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|    Pete Gayde to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCISG24 Final, Rounds 4-6: science    |
|    18 Feb 25 11:51:27    |
      [continued from previous message]              > To mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth...       >       > 4. Who were the "few" Churchill was talking about in 1940 when he       > said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed       > by so many to so few"?              RAF pilots              >       > 5. Complete the following Churchill quote from 1942, when the       > war began to go in Britain's favor: "Now this is not the end.       > It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps..."       > Perhaps what?              The end of the beginning              >       > 6. In his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister (in       > 1940), what four things did Churchill say were all he had       > to offer? (All four are required, but not necessarily in order.)              Blood, sweat, toil, and tears              >       >       > * Canadian Scandals       >       > Now let's have some ood old non-soccer-related Canadian scandals       > from the 20th century.       >       > 7. New Brunswick's biggest fiasco came in the 1970s, when the       > province blew more than $20,000,000 on development of *which       > sports car* with gull-wing doors?              DeLorean              >       > 8. Name the foreign-affairs minister who resigned after leaving       > confidential NATO documents at his girlfriend's home.       >       > 9. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was accused of accepting       > kickbacks from Karlheinz Schreiber over the purchase of what       > company's products?              Mercedes Benz              >       >       > * Treaties       >       > 10. Name the 1918 treaty by which Russia withdrew from World War I.              Brest-Litovsk              >       > 11. Two interim accords were signed by Israel and the Palestine       > Liberation Organization in 1993 and 1995. They were signed       > in Washington and Egypt, but you must name the European city       > where secret talks took place.              Oslo              >       > 12. Which conflict was ended by the Treaty of Ghent?              War of 1812              >       >       > * 50th-Anniversary Products       >       > All of these products were launched in 1974.       >       > 13. This cold remedy was launched as DayCare, before being renamed       > in 1992. What is the current name of this product?              NyQuil              >       > 14. This kids' treat is made by Ferrero. It is still illegal to       > import to the US due to non-food components. Name it.       >       > 15. This pet food was launched by Ralston-Purina, although it       > is currently owned by J.M. Smucker. Its advertising jingle       > has purportedly been used by the CIA as part of interrogation       > programs.              Meow Mix              >              Pete Gayde              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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