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|    Message 32,697 of 32,813    |
|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCINO25 Game 5, Rounds 9-10: X, V-    |
|    24 Nov 25 21:20:26    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Solve for X       >       > 4. This place was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty       > in China, before he decided to move the seat of his dynasty to       > the Jin Dynasty capital of Shangdu. It was visited in about       > 1275 by Marco Polo, and in 1797 inspired a poem by Samuel       > Taylor Coleridge. Name this place.              Xanadu              > 5. In his State of the Union address in 2002, George W. Bush       > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and       > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently use       > to identify these countries?              Axe of evil              > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of       > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city.              Knoxville              > 7. Their real names were Leonard, Adolph (who became Arthur),       > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success       > in Vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood from the early 1900s       > into the 1950s. What was their family name?              Marx              > 8. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the outbreak       > of World War I in 1914 was period of relative peace in Europe       > and the world. At the time the British Empire was the largest       > empire of all time. What 2-word phrase was used to describe       > this period of peace due to British hegemony?              Pax Brittanica              > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Valentine'S Day       >       > A. History: It Happened on Valentine's Day       >       > A1. In 1929, there was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre where       > the gang led by Al Capone murdered several members of the       > gang led by Bugs Moran. In which city did this occur?              Chicago              > A2. In 1945, a particular European city was targeted for a heavy       > bombing campaign on the night of February 13-14. Name the       > city.              Dresden              > * D. Sports: 40-Love       >       > D1. Andre Agassi has been married to which tennis player       > since 2001?              Steffi Graf              > * E. Entertainment: Romantic Film Classics       >       > E1. In this 1957 movie, a couple played by Cary Grant and       > Deborah Kerr fall in love and agree to meet in 6 months       > at the Empire State Building. This is the inspiration       > for the ending of the 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle".       > What is the name of the 1957 movie?              Sleepless in New York              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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