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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCISG24 Game 4, Rounds 2-3: CFL, e   
   27 Oct 24 11:41:24   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 4, Round 3 - History - Early June Events   
   >   
   > 2. Name the supreme leader of Iran who died on 1989-06-03.   
      
   Khomeini   
      
   > 3. In what year did the Tiananmen Square massacre -- or as the   
   >    Chinese government calls it, the "June 4th Incident", take place?   
      
   1989   
      
   > 5. During World War II, which major European capital was captured   
   >    by the Allies on June 4 -- two days before "D-Day"?   
      
   Rome   
      
   > 6. Two of history's most influential economists were born on June 5.   
   >    The "Father of Capitalism" was born in Scotland in 1723 and wrote   
   >    "The Wealth of Nations."  The "Father of Macroeconomics" was born   
   >    in England in 1883, and is best known for "The General Theory of   
   >    Employment, Interest and Money."  Name either economic "father".   
      
   Keyens   
      
   > 8. Which war broke out on 1967-06-05 between Israel and three   
   >    Arab countries?   
      
   The Six-day War   
      
   > 10. On 1898-06-09, Britain signed a 99-year lease (paying nothing)   
   >    for one of its overseas territories.  The one-sided deal expired,   
   >    as scheduled, in 1997.  Which territory did they lease?   
      
   Hongkong   
      
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