From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 10/2/2025 1:09 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 4 - History - League of Nations   
   >   
   > This is a round on the League of Nations, which existed between   
   > 1920 and 1946 and was replaced by the United Nations.  Be careful   
   > about table talk.   
   >   
   > 1. The concept of a peaceful community of nations had been proposed   
   >     as early as 1795, with this philosopher's "Perpetual Peace: A   
   >     Philosophical Sketch", which outlined the idea of a league of   
   >     nations to control conflict and promote peace between states.   
   >     He is a German philosopher who is best known for his work the   
   >     "Critique of Pure Reason".  Who was he?   
      
   Kant   
   > 2. The Covenant of the League of Nations was signed on 1919-06-28   
   >     as part of which treaty?   
      
   Treaty of Versailles   
      
   > 3. The League of Nations was originally headquartered in London.   
   >     It quickly moved to which continental European city?   
      
   Geneva   
      
   > 4. Which US president received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role   
   >     in the founding of the League of Nations?   
      
   Wilson   
      
   > 5. On 1918-01-08  gave a speech to a joint session of   
   >     Congress.  In it he outlined various principles that were   
   >     relevant to a resolution to World War I and peaceful world   
   >     order beyond it.  What is the name of this speech?   
      
   "Fourteen Points"   
      
   > 6. There are 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.   
   >     One of these permanent members *never* joined the League   
   >     of Nations.  We're not talking about countries that took over   
   >     the membership of what were in effect treated as just another   
   >     version of the same country.  Which Security Council permanent   
   >     member country *(in any version) was never* a League of Nations   
   >     member?   
      
   USA   
      
   > 7. The League of Nations had a Council not unlike the UN Security   
   >     Council.  It had four permanent members.  Two of those countries   
   >     were Great Britain and France.  Name *either one of the other   
   >     two* countries.   
      
   Germany; Russia   
      
   > 8. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations in 1939   
   >     for its invasion of Finland?   
      
   Russia   
      
   > 9. Which European country withdrew from the League of Nations in   
   >     1939 following a dictator's rise to power?  This dictator   
   >     remained in power until 1975.  Name the country.   
      
   Spain   
      
   > 10. The League of Nations was not successful in that it utterly   
   >     failed to prevent World War II.  But it was successful in   
   >     mediating and resolving some lesser conflicts between nations.   
   >     One such example was its intervention in what is known as the   
   >     Incident at Petrich or the War of the Stray Dog, when Greece   
   >     invaded a neighboring country in October 1925.  This conflict   
   >     was resolved in 10 days.  What was the other country?   
      
   Bulgaria; Albania   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s   
      
   I'll pass on this one.   
      
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