds long, and aligned   
   >     with the movement of the glacier.  What are they?   
      
   Moraines   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 3. The largest landslide in recorded history was triggered by   
   >     a volcanic eruption in 1980.  2.8 km³ of debris traveled at   
   >     160 km/h for 22 km.  Name the *volcano*.   
      
   Mt. St. Helens   
      
   >   
   > 4. Coastlines are constantly shifting and moving.  Waves on   
   >     the shore cause littoral drift -- a pattern of movement of   
   >     what substance?   
      
   Sand   
      
   >   
   > 5. 13,000 years ago, glacial Lake Missoula broke through an ice   
   >     dam and released over 10 km³ 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.   
      
   Montana   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Jordan; Egypt   
      
   >   
   > 7. As the glaciers receded, the land, relieved of this tremendous   
   >     pressure, started to "bounce back" and continues to this   
   >     day -- in some places at the rate of 1 cm/year.  Apparently,   
   >     Finland's square footage increases significantly every year   
   >     because of this.  What is the name of this phenomenon?   
   >   
   > 8. Wind patterns and the rotation of the earth contribute to   
   >     large circular patterns of ocean currents.  Four of the big   
   >     five of these are in the north and south halves of the Pacific   
   >     and the Atlantic, and the fifth one is in the Indian Ocean.   
   >     Lesser ones such as the Wedell and the Beaufort are in the   
   >     subpolar regions.  What is this type of current system called? >   
   > 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   
   >   
   > This category is about people, places, and events in 1924.   
   >   
   > 1. Which major sporting event took place in 1924 for the first time?   
      
   Winter Olympics   
      
   >   
   > 2. Which Finnish runner won both the 1,500 m and 5,000 m races   
   >     within 2 hours at the Summer Olympics?   
      
   Paavo Nurmi   
      
   >   
   > 3. Who was the Prime Minister of Canada?   
      
   Diefenbaker   
      
   >   
   > 4. Which country made it compulsory to vote in federal elections?   
      
   Australia; Switzerland   
      
   >   
   > 5. In which Canadian province did driving switch from the left   
   >     side of the road to the right?   
      
   British Columbia   
      
   >   
   > 6. Which musical composition by George Gershwin had its debut?   
      
   Rhapsody in Blue   
      
   >   
   > 7. The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was renamed -- to what?   
      
   RCA   
      
   >   
   > 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; New York   
      
   >   
   > 10. Which now-well-known parade was held for the first time?   
      
   Macy's Thanksgiving Day   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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