From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 7/15/25 20:23, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   > * Game 9, Round 7 - History - November 11   
   >   
   > While perhaps not as important as what occurred in 1918, here are   
   > 10 questions about *other* events on November 11 across the years.   
   >   
   > 1. November 11 is celebrated as Independence Day in two countries.   
   >     One is a European country which first celebrated its independence   
   >     in 1918; the other is an African country which first celebrated   
   >     it in 1975.  Name *either* country.   
      
   Hungary   
      
   >   
   > 2. On 1975-11-11, what Commonwealth country experienced a   
   >     constitutional crisis when the Governor-General dismissed the   
   >     sitting government and appointed a new one?   
      
   Australia   
      
   >   
   > 3. In a hugely significant move, on 1992-11-11, the General Synod of   
   >     the Church of England voted to allow what for the first time   
   >     ever?   
      
   ordination of women   
      
   >   
   > 4. On 1675-11-11, German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz   
   >     demonstrated integral calculus, independently of whose   
   >     discoveries?   
      
   Newton   
      
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   > 5. On 1572-11-11, this Danish astronomer observed the supernova   
   >     SN 1572, now named for him.   
      
   Tycho Brahe   
      
   >   
   > 6. On 1880-11-11, this bush ranger was hanged at Melbourne Gaol.   
   >   
   > 7. On 1923-11-11, this person was arrested in Munich for treason   
   >     against the German government.   
      
   Hitler   
      
   >   
   > 8. On 1831-11-11, this man was executed following his capture after   
   >     leading a 4-day rebellion of black people, both slaves and free,   
   >     in Virginia.   
      
   Turner   
      
   >   
   > 9. 1972-11-11 is the date of birth of this Ojibwe-Canadian actor,   
   >     known for his roles in "Smoke Signals", "Windtalkers", "Suicide   
   >     Squad", and "Arctic Air".   
   >   
   > 10. 1937-11-11 is the date of birth of this Canadian left-wing   
   >     politician and diplomat, who holds 33 honorary degrees from   
   >     Canadian universities, and has two high schools in Ontario named   
   >     after him.  The foundation in his name has raised more than   
   >     $192,000,000 for grassroots HIV and AIDS work in sub-Saharan   
   >     Africa.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 8 - Science - Les Inventions Françaises   
   >   
   > As the Armistice ending World War I was signed in France, here   
   > are 10 questions about inventions and scientific discoveries by   
   > people of French descent.   
   >   
   > 1. France can claim the honors of inventing two modern ways   
   >     of bringing steaming mugs of coffee to the table.  One is   
   >     the French press.  The other was invented in 1819 by Parisian   
   >     tinsmith Joseph-Henry-Marie Laurens.  What is it?   
   >   
   > 2. French surgeon Bernard Devauchelle is best known for successfully   
   >     completing, in November 2005, the first partial transplant of   
   >     what part of the human anatomy?   
      
   face   
      
   >   
   > 3. This type of castle is a wooden or stone keep, situated on   
   >     a raised area of ground, accompanied by a walled courtyard, and   
   >     surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.  Though built   
   >     across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, some of   
   >     the earliest evidence for these structures is located in the   
   >     French regions of Normandy and Anjou.  By what phrase, exactly,   
   >     is this type of castle known?   
   >   
   > 4. In 1884, Paul Vieille invented a new type of gunpowder called   
   >     Poudre B, made from nitrocellulose.  What was the primary   
   >     attribute of Poudre B that made it important?   
      
   smokeless   
      
   >   
   > 5. Name the first publicly available photographic process,   
   >     introduced in France in 1839, and widely used during the 1840s   
   >     and 1850s.  The word also refers to an image created through   
   >     this process.   
      
   Daguerrotype   
      
   >   
   > 6. George Claude first demonstrated what lighting method in 1910?   
   >     It became iconic throughout the 20th century.   
      
   limelight   
      
   >   
   > 7. Mifepristone was synthesized for a French pharmaceutical company   
   >     in 1980 by an endocrinologist and a chemist.  It has been in   
   >     use in France since 1988 and in Canada since 2017.  It is also   
   >     on the WHO's List of Essential Medicines.  What is the common   
   >     name for Mifepristone?   
   >   
   > 8. The aqualung was the first self-contained underwater breathing   
   >     apparatus (or "scuba") to achieve worldwide popularity and   
   >     commercial success.  It was invented in France during the   
   >     winter of 1942--43 by two Frenchmen: engineer Émile Gagnan,   
   >     and what man, a naval lieutenant at the time?   
      
   Jacques Cousteau   
      
   >   
   > 9. In 1888, a Frenchman named Alexandre Godefroy invented a large,   
   >     version of a now-common and usually portable product. this one   
   >     for a seated user.  A popular recent innovation in this category   
   >     is the Dyson Air-Wrap.  What did Monsieur Godefroy invent?   
   >   
   > 10. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès invented "oleomargarine" in 1869 after   
   >     Napoleon III issued a challenge to create a butter substitute.   
   >     What was the principal raw material in the original, non-vegan   
   >     formulation of margarine?   
      
   beef fat   
      
      
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