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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCISG24 Game 3, Rounds 9-10: medic   
   22 Oct 24 04:04:06   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Science - Medical Terms   
      
   > 1. Bruxism.   
      
   sneezing   
      
   > 2. Eructation.   
      
   belching   
      
   > 4. Sternutation.   
      
   snoring   
      
   > 7. Pyrexia.   
      
   fever   
      
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge - Sisters   
      
   > * A. Canadiana - Dionne Quintuplets   
      
   >    A1. If we're talking about Canadian sisters, the most famous are   
   >        the Dionne quintuplets.  The 5 babies were born 90 years ago   
   >        tomorrow -- on 1934-05-28.  They were the first quintuplets   
   >        known to have survived infancy.  How many of the 5 Dionne   
   >        sisters are still living and will turn 90 tomorrow?   
      
   3   
      
      
   > * B. Arts and Literature - Sisters   
      
   >    B1. Which Russian playwright wrote "Three Sisters"?   
      
   Chekhov   
      
   >    B2. In which series of classic young-adult books do you find   
   >        the sisters Lucy and Susan Pevensie?   
      
   Narnia   
      
   > * D. History - Royal Sisters   
      
   >    D1. At the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton,   
   >        there was lots of attention paid to her sister, who served   
   >        as her maid of honor.  What's the first name of Princess   
   >        Kate's sister?   
      
   Pippa   
      
   > * E. Entertainment - Musical Sister Acts   
      
   >    E1. Patty, Maxene, and Laverne were the sisters in a popular   
   >        singing act in the 1930s and '40s.  Their hits included   
   >        "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Rum and Coca-Cola."   
   >        Name the trio.   
      
   Andrews Sisters   
      
   >    E2. This family singing group from Philadelphia achieved   
   >        big success during the disco era.  The four sisters   
   >        are best remembered for their 1979 hit "We Are Family."   
   >        Name the group.   
      
   Sister Sledge   
      
   > * F. Miscellaneous   
      
   >    F1. Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips were sisters -- and   
   >        arch-rivals as widely-read advice columnists for 50 years.   
   >        Give the name of *either* of their columns, which appeared   
   >        in newspapers throughout North America.   
      
   Dear Abby   
      
   >    F2. Lee Radziwell was an American socialite, PR executive and   
   >        interior designer who died in 2019.  She was far better   
   >        known as the sister of which US First Lady?   
      
   Jackie Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson   
      
   --   
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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