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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCISG24 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: WW2 co   
   19 Nov 24 03:55:23   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - History - World War II Commanders   
      
   > 1. Winston Churchill called this American general the "Organizer   
   >    of Victory."  He headed the US Army throughout the war, and   
   >    later became Secretary of State.  He won the Nobel Peace Prize   
   >    for his work on the American recovery plan for Europe.   
      
   Marshall   
      
   > 2. As the Supreme Allied commander in Europe, he planned and   
   >    supervised the invasions of North Africa and Normandy.  He later   
   >    served 8 years as US president.   
      
   Eisenhower   
      
   > 3. This former Olympic athlete and controversial general led US   
   >    troops in the Mediterranean and Europe.  He was the subject of   
   >    an Oscar-winning 1970 movie.   
      
   Patton   
      
   > 4. Likely the most famous German general of the war, he commanded   
   >    armored troops in France and North Africa before facing the   
   >    D-Day invasion.  He committed suicide in 1944 after being   
   >    implicated in the plot to kill Hitler.   
      
   Rommel   
      
   > 5. Like , this American general's career included   
   >    spectacular successes and numerous controversies.  He led Allied   
   >    forces in the Philippines, and later the Southwest Pacific.   
   >    His career ended in 1951 when he was fired as Allied commander   
   >    in Korea.   
      
   MacArthur   
      
   > 6. This American admiral is the only one of these 10 commanders   
   >    honored in a song by Paul and Linda McCartney.  He led US naval   
   >    forces in the South Pacific including Guadalcanal, the Solomon   
   >    Islands, and the Philippines.   
      
   Halsey; Nimitz   
      
   > 7. This admiral commanded the Japanese fleet during the early years   
   >    of the Pacific War.  He oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor   
   >    and the Battle of Midway.  He died in 1943 when his plane was   
   >    ambushed by US fighters over the island of Bougainville.   
      
   Yamamoto   
      
   > 8. This uncle of King Charles supervised the disastrous Dieppe raid.   
   >    He later commanded Allied troops in Southeast Asia, and after   
   >    the war became the last viceroy of India.  He was assassinated   
   >    by the IRA in 1979.   
      
   Mountbatten   
      
   > 9. Another controversial general -- this time on the British side.   
   >    While clashing repeatedly with his US counterparts, he led   
   >    British and Commonwealth forces in North Africa, France,   
   >    and Germany.   
      
   Montgomery   
      
   > 10. This Soviet commander is considered one of the greatest   
   >    Russian and Soviet military leaders.  He organized the defenses   
   >    of Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad, and led Soviet forces   
   >    on their advance to Berlin.  He later served as the Soviet   
   >    defense minister.   
      
   Zhukov   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Stanley Cup Playoffs   
      
   > 5. Patrick Roy ["Rwah"] is the only 3-time winner of the Conn Smythe   
   >    Trophy as the playoffs MVP.  Name any one of the 5 players   
   >    who have won the award twice.  (Hint: 1 goalie, 1 defenseman,   
   >    3 centers.)   
      
   Gretzky   
      
   > 6. Who holds the record of 122 career playoff goals?   
      
   Gretsky   
      
   > 10. Which Original Six team made a record 29 consecutive playoff   
   >    appearances from 1968 to 1996?   
      
   Boston Bruins   
      
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