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   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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