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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: pre-SW   
   11 Oct 25 01:29:15   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions   
      
   > 2. Cogito ergo sum.   
      
   I think therefore I am   
      
   > 3. Alea iacta est.   
      
   the die is cast   
      
   > 4. Festina lente.   
      
   make haste slowly   
      
   > 5. Quid pro quo.   
      
   this for that   
      
   > 6. Bona fide.   
      
   good status   
      
   > 7. Memento mori.   
      
   remembrance of the dead   
      
   > 8. Habeas corpus.   
      
   have the body   
      
   > 9. Semper fidelis.   
      
   always faithful   
      
   > 10. Audaces fortuna juvat.   
      
   fortune favors the bold   
      
   > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA   
      
   > * A. Literature - Playwrights   
      
   >    A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into   
   >        Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?   
      
   O'Neill   
      
   >    A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",   
   >        and "A Delicate Balance"?   
      
   Albee   
      
   > * B. History - Westward Expansion   
      
   >    B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west   
   >        of the Mississippi River from France.  The acquisition   
   >        doubled the size of the country and included part or all   
   >        of 15 modern US states.  What is this transaction commonly   
   >        referred to as?   
      
   Louisiana Purchase   
      
   >    B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in   
   >        1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion   
   >        and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,   
   >        and Utah?   
      
   Mexican-American War   
      
   > * C. Sports - Hall of Fame   
      
   >    C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?   
      
   Cooperstown, NY   
      
   >    C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?   
      
   Canton, OH   
      
   > * D. Science - Inventors   
      
   >    D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket   
   >        in 1926?  Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named   
   >        after him.   
      
   Goddard   
      
   >    D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof   
   >        and reliable?   
      
   Goodyear   
      
   > * E. Entertainment - The Money   
      
   >    E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more   
   >        than $100,000,000?   
      
   Titanic   
      
   >    E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000   
   >        in worldwide revenue?   
      
   Titanic   
      
   > * F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough   
      
   >    F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?   
      
   Denali   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
   "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."   
      
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